possible EDC?

Oh, and for the record Mr. Foster! Since I've been a desk jockey in school since September 22... my hands have not been this clean in at least 9 years!!!! :D

Ken... I can feel that... the reason I'm back in school is because they laid 400 people off from my former place of employment. If I could figure out how to make $25 custom hunters I could probably become a thousandaire!!!! :D
 
apparently, during the Great Depression, it was the bicycle industry which ended up stimulating the economy, (and developing mass production techniques which allowed the auto industry to flourish) and bore much of the credit for getting the US back on track. Thanks Coop, for the book, like I said it couldn't have found its way to me at a better time!

As Ken pointed out, things are going from bad to worse very quickly, but I've noticed an increasing interest in bicycles over the past ten years, and feel that a shitty economy will give bicycles the boost they need to usher in another renaissance. I have noticed the upswing in public interest in my own little business, and I know guys who are much bigger wheels in more urban centers who are raking the bucks in.

So, now that the background is out of the way, I just have to say that I think a high end production cutlery company going by the name of WHEELER KNIVES, or somesuch, might do well with such a smart cookie at the helm, and an insatiable thirst for WHEELED devices:)

Maybe I could help you design a little bikeknife logo;):thumbup:
 
Nice work knife. I'd buy one, full tang that's Ok the handle shape is great. Maybe in Micarta also?
 
i third that cheaper customs are probably a smart move right now. i know i had to cancel everything i had on order except for one. being a part time postal worker right now is rather scary. if those old guys would hurry up and retire and let us young guys get full time jobs all would be better for me:D
 
I like it a lot, Nick.
You're on the right track with a more affordable custom.
Lots of new "potential" customers with that idea.
I emphasize potential because there are plenty of your current customers would would buy anything you make - there in lies your dilemma.

Just for the record, I prefer the "old" stamp :D
 
I liked this stamp

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Looks good. Very ergo handle shape from what I can see.

I am a proponent of smaller blades to handle for a working knife. Much of the cutting I do is generally close to the handle. I can also work the tip finer when it's closer.

The difference in appeal from a straight tang to a tapered is huge. I've seen vids or photos where guys take a magnet and taper a tang in 3 minutes. I watched RJ Martin do it. So, to extrapolate into Wheeler timeframe: that should only take you an extra week.... ;)

Glad you are feeling good about this. Really. :thumbup:

Coop
 
NickWheeler said:
Here's one that's just ever so slightly different, with a roughed in handle. Can't remember the last time I did a full tang that wasn't tapered.... but in trying to keep costs down.

There is a shot that shows how I can make the radius at the choil slightly tighter so that the edge could be brought down further.

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Note the custom name mark I had made for me by Sharpie ;) :D
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Nick,

i hope this is take'n well,

first off i like the way this looks with scales alot more than the first pic posted of it. I understand that your a much more know and credited maker than myself and rightly so, i mean ive seen your sight and you make some absolutley fabulous knives, i mean clean , crisp, and well built 1 of a kind knives.

that being said, i dont like this edc, just my op. but the blade shape dosent flow with the handle, seems a little small for the handle, maybe if the handle had a little deeper finger grooves or something, but ahhh hell what do i know.

i agree with the attempt to bring the edge down a bit farther, and thats what i see as the unbalancing point in the knife. maybe if you could leave the blade a touch wider so when finished up it was just a little wider at the choil, it would have a better flow..........at any rate you make a beautiful knife and im sure before you have a finished design water cut it'll be as elegant as the rest you make.

andrew

ps where do you order custom sharpie stamps at?........I'd like to order a few.........j/k:thumbup:
 
I appreciate your thoughts Andrew, thanks for taking the time to add them! :)

I think the only downside of gaining a little recognition around here, is that it can leave folks a little less likely to give you their "gut reaction" response.

The more I looked at these pics, the more I realized something just wasn't sitting well with me. Finally put my finger on it.

The handle DOES look fat next to the blade, but it's really not fat for my average sized hands.... so that leaves me thinking the blade is a touch small.

Also the plunge cut looks angled, which I did not want. Not sure how that came about.

This knife handles really well for me, but I want it to look AND feel right.

And none of this is in any way disrespect to anybody who said they like it! I just want to feel more confident with it overall.

I am greatful for everyone pitching in and giving me their thoughts! :) :thumbup:
 
Oh yea... tapered tangs... Damn it! lol... j/k :)

I agree 100% that they look and feel better. No doubt. I just wasn't sure if it was a viable option on these as it would add a lot of time in both grinding it and fitting the handle up.... but I don't see a reason I couldn't do both.

I think a piece like this will really help break things up in the shop for me. I've been doing nothing but hand sanding on Coops integral and Mitch's fighter for the last 12 times I was out in the shop... so a blade that could be done on machines would be a nice little break here and there :)
 
tapered tang :thumbup:..........who the heck is nick wheeler anyway:confused:


thanks for taking my opinion in a positive way, that how i ment it.


andrew
 
Not to counter the flow and usability of the longer blade, but what is the priority? Flow and style or usefulness? Yes you can have both--I think as onlookers we tend to want balance and flow built in.

This knife has absolutely no sense of blade vs. handle proportions. It's purposely effective at the tasks I use it for on an EDC basis at my boatyard.

Just to show..... :)

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Andrew: I like your input. Discussion is good. :)

Coop
 
Nick, you finish some to your normal picky level of finish, and they'll fly out of your shop. You know I'll buy one. :thumbup:
 
Thanks Coop! Great point, and great little knife used in getting the point across. :thumbup:

After thinking about it a bit, I realized that I have many of my own knives in the shop for shop tasks, and I do use the 3-4" blades much more than the 5" blades. Interesting! *raised eyebrow*



<<< Just an aside...... So maybe 10 years from now I'll be offering the anniversary edition in damascus and stag. :D ;) That is, of course, as long as Burt's propane tank doesn't blow up and kill me! ;)
 
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