Welcome to the Rad Rod Blades 2021 Challenge!
Feb 1 - April 30
The goal of the challenge is to make a completed functional knife where there were only parts before, or if you're beginning with a complete knife, then it should be re-made, refurbished, or customized to the point where there is a substantial visual and/or functional difference from the starting point.
Any any skill or ambition level welcome! If you've never done anything like this before or you're an ABS Master smith. Whether you got a build your own knife kit for Christmas, wanna powder coat and flamejob your trusty pocket knife, or you're gonna hand forge a new knife from an old file!
To enter the challenge post in this challenge thread, stating the name of your build at the top in bold, pics of your starting materials, and what your plans for it are.
Unlike the main bike buildoffs all entries will use this thread to post build updates etc.
You'll start each new progress post with the title of your build in bold at the top, for example:
Rat Fink Machete
Followed by the update.
This will differentiate actual build updates from regular jabber jawing in the thread. There is also a discussion thread. Try to use the discussion thread for anything longer than two or three posts of back and forth.
https://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/knife-buildoff-challenge-discussion.112919/
Challenge runs from Feb 1st to April 30th. All work must be done during this time frame.
All final pics will need to be posted in the challenge thread by April 30, with Finished: <Build Title> at the top of their final update post, followed by three photos of their completed build that want to be used for voting.
Everyone can have up to two entries in the challenge, and unlimited substitutions if things go wrong, but only a max of two builds per person will go to vote at the end.
Anyone can join in at any time after the start date, as long as they include a starting point photo, and haven't started any work before Feb 1.
If all entrants have stated they are finished before April 30 the challenge can be closed early and voting begun. However if just one person in the pack wants to use their full time allowed the challenge will remain open until April 30.
If at any point after March 15, two thirds of the existing participants have said they're finished and aren't starting a second build, then the challenge will be closed to new entries. Exceptions may be made, case by case.
Winner will be decided by vote open to all RRB forum members. Voting thread will be posted shortly after the challenge has ended. Each entry in the voting thread will consist of the build name and three photos chosen by the entrant. Put the photos in your “Finished” post the order you want them to appear.
At this stage there are no prizes, just bragging rights. But you never know around here.
The Falstaff rule on non-knife entries:
You can enter an alternate bladed tool or weapon if you choose. Eg. An axe, hatchet or sword. However, it should be in the spirit of the challenge (no ice skates). Use this scale of awesome as your guide, the further you stray from a "knife" the more impressive and creative the work you plan to do should be.
For example, forging a hatchet from a wrench is awesome. Putting a premade axe haft from home depot on an old axe head is not. In the second case there are things you could do to make it awesome though, hand carve the haft from an interesting wood and carve intricate designs into it, engrave or etch the blade with patterns, reprofile the head. Remember you are aiming for a substantial visual and/or functional difference from the starting point.
If you have a non-knife idea but are not sure it counts, ask the group for their input.
I don't think any further restrictions on builds than that are needed. If something comes up, I’ll add more rules!
Just remember that this is RRB, and creativity, skill, out of the box thinking, and being an all round clever fellow go a long way in the votes.
Good luck everyone, have fun, and get to building!
Entrants:
@OddJob
@ifitsfreeitsforme
@Swampthing
@hamppea
@SSG
@Oak Tree
@Short Stuff
@barnbikes
@GuitarlCarl
@Captain Awesome
@Falstaff
@us56456712
@Verrt
Feb 1 - April 30
The goal of the challenge is to make a completed functional knife where there were only parts before, or if you're beginning with a complete knife, then it should be re-made, refurbished, or customized to the point where there is a substantial visual and/or functional difference from the starting point.
Any any skill or ambition level welcome! If you've never done anything like this before or you're an ABS Master smith. Whether you got a build your own knife kit for Christmas, wanna powder coat and flamejob your trusty pocket knife, or you're gonna hand forge a new knife from an old file!
To enter the challenge post in this challenge thread, stating the name of your build at the top in bold, pics of your starting materials, and what your plans for it are.
Unlike the main bike buildoffs all entries will use this thread to post build updates etc.
You'll start each new progress post with the title of your build in bold at the top, for example:
Rat Fink Machete
Followed by the update.
This will differentiate actual build updates from regular jabber jawing in the thread. There is also a discussion thread. Try to use the discussion thread for anything longer than two or three posts of back and forth.
https://www.ratrodbikes.com/forum/index.php?threads/knife-buildoff-challenge-discussion.112919/
Challenge runs from Feb 1st to April 30th. All work must be done during this time frame.
All final pics will need to be posted in the challenge thread by April 30, with Finished: <Build Title> at the top of their final update post, followed by three photos of their completed build that want to be used for voting.
Everyone can have up to two entries in the challenge, and unlimited substitutions if things go wrong, but only a max of two builds per person will go to vote at the end.
Anyone can join in at any time after the start date, as long as they include a starting point photo, and haven't started any work before Feb 1.
If all entrants have stated they are finished before April 30 the challenge can be closed early and voting begun. However if just one person in the pack wants to use their full time allowed the challenge will remain open until April 30.
If at any point after March 15, two thirds of the existing participants have said they're finished and aren't starting a second build, then the challenge will be closed to new entries. Exceptions may be made, case by case.
Winner will be decided by vote open to all RRB forum members. Voting thread will be posted shortly after the challenge has ended. Each entry in the voting thread will consist of the build name and three photos chosen by the entrant. Put the photos in your “Finished” post the order you want them to appear.
At this stage there are no prizes, just bragging rights. But you never know around here.
The Falstaff rule on non-knife entries:
You can enter an alternate bladed tool or weapon if you choose. Eg. An axe, hatchet or sword. However, it should be in the spirit of the challenge (no ice skates). Use this scale of awesome as your guide, the further you stray from a "knife" the more impressive and creative the work you plan to do should be.
For example, forging a hatchet from a wrench is awesome. Putting a premade axe haft from home depot on an old axe head is not. In the second case there are things you could do to make it awesome though, hand carve the haft from an interesting wood and carve intricate designs into it, engrave or etch the blade with patterns, reprofile the head. Remember you are aiming for a substantial visual and/or functional difference from the starting point.
If you have a non-knife idea but are not sure it counts, ask the group for their input.
I don't think any further restrictions on builds than that are needed. If something comes up, I’ll add more rules!
Just remember that this is RRB, and creativity, skill, out of the box thinking, and being an all round clever fellow go a long way in the votes.
Good luck everyone, have fun, and get to building!
Entrants:
@OddJob
@ifitsfreeitsforme
@Swampthing
@hamppea
@SSG
@Oak Tree
@Short Stuff
@barnbikes
@GuitarlCarl
@Captain Awesome
@Falstaff
@us56456712
@Verrt