Just too damn funny, bud. I'm really happy that sucker has brought joy to you!!
There's a backstory to these knives I should relay...
A thousand years ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I owned a similar knife. It was a gift from my Pudgy Lil' Buddy Mike Spangler (yes, that who my big chef knife is named after), who used to make all sorts of cool little knives out of scrap pieces of steel. I have no idea what happened to it, but I remember making one out of 1095 shortly after, and it was one of the first knives I'd ever successfully hollow ground, and even had a nifty little hamon. It was in my pocket one year at Dan Farr's deer camp, and I'd set it on the table after returning from a trail clearing foray. His brother Eric, another dear friend, grabbed ahold of it and it immediately became his. Eric's boundless creative energy and wry sense of humor led to an entire evening of sales pitches and slogans for the marketing of his fantastic new acquisition, the pinnacle of which was it's christening The Exactimundo.
For many years after, I'd receive text messages and photos of his beloved Exactimundo being applied in various uses and tasks, mostly absurd ones. Coming from Eric, the texts were usually hysterical.
I miss Dan and Eric, as they moved across the country, and it's been many moons since we've gotten together for shenanigans. These knives are only made for this one, special occasion around the holidays, and the whole idea is to have a heap of fun and close the year out on a high note, and with genuine good cheer.
I hope that's what happened, and I'm glad that Lorien finally got one. Still want you to have something genuinely indicative of what I do, buddy, but I'll figure that out....:thumbup:
Thanks to everyone that participates in those sale threads. They bring me a heck of a lot of happiness!
. Mike
