Freddy Glove Blade Poll.

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

Hey all.. what are your thoughts?

[🪦 The Beast ●]

Thicker and more durable, with a shiny, mirrored finish. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":thumbsup:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"thumbsup.gif\" />haha....I'd probably have to go with the thick, shiny or not.

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

As a costumer I like thin and light, and mirror finish. Or maybe a combination of the two for more durability?

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

<!--quoteo(post=267305:date=Jul 17 2008, 07:49 PM:name=sirbrad)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(sirbrad @ Jul 17 2008, 07:49 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=267305\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecAs a costumer I like thin and light, and mirror finish. Or maybe a combination of the two for more durability?<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI'm exploring new kinds of metals to put on my future gloves and the shiny steel only comes in 20 gauge and it's relatively thin. It's still sturdy but you could bend the blades if you tried. I currently use 16 gauge steel but it only comes mirrored on one side. To get it on the other side, I'd either have to polish them by hand or have them done professionally. Either way, it'd get expensive to get thick mirrored blades and I want to keep my costs low to keep my prices low.

[🪦 gummi ●]

I would prefer thicker blades with a mirror or near-mirror finish. I haven't been collecting gloves for very long, but I own gloves from three different builders now, and there's just something satisfying about holding a thick, heavy glove as opposed to a thin and light one.

[🪦 sirbrad ●]

Yes unless you wear one for 5 hours for parades, which start to seem like a 5 pound dead weight hanging and stretching your arm longer and longer.

[🪦 gummi ●]

<!--quoteo(post=267375:date=Jul 18 2008, 03:43 AM:name=sirbrad)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(sirbrad @ Jul 18 2008, 03:43 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=267375\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecYes unless you wear one for 5 hours for parades, which start to seem like a 5 pound dead weight hanging and stretching your arm longer and longer.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI can see where the lighter glove would be beneficial in that case. Marks glove are a nice compromise because they are well-made and sturdy but still very lightweight. I recently purchase a Part 6 glove made by Cryptoys from a member here which is at the other end of the spectrum. The thing is built like a tank, and I love the bulky feel that it has.

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

<!--quoteo(post=267382:date=Jul 18 2008, 04:14 AM:name=gummi)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(gummi @ Jul 18 2008, 04:14 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=267382\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecI can see where the lighter glove would be beneficial in that case. Marks glove are a nice compromise because they are well-made and sturdy but still very lightweight. I recently purchase a Part 6 glove made by Cryptoys from a member here which is at the other end of the spectrum. The thing is built like a tank, and I love the bulky feel that it has.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndThanks for the compliment. I'm torn between my options because I absolutely love the look of the mirrored blades (just makes it look that much deadlier IMO) but I like having the blades very strong. I'm going to try thinner mirrored blades soon to see how they work. While I could always get mirrored 16 gauge steel and then polish the other side, I would probably have to sacrifice my objective of remaining the most affordable glove builder. I want to keep my build times short and production costs low and the more I try to implement in the building process, the more I'd have to up my prices. So, in my opinion, while it's nice to have a glove that's heavy and "built like a tank", I think most people should understand that real blades would in fact be thinner than my current blades and would therefore know that these aren't meant for stabbing or treating with a lot of abuse. They're costume props or display pieces and should be treated well. I have a glove with really thin mirrored blades and it really works fine. Just don't go grabbing and putting a lot of force on the blades... (why would you?)

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

Well... here's a preview of what the blades will look like. Didn't want to show the whole blade yet but I've added an artificial edging effect to give it a sharp appearance. What do you think of the look of these blades?<img src=\"http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn47/knifegloves/NewBlade.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />

[🪦 hummie12 ●]

that edging effect on that Part 1 blade looks great. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":thumbsup:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"thumbsup.gif\" /> you did a nice job Mark.