Custom maker needed for small project.

Brian_T

Brian_T

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I am working on a knife design and would like to get a prototype (or two) built. The project SHOULD be fairly simple as it is a fixed blade fighter design but I'm not a knife maker so I don't really know.

I have the design on paper and should be able to get it scanned some time this week. If you're interested, please e-mail me or respond here. Also, if you've worked on a similar project, please let me know what I could expect to spend for this project.

If there are knife makers out there who specialize in fighters, please let me know.

Any information will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

Brian_T
brianthornburg@home.com
 
To give you an idea of the design, imagine a Microtech Kestrel shaped fixed blade. Now, make that shape slightly larger with some other minor modifications and you've nearly got it.

I know this may not paint a very clear picture for you but it should get this moving in the right direction.

The intended use is as a purely defensive piece. Preferably two knives used in the "ninja style" grip. In other words, blades on the outside of a fist with the pointed butt of the handle nearest the thumb for use as an impact weapon.

Again, any information would be greatly appreciated.

Also, thanks for the quick responses. You know who you are.

Brian_T
brianthornburg@home.com
 
Brian,
When you get the design scanned, I would like to see it (if you don't mind). I am doing a prototype neck knife that is similar in shape and size to the MT Kestrel. I may even be interested in doing your prototype.

Barry Jones
Jones Knives
jknives@gamewood.net
 
Brian,

I don't know if this gentleman can help you with this, but I know Jerry Hossom is on to some creative designs. ( www.hossom.com )

Neil Blackwood is also a cool guy ( http://members.aol.com/blademakr/BlackwoodWP.html ), but I've never had the chance to talk to him about customer designs.

Ed Schott has also come up with some eye-catching designs recently, and yours may just be a seriously modified Warncliffe http://www.angelfire.com/ct/schottknives/knives.html

And, of course, there's plenty others, but that should get you started.

Matt

[This message has been edited by Zog (edited 22 November 1999).]
 
brian, e-mail me with the drawing when you get it scaned Tracy Dotson, Dotson's Custom Knives dotsonknives@cyou.com
 
What a response!!

Thanks to everyone who has replied so far. I'm having a little trouble scanning the image but I promise to get each of you a copy ASAP.

If you've seen my newest post, the overwhelming response has made me a little more self-conscious about my design skills.

The concept is still good but I'm concerned that my drawing isn't. When you get the design, remember that I'm NOT an artist.

Thanks again for all of the input,

Brian_T
brianthornburg@home.com
 
Brian,

Don't be too self-conscious about the design.
Barry (my twin) has a drafting backround and I have an art background. If you want to send us the sketch and have us draw it up at full scale for you, do so. We will send it back to you for approval or to have changes made.

Being self-conscious is a good thing, just don't let it overpower you to the point where you don't want to move to the next stage. Be your own worst critic but don't worry too much what other people think of it.

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If a man can keep alert and imaginative, an error is a possibility, a chance at something new; to him, wandering and wondering are a part of the same process. He is most mistaken, most in error, whenever he quits exploring.

William Least Heat Moon
 
To keep things on the safe side...

1) Sign the drawing

2) Put the date on it

3) Take it to a Notary Public and get them to verify and witness (sign and date) the sketch

This way the design will stay yours in case you are worried about someone taking the design and calling it their own.

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If a man can keep alert and imaginative, an error is a possibility, a chance at something new; to him, wandering and wondering are a part of the same process. He is most mistaken, most in error, whenever he quits exploring.

William Least Heat Moon
 
Brian,

Almost all good knife designs start with a bad drawing. I'd love to see what you have in mind, and maybe offer my thoughts. Whatever you decide, you'll love it because you made it happen. That is why we knifemakers do what we do. The pay sucks...

Jerry
 
Well said Jerry.

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If a man can keep alert and imaginative, an error is a possibility, a chance at something new; to him, wandering and wondering are a part of the same process. He is most mistaken, most in error, whenever he quits exploring.

William Least Heat Moon
 
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