Frank Loveless??????

[Westflorida]

Is this person talking about R.W. Loveless? Or is there a Frank Loveless?

"Another American icon in Japan is Frank Loveless,renowned for his custom knives. Loveless is so revered in Japan that when he walks into a bar, has a few beers and smokes a few cigarettes, bar owners place a glass covering the ashtray with a note saying these butts were smoked by Frank Loveless, including the date they were snuffed. No one is ever allowed to use the ashtray again-nor the bar stool he sat on. Our friend said these sacred butts and bar stools can be found in many taverns in Tokyo. Now that's respect!"

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Maybe when he's over in Japan he goes by the name Frank.

I have never heard of a famous knifemaker by the name of Frank Loveless so I will assume that this fellow meant Bob.

 

[lifter4Him]

It is definitely a mistake. Loveless is possibly even more famous and popular in Japan as he is here.

 

[OWL]

Ditto what Lifter said. The Japanese are especially fond of Loveless stag handled knives and pay ALOT of money for 'em.

As a matter of fact, I used to work in a cutlery store a few years back and had a Japanese tourist offer me $50 for the Loveless knifemaking book he saw that I was reading.

Of course I took it!