Get together at the CPK compound on November 12th, the day after the cutting competition.

What are the chances of picking up K20 preorders in person on 11/12? Sounded like they are close-ish. Would save Jo some packing labor if so. :) (And allow another stealth purchase to fly under the wife radar. Lol)
 
mb> said:
What are the chances of picking up K20 preorders in person on 11/12? Sounded like they are close-ish. Would save Jo some packing labor if so. :) (And allow another stealth purchase to fly under the wife radar. Lol)
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Pretty good. If you're making the trip, let Jo know and we will try to accommodate you.
 
Nathan the Machinist said:
I hope that everybody will cut. We're just trying to have fun here and have a good experience for everyone. We'll keep things loose. I know that most normal people get performance anxiety competing and feel uncomfortable in front of new folks that they don't know well (and that's not fun) but I think it's going to be a fun time. I really want this to be a fun time and I want you guys, my customers (who I appreciate so much), to enjoy yourselves and have a nice time here. That really is my goal with this.

Maybe we'll do two cuts. One for folks that are trying to win a prize and then another cut for folks who just want to screw around and have fun.

There's going to need to be an entry fee for the competitive cut to pay for the materials and the prize.

I'm not sure the best way to go about this. My goal here is to get everybody (Blade sports people and CPK people and maybe even a few industry people) together and have fun. I'm not trying to make a profit from this, but I'll recoup some of the expenses for the cut materials and food.

I also want to treat my customers to a nice meal. I think we will bring in a bunch of different foods to eat but if someone's flying all the way across the country to hang out with us, cut and just play around with some knives and then come to the knife show to purchase some knives, I would like to treat y'all to some of my delicious steaks.

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Those are filet mignon. Look at the marbling and marvel. My neighbor, Dr. Bradley Mills, makes what I believe might be some of the best beef that can be eaten here in the United States. I feel like he's building a Kobe beef cow from scratch. He's a smart man and he's working on developing beef as if he were developing a cure for cancer. That absolutely world class meat and Nate's famous "not quite dry rub" might be the best steak you ever have in your life. I want to feed you guys. This get together is going to be epic. Because Eric Sharp will be there and he's going to dance for us.

We have three campsites here on the "compound". Mooresville has lots of quality accommodations without the Atlanta Blade show price gouging. Good hotels and quality restaurants (get a reservation at Epic Chop House. It's epic. And there is also very good sushi right up the road). If you are a racing fan, Mooresville is the home of NASCAR and lots of race teams, they give tours and we have the NASCAR museum a few miles from our shop. Lake Norman is 1 mile from here and it is a fantastic lake. Rent a boat, go fishing. Lake Norman Park is about 2,000 acres of hiking, and it's about 6 mi away. There will be a wet bar here at the compound, food, the tiny blade show, and we're going to cut a bunch of stuff. Between Blade sports and the CPK fans, I would like to think this will be a quality time for folks who want to come hang out. I figure 10 or 20 people? Maybe 30? Some folks will come and go on Saturday, some folks will come in on Sunday and leave on Monday. But the idea here is a low-key get together with some high quality people that most of us have met on the internet but not met in person and play with some of the best knives in the world. And I will feed you and get you drunk. If you want. And a campfire. Because why not.
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Ooooo! Good steaks, sharp knives, and a camp fire (did I mention that I love fire?). Sounds like paradise to me! Mike
 
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