Two questions for knife makers

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One: Anybody here into making machettes? I use machettes almost daily(surveyor) and I'm terribly disapointed in the quality to be found in this market. If anyone is interested ya can reach me at brembo@charter.net Thought it might be a fun project for somebody.

Two: Hypothetical situation. You have just designed a killer new blade. Incredibly proud of it, and someone buys it. Said person uses the knife for its designed purpose. Or said person shrink wraps it, sticks it in a safe and only looks at it. Which scenario honors your intentions the most? Sorry if this has been asked before, kinda a hard question to do a search on.

Thanks, Dan
 
One: Sorry, no I don't. My understanding has always been that people want them soft enough to sharpen with a file. Not a lot of appeal in that for me.

Two: Actually, both honour my intentions equally. What is important to me is that each knife be suitable for both scenarios.
 
#1, Sure, if you feel the need to pay a small fortune for it ;).

#2, Makes no differance. What I am concerned with is that the customer is happy with my product, reguardless of what use they put it to. Lets all be honest, most custom knives will never cut anything. Now I am not talking about the folks here at BF (most of you have no problem putting that $500 TNT to task), but the average collector. So with that in mind, if a customer wants to put one of my G10 handled utilities up on a shelf, fine. So long as he feels pride in ownership, I am happy. If a customer decides to take one of my dress bowies with ivory handles and carved sheath out into the Montana backwoods for a two year hunting trip, fine. If the knife gives him a feeling of prepardness and confidence, once again I am happy. I really care very little about what a customer does with my knives (so long as it is legal). If they are happy with it and it lives up to what they need it to do. I have done my job properly.
 
There are a LOT of custom bush knives out there.....I suggest you email Jerry Hossom or check out the StriderKnives.com web site.

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hey~

1. yup, just putting a handle on one right now in fact :D

2. my initial reaction is much like my colleagues .. that its doesnt matter so long as the customer is happy with the result.
but ... the more i thought about it... the more i am lead to say that this first reaction is not totally true.
i think that, yes, it is most important to me that the customer is happy with their purchase ... but to see them use the blade they have bought for its intended purpose ...
that would make me happier.

because if i make a blade it is the ability to be used .. including art style blades ..
and so if i could see them use that blade and impress upon them that my blade can stand up to what it is meant to ....
that is when i would be happier.

with it sitting in a vault .. i would still be happy with the sale because the customer has enjoyed my blade over all the other blades from all the other makers in the world.
but to have it be used, that gives it some kind of other level.

hmm ... does that make any sense at all?
it sounded good when i started.

D.
 
Originally posted by Matt Harildstad
Brembo, did my email make it through OK?

So is brembo a reference to the brake manufacturer?
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Yeah thanks for the email. Pretty knife, I must say. And yes, brembo is a reference to brakes, have em on my car. '94 Integra, no stickers or wings, undercover as it were. Heavily modded suspension, not lowered, just IMPROVED. Lightweight magnesium rims, racing stuts, semi-legal tires...etc. I like the option of not slowing down for turns.

Anyways, back to the matter at hand. I read the top thread in this forum and hope I have not violated the wishes of the mods in asking for help in possibly a custom machette. If I undertand the text, it is not permissible for knifemakers to advertise, but I asked y'all too. Sorry bout that. Suggestions on how best to build a machette would be appreciated tho...I'll make the first step in contacting a prospective maker. Will that work? BTW Matt Harildstad did not send me an unsolicited picture, I asked for a full size, to get an ieda of the size. Thanks again Matt.
 
Yeah, I just got worried about a bounce I got relying to your @home account.

Waaay off topic automotive stuff. I used to autocross a Porsche 914, then a Datsun 510 on slicks. Used to ice race the 510, then I got stupid and went road racing with it. Still shudder at how much it cost. Now I drive an 86 MR2, stock except for the weight reduction from bodywork rusting off. Well, and it's winter now, so it's got steel wheels and snow tires:)
 
I have a WWII Japanese machette that has worked well for me. I think on some level machettes have been manufactured muck like hammers and screwdrivers. Tools to be used, abused, lost, and broken. In the case of any long blade this list would include being bent. With a machette you would have to add, chipped and dented. A custom machette might be nice but I wouldn't want to pay that much attention when working my way through brush.

In response to you second question, I would have to say that I like a using knife to get good use, and a finer knife with finer materials to maintain its original quality through the ages. That's what I look for in an older piece or antique of any kind. For resale, all other things being equal condition is key.
 
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