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oilSlick, congratulations on your beginning! I will warn you, now that you are hooked..... your life will never be the same. Some of the things I have found to be true once you are bitten by the "Blade Bug":
1. There is no cure once bitten. You are now cursed for life (my addiction started at age 10, 24 years ago).
2. Most of your friends will think you are crazy for thinking $500 for a custom camp knife is reasonable, and you'll know they are crazy when they tell you "I seen a knife just as good at Wal-Mart for $30".
3. You meet a guy who understands what terms like; 1084, 1095, O1, convex grind, tapered tang, san-mai, ladder pattern, etc. means and you feel as though you have been
friends for years.
4. I am personally unaware of any 12 step program that will help you to "deal" with your new "problem".
5. Those who try to intervene, must quickly be converted or at the very least be turned into sympathizers for your addiction (your first target MUST be your spouse, they seem to always control the extra cash or "Fun Money") otherwise, you find that you just don't talk to them near as often.
6. You will now be drawn by an unseen force to any and all knife shows within reasonable driving distance and have withdrawls for the entire time of any show not within your reach and be depressed when others post pics from said shows because you didn't get to be there in person.
7. You'll find yourself attempting to find ways to save money (ie. skipping lunch, prolonging haircuts, etc) so that you'll have a few extra bucks for tools and material.
8. You'll find yourself trying to convince your spouse that she really doesn't want to go to Hawaii or Florida to the beach for vacation. Atlanta is a much nicer place to visit in late May and early June.
9. You may even find yourself taking your wife out for Valentine's Day weekend in Little Rock and wonder why she's upset that you spent the entire time at the Arkansas Knifemakers Association Show and even skipped the romantic dinner for two in order to have dinner with your favorite Master Smith, his loving wife, and friends.
(none of the above are any specific order, it's just the order they popped into my head)
Then again, these are all just things I've done. Hopefully the addiction doesn't cause too many problems.
Murph
1. There is no cure once bitten. You are now cursed for life (my addiction started at age 10, 24 years ago).
2. Most of your friends will think you are crazy for thinking $500 for a custom camp knife is reasonable, and you'll know they are crazy when they tell you "I seen a knife just as good at Wal-Mart for $30".
3. You meet a guy who understands what terms like; 1084, 1095, O1, convex grind, tapered tang, san-mai, ladder pattern, etc. means and you feel as though you have been
friends for years.
4. I am personally unaware of any 12 step program that will help you to "deal" with your new "problem".
5. Those who try to intervene, must quickly be converted or at the very least be turned into sympathizers for your addiction (your first target MUST be your spouse, they seem to always control the extra cash or "Fun Money") otherwise, you find that you just don't talk to them near as often.
6. You will now be drawn by an unseen force to any and all knife shows within reasonable driving distance and have withdrawls for the entire time of any show not within your reach and be depressed when others post pics from said shows because you didn't get to be there in person.
7. You'll find yourself attempting to find ways to save money (ie. skipping lunch, prolonging haircuts, etc) so that you'll have a few extra bucks for tools and material.
8. You'll find yourself trying to convince your spouse that she really doesn't want to go to Hawaii or Florida to the beach for vacation. Atlanta is a much nicer place to visit in late May and early June.
9. You may even find yourself taking your wife out for Valentine's Day weekend in Little Rock and wonder why she's upset that you spent the entire time at the Arkansas Knifemakers Association Show and even skipped the romantic dinner for two in order to have dinner with your favorite Master Smith, his loving wife, and friends.
(none of the above are any specific order, it's just the order they popped into my head)
Then again, these are all just things I've done. Hopefully the addiction doesn't cause too many problems.
Murph
I hope you brought her along and didn't stand her up at the resteraunt having dinner alone. If I ever do this I will be needing an intervention. Something tells me the friends I meet here wont be the ones to do it. 
