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how did you get your start?
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I think it had something to do with my Mother and my Father. But they never saw fit to fill me in on the details, so I don't really know how I got my start
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RHINOKNIVES
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i got my start around new years 1957 i am what is referred to as a champage baby,
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Laurence Segal www.RHINOKNIVES.com
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Yesterday, I couldn't even spell Custom Knife Maker. Now, I are one.
But, seriously Maurice, I got my start when I saw and held my very first custom folder. My step-dad liked to use the word 'compulsion' to describe what it feels like to be a serious knife maker. I got that compulsion and did what it took to learn how to make them for myself. If you're thinking about taking up the challenge, why not bring it over to the BFC chat room and kick it around with some of the other makers.
You'll either have some serious fun or get your knickers ripped!
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M.Ogg
"It's better to be thought a fool and remain silent, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
But, seriously Maurice, I got my start when I saw and held my very first custom folder. My step-dad liked to use the word 'compulsion' to describe what it feels like to be a serious knife maker. I got that compulsion and did what it took to learn how to make them for myself. If you're thinking about taking up the challenge, why not bring it over to the BFC chat room and kick it around with some of the other makers.
You'll either have some serious fun or get your knickers ripped!
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M.Ogg
"It's better to be thought a fool and remain silent, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
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First I just had to see if I could do it.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then..............
John
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"Evolution of a Maker"
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Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then I had to see if I could do it better.
Then..............
John
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http://www.toptexknives.com/yeackley.htm My contribution to the world of knife fanatics.
"Evolution of a Maker"
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=216199&a=7714866
Les Robertson
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October 1983, back 40 at Ft. Benning, Georgia. My first field exercise during the Infantry Officer Basic Course.
While tying off some paracord. I stuck my Gerber Mark II in the tree. Note, this was t he knife of my dreams. This was bought for me by my future wife. Now back to the story.
When I went to pull the knife out of the tree, I came away with the handle in my hand and the blade in the tree. Now even a newbie Second Lieutenant knows this is a bad thing.
Realizing as a Rifle Platoon Leader in the 101st Airborne, I was going to need a dependable knife. So I started buying different factory knvies, this time testing them before I went to the field.
The knives I liked were made by Al Mar. I used his SERE Folder and Pathfinder Machette for a few years. I also liked the Swiss Army Champion.
Soon after I bought my first custom knife. A Robert Parrish Hollow Handle Survival...$175.00. WOW (remember this is 1984).
Shortly there after a fellow Lieutenant showed up at Ft. Campbell. He was a knife knut as well. He asked me if I knew about the Blade Show? I said the What? May 1985, Knoxville, TN. I realized that resistance was futile.
I got to the point I had 25 knives, my wife was starting to get irritated. Then Fletcher and his wife came over. Karla said "if you made this a business, you write off all of your expenses". The next day I got my business license.
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Les Robertson
www.robertsoncustomcutlery.com
"If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor"
Albert Einstein
While tying off some paracord. I stuck my Gerber Mark II in the tree. Note, this was t he knife of my dreams. This was bought for me by my future wife. Now back to the story.
When I went to pull the knife out of the tree, I came away with the handle in my hand and the blade in the tree. Now even a newbie Second Lieutenant knows this is a bad thing.
Realizing as a Rifle Platoon Leader in the 101st Airborne, I was going to need a dependable knife. So I started buying different factory knvies, this time testing them before I went to the field.
The knives I liked were made by Al Mar. I used his SERE Folder and Pathfinder Machette for a few years. I also liked the Swiss Army Champion.
Soon after I bought my first custom knife. A Robert Parrish Hollow Handle Survival...$175.00. WOW (remember this is 1984).
Shortly there after a fellow Lieutenant showed up at Ft. Campbell. He was a knife knut as well. He asked me if I knew about the Blade Show? I said the What? May 1985, Knoxville, TN. I realized that resistance was futile.
I got to the point I had 25 knives, my wife was starting to get irritated. Then Fletcher and his wife came over. Karla said "if you made this a business, you write off all of your expenses". The next day I got my business license.
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Les Robertson
www.robertsoncustomcutlery.com
"If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor"
Albert Einstein