Explosive Fighter

Kyle you continue to impress. Beautiful work and a beautiful knife. See you at Oklahoma.

Brion
 
Kyle - another great looking knife. Hope that there are some left at the table by show time. Maybe I'll find you pre show and get lucky too. lots of knives mean lots of choice particularily if they have enough differences to make collectors want at least one or more or get the chance to find "exactly" "the knife". I'm certainly looking forward to seeing your knives in Chicago.
 
How do you do internal pins?
 
Lorien said:
How do you do internal pins?
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It is kind of hard to explain. I will do a progression thread on the next knife I'm working on that will be as complex as this one. It will be a good example of hidden pins. I've made the damascus already but that is all. I will star the progression thread tonight or tomorrow night.


Thanks for the complements everyone!!!
 
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That would be awesome, Kyle, thanks in advance:thumbup:
 
That is spectacular! That damascus is incredible. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
Kyle your work just keeps looking better. Very nice knife good luck at your show.
 
jdm61 said:
I'm sorry, Kyle, but we are going to have to kill you now kind of like Salieri killed Mozart in "Amadeus" :mad::D
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No kidding--I haven't even gotten my own hammer yet, but seeing this makes me want to hang it up already. :o
 
Really fantastic work all around Kyle. Damascus, handle, and style of filework flow really well. Congrats on making such a beauty.

Hoping to get past some work schedule issues and make it to Chicago. If so, look forward to meeting you.
 
Chuck Gedraitis Knives said:
Kyle,
Great looking knife. Wow on the damascus.

I would not be it too much of a hurry to have 10-12 knives on your table. Sometimes customers wonder why you have so many or they can't decide on which one they like the most.
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thats why you keep the best off the table, when someone seems interested, you drop the bomb ; "well, someone asked me to put this one aside but..."

that knife is fantastic by the way, love the way the filework accentuates the damascus on the handle.
 
killyourself038 said:
thats why you keep the best off the table, when someone seems interested, you drop the bomb ; "well, someone asked me to put this one aside but..."
that knife is fantastic by the way, love the way the filework accentuates the damascus on the handle.
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Personally, I would not take 10-12 knives to Chicago as it makes your knives look "too available" and as Chuck said, giving folks "too much to choose from" can backfire on you.

An example I have witnessed several times; a customer walks into the electronics store where a sales associate approaches him and immediately gives him manufacturer, sizes and specs on 6-8 flatscreen TVs.
The customer is confused/overwhelmed and walks out of the store. If the sales associate would have qualified the customer first, then presented 2-3 options he would have most likely made the sale.

I don't recommend "holding pieces under the table" either. If I purchase a knife off your table early on and come back later (and they will come back) and see a piece I like better that was not there before, then you as a maker have a problem on your hands.

NEVER mislead a customer.

Not trying to tell you how to handle your business, just an old guy giving a young guy some advice.
 
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Thanks for the info.

The only reason I've been working so hard to get 10-12 knives for the Chicago show is so I might have a couple for the Oklahoma show the next weekend. I don't know if this is how I should do it or not so I thought I would try it.

Thnaks.
 
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