Well...It's Friday...

I agree, I also figured those two would be some of the first to go. I'm not a huge fan of jade otherwise that HB might be headed my way.
 
GOOOOOOOOOOD MOOOOOOOORNINGGGGGGGG!!! TGIFF!! Hope everyone has had a great week. Weekend is nearly here. Hope you all get some down time. As usual, can't wait to see what's up for today!
 
Good Friday AM everyone. I'm very glad to see y'all here. I've noticed more 3/32 in the batches lately. Hopefully thats up y'alls alley. I wanted to chime in and point out how well Kyle has done as he stepped up into Cody's role. Also, hopefully you have noticed a bit of an increase to the quality of the look of the knives in recent months. This is due to three reasons. 1. I finally took John Shore's advice and sat down to do my grinding. This has helped my neck immensely and that was the deciding factor. Also though because your arms are out from your body, I put a rest for my hands. Now not only is my neck more comfortable but my arms and shoulders are more relaxed. There is also immensely more control of my grinding as I have safe places to rest my fingers during grinding. 2. I added two belts to the finish. One is a repeat of the 120 grit belt on finishing day. This really lets me ajust the grind to the handle better, lets me nitpic more on making the edge thin, and matches the bevel to the rotary platen on that day. (the thing is rubber, so every day it is a different beast) 3. After 9 years of refusing to use a buffer, I have started a quick light buff on the handles. Its only a 600 grit polish, and its too quick to mirror polish, but it has done a lot to bring out the depth of the materials.

Regardless, thanks for the support on this and every Friday.
 
Fiddleback said:
Good Friday AM everyone. I'm very glad to see y'all here. I've noticed more 3/32 in the batches lately. Hopefully thats up y'alls alley. I wanted to chime in and point out how well Kyle has done as he stepped up into Cody's role. Also, hopefully you have noticed a bit of an increase to the quality of the look of the knives in recent months. This is due to three reasons. 1. I finally took John Shore's advice and sat down to do my grinding. This has helped my neck immensely and that was the deciding factor. Also though because your arms are out from your body, I put a rest for my hands. Now not only is my neck more comfortable but my arms and shoulders are more relaxed. There is also immensely more control of my grinding as I have safe places to rest my fingers during grinding. 2. I added two belts to the finish. One is a repeat of the 120 grit belt on finishing day. This really lets me ajust the grind to the handle better, lets me nitpic more on making the edge thin, and matches the bevel to the rotary platen on that day. (the thing is rubber, so every day it is a different beast) 3. After 9 years of refusing to use a buffer, I have started a quick light buff on the handles. Its only a 600 grit polish, and its too quick to mirror polish, but it has done a lot to bring out the depth of the materials.

Regardless, thanks for the support on this and every Friday.
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Pictures or it didn't happen. Thanks for sharing and you've really got to watch the ergonomics as it takes a toll on you.
 
Fiddleback said:
Good Friday AM everyone. I'm very glad to see y'all here. I've noticed more 3/32 in the batches lately. Hopefully thats up y'alls alley. I wanted to chime in and point out how well Kyle has done as he stepped up into Cody's role. Also, hopefully you have noticed a bit of an increase to the quality of the look of the knives in recent months. This is due to three reasons. 1. I finally took John Shore's advice and sat down to do my grinding. This has helped my neck immensely and that was the deciding factor. Also though because your arms are out from your body, I put a rest for my hands. Now not only is my neck more comfortable but my arms and shoulders are more relaxed. There is also immensely more control of my grinding as I have safe places to rest my fingers during grinding. 2. I added two belts to the finish. One is a repeat of the 120 grit belt on finishing day. This really lets me ajust the grind to the handle better, lets me nitpic more on making the edge thin, and matches the bevel to the rotary platen on that day. (the thing is rubber, so every day it is a different beast) 3. After 9 years of refusing to use a buffer, I have started a quick light buff on the handles. Its only a 600 grit polish, and its too quick to mirror polish, but it has done a lot to bring out the depth of the materials.

Regardless, thanks for the support on this and every Friday.
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Andy, with this bunch you can't imagine how appreciative we are of making what is already an amazing ascetically and performing product even better. Growing as a maker and continuing to raise the bar is what sets you and your team apart from most other makers. Cheers brotha!
 
Fiddleback said:
Good Friday AM everyone. I'm very glad to see y'all here. I've noticed more 3/32 in the batches lately. Hopefully thats up y'alls alley. I wanted to chime in and point out how well Kyle has done as he stepped up into Cody's role. Also, hopefully you have noticed a bit of an increase to the quality of the look of the knives in recent months. This is due to three reasons. 1. I finally took John Shore's advice and sat down to do my grinding. This has helped my neck immensely and that was the deciding factor. Also though because your arms are out from your body, I put a rest for my hands. Now not only is my neck more comfortable but my arms and shoulders are more relaxed. There is also immensely more control of my grinding as I have safe places to rest my fingers during grinding. 2. I added two belts to the finish. One is a repeat of the 120 grit belt on finishing day. This really lets me ajust the grind to the handle better, lets me nitpic more on making the edge thin, and matches the bevel to the rotary platen on that day. (the thing is rubber, so every day it is a different beast) 3. After 9 years of refusing to use a buffer, I have started a quick light buff on the handles. Its only a 600 grit polish, and its too quick to mirror polish, but it has done a lot to bring out the depth of the materials.

Regardless, thanks for the support on this and every Friday.
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Andy I am going to have to schedule a trip and get you a proper Chiropractic Adjustment. Be well my friend!
 
Fiddleback said:
Good Friday AM everyone. I'm very glad to see y'all here. I've noticed more 3/32 in the batches lately. Hopefully thats up y'alls alley. I wanted to chime in and point out how well Kyle has done as he stepped up into Cody's role. Also, hopefully you have noticed a bit of an increase to the quality of the look of the knives in recent months. This is due to three reasons. 1. I finally took John Shore's advice and sat down to do my grinding. This has helped my neck immensely and that was the deciding factor. Also though because your arms are out from your body, I put a rest for my hands. Now not only is my neck more comfortable but my arms and shoulders are more relaxed. There is also immensely more control of my grinding as I have safe places to rest my fingers during grinding. 2. I added two belts to the finish. One is a repeat of the 120 grit belt on finishing day. This really lets me ajust the grind to the handle better, lets me nitpic more on making the edge thin, and matches the bevel to the rotary platen on that day. (the thing is rubber, so every day it is a different beast) 3. After 9 years of refusing to use a buffer, I have started a quick light buff on the handles. Its only a 600 grit polish, and its too quick to mirror polish, but it has done a lot to bring out the depth of the materials.

Regardless, thanks for the support on this and every Friday.
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Way to go Kyle! And its a bugger seeing Cody go but its not the same for someone who is removed from being there in person every day. I've now worked from home for 14 years and while I don't miss the commuting, I certainly do miss the daily in-person human interaction. I can remember all the fun that can be had playing pranks or just having lunch or hallway "shop talk" with co-workers but I can only imagine how much more fun that would be in a knife-making environment vs a nerdy IT environment. So, I am somewhat envious of ya'll working there at Fiddleback Forge .. just to share. :)

This is awesome of you to share Andy! Yep, ergonomics certainly go a long way in anything that has repetition. And doing anything like that in a relaxed state is going to go way better than when you're tense. I see that first-hand teaching folks how to ride motorcycles. Once the tense/nervous folks relax, things just flow better.

Thanks for the mix-up of 3/32 in the batches too! It's something I look for a lot .. and I know do also .. and I know others like thicker too. Something for everyone :D

+1 on the pics of your setup .. or maybe reference to an IG video.

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pics will be going up soon ...but my computer keeps getting BOG'd down...Jerry, you're a computer guy Warrior108 Warrior108
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