CUSTOM WSK's????

OK, guys. Aaron replied to my inquiry. My synopsis is pretty well correct on most counts. And until he has things properly under wraps, he does not feel free to openly to discuss the situation in public. I am sure that when he does have it handled (and he has had time to rest and cool down), he will be glad to come here and explain it to you. Please don't bug him about it in the meantime?

Methinks Brown has a tiger by the tail, and he would be wise to backtrack asap!

Codger
 
rlinger said:
Thanks and no - not embarrased. Roger
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He who earns a market force his competitors into exhaustion if they hasten to follow his success. So effective has he made his position that competitors expend their resources attempting to catch up instead of creating new threats to his business.
This means that if you choose an action and competitors must follow you,even if you did not choose the best action,you still hold an advantage.
Take initiative into law, and you find its importance in winning lawsuits.
Those whith the initiative can present evidence in a way it serves best;those without the initiative will have difficulty winning even when they SHOULD.
So tell us you have nothing to do with this......:cool:

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Mark
 
Hello Gentlemen,
Just thought I would add my 2 cents. There was a similar issue in the music biz not long ago where Paul Reed Smith guitars started making a single cutaway guitar that looked a lot like the Gibson Les Paul. Well, Gibson sued and as you can imagine, although PRS is a smaller company, the battle of the titans was on. Well, PRS had to stop making there single cutaway for about a year while the court battle raged but in the end the courts said that Gibson had no leg to stand on because a simple shape or design could not be patented. A paten covers a design that has a specific purpose that nothing else can do and the guitar in general has been around to long to be covered by such a paten. So the shape was not protected. PRS began making their single cutaway again at the beginning of the year.
I would think this same argument would apply to the Beck Tracker design because basically it's the shape that makes it unique and the KNIFE has been around far too long to paten.

Roger, not a problem, it was a pleasure working with you and I hope to again soon. Thanks again.

Ric

P.S.
You know, there used to be quite a few classes I wanted to take at the Tracker School but the more I hear stuff like this about TBjr the more I think I will get my training at Earthwalk Northwest or some other school. This is unbelievable
 
In "Patent Examiner Lingo" this is called "obvious to one practiced in the arts of knife making", and is grounds for rejection of a claim if not an entire patent.

I wouldn't be too hard on Brown, any more than I would Christopher Nyerges, or any other self styled survival guru. They all have found their niche in life and have turned their passion for woodsrunning into a lucritive business, and take advantage of their paying student's rapt attention to pass on their own philosophies of man's relationships with his environment. Some are spot-on with their ideals, and some twist aboriginal teachings to their own end. So be it. Anyone truely interested in learning woodlore/survival/nature/etc., can learn much from them, but they don't have a patent on knowledge either. They would simply like their students (paying clients) to believe they do. Heck, most every professional specialty works the same way. In order to be successful in most any field, you have to have self-confidence. Sometimes it borders on arrogance. It is hard to not buy into your own ca-ca when you spend all your time self-promoting.

"Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble when you're perfect in every way"!

Codger

Codger
 
Nice WSK on ebay. 2 thumbs up! Glad to see more making this knife. Hope you don't have the problems with Tom Brown's Tracker company I have had.
Aaron
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I'm with Aaron, Very nice WSK and companion, Very Nice! I wish I had the kitchen pass and the funds to buy.
 
All legal stuff aside I would love to see a Scott Gossman version of a WSK with his own twist,I think this would be the coolest yet !!!

How about it Scott?
 
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Heres another WSK
 
BEAUTIFUL WORK moosemaster....have you ever tried tapering the tang like on the Linger WSK? This tends to leave all the weight in the upper chopping portion....again...great piece of work!!
 
Thanks for the compliment, and yes i've tapered the tangs before. Tapering the tang is a great way to make it front heavy, this one is perfectly balanced. The front heavy wsk's chop great but i think the perfectly balanced ones throw better. Furthermore thats something Mr. Dave Beck did a long time before Linger.
 
Oh yes...I certainly know Dave Beck's work very well. Roger did his homework in that department also. I must say I really like your craftsmanship. A compliment is given where a compliment is deserved. I look forward to doing business with you in the near future. Unfortunately, it takes me a while to get funds collected. Graduate school loans can put a damper on that department.
 
pit man said:
All legal stuff aside I would love to see a Scott Gossman version of a WSK with his own twist,I think this would be the coolest yet !!!

How about it Scott?
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I've been asked more times then I can remember. :) I like to stick with my own designs as much as possible. I have come close but haven't done it. There are some good makers out there already doing them as moosemaster has showed us.
Scott
 
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