E_wok,
I wouldn't necessarily NOT buy from Tadgear, there are just other dealers that I prefer to turn to first. I do know that Tad has its share of supporters. But I like to approach it as I would an Ebay auction--enough negatives and I have concerns. The places I remember reading about Tad came from Bladeforum and Candlepower forum.
As to what threads specifically influenced me....Sorry, I honestly don't attempt to remember threads in detail in order to recall them for reference later should there be an argument or discussion. Sometimes something will interest me enough to stick hard in my memory; posts about stropping and convex grinds are current examples. Other times things that aren't of much importance to me will be vaguely remembered because they recur often enough; Tadgear's negative standing with some members is an example of that.
I guess if I cared enough I could do a search. But I really don't care enough. You seem associated with Tadgear somehow? If so I can understand your fervor to clear your name, but it could also bias your thread searches. If anyone reading really cared enough about it, I guess they can do their own searches.
Edit to say this: Melvin's post came while I was writing my above post. As far as I'm concerned, what he says sounds good to me. I was writing of my reading experiences. Take that as you may.
I wouldn't necessarily NOT buy from Tadgear, there are just other dealers that I prefer to turn to first. I do know that Tad has its share of supporters. But I like to approach it as I would an Ebay auction--enough negatives and I have concerns. The places I remember reading about Tad came from Bladeforum and Candlepower forum.
As to what threads specifically influenced me....Sorry, I honestly don't attempt to remember threads in detail in order to recall them for reference later should there be an argument or discussion. Sometimes something will interest me enough to stick hard in my memory; posts about stropping and convex grinds are current examples. Other times things that aren't of much importance to me will be vaguely remembered because they recur often enough; Tadgear's negative standing with some members is an example of that.
I guess if I cared enough I could do a search. But I really don't care enough. You seem associated with Tadgear somehow? If so I can understand your fervor to clear your name, but it could also bias your thread searches. If anyone reading really cared enough about it, I guess they can do their own searches.
Edit to say this: Melvin's post came while I was writing my above post. As far as I'm concerned, what he says sounds good to me. I was writing of my reading experiences. Take that as you may.
