UffDa
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Please excuse me if I ramble a bit.
There is a local radio food and wine program that I listen to sometimes. Today they had a representative from Wusthof on talking about their new line of chef's knives. He mentioned a 25 piece set of these knive that sell for well over $1000. He commented that they would not even attempt to market anything like this in Europe. They would be laughed at. It seems that only Americans (and maybe Canadians) are the only ones who would be interested in having more then a few knives.
This started me thinking. (A dangerous thing)
I remember reading about people who live by their knife and how they get along just fine without INFI, Talonite, ATS34, etc. I remember Ken Warner writing about the African staff on safari who used knives that we would turn our noses up at with great skill and who did not feel at all disadvantaged. In fact, when Warner offered them the use of his new-fangled custum made knives he found that they didn't care much for them. For one thing, when they got dull, they couldn't readily sharpen them.
The Lapps also live with their knives. I remember an interview with a Finnish bladesmith who felt that the ideal blade would just cut into a soft iron nail. Anything harder was not practical for daily use.
I love the new steels as much as anyone and wouldn't want to give them up, but sometimes I think we put to much value in "hi-tech".
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Do not lead me for I will not follow.
Do not follow me for I will not lead.
Do not walk by my side either.
Just leave me the hell alone.
There is a local radio food and wine program that I listen to sometimes. Today they had a representative from Wusthof on talking about their new line of chef's knives. He mentioned a 25 piece set of these knive that sell for well over $1000. He commented that they would not even attempt to market anything like this in Europe. They would be laughed at. It seems that only Americans (and maybe Canadians) are the only ones who would be interested in having more then a few knives.
This started me thinking. (A dangerous thing)
I remember reading about people who live by their knife and how they get along just fine without INFI, Talonite, ATS34, etc. I remember Ken Warner writing about the African staff on safari who used knives that we would turn our noses up at with great skill and who did not feel at all disadvantaged. In fact, when Warner offered them the use of his new-fangled custum made knives he found that they didn't care much for them. For one thing, when they got dull, they couldn't readily sharpen them.
The Lapps also live with their knives. I remember an interview with a Finnish bladesmith who felt that the ideal blade would just cut into a soft iron nail. Anything harder was not practical for daily use.
I love the new steels as much as anyone and wouldn't want to give them up, but sometimes I think we put to much value in "hi-tech".
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Do not lead me for I will not follow.
Do not follow me for I will not lead.
Do not walk by my side either.
Just leave me the hell alone.
