Southland III

lwrhea said:
Lorien, I would be interested in hearing or seeing what you have in mind. Who knows where it might lead? I know you are good with design so I would not be very smart to discount your thoughts.
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Lin, you're too kind! :)

If you don't mind;
To my way of thinking, yes, adding more stuff often disrupts the core of what one is trying to achieve in design- less is more, and all that. Distractions, maybe. In this case, I don't think adding more stuff- ie; a repeat of the knotworked spacer at the butt of the handle- would be a distraction. Instead, I think it would be an enhancement of the first spacer element, in that the eye would not settle in one place. The eye would be drawn from one to the other, around the handle, out past the guard toward the tip of the blade and back around. To me, the handle has all the mass and concentration of detail at it's front, while the end of the handle kind of drifts off into space. I think there needs to be some gravity at the end of the handle in order to provide more balance. The high level of craftsmanship of the knotworked spacer might be less obvious with two, but with them framing the handle, I think there would be more harmony. My eye and brain is attuned to finding patterns. I think that flow comes from fixing patterns into an object which do not let the eye rest. When I see a knife or any object that gives me just enough 'restless eye' that I can't look away, but not so much that I need to, then I'm generally seeing something I really dig. Not that I don't dig this knife, I do.

I would love to work on a collaboration with you one day, Lin. You are a rare dude in that you seem to actively try to push yourself beyond what's an easy sell, and instead envision works that are 'you'. And also, I appreciate your invitation to discuss your work very much! Your openness to critique and ideas is very refreshing and also greatly appreciated.
 
I've come back to this knife several times envisioning various versions of a repeated knotworked spacer and haven't been able to fine any that I felt would improve it's aesthetics.
I think Lin's design is dead-on.
 
It is not easy to find a great maker and a great person.
Lin, you are all of them together
 
IMHO, the fileworked spacer is too large of a feature to be repeated. Something smaller could bear repeating but something this size would clutter/weigh down the buttcap. Nice knife, Lin!
 
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