From idea to finished knife

Here is the picture Ebbtide..
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I like working back and forth with others on a knifes design then getting to make the piece,It is awesome to see the creation from start to finish..
Bruce
 
Thanx Terry! ( it does work! )
I`m with bruce,except I actually prefer to work with the customer, on a design he/she has in his/her head, or different variations of knives I may have made in the past. I feel this to be more of a custom knife then, not just a hand forged knife.
Thanks guys, I gotta go, have a wedding today, later.
 
RifRaf - You've been busy, I see! Enjoy that vacation - nice!
Ron (LHKnives) - The letter was sent to that address this past week; just have to see how slow snail mail is to Canada. Anywho, I will call you 6/15/02 - around 10am if that's OK? Is that your wedding your going to??
primos - "Tricks of the trade"??
Ebbtide - Very nice! Very nice, indeed!! My eyes are popping out of my head!! "To bad I can draw them faster than I can afford them." -- EXACTLY!! I draw my ideas to size & shape; decide on handle accents; pin type & placement; metals to use. Then ask for the craftsman's critique, suggestions, improvements, etc. - he's the one with the "real" knowledge & "knowhow".
Bruce - You are in my file for a future project. I will need more time to "build up" my financial pool & Bowie ideas. Sometimes my eyes are larger than my wallet!
 
Nice looking Bowie Bruce. I should mention that the original Photoshop design is superb as well!

Ron,
Glad to help. I debated on stepping you through removing the the "X" key and cleaning the contacts, but not all keyboards are designed for doing that. Describing the "geek" way was safer.

Clydetz,
Yes, it's a very old trick of the trade, from the DOS days -- way before Windows. In my prior life before becoming a full-time maker, I was a computer geek by trade. This trick is used very little now except for special cases like Ron's. Another situation where it could be used is to diplay characters which don't appear on the keyboard.

For example, my keyboard is in US format, so I don't have the "o" with a slash through it needed to display Jens Anso's name. I'm sorry, I don't know the actual name of the character. I'm just a poor dumb country boy. Most of us would just type it like I did and use the "o" character.

However, the sequence to display the actual chaacter is:

Alt-0248 for lowercase "ø" -- e.g. Jens Ansø
Alt-0216 for uppercase "Ø" -- e.g. JENS ANSØ

Those who already know this stuff are rolling their eyes and saying uh-huh. :rolleyes: But to those who didn't already know it, it's probably interesting.

Sorry for getting off topic. By the way, Ron, you're doing a great job these days as well. You have a distinctive style that say's "Ron Leuschen", and that's good.
 
primos -
Thanks for the history lesson. I'm pretty much computer illiterate but I was introduced to the computer (windows format) at work & thought "wow, this is great, I can correct my mistakes instead of typing the whole stinking page over"! I've progressed now to having a computer at home using about 10% of the capabilities. Now I play some games, keep a lot of files of "things", get e-mail, check the stockmarket, visit blade forums & work on knife designs. Such progress, huh!! All the best!
 
Another knife is in the works! I just got off the phone with Ron Leuschen of Little Hen Knives. Besides talking about knife construction, materials, prices, etc., we did a little talking about trapping. Ron seems to be living the "good life" in a small town with plenty of wildlife as neighbors! It was a pleasure talking to Ron - his price was great & his expected delivery time is fantastic!

I also sent a drawing to Bruce Evans for a possible project - waiting for his "yea" or "nay" on my nightmare idea. Take care & get those ideas on paper so the craftsman can turn them into reality!
 
Over the last half-dozen years I have had a number of thoughts about the "perfect" knife. I have had "beta" concept knives made by both Phil Detmer and Mark Neveling/Burr Oak knives, that I was quite pleased with. However, for the final version of any "dream knife" I have always gone to Peter Del Raso. Peter has always been willing to refine my concepts, offer suggestions, and tell me when I was off-base. When I have given him the go ahead, he has always delivered a finished product that FAR exceeded my wildest expectations. Peter is a true "dream-seer". Racer Roy


KNOWLEDGE THAT IS NOT SHARED, IS LOST.
 
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