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Can you think of a good name for this one? (made at Trackrock)
This is the second knife I made while at Trackrock yesterday. Since my girlfriend bought me raffle tickets on the sly and put me on the steel to work I wanted to repay in kind. This came from a chunk of suspension coil I worked on while waiting out the last bits of work on the Goat Killer. I wanted it to be as much my work as possible, combining all I had learned from Paul, Mark and Carl earlier in the day. I made some mistakes that were easy enough to fix, and I DID have to get Paul to temper it for me as I bunged it up and overcooked it. I did the sharpening at home (ALSO: nowhere near as good as Paul's sharpening job). She wants to name the knife but nothing good is coming to mind. I DO plan on exploring this type of knife further when I have less time constraint and more energy. I wanna draw the tail out before the twist, fold it over after the twist and make a legitimate ornamental handle. Again, that was a GREAT event. |
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Looks a bit like a French Butter Knife. What do you expect the primary function/occupation to be?
Bounce that around in your head for a while and something will come to you. After watching you work for awhile, I don't think it's so much an energy issue as it is conditioning and muscle training. You were, by no one's fault, having to work in very awkward conditions. Being tall and long armed and trying to learn a new skill on equipment set up for a different body structure put you at a great disadvantage. You stayed at it and overcame a lot of issues that took away energy usually focused on getting the forging done. If you have the setup so that it ergonomically suits you, everything will be a lot easier and less labor intensive. It's a BIG part of the learning curve. Unfortunately, time and equipment constraints just don't allow the luxury of "fitting" everyone. So don't beat yourself up, you did very well for conditions at hand. You got some very good instruction/guidance from Brach Brach and Mark. Give your girlfriend an extra hug for me, she did pretty good as well all things considered. Glad you guys made it up. __________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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I will be taking ergonomics into full consideration as soon as I get my own setup. Still, GREAT time.
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That is an orc's steak knife.
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I LIKE the way you think. I wanted to bring Middle Earth into the name somehow. Maybe a shorter, more compelling name, but you're on the right track.
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well 'core-orc steak'r' then
__________________ R.Watson B.C. Canada |
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Lol how about Meat Orcleaver
Edit: or just Orcleaver __________________ -Hunter Last edited by Hunter10139; 10-01-2014 at 02:03 PM. |
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