What a NUCLErific idea! I could work on getting the Army's Golden Knights Parachute Demonstration Team to come! They owe me some, uh, favors....
I don't know about the rest of you edged weapons afficionados, but for me, it would be really neat to have some breakout forums, demonstrations, etc. For example, everybody talks about how easy it is to sharpen INFI, and how much simpler the assymetrical grind is to keep sharp, ya de ya de ya da.... I read the directions, I look at the tapes, but I'm terrified to mess with the factory edge! All right, I'm a wimp, but I bet there are some others of you lurking out there, without the nerve to come forward...
In a display of good will and comradeship, we could invite Dr. Ron Hood to show us some knife based survival skills! Other woodsmen could be invited to showcase their skills as well.
I would be especially interested in some metallurgical and performance to destruction (or almost destruction) discussions, perhaps with Cliff Stamp as the chair.
Now that the Swamp Rat has infested our habitat, it would be great to get the straight poop on how it compares with INFI, what makes it do the things it does, etc.
It would also be a great opportunity for the "core" INFIholics to meet the staff from top to bottom in their natural territory, a place where CBL, nectar of legend, is allegedly to be found in unlimited quantities. Since Wauseon, OH, probably doesn't have a whole slew of 4 star hotels, we could bill it as a trailer/camper/tent event. I could potentially get some GP mediums to set up, complete with cots....
I know the hard core would willing to come up with a $150 plus registration fee... we could let youngsters in for a little less.
Com'on Jerry, guys (and ladies) what do you think? It would beat sitting around another boring 4th of July (or Labor Day) with the same old relatives/ neighbors. I don't want to offend anyone, but it would even beat sitting through another snoring Super Bowel Sunday with the same old drunks... At least if we had differences of opinion, we could settle it with cold steel
