2024 Order Sheet

[EMCEE]

EMCEE 's chonk version is bonkers

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes and forking yessss !!!! Goody goody goody goody ! Yum yum yum yum yum ! It’s gonna be soooooooo bad ass and beautiful !

Deep breath. I’m relaxed, mellow, and patiently excited about the thick Kotter, Lorien. Thank you.

 

[Lorien]

should have all the stock removal complete today, probably work on finish over the next coupla days

 

[Lorien]

Quite the girthy fellow.

I added a couple knives to the batch and this is one of em

 

[clinton1]

Quite the girthy fellow.

I added a couple knives to the batch and this is one of em

That fellow, is THICC!!!

 

[yoko]

That fellow, is THICC!!!

Damnit you beat me to it hahahaha

 

[Lorien]

it's the stupidest knife I've ever seen.

 

[Lorien]

I've been getting the handles squared away over the past couple of days. Two days at the grinder and these old bones needed a break. This work is super fiddly- there are four hidden pins in each handle and the process to getting them in place is...a process. Anyway, everything more or less fits together- apart from some fine tuning. I think tomorrow all the handles will be fit up for a perfect tang interface, and then I'll get back to the grinder.

 

[trevitrace]

I've been getting the handles squared away over the past couple of days. Two days at the grinder and these old bones needed a break. This work is super fiddly- there are four hidden pins in each handle and the process to getting them in place is...a process. Anyway, everything more or less fits together- apart from some fine tuning. I think tomorrow all the handles will be fit up for a perfect tang interface, and then I'll get back to the grinder.

What's the one on the left?

 

[Lorien]

the top left is a Green Thumb and below it is a Spud, (.31"!)

 

[EMCEE]

What's the one on the left?

the top left is a Green Thumb and below it is a Spud, (.31"!)

Is the one on the top right a Mr. Kotter or a Spud ? Or is it a Mr. Spudder…maybe a Kud ?

 

[Lorien]

the blue one is a Spud, the rest are Mr. Kotterses

 

[EMCEE]

the blue one is a Spud, the rest are Mr. Kotterses

I really what I’m seeing there amongst those Mr. Kotterses. Hope you and the the wifey have a very pleasant and romantic evening !

 

[Lorien]

 

[Lorien]

no update today to speak of- I realized I haven't taken any time off in weeks, so I'm heading out for a ride today!

 

[Lorien]

so, I sometimes put on fingernail polish- I'm not ashamed! Goth colours only, tho

 

[Lorien]

the flats and spines are mostly finished by hand. I'm going to dial the bevels in and finish them on the machine, and go back one more time to the flats/spines. It's time consuming, hard work, but it's the only way I know to get the results I'm after

 

[Lorien]

I may go a little further with the finish on these bevels, but they're pretty much good to go.

 

[Lorien]

all the knives are with Ian, getting my mark laser beamed onto them. This is the only aspect of my process that I don't do. He does great work and I enjoy working with him, but I'm the kind of person who likes to be as self sufficient as possible, so once I get a read on the financial situation for my work for the year and feel good about making some capital investments, the next tool is a laser beam machine.

got all the pins turned down today for a nice tight tolerance fit, and there's a couple other things to square away with the handles while I'm waiting on the blades

 

[Lorien]

the handles are done for now, and ready to be permanently attached to the blades

 

[Lorien]

my laser engraver guy dropped the blades off yesterday, and I got the secondary bevels all ground. Now, the blade are all tucked in nice and cozy, with the tangs exposed for tapering