Recommendations For Swivel Knife For Small Hands?

[JulieP]

Hi,

I have fairly small female hands. Being fairly new to leatherworking im not sure how big of a difference hand size makes when chosing a swivel knife. I would love to go to a big show and try different knives but that isn't going to happen real soon so I thought I would ask for any input you guys might have.

I have been doing leather work for about a year. I have a Barry King swivel knife now. It a 3/8" barrel with a 1/4" angled blade. I do almost exclusively fine carving, dog collars that average 3/4" to 1 1/2" width. I would like to add another swivel knife to my arsenal. I am not sure if it's just more practice i need or if a smaller blade would help with the detail I am trying to achieve. I think I also need to learn how to properly sharpen my blade. I strop it about every 4 or 5 cuts and keep it dry and clean.

I have read thru many post about knife recommendations but would love to hear if any one has recommendations for knives for smaller hands. I was looking at the sk-3 knives. I saw that I can get it with a 1/8" angled blade. Is it totally personal preference or would something like that be way too small?

Thanks for any input!!!