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Some time ago, I can't recall when, maybe 4 years ago, a certain custom knife enthusiast took an interest in my involvement in this forum.
I really don't have a history with the custom knife community much beyond my December 2005 entrance to Bladeforums. Maybe due to that impending 5 year anniversary, and my nearing 5000 posts, I've begun to ruminate on my time here.
There are a few significant, (to me) factors which have led me into this online community which I will not bore you with
. This thread is about a real watershed factor, one which is still playing out, even after all this time.
But this isn't just an online community. This is real people!
And this thread is about providing proof of that. Of the many generous gestures which have come my way through this community over the years, one of them which stands out as being one of the first was this gift to me, by Dr. David Darom;
Here is a man, in Israel, whom I have never met. We share a 'tribal affiliation' but have no particular common background.
David, I think, appreciated my enthusiasm- as a newcomer open to a new world- of custom knives.
At his expense, he sent me this book, asking nothing in return. Of course, how could I not feel indebted? How could I not want to repay his kindness by helping him?
Well, this isn't about helping David. This is about how David helped me. He helped me to understand what custom handmade knives can be. He helped me to understand how to appreciate what I am looking at. He provided a CONTEXT for me to start from.
I am wearing this book to shreds. I look at it most every day. The other two Darom books I own receive almost equal treatment, (but I must say, this one is my favourite- maybe it's a 'first love' thing).
David Darom has brought as much, in my view, to the custom knife community as any other man or woman could claim. Sure, some might point to the luminaries, who forged a way decades ago. But decades from now, people will look back at what David Darom has given to the world of Man, and I believe that they will be in awe of what he accomplished.
Here are some more pics of some of the pages which I have enjoyed, and will continue to enjoy until I wear through them;
What is your constant inspiration? A knife? A book? A movie? A person? A job? Please share!
I really don't have a history with the custom knife community much beyond my December 2005 entrance to Bladeforums. Maybe due to that impending 5 year anniversary, and my nearing 5000 posts, I've begun to ruminate on my time here.
There are a few significant, (to me) factors which have led me into this online community which I will not bore you with
. This thread is about a real watershed factor, one which is still playing out, even after all this time.But this isn't just an online community. This is real people!
And this thread is about providing proof of that. Of the many generous gestures which have come my way through this community over the years, one of them which stands out as being one of the first was this gift to me, by Dr. David Darom;
Here is a man, in Israel, whom I have never met. We share a 'tribal affiliation' but have no particular common background.
David, I think, appreciated my enthusiasm- as a newcomer open to a new world- of custom knives.
At his expense, he sent me this book, asking nothing in return. Of course, how could I not feel indebted? How could I not want to repay his kindness by helping him?
Well, this isn't about helping David. This is about how David helped me. He helped me to understand what custom handmade knives can be. He helped me to understand how to appreciate what I am looking at. He provided a CONTEXT for me to start from.
I am wearing this book to shreds. I look at it most every day. The other two Darom books I own receive almost equal treatment, (but I must say, this one is my favourite- maybe it's a 'first love' thing).
David Darom has brought as much, in my view, to the custom knife community as any other man or woman could claim. Sure, some might point to the luminaries, who forged a way decades ago. But decades from now, people will look back at what David Darom has given to the world of Man, and I believe that they will be in awe of what he accomplished.
Here are some more pics of some of the pages which I have enjoyed, and will continue to enjoy until I wear through them;
What is your constant inspiration? A knife? A book? A movie? A person? A job? Please share!
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