Collectors making knives

i design one every other minute but havn't made one yet, being a knifemaker is sorta on my retirement list:)
 
I wonder how many knifemakers started because they couldn't afford to collect the kind of knives they really wanted?
Several I'd bet;)

Ian
 
Hi Keith and Friends,

I don't get over here much from the maker's forum where I'm more at home. I've heard you guys are a tough bunch to mingle with sometimes. :o So I hope you take it easy on a fella passing through.

Keith I bet you'll have a blast! You've designed so many knives and have such a thorough sense of what makes a good one, that you'll sure know when you're straying from the path. ;)

I never could afford to be a collector, nor had enough culture for the enterprise, so I've been working at making knives. It's such an amazingly broad field that one can fill a lifetime with the pursuit. Cutlery, metallurgy, forging, chemistry, welding, machinery, stock removal, electro-etching, engraving, woodcraft, leather craft, lapidary, taxidermy, accounting, marketing, photography, website craft, etc.

Whatever y'all do with your connection to the wonder of knives, make sure you have FUN! :thumbup:

All the best, Phil
 
Thanks Phil. I appreciate that you made one of my threads one of your rare visits to the custom knife forum.

There is so much more about knives that I enjoy besides collecting them. Gaining as much knowledge as possible about steels, heat treating and the making itself is a big part of what I enjoy. Forging a blade will just add to that knowledge and enjoyment.
 
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