I am for someone to use my knife designs. I have been designing for a year or so but have had no luck getting and of my knife put into production. I have designed many tactical knives, and some hunting/utility knives. All are designed for strenuous use. The designs are solid and would serve any outdoors man well. I would really like to get my designs put into service badly. If anyone out there would be interested please email me. Thanks. And have a great Christmas Season. Geoff "Gunner" Mitchell.
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Help me with my knife designs.
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If you are not going to try making any of these knives yourself, I would suggest having a maker (or makers) do custom prototypes for you. The investment required for any manufacturer to mass produce any product, particularly one with tight quality control, is substantial. Paying a designer who has no marquee value is just extra overhead. They certainly aren't going to develop a proto for anyone when they are paying a staff of their own people to design knives.
Don't take this wrong, but why would a company or maker spend all of that money on a production facility, CAD/CAM, etc., and then use an undeveloped outside design, when there are any number of established knife makers/designers who would love to draw the royalties for the use of their names? If a manufacturer is going to collaborate with an outsider, it will most likely be a person with a recognizable name, which will draw buyers.
Until you have more invested in the design than a drawing and your best effort, I doubt that you will have much luck in getting a production run done. Like I said - get prototypes made, and at least you will have shown the commitment required to take your designs from paper to steel.
Don't take this wrong, but why would a company or maker spend all of that money on a production facility, CAD/CAM, etc., and then use an undeveloped outside design, when there are any number of established knife makers/designers who would love to draw the royalties for the use of their names? If a manufacturer is going to collaborate with an outsider, it will most likely be a person with a recognizable name, which will draw buyers.
Until you have more invested in the design than a drawing and your best effort, I doubt that you will have much luck in getting a production run done. Like I said - get prototypes made, and at least you will have shown the commitment required to take your designs from paper to steel.