Intrinsic Motivation w/ MMS

**P. McKinley** · 09-29-2011, 10:04 PM

INTRINSIC MOTIVATION w/ custom MMS

Blade: Aldo's 1084FG, 8 1/2" of sharp edge, 1 7/8" at its widest, 3/16" at the ricasso with forged distal taper and bevels and semi-brute de forge finish. Hand rubbed to 1000 grit finish with a peened copper maker's mark tag. Sharp as hell!

Handle: 5 1/4" American Wild Black Cherry, stainless steel pins and buffed Watco Danish Oil finish. Forged and etched 1/4" mild steel S-guard w/ gun blued faces and high-polished edges

MMS: (Motivational Management System)
Made using Wickett and Craig veg tanned leather with hand-cut lacing and hand-made copper beads(turned on my drill press).
The handle "cuff" is heavily contoured on the inner face then wet-formed to create a true custom fit with taught, smooth edges.
All leather has a lightly buffed Bear Grease finish.
NOTE:
This, one of a kind and yet to be tested, knife retention device is something I was drawing up in my brain from day-one of the build. Lately I've watched countless videos of chopping contests and I've seen several versions of both fore and aft mounted lanyards. This is my version.... to me it makes sense. I wanted something that was functional, adjustable, removable, and not cumbersome, but I also wanted something that looked purposeful and as if it belonged. I went through three versions of the handle piece and settled on this one, but I also made a more versatile version that could fitted to other knife designs.

The photos:

**Clydetz** · 09-29-2011, 11:31 PM

Very interesting concept!

**P. McKinley** · 09-30-2011, 06:01 PM

Thank you sir!
I thunk it up totally in my brain.

**50calmike** · 10-03-2011, 05:28 PM

That really did turn out pretty.
But I'm curious why the holes in the blade?
I know to mount your name tag, but seems like a big stress point for a test knife.

**P. McKinley** · 10-03-2011, 07:42 PM

Thanks Mike!

I didn't make a test knife...... I made a knife that will be tested. The name hints at this.

I want to see what happens with a hidden tang with guard and spacers and sculpted handle and all that.... even the little holes for the name tag. I just want to see how a knife I would for a myself or a client would fare in a test of this sort.