An interesting video of a female knifemaker

I'm glad to see her making knives, and glad to see her making money, and here's why:
Selling knives to "trendy people" means that soon her market will mostly evaporate, when the next "trendy maker" comes along. She should make the money NOW, so she can invest in more equipment and in preparation to make knives that will appeal to a wider audience. I'd predict at that point her prices will go down,and her quality up, it it was lacking. She's young, as well, look for more and better out of her in ten-fifteen years.
She's also inspiring female smiths, and that's not a bad thing. Now if we can just get one to wear a bikini during the forging videos.. :D
 
A Maker I know that has passed on to the shop in the sky "Russ Green" use to forge in his garage during the summers here in his board shorts and flip flops only, but that wasn't a sight that would sell any knives.:eek:
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
but that wasn't a sight that would sell any knives.:eek:
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last night I thought about making a video to market knives to women by growing my long hair back, slathering up with baby oil to make my muscles look bigger, and forging in slow motion........but then I thought with my luck a spark from the steel would set the baby oil on fire, and I changed my mind ;0)
 
I can edit the post to read "re-grow my long hair" If that would help to settle your stomach ;0)
 
kaotikross said:
now if we can just get one to wear a bikini during the forging videos.. :d
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I'm of somewhat the same mind as Stacy on this subject, I truly have no issue with her or women in general working in trades that where traditionally seen as a male trade. My issue is with her work itself, while I can't say I've ever personally seen or handled any of her knives. I will say that from the pictures posted I'm not very impressed with her work and especially not for her price point. I believe the word "rustic" was used to describe her work, and I only see it being used as an excuse for poor craftsmanship in this case.

I also find it amusing that if a unknown man in rural Kentucky made those no one would likely pay more than 50 dollars for them. Though since she's a young and attractive girl living in a urban environment she's seen as an artist who is recycling old tools to make creative and unique high end cutlery. I imagine the novelty of them will wear off once her local market is saturated and you'll see the prices go down as she starts extending her market beyond urban hipsters.
 
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John Katt said:
last night I thought about making a video to market knives to women by growing my long hair back, slathering up with baby oil to make my muscles look bigger, and forging in slow motion........but then I thought with my luck a spark from the steel would set the baby oil on fire, and I changed my mind ;0)
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JOhn,

:barf: Please no! Don't humiliate yourself like that!:nightmare:
 
John my wife said she will buy one of your knives if you do the baby oil forging video.
About the subject , honestly it says more about the suckers she has as customers and the power of marketing than it does about the girl herself and her knives. If she is still around in another ten years time we will be able to see just how successful she is then.
 
Lets do a test.
There are many fine knife makers on here, for instance I really like Matt Bailey's knives. they fall in the 200-300 dollar range with 300 being the high end.

If you were to put her knives next to his, without knowing who the maker was.
Which one would you pick for the money?
 
PARKERKNIVES said:
John my wife said she will buy one of your knives if you do the baby oil forging video
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Now is that because she wants to see an old man make him self look good through the extensive and heavy use of CG, or she just likes to watch YouTube videos were some jack handle sets himself on fire ;0)

Either way there you have it, I just increased my back log of knife orders 100% from zero to one, just by threatening to make a suggestive video, guess this marketing stuff really works ;0)




*note to self*

purchase gym membership, purchase baby oil and black hair color, throw out all snack food when I get home
 
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jtwodogs said:
Lets do a test.
There are many fine knife makers on here, for instance I really like Matt Bailey's knives. they fall in the 200-300 dollar range with 300 being the high end.

If you were to put her knives next to his, without knowing who the maker was.
Which one would you pick for the money?
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That's obvious, this lady is appealing to the "Hipster crowd that don't know S&^% about knives and don't want to give their energy away by cutting with a push stroke.

I think that's actually from Zen or Bushido. In Japan, Planer blades, hand saws and other hand tools are made to work towards yourself. With some tools, like a planer, that makes some sense. I've never heard a trained Japanese Chef say that, However they do use draw cuts for Sushi & Sashimi?
 
jtwodogs said:
Lets do a test.
There are many fine knife makers on here, for instance I really like Matt Bailey's knives. they fall in the 200-300 dollar range with 300 being the high end.

If you were to put her knives next to his, without knowing who the maker was.
Which one would you pick for the money?
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It does not matter. Because she is not competing with the makers here... But some of her customers that were unaware of custom knives will no doubt start looking at other custom knives from other makers.
 
Don Hanson III said:
It does not matter. Because she is not competing with the makers here... But some of her customers that were unaware of custom knives will no doubt start looking at other custom knives from other makers.
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Quoted for truth. :thumbup:
 
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