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Why does it often feels like it has to be a contest between both? I mean as long as there is no misrepresentation, both have their strengths and these are what we should focus on. I am saddened to see people having to point out flaws in other people's work and for what? To elevate theirs, to make themselves feel better or even in a misplaced attempt at informing others?
Not sure what their motivation is but I don't really care, it doesn't do any good. And this works for art knives or working knives alike. Sadly I see this happening more for art knives. I mean, you rarely see (I've never actually seen it) an art knife maker say something like Those knives may cut like crazy but if you ever saw them in person, you'd be shocked how ugly they looked. But I am sure it may have happened and it is just as bad.
Like Tai said, it's simply about what the customer wants from the knife. Performance is relative to that. For art knives, the purpose is to be enjoyable to look at and if you are really lucky, maybe even generate emotions in the viewer. Same as when listening to an opera or looking at a painting. In that regard it is performing as well as a working knife, with perfect edge geometry/etc, is performing at cutting.
So what do you say we try and focus on each other's strengths? Maybe both sides can benefit from this, the end results being knives a little closer to line separating both.:thumbup:
Not sure what their motivation is but I don't really care, it doesn't do any good. And this works for art knives or working knives alike. Sadly I see this happening more for art knives. I mean, you rarely see (I've never actually seen it) an art knife maker say something like Those knives may cut like crazy but if you ever saw them in person, you'd be shocked how ugly they looked. But I am sure it may have happened and it is just as bad.
Like Tai said, it's simply about what the customer wants from the knife. Performance is relative to that. For art knives, the purpose is to be enjoyable to look at and if you are really lucky, maybe even generate emotions in the viewer. Same as when listening to an opera or looking at a painting. In that regard it is performing as well as a working knife, with perfect edge geometry/etc, is performing at cutting.
So what do you say we try and focus on each other's strengths? Maybe both sides can benefit from this, the end results being knives a little closer to line separating both.:thumbup:
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