You might be a Ham fisted Knifemaker when.....

When you get a brand new stencil and blast it into oblivion the first time you use it:D
 
When you try to get that perfect grind line, pull the blade towards you to get the tip and... Ooh de-tempered butter knife!
 
When you aren't being diligent enough with the buffer and it rips the knife out of your hand, slams it into the table, and it bounces back into your hand. It was definitely a "pucker moment" but i came out with just a small cut. ( I know, have the wheel hanging off the bench).

When thin, heat treated steel starts to change colors.

when you get scales glued up on a knife and find that the pin holes were reamed out too much. F bits, I know.

Tons of misshapen, unusable handle material because of poorly planned cuts.

For beginners, epoxy squeezed out from the front of the handle onto the blade.
 
You may be a ham handed knife maker depending on how many times you have dropped your blade in the slop bucket. Mine is elbow deep. Jess
 
When using a magnet to hold the blade lengthwise against a fine grit belt and its snatched from the magnet and driven to the floor... hopefully the floor and not your foot. Although there are times when i would have rathered my foot, at least the tip of the blade would have been saved.
 
When you turn to go get something in your shop in a hurry and run your thigh into the tip of the horn of your well secured anvil! Making big knives into little ones!
 
When you are actively remembering any of the mistakes above, and still repeat them because you just know that everything will be different this time. Or maybe the next time.
 
Lesson to be derived from that experience? Get a stronger magnet. :D
tattooedfreak said:
When using a magnet to hold the blade lengthwise against a fine grit belt and its snatched from the magnet and driven to the floor... hopefully the floor and not your foot. Although there are times when i would have rathered my foot, at least the tip of the blade would have been saved.
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Jason Fry said:
But that's ok, because it only happens in the winter time.
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Here is a tip for your guys with frozen dunk buckets. Go buy some of that bio-degradable anti-freeze. I put it in my bucket to keep the flash rust from happening and it will also keep it from freezing. About 1/4 of the bucket in anti-freeze works fine
 
Rhinoknives1 said:
I bolted a half inch bolt into the tables of all three of my drill press tables right after that little incident! LOL
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Why hadn't I ever thought of that! I'm so doing that when I get home. I hate getting bit. Haven't had one need the ER, but close.
 
Someone I know...
Host hammerin wearing Crocs (rubber sandal things), take turn at anvil to coax tamahagane steel "mince" fresh from the smelt into a "burger patty", don't change shoes...no time! Drop red hot bit of tamahagane mince into Croc!! Dance around, kick out steel, replace Croc, go back to forging...first aid is over rated. Next evening, over beers, compare hammerin war wounds, discussing newly discovered wound wonder-drug...SuperGlue. Remember the tamahagane jig, take off Croc, find HUGE blister...cannot... resist... chance for field surgery using latest assisted opener...ka-chink! Swiftly eviserate blister, replace Croc, get more beer.

Decide that Croc doesn't feel as comfy as expected on freshly opened blister...beer...thinking...Ah-ha, new Wonder Drug to the rescue! Croc off, liberally apply superglue...ahhhh...replace Croc....

Some time next day, all hammerin attendees going home, still trying to find way to get Croc off foot! :D
 
Brian.Evans said:
I tend to have the same problem. I have no good jeans anymore. They are all work pants now!
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You guys need to have a large full leather apron made. Mine hangs down pass my knees so the Arteries in my legs are protected along with the family jewels and my pants too! I had a knife come off a buffer at 3600 rpms a few years back and the Apron saved me from a cut. I've also started buying Fire Hose pants for added protection when grinding/buffing. I have no affiliation with this company. Just very happy with their work clothes.

http://www.duluthtrading.com/search...d=&gndr=&p_origin=mens-home&processor=content
 
L, I have a nice light denim apron from my grandmother that I use, but I think leather sounds SO much better. What weight is your apron?

I wear 5.11 taclite cargos, and they hold up well, the khaki color just stains easy. The firehose pants are nice, I've just always been worried about how thick/heavy they were. I hat shorts, but I hate sweating through thick pants in the summer.
 
Your knife handles are too big for your customers, you might be ham fisted.
 
Brian.Evans said:
L, I have a nice light denim apron from my grandmother that I use, but I think leather sounds SO much better. What weight is your apron?

I wear 5.11 taclite cargos, and they hold up well, the khaki color just stains easy. The firehose pants are nice, I've just always been worried about how thick/heavy they were. I hat shorts, but I hate sweating through thick pants in the summer.
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The Fire hose clothing seems to breathe just fine. Just the right balance of a little warm for our slightly cool mornings in my garage shop and the breathe when I'am active.

The leather of my apron is what I think they call full hide? No fur, but it's not split. You can get a cheap entire cow hide from Tandy or some such. Doesn't have to Wickett & Craig top grade.

Make what you want in Butcher paper and take it to a shoe repair man to have it made. That's what I did since I don't work Moo.
 
Yeah, I don't work moo either, except for some pretty basic stuff like notebook covers. I will try to find a hide cheap enough and take it to a local guy I know of. Sounds like a plan. I hate the cotton one I have, it collects shavings and grit like no other.
 
Maelstrom78 said:
Your thumb and first digit fingernails are always ground off. They also have burns from not wanting.. To.. Screw.. Up.. The.. Perfect.. Smooth.. Pull...
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I read this and laughed my ass off, my dominant hand index finger is always ground down and bleeding. Ouch
 
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