Off Topic A lesson in humility

[N.W. Gean]

Yesterday I was on the way to my first ever successful freehand grind. It was a small puukko style knife with what I think would have ended up being scandi with a micro bevel. Well I read on these very forums that once you get in the zone, don't stop, finish the grind. Guess what I did? I came back today to finish grinding, ruined the side I had already 75% ground, and killed the other side. Even as I was quitting, I thought, "maybe I should finish this...nah it'll be fine". It was a very amateur mistake from a rookie. Let this be a lesson for all of us.

 

[A.McPherson]

Lol!! Don’t worry you’ll be wrecking steel for years to come!!

Big knives become little ones, don’t worry just re-design and move on!

 

[Kevin McGovern]

Yeah, especially early on if you get in "the zone" finish the grind. Heck, if yoican, do another. Developing that muscle memory is key to freehand grinding.

 

[mike-E]

Ha, I once left my wife and kids yelling at me from the car for a half hour. I KNEW if I stopped in the middle of that double hollow recurve grind there was no coming back later.

 

[Josh Rider]

It gets better.

 

[lanternnate]

Just be mindful of the opposite. If you start to get tired, stop. Doesn’t matter if you are right in the middle of it. Going too long is just as good a way to mess things up as stopping too early, but working tired at a piece of power equipment can result in far worse than a messed up bevel.

 

[Kentucky]

The best of us still screw up all the time.

 

[Justin Presson]

I feel your pain, it's like golf. Sometimes I'm killing the driver and hitting greens.....sometimes I'm looking for balls in the tall grass

 

[N.W. Gean]

Ha, I once left my wife and kids yelling at me from the car for a half hour. I KNEW if I stopped in the middle of that double hollow recurve grind there was no coming back later.

Sounds like me and my girlfriend What in the heck is a double hollow??

 

[Brock Cutlery]

A lesson in humility
This should be the sub-title of the entire makers forum.

 

[mike-E]

Sounds like me and my girlfriend What in the heck is a double hollow??

Double edge hollow grind. The blade was almost 11" with about half the bottom recurved and an upsweep at the tip.

 

[gudspelr]

That made me laugh . Welcome to the club. We all have knives at various stages sitting in corners, on shelves, or in drawers that may never be finished. Once in a while, skills get better and a messed up knife from the past can be saved. Others are kept around to help as reminders of what several guys have already said. Knowing when to keep going and when to stop-sometimes easier said than done .

Jeremy