The Picasso

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I said this on The Picasso thread but I gotta say it here too. It's from scratch, no photos, Photoshop! I love that it looks cad though ;) I am not as concerned as a lot of people when it comes to the ergonomics. The designs are more for fun or arts sake. But I do think that the ones I have designed I would use. Just not maybe for prolonged work. Trust me though, I always check about three or four times to make sure the blade fits into the handle. Cause I worry about it and think the same thing you did marinek :)
 
Braja69 said:
I said this on The Picasso thread but I gotta say it here too. It's from scratch, no photos, Photoshop! I love that it looks cad though ;) I am not as concerned as a lot of people when it comes to the ergonomics. The designs are more for fun or arts sake. But I do think that the ones I have designed I would use. Just not maybe for prolonged work. Trust me though, I always check about three or four times to make sure the blade fits into the handle. Cause I worry about it and think the same thing you did marinek :)
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I think marcinek was just giving his honest advice based on experience. I dont doubt you could probably have varying amounts of success with your designs. But there is a difference between getting one sale based on the look of a knife and getting repeat business because that person feels you "get it". There are tons of guys making knives that quite honestly are more to look at than use. If i had to guess i would say marcineks advice was assuming you wanted to take it seriously and be a real knife designer or maker. The instagram maker imho is a fad and its flooded with guys who know art more than they know knives. On rare occassions a certain model knife will defy expectations and rise to the occasion to be the exception to the rule. But most makers or designers who do it for the expression or art of it rarely make it. It can happen but most makers find they need to balance their art with equal amounts of market feedback and well thought out design.
 
Is it double edged? Could be a good folding Pikal knife.
 
Yeah I'm not worried about selling knives or anything like that. Just enjoying the process of designing these knives. I'll leave it up to the viewer to decide what it is and what it's not. It doesn't bother me either way. If you think it's great to look at, but would hurt the crap out if your hand. Then that's what it will do. If you think it's looks comfortable but is ugly as sin. Then it is :) I'm just doing something I enjoy is all.
 
That's actually a pretty sweet blade shape. I would just change the handle design a little bit.

Seriously, find someone to make this design. IMO it has some promise.
 
Braja- You have a similar style to Francis Boyd, of back in the day. Remember the SwingLock folder?
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Braja69 said:
Yeah I'm not worried about selling knives or anything like that. Just enjoying the process of designing these knives. I'll leave it up to the viewer to decide what it is and what it's not. It doesn't bother me either way. If you think it's great to look at, but would hurt the crap out if your hand. Then that's what it will do. If you think it's looks comfortable but is ugly as sin. Then it is :) I'm just doing something I enjoy is all.
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Well i have to say. I dont have complete and total faith in your designs. But what i do think you have in spades is the right attitude. You are humble, tolerant and forgiving of what criticisms have been offered to you. That makes you more of a knifemaker in my eyes than many with ability that lack those much needed qualities for long term success. There are always exceptions but they are exceptions no doubt about it. Ability can be taught. Class and tact is ingrained in our personalities which is why i dont make a good knife maker. I have too much pride, ego and reckless defense mechanisms. I would very likely had a meltdown if in your position. You however have something that cant always be taught. Whether you decide to actively persue knifemaking or something else those qualities will be useful.
 
You can spend all day with your computer essentially coming up with outlines and contours but you have to take into consideration how all the individual components will fit together and where everything will go on the inside / how much space you need for those components, etc.

In addition, without specifying what kind of knife you are intending this to be no one can tell whether this design will function well or not if it were built.

Also, why not make some plexiglass or cardboard models so that you have a better sense of how a design's ergonomics might work before you try to translate your ideas into finished designs.
 
asdf12345 said:
You can spend all day with your computer essentially coming up with outlines and contours but you have to take into consideration how all the individual components will fit together and where everything will go on the inside / how much space you need for those components, etc.

In addition, without specifying what kind of knife you are intending this to be no one can tell whether this design will function well or not if it were built.

Also, why not make some plexiglass or cardboard models so that you have a better sense of how a design's ergonomics might work before you try to translate your ideas into finished designs.
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Thats just it, he isnt. He made it clear this is as far as he is going with it. Its kinda a "cool story bro" thread. He seems to be throwing it out there in case someone likes his design enough to pick it up and run with it.
 
I do during the design process make sure all the components have room and would work were it to actually be made. I don't just whip up something and hope it would work. I think it through. As for the kind of knife, I don't think it's anything other than a functional art knife. A knife is by definition just an edge that cuts and has something to hold onto. That being said, I don't like to categorize a specific function for a knife. I think most people look at a knife and decide for themselves whether or not it would be good for a specific purpose or not anyway. You know if you call a blade a survival blade and someone thinks it's not good for that, then they won't use it for that or even buy it. So I don't worry about categories.
 
Ahh PURPLEDC, you have summed it up nicely. I use so many words sometimes just to say what you did with just a few. Thank you :)
 
The handle looks like it'd be nice for a gentleman's folder, however the blade looks almost like it belongs on a different knife. There should be some scalloping along the back ridge in order to mesh better with the handle. It just looks...off to me.
 
I'm with marcinek on this, without doing a detailed analysis, just using my blade to measure pivot to tip on this picture, and the pivot to butt, based on the deep belly on the blade in comparison to the narrow butt of the handle where it would rest, taking into account screws, spacers, locking mechanism (whatever you have in the spine of the handle), I don't think it would completely bury itself into the handle properly. the point would still be exposed if even just a tad. And if it does fit as you claim it would, it would be awfully close to the edge, and that back screw.

Thats my constructive criticism, don't get me wrong I love the look, think its a great design platform, and the blade being the strength of this design I just think the handle needs a bit of tweaking, a little more "junk in the trunk" if you will.
 
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