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Very nice work.
The learning curve is what the general viewer is totally unaware of. Some ot these guys have many years of experience and that is quickly passed over in their brief introduction.its made for TV non-technical and can only gloss over the technical. There is much going on that they don't say - but some of those guys are pretty good.
The learning curve is what the general viewer is totally unaware of. Some ot these guys have many years of experience and that is quickly passed over in their brief introduction.
Seems a lot like hobby-machinists.
How bout a series "Made in Shop".?
How bout members at random from this forum competing against one another producing an object chosen by a panel of experts who judge it according to form,function , appearance?
Dave
Made up two kitchen knives this year for one of the kids.
One 8 inch chef's knife and one 7 inch Santuku.
First done was the chef's knife with Zebrawood handle and brass corby bolts.
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Next day was the Sanduku, again with Zebrawood.
The handle scales were attached with 1/4 inch corby bolts and West System epoxy.
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Sanded to 400 grit and then finished with fine and superfine steel wool using Tung oil.
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You might want to check Craftsman’s Legacy—it dives a little deeper into the background and technology. Not sure if there’s a knife making episode, but there are a lot of interesting artisans and techniques covered.I'd watch that in a heartbeat - sort of like an American Idol for Hobby-Machinists. That would be so cool for this forum.