BIG QUESTION....is it an addiction ? When ABS Mastersmiths like Don Hanson and John White and Bert Gaston are enjoying my knives....the grit in my nostrils and burnt fingers becomes much less uncomfortable. I now have a John White bowie that is one of my treasures....finally broke through something Blackie Collins said to me long ago....."you gotta make up your mind whether you are a maker or a collector" ! I'm gonna be both, especially when I make new friends like John White with the deal.
One of my mentors shared that "we should reinvent ourselves from time to time". With the help and support of some awesome friends and collectors and makers....I am doing just that. Gotta say thanks to Jim Small for some awesome engraving and Coop for some terrific photography. They can make even my humble efforts look great !
This is beginning to feel like I oughta thank my mom and my coach..... Truth is that I am still in semi-shock from the BLADE show. Had a chance to share with Mike Zcherny. I had the pleasure of signing off on his Knifemakers Guild application some years back....and now he is Tony Bose Junior ! Bill Rupel and I got to know each other and his work just keeps getting better....
Want to thank everyone who reads this.....for helping to break the ancient image that allowed prominent knifemakers to be antisocial jerks ! lots of us are having fun again and enjoying some awesome fellowship. I won't be on the forums chatting all that often, so I want to say thanks....once again to all for helping us have so much fun !!
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I thought about busting out in a run...but Craig had another Bowie left on his table and it was perfect balanced...It looked like a thrower...so I handed it back to him reluctantly..
