Due in at 14:00. Incredibly nervous. Suit's clean, shirt's pressed, shoes are polished. Twice. (Look, my shoes are always polished, I'm retentive - so I did it twice).
Empirically I know my odds should be pretty good. Same since school exams - I always worry the night before, but the moment I walk through the door on the day I relax. That said, if some ass spills coffee on me on the train beforehand I'll take his arm off, and the other one if I get blood on my tie in the process... Yeah, possibly a bit up-tight. At least it's late enough in the day to avoid commuter-crowded carriages.
The plan was to sit and relax and calm myself today, but instead spent my time working very carefully on knives. Carefully because I really don't need a late night in the ER, and frankly even a plaster would be best avoided, but I couldn't sit on my hands all day without going nuts!!
Ffffffff, sixteen-and-a-half hours to go.
Still, I got positive feedback and pretty much told to carry on as I was. Next interview has practical/dexterity tests, which at least means I don't need to keep up the online research and constant in-my-head rehearsals so much. At least with dexterity I simply know I can do it, it's purely a matter of hoping I can do it better than other candidates.
It's on Wednesday at 14:00 in London. Four more days to calm down & steady my hands ![]()
Really, really hope I'll be posting good news by Thursday!
Had a late Hallowe'en party yesterday, good films, alcohol and small candles. Good to have folk over here, we don't make nearly enough use of the sofabed! Need more guests! Good to see Crockett, albeit felt slightly mean leaving him out in the downpour...!! I think I'm quite unusual for it, but I really like being out in the rain.
Have an interview on Tuesday, which I'm very out of practice at. New shirt, suit's at the cleaners, still can't find a bloody belt! Got told Friday, which leaves me Monday to sort references. I have fear.
Anyhow, as promised "tomorrow" almost a month ago, the ramrod - errm, Rectifier - follow-up photos
There are a couple of design refinements I'd like to make on the next one - internally threading the aluminium at the grip, for instance, to use a bolt instead of a nut there - but all in all I'm pleased with the execution. Next time, next time...
Wish me luck with Tuesday, if it goes well I'll elaborate - and otherwise I'll deny it ever happened
These.

ANYWAY, Delrin "business end" ranging from 26mm down to 19mm, 140mm long.
The grip is polished purpleheart.
The shaft is solid 12mm aluminium, tapped at either end, also with a custom retaining nut at the grip end - I forgot to take detail photos, I'll rectify (heh, 'rectify') that & update tomorrow!
That's what this should be called.
Meet "The Rectifier"