Steven Janik
SUPERMOD & AWARDS BOSS
I'm going out on a limb here and clear my mind about how some of these Work In Progress are being accepted and abused.
In my honest opinion we are asking some of the greatest makers in the world (definitely NOT including myself) to spill their guts and show us the methods that they have invented and refined over many years of trial and error. The true purpose is to show new makers how things can be done with the tools available. I personally have done a WIP on a kit that Tracy put out of a framelock folder and skipped the milling machine and high powered equiptment to show how it can be done with a drill press and a Dremel tool. Using what's available to the biggest share of our builders is how you progress makers into innovators and KnifeDogs is by far the biggest advocate of this.
Unfortunately what has happened is that some people are making dead knock offs of the WIP project and trying to sell them at reduced prices. This will eventually put an end to any valuable WIP threads and we will all go back to the drawing board. I will say that some guys are still doing the right thing and using the overall flavor of the WIP but not copying the piece exactly.
As an avid fan of ANYONE'S WIP and an admitted recipient of the vast knowledge presented in them, I don't want to see them go away, nor do I want to prevent newcomers from adding in their new ideas that we can all use.
Post your thoughts. I think this could be an interesting discussion.
Thanks,
Steve
In my honest opinion we are asking some of the greatest makers in the world (definitely NOT including myself) to spill their guts and show us the methods that they have invented and refined over many years of trial and error. The true purpose is to show new makers how things can be done with the tools available. I personally have done a WIP on a kit that Tracy put out of a framelock folder and skipped the milling machine and high powered equiptment to show how it can be done with a drill press and a Dremel tool. Using what's available to the biggest share of our builders is how you progress makers into innovators and KnifeDogs is by far the biggest advocate of this.
Unfortunately what has happened is that some people are making dead knock offs of the WIP project and trying to sell them at reduced prices. This will eventually put an end to any valuable WIP threads and we will all go back to the drawing board. I will say that some guys are still doing the right thing and using the overall flavor of the WIP but not copying the piece exactly.
As an avid fan of ANYONE'S WIP and an admitted recipient of the vast knowledge presented in them, I don't want to see them go away, nor do I want to prevent newcomers from adding in their new ideas that we can all use.
Post your thoughts. I think this could be an interesting discussion.
Thanks,
Steve