SHOP UPDATES - Don Nguyen Knives

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donnguyenknives

I make knives for lovers of food (example: me) that enjoy emotive cooking process.
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Want to learn how to sharpen? My sharpening video

Guess what's happening tomorrow.⁠ ⁠ Hint: It's

Guess what's happening tomorrow.⁠
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Hint: It's a video.

In yesterday's video we did 5 tips for the new (or

Just the tip. Today's video covers 5 random tips t

New video is out! We talk about five random tips f

New video is out! We talk about five random tips for any new (or maybe intermediate) maker. They're probably not earth shattering but some of them might help out someone out there.⁠
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Honestly this one is one of the funniest ones we've done. It was definitely on the fly and Sam did a great job editing it.

Tomorrow's video might be the funniest one yet, an

Tomorrow's video might be the funniest one yet, and I didn't even plan on it being that way.⁠
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Don't have anything fancy to write out otherwise, but that's ok. Things are chugging along and we're working on a few projects and more videos at the same time.⁠
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Feels like time is flying by. Is this my quarter-l

Feels like time is flying by. Is this my quarter-life crisis?

Subtle, dark figure, but oh so beautiful. Ironwood

Subtle, dark figure, but oh so beautiful. Ironwood is lovely.

This simple shot doesn't show much, but there are

This simple shot doesn't show much, but there are so many hidden details we spend time on that might not even matter.⁠
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The signature has to be crisp and in the right location. The plunges have to be tight, clean, and symmetrical. The scratches have to be uniform and all in the same direction. The handle fitment has to be flawless. The spine and choil have to be rounded and terminate right where the handle fits.⁠
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To do these right takes a lot of practice. You can spend a huge amount of time to dial them in, but having the experience and knowing the order of operations truly helps a lot. That's not to say we're doing perfect work - we don't do perfect and never will, but we're always striving to change things up and make things better.

One thing that's happened to me during all of this

One thing that's happened to me during all of this - I'm grateful.⁠
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I'm grateful that my family and friends are doing ok right now. I'm grateful that I can still pay my bills, buy food, and cover essentials to function and get around. I'm grateful that mentally I'm healthy and I'm staying on top of personal hurdles and personal growth. I'm grateful for all of you who support me and let me continue to progress forward in this craft and business.⁠
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I'm fortunate as all hell and I'm truly thankful.

Some of my videos are informative and useful. Some

Some of my videos are informative and useful. Some of them are.... not so much. Today's is mostly the latter.⁠
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But it's fun and sometimes that's all I need in life.⁠
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Took a little bit of inspiration from @matthunzi here with some @brad_leone vibes.

New YouTube video is out! Did anyone try to guess

New YouTube video is out! Did anyone try to guess my dumb dun goofed last week? Nobody guessed it correctly, maybe because it was that stupid...⁠
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This handle went through a lot of shit. I almost had to scrap it multiple times, and while it's not totally in spec right now, I managed to save it and still have a completely functional tool.⁠
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I could act all hoity toity and say everything was planned and intentional, but let's be real here. I don't know what I'm doing.

New piece today, new video tomorrow. It's been alm

New piece today, new video tomorrow. It's been almost a whole month since we had anything finished, and it was just a combination of starting all new (big) projects, a few goofups, and just plain not knowing where the time went.⁠
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There's gonna be a new video tomorrow though! Kind of a light-hearted one, where I was working on this handle and made a really dumb mistake and tried to fix it. This one has been kind of a roller coaster to say the least.⁠
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Nonetheless, it'll be available on my newsletter Friday morning.

Lately I feel like I've been rushing more than eve

Lately I feel like I've been rushing more than ever. I just want to BE there, not work to get there. I want a full forge studio, more equipment, youtube riches and fame, a cnc warehouse, an entire production and media team...⁠
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Ok that's a bit outrageous but it's actually not too far from what I want.⁠
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But I have to remind myself to slow tf down and stop thinking about the end goals. Am I working to get rich? Am I doing videos to get famous? Yeah freakin' right. I got into this stuff because I was passionate about it and it was fulfilling.⁠
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Haven't posted in a week, but that's what I've been thinking. Sometimes I get tunnel visioned and I gotta check myself.

These are the kinds of videos I want to do. Collab

These are the kinds of videos I want to do. Collaborations with people, like Ben of @forbes_meat_company. Cool, skilled people who use my stuff who I just enjoy being around. There's nothing really formal about it - no plans, no scripts - just cutting things up, prepping delicious food, and talking real shit.

New YouTube video out! Check the profile link.⁠

Tomorrow we hang out with Ben at @forbes_meat_comp

Short grinding clip of a future video I'm working

Short grinding clip of a future video I'm working on. The video and project are a bit of a creative experiment that I have no idea how they'll play out, and while that freaks me out quite a lot, I still do it anyways.

When we're talking about working on our boners, we

When we're talking about working on our boners, we're trying to get them really hot and wet with the hopeful result that they get really hard.⁠
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I hope you guys aren't tired of my BS yet. I'd blame it on quarantine but that's a straight-up lie and this is sadly just who I am.

Yesterday's YouTube video covered the build of thi

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