Trisha finished her knife tonight

[primos]

Trisha finally finished up her first knife tonight -- just in time too. We're off to the Hammer-in tomorrow.

I took a few shots of her working on the thing but she just won't let me show them.

 

[Andrew Lynch]

WOW! I'm sure it helped to have a great teacher, but that looks like talent to me!

 

[severtecher]

Looks like a fine first piece. Keep at it Trisha! Well done.

 

[SharpByCoop]

Simply amazing. Trisha--YOU ROCK!!!

Coop

 

[Danbo]

My immediate reaction is, how long is HER backlog? That's great looking work!

 

[Dawkind]

That is scweet!

Good teacher?!?

 

[Don Hanson III]

Very nice knife Trisha Looks great!!!

Don Hanson lll

 

[JAlexander]

Whoa! I am mightily impressed. Go Trisha!

James

 

[fisk]

Good work girl. I knew you could overcome having to work with him. Crap, you could do well there.

 

[Megalobyte]

Well, I don't know who this Fisk guy is... , but I agree, nice little knife, soon, you'll have monogrammed his and her's forges...

 

[gajinoz]

Yep, I agree, a nice little knife. What's the handle made of?

 

[primos]

Trisha says to thank you guys for the kind words.

gajinoz,
The handle is a feathered black walnut. If you saw the photo of Megalobyte's Damascus Bowie, this handle was cut from the left-overs from the handle of his Bowie. Trisha decided to experiment and darkened this piece just a bit with Potassium Permanganate.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

I really like what I see. Hopefully there will be more in the future.

 

[kamkazmoto]

That is a nice piece, Nice going.

 

[RogerP]

Way to go Trisha! That's a sweet little blade.

Roger

 

[joeshredd]

Well, that did turn out nicely... Terry, she's gonna be a great addition to your shop... Is she gonna end up taking it over??? LOL!!

 

[RWS]

Trisha:
Nice knife.

I hope your ability to create awesome knives doesn't cause friction between you and your hubby!
Your husband is an awesome knifemaker...really!!

 

[Rod Neep]

Trisha finally finished up her first knife tonight -- just in time too. We're off to the Hammer-in tomorrow.

Tell Trisha that it is wonderful to see a knife like that.

It is one thing to make a flashy thing with stars and spangles (to impress folks), but it is a very different thing to make an obviously gorgeous piece of craft work that absolutely oozes quality such as that one.

Well done that lady!

Regards
Rod

ps. Although I would love to own it.... don't ever sell it!!

 

[skinny_dan]

That is a really really nice knife.

Good work !

 

[primos]

...It is one thing to make a flashy thing with stars and spangles (to impress folks), but it is a very different thing to make an obviously gorgeous piece of craft work that absolutely oozes quality such as that one...

Exactly, and thank you for bringing that up Rod.

I'm teaching Trisha the same way that I was taught. You learn the basics first -- design, flow, weight and balance, basic metallurgy and heat treating, fit and finish, edge geometry, cutting ability, etc. Only after you begin to master those basics do you move on to fancy materials, embellishment, and the various "bells and whistles". You present the knife in the raw so-to-speak, without window dressings, and let it stand on it's own.

When the knife was finished I had a hard time getting her to take it to the Hammer-in. She kept saying that it wasn't good enough. I'm trying to teach her another facet of the basics. Never being satisfied is an admirable as well as essential quality. When a maker is satisfied and thinks "he's arrived" he is finished. There is no way to improve when you can't see your own room for improvement.

Conversely, you can't droop your head in shame for your shortcomings. It's perfectly fine to silently feel a modicum of pride for the small things you've managed to achieve. It's a delicate balancing act.