First "customer" for me

Tommegow

Tommegow

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I finished my second stock removal knife. Thanks in large part to the good help & advise from Fitzo and Mace ( I was ready to throw it in my pond)
It is a small skinner from 0-1 flat stock with maple flooring for the slabs,white epoxy pins and a white liner.
I gave it to my friend today. It was a nerve racking time for me as I watched him look it over.I began to show him the flaws so glaring to me. He said "hush I do not want to hear about them, It looks great to me, I'll never notice them" He is a flooring contractor(he gave me the flooring he wanted used). He put it in the belt sheath he wears and said I start using it today. I will be able to find out how it works for him.He is tough on knives, which will help me in the long run
What he really liked was the size(accidentally) fit his hand perfectly. I never thought about it.
I do not know how you guys who sell knives handle the pressure! This was a just a swap and I could hardly sleep last night.
The tight-rope between making a knife the best one can and being ones own worst critic, is hard to walk
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That's a nice looking piece for only your second.:thumbup: :thumbup: Knives in the hand of a "hard user" provides very good feedback. It's pretty hard to test for the full extent of "real life". Now, on to the third I hope!! :cool:
 
Those white pins are cool! Nice work! Congrats on your first Customer.

I have been contemplating using some yellow in one of my designs. I use copier toner for colorant What did you use to get the white?
 
It came out well, Tom! I am very happy for you that he liked it a lot. :)

You done good, brother!:thumbup: Well improved over the first, don't you think? I look forward to seeing the next one, because it will be better yet. You always want to be your worst critic because you don't want someone else having that job. ;)

BTW, I have been getting your emails and answering them. If you haven't been receiving my replies (one yesterday), then you better check that Yayhoo.
 
I put a small amount of Tester's model paint in some epoxy and sucked it up
a metal tube. I let it dry for a week before I cut it. Someone here described
the process, I just copied their directions
 
Tom,
Wish I could see it. Pic is all screwed up for me. If you get a chance email it to me again.
Matt
 
Nice work Tom! You've got some talent there. It's good to have people like Fitzo and Mace and all the other great guys on here to help! -Matt-
 
Wow, that is a very nice looking Blade Tommegow :thumbup: I really like the white liners you added.

Tommegow said:
I finished my second stock removal knife. Thanks in large part to the good help & advise from Fitzo and Mace ( I was ready to throw it in my pond)
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I hear ya buddy. Take notes from these two guys and you can't go wrong. He doesn't know to what extent he has helped me over the years but I owe much to Fitzo for the knowledge he has shared with all of us here. :thumbup: :thumbup: Thanks Buddy ;)

In response to your "stress" after turning the knife over to the new owner ? One of my favorite suppliers once told me, "in the eyes of the knifemaker the Blade is never done.......we just stop working on it" ;) SO TRUE !!
 
excellent> really like the design and the finish. I love the quote about not done just quit working on it. So true.
 
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