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- Thread starter Tai Goo
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Everything flows like few others achieve. It's 100% Tai Goo in shape and fitments. :thumbup:
Even the quench line adds to the flow. You KNOW I like it!
Thanks for the good clear photos. You do it all.
Coop
Even the quench line adds to the flow. You KNOW I like it!
Thanks for the good clear photos. You do it all.
Coop
Tai Goo
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Thanks!
I forgot to mention, all the pics were taken with “natural lighting”. The "colors" and the mysterious “glow” are not illusions!
I’ve been experimenting with raising the micro structures of the metal, how the resulting “micro textures” reflect light,… and how perpendicular, diagonal and opposing “scratches” of different grits enhance the effect, play with the light, and create unusual optical effects.
I forgot to mention, all the pics were taken with “natural lighting”. The "colors" and the mysterious “glow” are not illusions!
I’ve been experimenting with raising the micro structures of the metal, how the resulting “micro textures” reflect light,… and how perpendicular, diagonal and opposing “scratches” of different grits enhance the effect, play with the light, and create unusual optical effects.
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Simply Stunning! Congratulations on this piece.Great pix.
Norm
Norm
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Even if I hadn't known who made this knife, I would have recognized the style immediately. Beautiful.
barrabas74
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Elegant was the first word that came to mind. Then beautiful. That is a fantastic looking piece.
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Tai, that looks awesome...as always.
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Another unique and beautiful piece. It's an honor just to look at the pictures.
What you are discovering by experimenting with surface texture created in an orderly way (probably regular arrays of linear scattering features) is ... the diffraction of white (natural) light. The dimensions of the linear features and their separation matter a great deal, as does the contour or profile of the lines themselves. Modern designers of optics and thin film coatings have created some unintentionally beautiful objects in just this way -- while working to create precise optical effects in transmission or refraction (for purely technical reasons), they 'accidentally' create exquisitely beautiful surfaces in reflection.
Sorry for the lecture. After many decades, I still get excited by physics.
BTW, for maximum effect in reflection, the dimension of surface features should be somewhere near that of the wavelength of light of greatest import to the designer. For natural sunlight, that would be in the vicinity of 0.5 to perhaps a few microns.
The basic governing equations for simple diffractive optical components such as reflection gratings are readily available...at least some of the surface finishes you describe are probably creating reflection gratings.
Looking forward to even more luminous objects in future...
What you are discovering by experimenting with surface texture created in an orderly way (probably regular arrays of linear scattering features) is ... the diffraction of white (natural) light. The dimensions of the linear features and their separation matter a great deal, as does the contour or profile of the lines themselves. Modern designers of optics and thin film coatings have created some unintentionally beautiful objects in just this way -- while working to create precise optical effects in transmission or refraction (for purely technical reasons), they 'accidentally' create exquisitely beautiful surfaces in reflection.
Sorry for the lecture. After many decades, I still get excited by physics.
BTW, for maximum effect in reflection, the dimension of surface features should be somewhere near that of the wavelength of light of greatest import to the designer. For natural sunlight, that would be in the vicinity of 0.5 to perhaps a few microns.
The basic governing equations for simple diffractive optical components such as reflection gratings are readily available...at least some of the surface finishes you describe are probably creating reflection gratings.
Looking forward to even more luminous objects in future...
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Very nice piece Tai !!!
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Stunning.
I have two of your knives....I would oneday like to have one like that to add to my collection.
Thanks.
I have two of your knives....I would oneday like to have one like that to add to my collection.
Thanks.
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Interesting piece.....
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Pieces like this make me reluctant to post my work.As always,a piece from a man of vision!!
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Tai,
Just beautiful.
What kills me about all of Tai's work is not only his designs, but the basic tools he uses to create his knives. I have a tape that he made a few years ago and his techniques and creativity are off the charts.
Just beautiful.
What kills me about all of Tai's work is not only his designs, but the basic tools he uses to create his knives. I have a tape that he made a few years ago and his techniques and creativity are off the charts.
