every week at my forge and workshop(updated)

[paulus 26]

its up to you mate but as you know me and a few of the other lads on here have tried as much as we can to support you in your venture but maybe its a step to far to quickly going into it full time. maybe your future lies doing it as a hobby and concentrating on one offs rather than the quantity your trying to do at the minute. good luck with whatever you decide to do mate

[midnight 657]

thanks paul you and alot of other guys have been a tower of support and have been a huge help to me and what iv tried to do .

i think you have hit the nail on head there paul .

i have so much materials for pattern welding and damascus it might be nice to just gently work through that instead !

as a past time or something .

[billybaltic 308]

You've made some great knives mate and i hope you continue to do so, but only if your happy doing it, i never knew i was interested in knives till i read some of your post's, i have never made one myself, but i am proud of the one's i have from you and show them off at every oppotunity, so thanks midnight.

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

One thing you may not have considered midnight is that many of your customers are seasonal workers

For example my husband has gone from working 6/7day weeks to working 3day weeks ... Looks like he wont be working at all next week, we are at the stage of knocking on doors of former employers to see if we can get a few days work here or there until this dry spell is over and we have some disposable income again. I know im not the only one.

 

Please dont stop altogether as I have quite a large wishlist for your blades

[torchey 1,300]

I think carraghs gem has hit the nail on the head mate, things are tight for most at the minute including me..If things were different i would probably have as many as paulus but until then i,ll keep enjoying your threads and hope you don,t knock it on the head completely ,keep your chin up mate not a lot happening in most trades

[lksopener 105]

I know what you mean Matt and it was good talking to you the other day mate but you are selling them at stupid prices and people aren't buying?

 

Those two that's matts got left at the minute are supremely good fellas I had a look at them the other day and they look better in the flesh.

 

I really hope you do keep going though as there's lots of projects I'd like to work with you on.

 

 

As for people saying Paki Damascus is better, I don't think they have a scooby doo what they are on about!

 

You have a lot of fans on here mate but it is difficult if your relying on the income mate.

 

Liam

[Archi 46]

I will take the white handled knife if still up for grabs

Please can you pm me your payment details and I will arrange payment when back at work on Monday

Thanks

Archi

[Gin 498]

I have a couple from Matt, and still say, the finest blades yet at a give away price.

Good luck what ever you decide to do Matt.

[wyeman 1,008]

Matt,

 

I have just received my second knife off you - absolutely outstanding materials and workmanship! I have a tiny collection in comparison to some doyens on here, including Bison and Pat Mitchell and without doubt your workmanship is absolutely first class, you are a talented man.

 

Should there be any knives left out of the recent batch, I would be really pleased to purchase them off you.

[Rake aboot 4,935]

Sometimes thats just the way it goes,

Maybe it has just been the wrong time to try and ake a full time thing out of the knife making, times are hard and people are skint, no two ways about it.

 

Personally, the knife I have off you is amazing, folk love it and would love one, but not all can spare the cash right now. I agree you may well have been selling em cheap, (good for me) and this will have made it less pleasurable for you and yer Mrs.

 

I hope you can find some income soon, and that the knifes can become what they obviously shoud be,,, a labour of love.

 

 

Anyway, mines will be working hard. It is getting the water stone treatment this week, then back into action. Thank you for it, it is an incredible tool.

 

ATB

[midnight 657]

thanks fellas , im not finnished yet just some time to think and come out fighting .

iv found a power hammer and can use it as much as i want , im going to blend the damascus and stockremoval knives more and unfortunatly charge what they cost , if i end up with a ton of blades so be it, i will do the show circuit , gun shops etc etc .

but that will all be in the new year because iv to much invested in this to just stop !!

so game on

 

iv had to have the day off today as i have a ceramic bead that came of the grinder white hot hit me in the pupil of my left eye , iv had it sergicaly removed today , but its a mess ,

[Furittus 35]

Best wishes concerning the eye, a very sore place to get injured on, I enjoy you threads and as for your work, well what can I say, 1st class, excellent, craftsmanship at its best, hope your back in the workshop real soon.

[coonboy 160]

Don't mind are order matt get ya self right first mate we can wait its no problem

[midnight 657]

sorry coon boy im taking for ever , half have handles glued and pinned the others just need the glue in a few hours off being able to sheath them , two hand forged to from a friend , there as near as damn it clones of each other at this stage 2 small 2 big.

mosaic lanyard look well to .

but you first on the list so nothing get done till there finnished .

my bloody eye is horible i can hear a noise in my ears when bright light is in my eye it sounds like the sea ?? its really weird .

iv taken a loan and bout a very expensive but from now on essential peice of kit called the trend airsheild pro its a visor/air fed resporator in one even has a helmet ha ha .

im gona look like a cheap cousin of darth vader with it on but i will protect my eyes and lungs !

i have a tiny cooked hole in my pupil i just had a look its like a deep pit , i was lucky i have no loss of sight he said .

anyway im not finnished yet and i even have the blanks ready for the compotition we all talked about last year .

[coonboy 160]

Mate get better first f**k the knives lol take some time of get ya self right before ya start were in no rush us it is wat it is