Nick Wheeler Prototype Fighter. "Oh YEA "......

not trying to get involved in an argument, but it did strike me when I first saw Nick's pictures, that his melting and pouring and shaping of lead to make a weight like he did when he was a kid, was not just an elegant solution to counter balancing the blade, but also in interesting addition to the 'story' of his knife.
 
Cool idea for counter weighting. What I particularly like about this method is how exacting you are. No tossing a weight into the bottom but making a mold and casting the piece.. Nice one Nick!! :D
I did the same thing once by pouring a little lead shot in the bottom of the hole using the epoxy to set it. I read something about melting lead being pretty darn hazardous to your health..:p
 
NickWheeler said:
Yea, and I know how yours works- your insatiable need to find a flaw so you can point out something negative saw a chance to overlook that I did something extra to try and balance the knife so you could point out that it wasn't a cool enough material. Bravo.
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Not at all....where have you found me stretching to find a flaw? If it is apparent, I point it out. This is not a flaw, this isn't something that necessarily needs fixing, this was a suggestion, and you are taking offense to it, and that really reflects more upon whatever dynamic we have than some defective element of my personality. Kumbaya, Nick, it's perfect....is that better?

Are you saying that you don't have any ball end mills, twist drill bits or, countersinks or any other tungsten carbide cutters on hand that are worn out? Because if that is the case, I would be happy to send you a decent sized handfull.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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I vote cool as well :cool:

great practical idea and and also something "special" added to the knife's story - plus, it's "hidden" from casual observation, which is always fun!

Bill
 
One of the 10 fellas negotiated an -increased elbow grease finish- over what the "standard finish" was on these. There was no clay used on this blade.... just time and temperatures at work :)

On another note, I finally have the new bolts IN HAND, so the delay is now over and I'll be finishing up the rest of these shortly. :)

[video=youtube;v9EpItK01hQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?edit=ev&feature=menh&v=v9EpItK01hQ[/video]
 
Your radio was messing with my moment!

Very nice use of elbow grease; I am going to order some.

David Sharp
 
Yikes...that's beautiful!
Please tell me it's NOT Gill's (never mind I checked the playback - its #9)

I hate you Peter!
 
I hadn't looked at this thread in a while. The knives are coming along GREAT Nick, and the best is yet to come!

Really COOL seeing the pics with the handle blocks in place marked to show the tang and eventual shape.

Peter
 
Those are some very nice looking knives Nick.

Any updates on the other blades?
 
#1-7 are finished. #8 and 10 will be done today and #9 hopefully by tomorrow or Wednesday.

This project has taught me a lot about how long it actually takes me to do each step... about three times as long as I would have guessed. :eek: :o

Even though I've been in the shop every day and very late at that, there are aspects of being a family man that I have never had to compute into my schedule when just "casually dating"... like spending 3 hours a few times a week, teaching Erin to drive, or obedience classes for the puppies... And while I feel bad that I didn't even think to factor things like that into my time frame, I wouldn't trade it for anything. :)

I'll try to post photos later today/tonight.

Thanks guys :)
 
.......and now EVERYONE knows Nick Wheeler is a finely tuned , High performance, knife making machine! Yeah buddy!

Paul
 
I want to take some "better" photos in my light tent... but I wanted to throw these on the thread before I head off to puppy school ;) :) I had to try some new techniques on Roger's walnut. Greg's is about 95% done... just a little more spit shine :)

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Jon twisted my arm into using a Koa block on his... smart move :)
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