Monday, April 21, 2014

Design Options For Custom Knives

By Essie Osborn


Knives come in various shapes and sizes. Their uses also vary depending on design and the nature of the blade. Custom knives have become trendy and the market is full of them. You need various varieties to fit both your kitchen and outdoor needs. Swords are also widely used not only for war but also for aesthetics. It is therefore important for one to choose that which will fit their needs. The trend now is such that the design matters a lot.

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.

Since the beginning, there has been evolution on how knives are designed. At first stones were being used in making the blades. The age of bronze shortly followed. Currently, steel is preferred but some developers do mix. If steel is used for the blade, stone, wood or plastic can be used for the handle. It is the peculiarity of the resultant goods that keep customers coming.

Knife designing is a good career for those who want to be self employed. The procedure is simple since it just involves smelting the metal and modeling it to the required shape. However, for an appealing finish, some good work has to go into sharpening and decorating. Being an art, the quality matters a lot if one is to be recognized as a good designer.

There is need for peculiarity that singles out a given artist among many. Some begin by designing the miniature models such as daggers and pen knives. It is assumed that being tiny in size, they are not hard to make and are not time consuming. The ones with longer blades like the swords are however, quite tricky and need much dedication and time.

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.

It is also good to look at the market needs. There is for example the craze with multipurpose knives. Some are made to be able to do the cutting and also act as screw drivers. For the highly innovative geniuses, it is possible to come up with a blade that can do its normal functions alongside being a door key. They are characteristically miniature with smooth handles and covers.

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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