had a slight freak out and just need to think for a little bit

I talked with Wonhee a bit earlier to day about dropping the idea I had and just design handles for kitchen tools scene I have been doing a lot of research on them anyway. She said that that was ok (as she let out a heavy sigh).

And the more I thought about it, the more it felt like I was giving up. and as my mantra goes:"Play hard. Work harder. Have fun. Find your limits and test them. Always get right back up, NEVER stay down. NEVER give up."

so I wrote an email to Garth Morgan to see if I could talk with him about my product and have a jam session to help work out my idea.

I decided to let him know what I knew about my product so he would be up to date on it and that actualy helped me work out some of the issues I has having.

Anyway here is a bit of the email I sent:

Right now I am really in not a good spot with this project. My research never paned out no mater where I looked, I could not find any conclusive demographic data that I could use. I even have a friend that works for Nielsen and he couldn't help me very much.

So I have been looking the handles of kitchen tools, hand tools, power tools, and sports equipment and how they relate to the function of the object and I have not found any thing that I am excited about. (and yes I am complaining a bit)

Here is what I do know about my product right now:

Demographic: I have dropped the bachelor part and just made it for men

Name: RTK- Reclaim The kitchen

General size and proportions: over sized about 15 inches long- the handle will be about 5 inches long and and a hefty 1.25-1.5 diameter, a 5 inch neck length, and a tool head length of about 5 inches of about 3.5 to 5 inches wide

Materials: I want it to be all one material so seams for things to get in to and grow germs, preferably nonstick pan safe. what this material is I do not know.....may be two materials if the structural core is completely coated....... so maybe steel core with silicone covering

Tools: I want there to be 4 tools in the set- spatula, slotted spoon, spoon/ladle, and tongs. I want to prototype two of these but I think I will only get to one with the time I have left. The tools I want to prototype are the spatula and the tongs, if I have the time, as I think they would be the easiest to do at this point

What is looks like: I have no idea.....but I have been looking at mountaineering tools while I have been writing this and I think that might be what I have been looking for..maybe.... ice hammers and such...hummmmmmmmm

so that is the summery of what I know for sure about my product right now.