Originally posted by Brad Duncan
I came up with the files and the prototypes and did a run of 20 knives.
Just some Bad Blood.
This should not be the standard of the buisness and It should be expossed.
BRAD
OK. Let's get the facts straight.
1) Liong came up with the design on paper. You converted that design to CAD. True. Still, not your original idea.
2) You were commissioned by Liong for the run of 20. Included in that commission is payment for your skills as a knifemaker, to translate Liong's original design into a final product in titanium and steel. Your conduct during this commission was highly unprofessional.
3) Of the original run of 20, nearly half had to be returned for repairs. And even though Liong paid for the full run of 20, you've only delivered 18 to date, and still owe him 2 knives. This is from March 2002.
4) You each have your reasons for the bad blood, but attempting to claim the originality of the design as yours is just not ethical, when you did not come up with it.
Mike: If you like, I can represent Liong on this matter. Brad did not come up with the design, Liong did. Brad executed the design into the Folding Eroder. The Folding Eroder is Brad's interpertaion of the design Liong submitted to you for evaluation and selection for BOSS. Your execution is not based on any feature Brad came up with in the execution of the Folding Eroder. The specification can be easily determined with arbitration, should that be required.