What's mildly irritating you today?

[Perry Winkle]

My knifemaking "mentor" said that making knives often times consists of adapting to and covering up mistakes. This ability is what separates the newbie from the master.

I'm obviously still deep in newbie land. Few things are more irritating than spending 12 hours on a blade only to fuck it up irretrievably with some little bobble. This is something that never happens when making software.

In the month and a half or so since I made my first knife in class, I've got one blade that is at the point I can harden and temper the blade. I'm planning on doing that tomorrow and then moving on to finish work on Saturday, if the heat treat doesn't warp or crack the blade.

I'll be so happy if I can finish this one, but it is nothing like what I envisioned when I started. Too many mistakes to cover up...