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After recently completing my first trip to Atlanta, all I can say is, WOW! It was better than I had imagined in almost every way. I probably learned more this weekend about custom knives than in the past two years reading articles and surfing the web. It was really that educational.
Perhaps the biggest thing I learned this weekend is just reinforcing what Les Robertson has always said, go to as many shows as you can and handle as many knives as you can. Until you have had the chance to physically inspect some of the knives you are interested in, you cant be all that certain that they are for you. I literally saw dozens of knives that I have always thought I would like to own. After careful inspection and handling, they were nearly all ruled out for various reasons. Taking their place were knives I had always just put on the backburner. There were indeed many surprises to be had.
Here are just a few of the discoveries I made;
Nick Wheeler has more talent in his little finger than I can ever hope to possess in my entire body. I truly enjoyed the time we spent talking and hope I didnt make PITA status. Keep up the great work.
Last call in the Pit @ 11:45? Get real and lets make it at least 2:00 AM!
Dan Farr can do some amazing things with wood handles. He can also do some crazy **** with a .308! One of the select few with whom it is obvious builds fine knives for the pure love of it. It truly shows. Pleasure meeting you and thanks for the great Fighter.
Ruby Tuesdays having only Light beer in stock. Cmon, better stock up before next year on the good stuff.
Wayne Hendrix is a knife making machine! Nice knives at good prices in mass quantities. Simply amazing.
Never make the mistake of messing with a trained swordsman. James Williams is an awesome sight to behold and a must see for anyone attending.
If you ever need a DD, Ron Clark is the guy. A regular, freakin ironman. Glad he made the trip as his knives were very cool and a friendlier man wasnt to be found. Your Dad was cool as well and obviously very proud.
The lock fitting on many small, gentlemanly sissy knives surpassed that of half the macho tacticals I saw. Theuns Prinsloo, take a bow.
The lock-up on many macho tacticals was surpassed by that of many small, gentlemanly sissy knives. Charles Marlowe, Scott Cook, Kit Carson, Rick Hinderer and A.T. Barr take a bow, yours were consistently done right.
Charles Marlowe makes a seriously sharp knife. As sharp as they come, bar none.
GenO Denning isnt called Caveman for nothing. Heck of a nice guy though and a lot of fun to shoot the breeze with.
2200 miles and 14 hours of sleep in nearly 5 days makes for a very tired body. Thanks for the great trip down Leo.
Some people apparently think that their knives are too sharp for mere mortals to handle. As a result, they are displayed with no sharpened edges
Give me a break, who would buy a knife without being able to check the quality of the edge?
Rob Patton will sell me a knife someday. The man makes an awesome knife in almost any style imaginable. He has some serious talent and some definite attitude, so do his knives. I would be proud as hell to own and use one.
Wulf, thanks for lunch. Had a great time with you and Danbo. Next year, its on me.
People are never who they appear to be until you meet them in person, you will be surprised. Some of those who you thought would impress you, didnt. Some of those who you thought wouldnt, did.
From what I heard, Scotch Socials should be avoided at all costs.
All in all, it was one of the best weekends I have spent in a long, long time. Saw a lot of friends and met many new ones. Picked up a few new knives and checked out thousands more. I was at the show everyday from 12:00 Friday to 3:00 Sunday and still managed to miss nearly half of everything there. Hopefully Ill see it next year.
Perhaps the biggest thing I learned this weekend is just reinforcing what Les Robertson has always said, go to as many shows as you can and handle as many knives as you can. Until you have had the chance to physically inspect some of the knives you are interested in, you cant be all that certain that they are for you. I literally saw dozens of knives that I have always thought I would like to own. After careful inspection and handling, they were nearly all ruled out for various reasons. Taking their place were knives I had always just put on the backburner. There were indeed many surprises to be had.
Here are just a few of the discoveries I made;
Nick Wheeler has more talent in his little finger than I can ever hope to possess in my entire body. I truly enjoyed the time we spent talking and hope I didnt make PITA status. Keep up the great work.
Last call in the Pit @ 11:45? Get real and lets make it at least 2:00 AM!
Dan Farr can do some amazing things with wood handles. He can also do some crazy **** with a .308! One of the select few with whom it is obvious builds fine knives for the pure love of it. It truly shows. Pleasure meeting you and thanks for the great Fighter.
Ruby Tuesdays having only Light beer in stock. Cmon, better stock up before next year on the good stuff.
Wayne Hendrix is a knife making machine! Nice knives at good prices in mass quantities. Simply amazing.
Never make the mistake of messing with a trained swordsman. James Williams is an awesome sight to behold and a must see for anyone attending.
If you ever need a DD, Ron Clark is the guy. A regular, freakin ironman. Glad he made the trip as his knives were very cool and a friendlier man wasnt to be found. Your Dad was cool as well and obviously very proud.
The lock fitting on many small, gentlemanly sissy knives surpassed that of half the macho tacticals I saw. Theuns Prinsloo, take a bow.
The lock-up on many macho tacticals was surpassed by that of many small, gentlemanly sissy knives. Charles Marlowe, Scott Cook, Kit Carson, Rick Hinderer and A.T. Barr take a bow, yours were consistently done right.
Charles Marlowe makes a seriously sharp knife. As sharp as they come, bar none.
GenO Denning isnt called Caveman for nothing. Heck of a nice guy though and a lot of fun to shoot the breeze with.
2200 miles and 14 hours of sleep in nearly 5 days makes for a very tired body. Thanks for the great trip down Leo.
Some people apparently think that their knives are too sharp for mere mortals to handle. As a result, they are displayed with no sharpened edges
Give me a break, who would buy a knife without being able to check the quality of the edge?Rob Patton will sell me a knife someday. The man makes an awesome knife in almost any style imaginable. He has some serious talent and some definite attitude, so do his knives. I would be proud as hell to own and use one.
Wulf, thanks for lunch. Had a great time with you and Danbo. Next year, its on me.
People are never who they appear to be until you meet them in person, you will be surprised. Some of those who you thought would impress you, didnt. Some of those who you thought wouldnt, did.
From what I heard, Scotch Socials should be avoided at all costs.
All in all, it was one of the best weekends I have spent in a long, long time. Saw a lot of friends and met many new ones. Picked up a few new knives and checked out thousands more. I was at the show everyday from 12:00 Friday to 3:00 Sunday and still managed to miss nearly half of everything there. Hopefully Ill see it next year.
