Comments on: Today I made shears,

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:00:11 +0000

Hi Charlie,

I love the work and am particularly interested in functioning tools such as the scissors on this post but not to discount the beautiful ornamental work on your site. I would be interested in seeing more like this.

Keep up the good work

Richard

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:32:18 +0000

Hi there Steve. My name is Mike and I have a scissor question. I live in Canada – if that matters?? So my girlfriend is very, VERY obsessed with scissors. She has a collection of about 40-50 pairs, is constantly looking for new ones and collecting pictures of scissors off the net. She is now becoming interested in producing her own. I would like to make that dream a reality for her – big time brownie points ya know!? So I was wondering if you could give me some tips on how to do this. I don’t want to make the scissors myself – just give her the means and information she will need to do it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again, Mike.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:27:07 +0000

Hey Steve, nice to hear from you! This pair of shears does not function, as I intentionally made the joint very tight as to avoid water seeping into the joint on the finished artwork. Your comment about learning from an intern states pretty much what I am feeling about the experience, as well. As an example, there are a number of different approaches to making a pair of tongs; different paths to the same end. Watching Steve (Rooney, the OTHER Steve, not you) trying to find his way through making a pair of tongs starts me thinking about exactly how I would go about doing the same job. I offer advice as it occurs to me or when asked, but do not try to impress MY way as being the best way, as I think exploration and discovery, failure and success are the best learning tools. Especially failure, thank God. I’m an expert.

By: steve

steve — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:38:26 +0000

Very cool Charlie! Do they function? and are they in the final design now? Congrats on getting an intern. I can say from my own experience that some of my favorite methods and techniques in my field I picked up from working along side people just starting out but with totally different educational backgrounds. Plus some fresh energy is always good.