2012 Jimmy Chin Micro Show in Taipei, Taiwan

An astonishing journey shared by Ron and Jimmy.

This show was a triumph for both; richly deserved.

Thanks for taking the rest of us along with the great pictures and descriptions, Ron.

John
 
Magical.
Haven't enjoyed a thread this much in a long time.
Many thanks Ron Newton for the great writing and superlative images.
What an odyssey...the people and places.....and all those exquisite knives.

Doug
 
Great pictures, Ron. How much weight did you gain? :D If my history is not too fuzzy, those Mongol bows are made primarily from layers horn, sinew and hide type glue and take an extraordinarily long time to cure up. You also had to seal/wrap them for protection if you were going be be in a wet environment because they can delaminate. Seeing one unstrung is just as amazing because you get the feel for how much you have to bend the arms back to get it strung. What the traditional longbow does with heartwood and sapwood, the Huns and the Mongols did with, for a lack of a better term, the original "composite materials". The net result was that the bows could be shorter even though some of burlier ones were in that 175 pound pull range just like the biggest of the Welsh longbows. Great to see artists still making things like that even if we mere mortals cannot afford them.;)
 
Great thread! Interesting to read about a knife show in a part of the world that I don't really know a lot about.

All those food pics made me hungry! ;)

Kind regards,

Jos
 
Yo and I thoroughly enjoyed this thread. As Ken said "Thread of the Year". Congratulations on such a prestigious award, well deserved.

Happy New Year!!!
 
I also agree that this was a great thread. It started out with photos of spectacular knives and ended showing photos of a super knife show.

Congratulations to all involved.

Jim Treacy
 
Doug C said:
Magical.
Haven't enjoyed a thread this much in a long time.
Many thanks Ron Newton for the great writing and superlative images.
What an odyssey...the people and places.....and all those exquisite knives.

Doug
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:thumbup::thumbup:I couldn't agree more!

MANY Thanks Ron,
Peter
 
Ron

Congratulations to you and Jimmy on such a wonderful experience with great rewards. What a monumental monent this must have been and I am sure continues to be. Thank you for sharing your knives and your methods with us and thank you as well for sharing this wonderful journey with us.

Once again Congratulations to you and Jimmy!! well deserved!!

Brian
 
I hope Jimmy is getting sponsored by Tourism China! I wanna go check it out because of him.
 
Congratulations to Jimmy Chin.He has done a masterful job in promoting bladesmithing in Taiwan.Jimmy has taken bladesmithing and made it a mainstream thing.It is now accepted by the art council.
Also thanks to Ron Newton for this excellent thread and wonderful pictures and writeup.
Wishing Jimmy Chin more success in the future and all the best in promoting bladesmithing and in his career.
 
Raj,
I agree. Wonderful thread. Ron has done an amazing job showing us the experience. Wonderful knives and top shelf makers. The food looked great too.

Thanks, Ron.

Tad
 
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Hello mister Yang, are you from Taipei,
We were there for the knife show in 15 december, and i look informations about taipei and how to increase contact with collectors there.
We spent a very nice moment in Taiwan.I want to come back.
Hope we will keep contact,
Regards, pierre reverdy!
Reverdy.piel@gmail.com
 
Fabulous, amazing, fascinating! Thanks for this wonderful treat, Ron. The very next thing I do right now will be to click on the 'rate this thread' (top right of this page) and click that excellent button.
 
It's good to hear from you, Pierre. I'll get Jimmy to drop you a line shortly....or at least one of us will contact you. :)

pierre reverdy said:
Hello mister Yang, are you from Taipei,
We were there for the knife show in 15 december, and i look informations about taipei and how to increase contact with collectors there.
We spent a very nice moment in Taiwan.I want to come back.
Hope we will keep contact,
Regards, pierre reverdy!
Reverdy.piel@gmail.com
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Hello,
I am pierre reverdy from
France,
We were in taiwan in december,13 untill23
I look informations about taiwanese collectors, how to reach them.
We had great interest about our creations,
Do you know good shops in taipei or any news youmay know.
Thanks for your reply,
Regards.
Pierre.
 
As you know there was a spot of "politics" that mared that last show we met at in Taipei last December. As you also know Jimmy now has his own show so he/we will be able to get you all the info. you need for his next show at the end of this year.

I need to call Jimmy later today any way so I'll tell him you're looking for info. and either I or someone like Ron will contact you with with all the goodies. :):thumbup:

pierre reverdy said:
Hello,
I am pierre reverdy from
France,
We were in taiwan in december,13 untill23
I look informations about taiwanese collectors, how to reach them.
We had great interest about our creations,
Do you know good shops in taipei or any news youmay know.
Thanks for your reply,
Regards.
Pierre.
Click to expand...
 
pierre reverdy said:
Hello,
I am pierre reverdy from
France,
We were in taiwan in december,13 untill23
I look informations about taiwanese collectors, how to reach them.
We had great interest about our creations,
Do you know good shops in taipei or any news youmay know.
Thanks for your reply,
Regards.
Pierre.
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Hello Pierre, I am the one who said "good evening" to you when you said "good day" to me,
and the "Blade" is a good friend of mine.
 
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