Ever have trouble letting one go?

[Andrew Lynch]

Do any of you makers ever have trouble letting a knife go?

 

[Mike Hull]

I have, a couple of times. But when you need the $$, off they go.

 

[mooser1111]

feels like I'm selling one of my pets, every time.......

 

[C L Wilkins]

Originally posted by mooser1111
feels like I'm selling one of my pets, every time.......

I think it is that way because with this craft, there is a passion. A bit of the maker's soul is in every blade. I never felt that way when I was woodworking. The more soul, the better the blade. Yeah, my blades got soul!

C Wilkins

 

[Ed Fowler]

Every time. It is like children leaving home. They have to leave the nest to be of benefit, but it is nice to hear from them every ow and then. I just sold a Bowie that I pushed the steel to the limit, perfectly balanced grain flow, ultimate fine and multiple transitin bands, I did not feel I would ever sell it. Client came to my shop wanted to know if I had any real special knives, I showed it to him and gone. He is still hear visiting, and I get to spend some time with her every day, but will miss her.

 

[ddavelarsen]

All of them. It may not appear so but every one has many hours of my full attention in it, and I know every speck of its detail and every moment of its birth. Ed Fowler influenced my understanding of our craft the most when he said something to the effect that every knife is the sum of all the knives that went before it, that each one embodies a part of each other one because all our working life is striving to make the perfect blade; each effort leaves its lesson behind as part of our total skillset so part of each is in every blade. Well, Mr Fowler was much more elegant in the way he said it. I think he used about 1/10th as many words. But you get the idea; they're all part of one big family of effort. Okay, I'll shut up and go sand some steel now.

Dave

 

[John Andrews]

Ed said it right.You are sorry to see each one go, even the ones that have given you problems building.I built a large bladed knife with a lockblade built into the handle. Lots of headaches building it.I didn't greive very long for it, though.