Ciao Riccardo, stiamo parlando del top in assoluto in materia di folder . E' umanamente impossibile stare dietro a tutte quelle vendite, specie sui modelli accessibili.
Su bladeforum ci sono km di pagine dedicate a lui, e lo considero un mio mito.
I modelli accessibili , con grezzi, manici in G10, contornature dei profili...ecc. sono supportati da prelavorati forniti da terzi, come giusto che sia...
Bob Terzuola has collaborated with other custom knifemakers and production knife companies including Spyderco, Strider Knives, and Microtech Knives.
I modelli da soldi, cambia tutto!!...a mio parere sono fra i più belli al mondo.
come parlare di Ferrari, ma quale?? Se hai 1milione e mezzo di euro ne compri una fatta a mano!
Intervista rilasciata da lui in merito all'uso di laser CNC e componenti:
1) I was the first knife maker to use laser cut parts for my folders, starting in 1988.
2) The first show at which I sold knives with laser cut parts was the Knifemakers Guild Show in July of that year. They were welcomed with enthusiasm.
3) AT THAT SAME SHOW...I openly displayed several laser cut parts in the raw, on my table and continued to do so for about 15 years after. I freely advertised the use of laser cutting by Lynndale, in Phoenix and still carry the parts to my shows.
4) I used the laser cut parts as a SELLING POINT to my customers in keeping with the high-tech image of my knives which they had come to expect of me. If Striper28 had botered to view my table during those years or had exercised common courtesy by calling and questioning me before spouting fairy tales, I would have been happy to explain all this to him at any time.
5) The laser cutting fit in very nicely with the the use of space-age Titanium (I was the second knife maker to use that exotic material after Michael Walker). The laser was a big hit with my customers who applauded me for SAVING THEM MONEY by not having to charge them for my time, ill-spent at a band saw
6) I was NEVER asked to leave the Guild, by anyone at any time. In fact, I am still a dues paying, honest to God, Rootin-Tootin, true blue VOTING member who, incidentally, just voted in the latest round of elections at the last Guild Show in Orlando.
7) I have not attended recent Guild shows as a table holder due to the fact that, as I interpret the recent ill-conceived changes in the By-Laws, my knives, as I choose to make them, are no longer welcome at the show.
I have been asked my many members, including Presidents and Board members to take a table at the shows. The decision to withdraw as a table holding attendee was mine alone.
I have not changed my techniques or style of knife making nor concealed or mis-represented same to my customers. The Guild has changed the rules in mid-game and I cannot, with integrity display my knives at our show as long as those exclusionary rules are in effect. However, I will continue to pay my dues and retain my status as a voting member.
Bottom line? I believe that the Guild should not micro-manage how a maker crafts his knives or what manner of knives a customer must expect from a Guild member. I believe that the market place alone should dictate the success or failure of a craftsman and that he or she must be open and forthright with the customer as to how those knives were made.
I further believe that the customer, informed with an honest and complete assessment of the makers' skills and techniques, should be able to decide for himself which knives he will buy and which he will reject.
BOB TERZUOLA
Una piccola precisazione, i pezzi che escono da una CNC non sono pronti all'uso. Molti maker fanno i manici con delle scanalature tondeggianti per il grip, ma in realtà sono le passate di fresa larghe per risparmiare...oppure fanno superfici piane. Ma se vuoi sagomare forme 3d devi saper lavorare per non spaccare utensili e metterci secoli. Altrimenti lo farebbero tutti, e considera che la lavorazione dal pieno su acciai o titanio non so quante volte è più lenta rispetto ad una scontornatura di laser o rettifica. Una macchina CNC lavora come minimo a 60/70 euro l'ora, io per l'edge ci ho messo 20 ore di macchina e forse oltre 80 ore di lavorazione manuale per togliere i segni di lavorazione. Con una rettifca industriale la creazione di Grind del bisello dura massimo 5 min su un fisso da 7 pollici. Vado a pubblicare le foto di come uscito l'edge dalla macchina.