Roll'n w/the punches.***updated pg 4***

It would be nice to see a photo before that handle was torn off. A handle is such a personalized thing, nothing will suit everyone equally. I have to think Nick must have agreed it wasnt suitable, himself enough to change it. Or it must have been for a particular customer in mind.

On a side note, just curious - i havent seen stabilized wood hit hard with a hammer. It seems kind of brittle.. Does the process of stabilizing change the quality of the wood where it tends to shatter?
I have only used a typical claw hammer on a "wood micarta" handle and couldnt get it to break, but i wasnt using a heavy hammer and anvil either..
David
 
ok ok. I'm sorry. It really bothered me to see a knife that I thought was awesome get smashed like that. Guess you could call it a visceral reaction.
Carry on :)
 
2knife said:
On a side note, just curious - i havent seen stabilized wood hit hard with a hammer. It seems kind of brittle..
David
Click to expand...


When it's put between a 450# anvil and a 4# sledge, it will lose EVERY time... ;)

G10, Micarta, and carbon fiber will last longer than the wood did, but they will fail too.
 
I understand the rationale. The better makers have all pointed out support. Got that! :thumbup:

For me: Bashing it with a large hammer as it broke into pieces was unnecessary theatrics. :eek: That may be how it's done, but then it suggested a temper tantrum more than an informed decision. :rolleyes:

That's why you are getting both sides. Too much information! LOL! :p

Coop
 
Nick, a shot or two of the knife with the new handle (when you've finished it) to complete this thread? I didn't see the "before" picture in the exchange sub forum but from your video, it looked very good to me. Mike
 
Now that he explained the replacement of the pin went awry I understand you knocking off the handle

For those of you that do not know that is the fastest way to get it off
 
A friend/collector/forumite emailed me about this, and this is a line from my reply---- I should have had it in the OP! :o


<<<<< I see that it came off as me being dramatic and even whining to some.... Oops... that wasn't my intent! LOL

I pretty much had to tear it off by the time I came to the decision to actually do it... so shooting it with the camera was just a way of saying, "Look, sometimes crap happens and you gotta grit your teeth and move forward."

That should have been included in my post and/or the video itself. >>>>>
 
Hey, if the handle ain't right that's what you do...bust it off with a hammer on the anvil, and do it over.
Nick, I think you did the right thing, myself.
I'm sure the new handle will be great.

Tad
 
Nick if you do not like the handle or pin, you fix it. One way or another. Like you said, just part of the creative process. And yes, that is the easiest and quickest way to get the handle off, plus it does allow you to vent some frustration. That is what makes you the maker you are and I applaud your post. We have been there and done the same thing.
Brion
 
Fair play to you Nick. You didn't like it. You did something about it. I would have been the same. I've made stuff for people and they've loved it but I wasn't completely happy bout it but they wanted it ASAP. I ended up asking for it back cos one lil thing was niggling me. It's good to see you're not prepared to settle.

Think I'm gonna try to add one of yours to my growing Bowie collection pretty soon ;P
 
Nicky, I just received a knife from you for one of your customers and I didn't like the handle so following your demonstration, I took it off......can you please send me a new handle???????:D (That great bigun' with the spalty handle rolled in this afternoon)

You did good, my boy. If it ain't right, it ain't perfect, and if it ain't perfect it ain't good enough.

I'll be looking for you to enroll in my group therapy session in Little Rock, and even more looking forward to just seeing you in Little Rock.

Paul
 
Please don't do that again! I shed a tear. That was a beautiful handle. I'm a huge wood handle fan, and that looked like beautiful wood. If I wasn't out of work for so long and pretty broke, I would have snatched that up in a heartbeat!

That said, as an artist, for me photography, we are our own worse critics. I've destoryed or erased photos that make my wife and friends cringe too. We hold ourselves to a higher shandard than we do our peers. So I get the frustration.

Keep up the amazing work!
 
NickWheeler said:
The only thing I'm depressed about with this particular situation is that I've lost 20# since Dec 17th, but I still look that fat on camera.
Click to expand...
You need to hang around bigger people!

The theatrics comments are BS.

Chuck
 
Not easy to destroy his creations .There are damage that never closes.
I hope so. He would have liked me
 
That was brave to share. I've actually gotten into some light depression over a knife turning out different than whT I pictured in my mind's eye. The good thing is that you can smash the piece you don't like with a hammer and replace it, or sharpen the blade with the botched up false edge and test your heat treat/edge then break it.

That didn't look like theatrics to me, it looked like a glimpse into what happens in my garage/shop about once a month.

Thanks for being so open to everyone else. Your work motivates as well as you exposing the human side of your creative process.
 
John White said:
I see it as one of the best makers in the country ---- John
Click to expand...


Somehow I missed that before, and I just caught it^^^ You made me literally laugh out loud with that comment my friend! ;) :)



sheathmaker said:
I'll be looking for you to enroll in my group therapy session in Little Rock, and even more looking forward to just seeing you in Little Rock. Paul
Click to expand...

I can hardly wait my friend! :) :cool:



Thank you guys! :)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top