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Thursday, April 24, 2014

Factors To Consider When Designing Custom Knives

By Essie Osborn


Sizes, shapes and lustre of knives differ. The products are designed differently to be used for various purposes. Many people need blades of varying types for their desired purposes, and this causes the need for custom knives. The choice is entirely for the buyer to make because it is the buyer that has a reason for purchasing. Swords and daggers are also in this category. They add to the beauty of the surrounding apart from the conventional usage in war.

The blades are preferred when curved for diversity of purpose. Among the uses are cutting vegetables, slicing bread and peeling. The shape is curved to reduce accidental cutting which is undesirable. Most products can be fatal if such measures are not taken. If not curved, oval or round shapes are equally good substitutes. They are unique and this enhances their likeability.

Design features of knives have evolved as time continues to tick. They were initially designed from stones that were chopped into shape. Shortly after bronze came into the scenes. Now, designers use the products of steel or other suitable alloys. Nevertheless, steel still becomes the favorite. Once the blade has been fashioned with steel, insulators like plastic, wood, glass or stones are shaped into handles.

There are individuals who have taken knife designing as a career. They engross themselves of the art in blacksmiths where the metals are heated to molten state the modeled appropriately. They then meticulously trim the blade into a fancy shape before decorating through addition of beautifying agents. As artists, they give first priority to quality.

To be unique in the art one needs to concentrate on one item at a time. You might decide to start with the small ones like those used for bread slicing. These are easier to make and thus do not consume much time. The more complex ones are those with long blades such as swords. When designing such you need to be patient because the gains at the end of the wait will be worthwhile.

The act of publicly displaying artistic works is not something that started yesterday. These public displays speak volumes about those who present them. Since there are attractive profits involved, it becomes the preoccupation of many designers. One becomes extremely elated when announced the winner. It becomes a confirmation that one was not toiling in futility. There is nothing as interesting as eating sweet fruits from your painful toil.

In every business, one has to keep in touch with current issues. What is it that the consumers desire. If you answer that question correctly then your business returns will be at an all time high. This calls for high levels of enthusiasm and creativity. An example is a product that is superficially a knife but also functions as a key and a bottle opener.

One has to be creative and desire to invent new styles of doing things. That is the thin line between mediocre and geniuses in this generation. Innovation should be aimed at offering solutions to underlying societal problems and offering better ways of executing a task. There is quite a competition since every artist thinks that his or her work is the best. Winning this competition is determined by dedication since nothing comes by mere luck.




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