Finally got the Wisby thumb patterns tweaked out right.

[Steve S.]

I finally got the Wisby #3 thumb bit patterns tweaked out right on the computer. I'm amazed I got it so good on the first prototype, given how many iterations I did when trying to make the first "for real" pair.

http://i.imgur.com/nOtq9mL.jpg

Steve

[Konstantin the Red]

Bet it's because of all those iterations it went so smoothly now. Chalk it up to the learning curve. It's paying the dues. Failures are uncomfortable friends, but valuable in the end. You cuss, you cut, you try again.

[Ckanite]

Well said Kon! Looking good Steve!

[Tom B.]

Steven,

I often have the same issue where the first go / prototype goes great then it takes a bunch of tries to get it right again. Invariably though I learn a lot from the iterations.

[Steve S.]

I think a lot of the re-tweaking was a result of my not putting the original patterns into the computer accurately enough. The imprecision of the original patterns was actually good in this case. Putting them into CAD made them precisely wrong.

Steve

[Johann ColdIron]

I think a lot of the re-tweaking was a result of my not putting the original patterns into the computer accurately enough. The imprecision of the original patterns was actually good in this case. Putting them into CAD made them precisely wrong.

Steve

I find putting my patterns into steel more telling than CAD. Edit: (I now see you are CADing to have them lazer cut. Cool!)

CAD does a lot of things really well. I use it at work all the time. It doesn't seem to serve me well in matters of organic curves in a medium that can be both stretched and shrunk with blows from a hammer and heat.

Might I suggest wrapping a little more steel around the edges of your thumb so that blows directly to the last joint are at least somewhat transmitted to the rattan? It can take the sting out of shots that land there. Probably about 3/16" to 1/4" around the tip and flanks usually does it.

[Hrolfr]

Looking good, Steve!

What did you use for the glove?

[Hospitaller@Acre]

Steve, are you going to be selling these?

[AaronT]

Very nice.