something simple

Thanks guys! :)

I think this single thread is good proof that it doesn't have to be a $1500 bowie knife for people to take a look.

The knife made it's way across the ocean and has found its new home! :)
 
NickWheeler said:
Thanks guys! :)

I think this single thread is good proof that it doesn't have to be a $1500 bowie knife for people to take a look.

The knife made it's way across the ocean and has found its new home! :)
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nick...in all fairness do u think another maker would hav recieved the kind of posts that you did in this thread.....say a maker less known than you are?....not trying to start trouble....ryan
 
No, I don't. :)

Edited to add- Maybe I'm just lucky in this regard, maybe I earned wherever it is that I sit with these folks, maybe they are just nice to me because they want me to get their knives done :)

I'll vote for all 3! :D
 
Nick, I think you could carve a knife out of a broom handle and get this kind of response on this forum. ;) You have one heck of a following here.
 
nick....i wasn't trying to make a negative comment......i loved the knife too... l love alot of knives.....i think kevin has it right though.....if don hanson posted a pic of a simple carbon steel folder with a plain handle people would comment on how simple and elegant it was.....if a no name maker posted it ....it would barely get a response.....nothing wrong witht htat i guess....it's just the way it is.....ryan
 
Not taking anything negative from your question at all Ryan! :)

I think it was perfectly valid!

I have been EXTREMELY FORTUNATE in this craft. EXTREMELY.

If I had to break this thread down to the bare bones of it all...

I think some of the guys said what they said because a lot of these guys know some of the personal struggles with organization I've had and they're just trying to support me in getting past them...

Some of it is a refinement of lines even in a super simple knife that I wouldn't have achieved in the beginning.

Most of it is guys happy I'm getting my $hit together and getting orders done :)
 
Nick, I like ryan am not trying to be negative in my above post either as you design and make a great knife but let's call a spade a spade.

The knife is a nice utility knife. Nothing more; nothing less, yet from ALL the glowing comments here one would think it was dropped from the heavens.

What a love fest.
 
Kevin Jones said:
Nick, I like ryan am not trying to be negative in my above post either as you design and make a great knife but let's call a spade a spade.

The knife is a nice utility knife. Nothing more; nothing less, yet from ALL the glowing comments here one would think it was dropped from the heavens.

What a love fest.
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I think people are just shocked to a completed Wheeler knife!:p I like the knife for what it is.
 
ps- Kevin, I went back to double check if you had posted on the first page... It's nice you joined in on the group love'n ;) :p

pps- I'm always open to suggestions. I really just posted the knife to show I'm getting things together, but I'm always open to new ideas. If anybody has any suggestions... FIRE AWAY!

I honestly expected a lot of views and very few replies.....I may act like a goof-ball, but I will tell it like it is :) I never tried to make this into more than it really is. :)
 
Ahh crap, forgot to answer you Jon! Sorry!

I was practicing pinch grip techniques and squeezed too hard! :grumpy:

Or... uh...um. I might have decided to put it in the vise to do a tiny bit of touch up on the blade spine... at which point I might have gotten the wood between the vise jaws... and then I might have accidentally tightened the vise down on the ironwood proving that ironwood is tough but not as tough as actual steel vise jaws! :o ;)
 
NickWheeler said:
ps- Kevin, I went back to double check if you had posted on the first page... It's nice you joined in on the group love'n ;) :p

pps- I'm always open to suggestions. I really just posted the knife to show I'm getting things together, but I'm always open to new ideas. If anybody has any suggestions... FIRE AWAY!

I honestly expected a lot of views and very few replies.....I may act like a goof-ball, but I will tell it like it is :) I never tried to make this into more than it really is. :)
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Kevin Jones said:
Nice utility/user. Will no doubt give the owner years of service.
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No Nick, no love'n for me. As Anthony stated, I like it for what it is; a nice utility/user. :thumbup:

As I said you design and make great knives and I always comment positively on them. And I have no suggestions here because there's nothing wrong with your knife. :)

You have not tried to blow this knife up here. As you said in your opening post; "not a fancy piece, nothing to do cartwheels over". Well I hope no poster here has gotten hurt doing their cartwheels. ;)

The only reason I bring this up here is that it's ironic in that some collectors here are always preaching that it's all about the piece and the maker is secondary (opposite my theory), however there actions show just the opposite here everyday on this forum. Every time your or several other maker's knives are posted the "Love Fest" is sure to follow.

I wouldn't be surprised if your nice utility piece doesn't get twice or better the replies/views/praise as either the Bill Buxton Dagger or John White Fighter that were posted here a day or so ago.

In light of our recent collector/maker discussions this bias by some collectors probably contributes to some maker's hesitance to post their work here. As a maker stated in one of the critique post, lack of replies/views of a maker's post is intimidating in itself. :o

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Kevin Jones said:
The only reason I bring this up here is that it's ironic in that some collectors here are always preaching that it's all about the piece and the maker is secondary (opposite my theory), however there actions show just the opposite here everyday on this forum.[]
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For me the piece comes first, but it sure isn't ALL about the piece.
Thats absurd! You have to factor in the price too.
 
No worries Kevin :)

I certainly hope a knife like this wouldn't draw more "wows" than those two you mentioned!!!

First one is Bill's Ms test dagger!!! :eek: :thumbup:

And the second knife is a freaking outstanding fighter by squeaky clean Ms, John White...

Both sensational pieces.

Due to cost... the demographic for this hunter/utility is much more broad.

But based on everything else the two you posted are obviously more deserving of praise.
 
Very nice, Nick! I like the curve that the handle makes to the blade and the palm swell. Are those corby bolts?
 
Bladeandbarrel said:
For me the piece comes first, but it sure isn't ALL about the piece.
Thats absurd! You have to factor in the price too.
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Correct.

Also - in reference to "if any other maker posted this knife..." A significant part of the reason why Nick or Don Hanson receive a lot of attention for the knives they post (in addition to the obvious - they make superb knives) is that these guys make substantial contributions to this forum through their participation - and have been doing so for some time.

Roger
 
Kevin Jones said:
I wouldn't be surprised if your nice utility piece doesn't get twice or better the replies/views/praise as either the Bill Buxton Dagger or John White Fighter that were posted here a day or so ago.

In light of our recent collector/maker discussions this bias by some collectors probably contributes to some maker's hesitance to post their work here. As a maker stated in one of the critique post, lack of replies/views of a maker's post is intimidating in itself. :o
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Kevin, I believe you are letting your preferences show. In the context of the knives you buy, a simple utility piece is definitely "nothing to do cartwheels over". But you'd be surprised how many guys do cartwheels over precisely such a knife. There are VASTLY more buyers out there interested in - and able to afford - simple working knives than there are for high end Master Smith damascus bowies.

Also, part of the significant response to this post - as both Anthony and Nick have referred to - is that many of us who have been here for a while have seen Nick struggle with getting his $hit together and getting his knives completed. Nick has also been quite candid about this on the forums. Those of us that know him also know he is one of the genuine good guys in the game. Those of us that have owned his knives know that when he DOES finally get something completed, the result is quite superb - be it simple or ornate. So you see, the "dropped from heaven" responses are not likely so much informed by some maker-first cult of personality as much as they are informed by friendship and a genuine appreciation for clean, simple knife that is flawlessly executed. As I stated above, guys like Nick and Don have been substantial contributors to this forum for a significant period of time - this also has a fair bit to do with some of the responses they receive. They are getting back but a small portion of what they have freely given.

Which brings me to your comparison to John White and Bill Buxton's posts. I can't put my finger on exactly why, but I found your insertion of their posts into this thread inappropriate. It's as if you're saying "Hey look at these much more spectacular knives that got less of a response!" Well, let's be candid - that IS what you're saying. I just can't see where that's appropriate in a thread where a maker is simply posting an example of his work.

Let me say from the sake of clarity that I have met both John and Bill and think they are both doing terrific work. Both are newer participants to the custom forum and are exceedingly welcome. They are an asset to the forum. Neither of those guys voiced any complaints about the responses they received to their threads.

Roger
 
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