Economic stimulus- Laminated steel give away.

Well, now that there's been 100 replies to Dan's thread... I just wanna say I think it's an awesome thing to do.

At the same time though, after reading some of the posts, I get the notion there's people who haven't even made/don't make knives that entered... and that seems shady to me... like the people who's ONLY posts have been the ones to enter giveaways. I see these giveaways as a guy's way of giving back to the knife community, and think the stuff should go to folks who appreciate it.

Just hope nobody takes advantage of Dan's very generous offer. :)
 
I looked it over and im not sure if there was a duplicate post by anyone if so im in if not i was sucking the hind tit. Iwas up late as you can see by the time of my post its not like i wasnt around dam
 
Nick your right i looked over the posts to see if i was in and there are alot of non knife makers or should i say like you said shaddy stuff goin on that want a free piece of damascus , probably dont even know what its for.
 
Im in ifs its not to late, Its very nice people are helping each other out like this, This is awesome
 
I think if your number is drawn you should have to send a pic of a knife YOU have made to prove you're not just jumping on a bandwagon because it's free.
 
TekSec said:
I think if your number is drawn you should have to send a pic of a knife YOU have made to prove you're not just jumping on a bandwagon because it's free.
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Good idea, but it kills the chances for a guy thats just starting up (or re-starting) and has no completed current work to show. Someone like that may set the piece of steel aside looking at it every day while he grinds away on less expensive stock learning to perfect his work. Possibly even, this person would further "stimulate" the knifemaking economy even more than a veteran by buying tools and supplies he didnt know he needed until he started to really get dirty. In this case having such a piece of damascus on hand to eventually work with could be sort of a goal to set, and fuel the desire to make knives even more.
 
Good point about setting the steel aside as motivation, but the thread starter stated the billet must be used in the very next knife to be built. That right there might cause some not to post regardless if they have pics of past knives or not.

BTW I am in agreement with the posting a pic of a past knife.
 
techna said:
Good idea, but it kills the chances for a guy thats just starting up (or re-starting) and has no completed current work to show. Someone like that may set the piece of steel aside looking at it every day while he grinds away on less expensive stock learning to perfect his work. Possibly even, this person would further "stimulate" the knifemaking economy even more than a veteran by buying tools and supplies he didnt know he needed until he started to really get dirty. In this case having such a piece of damascus on hand to eventually work with could be sort of a goal to set, and fuel the desire to make knives even more.
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I'm just starting my first knife right now. I entered the drawing thinking that I'd love to try some damascus after I've practiced on a few knives first. I was under the impression that the OP was allowing anyone to enter, but if you guys don't think newbies are worthy then I'll withdraw my name.

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but the thread starter stated the billet must be used in the very next knife to be built.
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Ok, somehow I missed that part of the post. I swear I read the whole thing. Anyway, I'd like to withdraw my name from the hat. I don't want to attempt something with such a nice piece of steel until I learn what I'm doing. Whoever has post #101 can take my spot.
 
Just for the record, as long as you're going to make a blade with it, I don't have an issue. However, if you've never made a knife, don't have the means or intent to do so, then this giveaway would be a waste for you.
 
NickWheeler said:
Well, now that there's been 100 replies to Dan's thread... I just wanna say I think it's an awesome thing to do.

At the same time though, after reading some of the posts, I get the notion there's people who haven't even made/don't make knives that entered... and that seems shady to me... like the people who's ONLY posts have been the ones to enter giveaways. I see these giveaways as a guy's way of giving back to the knife community, and think the stuff should go to folks who appreciate it.

Just hope nobody takes advantage of Dan's very generous offer. :)
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Yea I noticed a bit of that too, the three people who have ONLY posted in the give away threads have had there numbers pulled. I'm currently reviewing the posts of a few other people just to make sure there intentions are good. All in all other than those three I have not found any issues. :thumbup:

Eminart, I'm gonna keep you in the drawing even though you withdrew. If you win find a maker near you to work with and make a beautiful knife, ok? :)

Hellgap and Edmonson your in, there is room for one more still.

Anyways I'm off the the machine shop to talk about two new sets of hammer dies. My wallet is already hurting :p

-Dan
 
I can't find the blankety-blankin' cord to connect my camera to my laptop, so I don't have any pics of current projects to show. Here's two I finished a couple months ago ;) Nothin fancy, just a Green River kit blade and a Nicholson file knife. In the interest of disclosure, if I win a piece of that damascus, I'll be sending it out for HT. No quenching setup here yet. :o
 
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I can post images of my work, shameful as anything I have finished so far is. I've got a few in-the-works that I think will be a lot nicer.
 
NickWheeler said:
At the same time though, after reading some of the posts, I get the notion there's people who haven't even made/don't make knives that entered... and that seems shady to me...
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I SWEAR! I'VE FINISHED A KNIFE! *looks around paranoid*
 
I just want to tank you again for the opportunity. I have made 8 knives to date and I have been making them since the first part of February this year. I have alot of free time in the evenings.... I would love to work with some nice damascus, as i am a poor ol 'hick', most of the stuff is out of my budget. I have made one out of some chainsaw chain and bandsaw blade I forge welded together. I would be happy to post a pic. My forge welding needs alot of improvement though. I had a couple voids in it, but didn't have the heart to throw it away.
 
TekSec said:
Just for the record, as long as you're going to make a blade with it, I don't have an issue. However, if you've never made a knife, don't have the means or intent to do so, then this giveaway would be a waste for you.
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Erik,
I wasnt calling your reasoning into question so much as offering a different perspective. I agree that taking advantage of a generous give away such as this with no means of completing a blade would be at the least a selfish thing to do. And Lord help the person that would seek to take the steel and then sell it!
 
techna said:
Erik,
I wasnt calling your reasoning into question so much as offering a different perspective. I agree that taking advantage of a generous give away such as this with no means of completing a blade would be at the least a selfish thing to do. And Lord help the person that would seek to take the steel and then sell it!
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Yea, what he said! :mad::eek::grumpy::grumpy::grumpy:
 
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