My kid asked why I always make the same kind of knife handle

Lee Johnson · 2026-04-06T14:55:07.346518+00:00

She said 'it looks like all your knives are holding hands', and it hit me that I'd gotten stuck in a rut. Anyone else find a simple question from outside the shop made you change up a routine part of your work?

ellis.charles6mo ago

Honestly, did your kid just give you the best new product line name ever?

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johns186mo ago

Kids see the pattern right away. We get so focused on the steps we forget the shape of the whole thing. Happens with everything from cooking to building a deck.

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ninas704mo ago

Oh, I'm not so sure I agree with you both. @ellis.charles, that name might be cute but it could also box you into a niche that scares off customers looking for serious work knives. Sometimes patterns are there for a reason - maybe your handles are just perfectly suited to what you do.

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