My First Knife

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Oh thanks ya prick, you just cost me 3 hours of my beauty sleep.

Glad to know I'm not the only one who was hooked and had to read the entire thing.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yeah, when he found that flaw in the handle it damn near made me physically ill.

[BigV]

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Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

Glad to know I'm not the only one who was hooked and had to read the entire thing.

[Perry Winkle]

Had a little accident in the shop. Should have use of my hand back in 3-4 more weeks.

Here's a WIP thread I was jonesing over today:
http://www.customknifecollectorsasso...ead.php?t=1674

Really cool D-guard bowie with a stars and stripes pattern damascus blade.

[glatt]

Will it gain full function again?

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by glatt

Will it gain full function again?

Yeah. My buffer grabbed a knife and flung it at me. Luckily I got most of my body out of the way and the blade didn't smack me pointy-end first. I broke 3 bones in my hand and had some cutting and bruising. Painful, but recoverable.

[Griff]

Yikes! Do you have a new plan for buffing?

[Perry Winkle]

Originally Posted by Griff

Yikes! Do you have a new plan for buffing?

Yup. I'm going to build an armored shell that will keep things from making the circuit.

What happens with most buffer accidents is that the buffer grabs the work piece and either throws it away from you (damages a wall or something) or the work piece goes all the way around and directly into you. If you build a metal cover for the back and top of the buffer then work pieces will get stuck/deflected in there. Worst case it fucks up the piece or the buffing wheel.

Now I just have to save enough for a welder and a couple of other misc tools so I can fabricate it. Nothing off the shelf will work for my setup.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

Had a little accident in the shop. Should have use of my hand back in 3-4 more weeks.

Here's a WIP thread I was jonesing over today:
http://www.customknifecollectorsasso...ead.php?t=1674

Really cool D-guard bowie with a stars and stripes pattern damascus blade.

[Perry Winkle]

The guy uses his power screw-driver as a simple lathe. Freaking brilliant. I'll probably end up dead if I try it.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

Had a little accident in the shop. Should have use of my hand back in 3-4 more weeks.

Here's a WIP thread I was jonesing over today:
http://www.customknifecollectorsasso...ead.php?t=1674

Really cool D-guard bowie with a stars and stripes pattern damascus blade.

Can you make a rough estimate what it would cost to have a unique knife like that, made by a big name maker like White?

And I AM sorry about your finger.

[Perry Winkle]

I should have a WIP pic to show here in a couple of days. I bought two dozen various clamps and have been able to do a bit of work with some thought.

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Can you make a rough estimate what it would cost to have a unique knife like that, made by a big name maker like White?

I'm with F3 on the price. No less than $4-5k and as much as $8k. Maybe as high as $10-$12k depending on how much of a name John White is. (I don't keep up with the collector market.) It is a full-on art knife. It will not be used. Never. Okay, it might if you are very rich or you are just slicing scraps of paper.

John probably has at least 40 hours in that knife, and probably more like 60-80. Then there is time for the sheath maker and inlay/engraver. I don't have much idea how long those two things take, but I wouldn't be surprised if the total number of hours on this knife didn't top 120 hours.

You can easily bring the price down if you compromise on the blade (pattern, not quality), engraving and sheath. I bet you could get a nice usable d-guard bowie for about $1k. That would have a simple sheath, plain steel blade and stainless fittings.

[Perry Winkle]

Here's a load of cheap porn. Minimal story, mostly pictures:
http://forums.dfoggknives.com/index.php?showforum=2

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Perry Winkle

I'm with F3 on the price. No less than $4-5k and as much as $8k. Maybe as high as $10-$12k depending on how much of a name John White is. (I don't keep up with the collector market.) It is a full-on art knife. It will not be used. Never. Okay, it might if you are very rich or you are just slicing scraps of paper.

Thanks, those prices are believable, but I think 40 hours is way short, 120 is believable since he had to start over when he was way along with the blade.

Slicing paper, or perhaps Mr. Boddy in the Library.