Custom knife being made (am I getting a fair deal)?

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Jdawson01 said:
That's the only downside I've seen. Too much personal info on his business page. Not smart to put racial preference on anything business related. And the knife near his gf's throat isn't exactly good marketing, but, that may not be a reflection of his quality. I'm still open to other customers knife makers but I don't know too many.
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We have plenty of fine makers here. That guy looks like a real loser to me.
 
I can't comment on the man personally, as I do not know him.

I can't comment on his knives being a "fair deal" or not, as I do not own one.

I can however say that choosing to support one of our fine makers right here on this forum is a good thing. I recommend it heartily.
 
Cory Hess said:
I have a little bit take on this, but it comes to the same conclusion. I personally don't care what anybody else's beliefs are. If somebody else wants to be racist or sexist or homophobic or anti-religious that's really none of my business and I don't presume to have the footing to judge somebody else's belief system. In short, I don't believe in bashing anybody's beliefs whether they're popular or not. If you want to believe in bigfoot and the Lochness monster more power to you. It really doesn't affect me one way or the other.
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The issue with not caring about other people's beliefs is when those beliefs have the potential to directly impact you and your family's safety. Believing in bigfoot compared to supporting a Nazi agenda are completely different, no?
 
craytab said:
The issue with not caring about other people's beliefs is when those beliefs have the potential to directly impact you and your family's safety. Believing in bigfoot compared to supporting a Nazi agenda are completely different, no?
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+1

There was never a time in history when large segments of a population were oppressed and slaughtered because of their beliefs regarding Bigfoot, nor are there small gangs of people terrorizing local populations over their theories on the Loch Ness Monster.

I'd buy a knife from a guy who was big into Bigfoot. I'd bet that person would make some legit bushcraft knives. Loch Ness guy would totally corner the dive knife market.
 
Comeuppance said:
I'd buy a knife from a guy who was big into Bigfoot. I'd bet that person would make some legit bushcraft knives. Loch Ness guy would totally corner the dive knife market.
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Got a chuckle out of that. If there isn't a Bigfoot knives brand/maker, there should be.
 
Annoyingly I posted on this thread before I saw this makers profile.
This kind of self promotion would put me off. Got nothing positive to say about the actual product.
 
craytab said:
The issue with not caring about other people's beliefs is when those beliefs have the potential to directly impact you and your family's safety. Believing in bigfoot compared to supporting a Nazi agenda are completely different, no?
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This, 100%.
 
If I had the money I'd buy one and report back on quality. That way others can search and see if his knives are quality or as crappy as his personal profile. Barter with him. Don't tell him bout the thread ask him what people on knife forums would think about a knife maker with that personal page like his and no reviews to be found about his knife. Maybe you can get one half priced if you barter well tell him you'll test it and give an honest review on different forums.


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If I even bother to consider a knife of his, Half price would still be too much...

I wouldn't use it it one was given to me.

I have zero experience with being denied something due to the color of my skin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, et al. Primarily due to "luck of the draw" I suppose...

Due to that I do not want to support someone who chooses to be willfully ignorant towards another human being.
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I do not want one to think that I am saying that being born anything other than a straight Caucasian male is "bad luck".
My luck reference was about not having to deal with someone like this guy, whether I want to or not, due to his wanting to express his opinion about me or my choices.
 
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craytab said:
The issue with not caring about other people's beliefs is when those beliefs have the potential to directly impact you and your family's safety. Believing in bigfoot compared to supporting a Nazi agenda are completely different, no?
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I'm completely aware of what these people are capable of. My family had to flee Germany because of what this guy believes in. My grandmother goes through bouts of dementia and I have to sit next to her bed while she has flashbacks of what happened to her and her family. She's the only one that got out alive. The single worst thing I've ever experienced is sitting with her trying to calm her down while she's going through this. I get it.

However, I'm not one of these social justice warriors that gets in a huff about what other people believe. He can believe what he wants. I don't respect him. I wouldn't hang out with him. I wouldn't engage in any business dealings with him. However, I'm not going to say that other people shouldn't or that he shouldn't be able to make a living. There's a large knife dealership in the Smoky Mountains that has commissioned and sold Nazi paraphernalia. I won't buy anything from them, but I'm not going to tell somebody else that they shouldn't. If somebody likes the knives and doesn't care about the people behind them then more power to them. I'm not going to judge them for that or try to talk them out of it. It's really none of my business.

Beliefs don't hurt people, actions do. If this guy goes out and starts hurting people, that's another matter entirely. I looked at his page and didn't see anything to indicate that he's ever done anything to hurt somebody else. His beliefs suck, but there's a lot of things that people believe in that suck. It's not my job or place to fix the world.
 
To sum up:
-Racist douche makes ugly knives.
-Ugly knives made by racist douches are not a good value.

The end. :cool:
 
OK, are talking about politics, racism, and personal beliefs or are we talking about a knife and it's re;ative value? If it is the former, the thread is dead where it sits. If it is the latter, then it's hard to tell because you guys have pretty much twisted this topic pretty far from what it should be. So, if you want to discuss civil liberties and the way they pertain to you, take it to the political arena, leave GKD to knives and knife related discussion only.
 
craytab said:
The issue with not caring about other people's beliefs is when those beliefs have the potential to directly impact you and your family's safety. Believing in bigfoot compared to supporting a Nazi agenda are completely different, no?
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Which is why I take a dim view of knifemakers with Stolen Valor issues being supported by people who say "it's about the knives not their background!" as some sort of excuse.
 
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