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I am playing with the idea of making a tribute page for the recently departed Madpoet, Mel Sorg. His influence on Bladeforums was undeniable, and his knives are being appreciated around the world, I would guess. Anyway, I wanted some feedback...
The idea would be to basically construct a webpage showing off his knives. Other people can do a much better job with telling us about who Mel was as a person, as I knew him mainly through doing business with him. In any case, I think a photo essay of sorts, along with anecdotes from contributors, would be really nice for folks to look at. I have a few days off in October (toward the end) and would like to do this all then if possible (or at least the bulk of it).
What I would like to do:
1) Collect as many pictures of Mel's work as possible. This would include photos which have already been posted here and other places on the web (as much help locating these photos as possible would be GREATLY appreciated). I would also ask people who have Mel's knives to photo them and send pictures to me (they would be returned if wanted). I could scan them and upload them myself. Unfortuantely I cannot handle attachments, so emailed pictures would not be usable.
Alternatively, you could send the knife to me for photographing (I do a better than average job, I could honestly say) and then I could return the knife to you, of course. That would run the risk of having an irreplaceable knife get lost in the mail, but chances of that happening are slim.
2) After I have all the pics scAnned and uploaded I would construct a webpage showing them off with as detailed descriptions as possible. I would also like to add anecdotes, in the form of interesting stories about the knife itself, your dealings with Mel, if it was custom made, how the project came to fruition, etc. Whatever!
Anyway, this would be a fitting tribute to someone most of us would agree was a spectacular knifemaker. If you're interested or have input, please post it and if we can get the ball rolling then let's do it!
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My Custom Kydex Sheath page:
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/knifehome.html
Palmer College of Chiropractic
On Two Wheels
The idea would be to basically construct a webpage showing off his knives. Other people can do a much better job with telling us about who Mel was as a person, as I knew him mainly through doing business with him. In any case, I think a photo essay of sorts, along with anecdotes from contributors, would be really nice for folks to look at. I have a few days off in October (toward the end) and would like to do this all then if possible (or at least the bulk of it).
What I would like to do:
1) Collect as many pictures of Mel's work as possible. This would include photos which have already been posted here and other places on the web (as much help locating these photos as possible would be GREATLY appreciated). I would also ask people who have Mel's knives to photo them and send pictures to me (they would be returned if wanted). I could scan them and upload them myself. Unfortuantely I cannot handle attachments, so emailed pictures would not be usable.
Alternatively, you could send the knife to me for photographing (I do a better than average job, I could honestly say) and then I could return the knife to you, of course. That would run the risk of having an irreplaceable knife get lost in the mail, but chances of that happening are slim.
2) After I have all the pics scAnned and uploaded I would construct a webpage showing them off with as detailed descriptions as possible. I would also like to add anecdotes, in the form of interesting stories about the knife itself, your dealings with Mel, if it was custom made, how the project came to fruition, etc. Whatever!
Anyway, this would be a fitting tribute to someone most of us would agree was a spectacular knifemaker. If you're interested or have input, please post it and if we can get the ball rolling then let's do it!
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My Custom Kydex Sheath page:
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/1298/knifehome.html
Palmer College of Chiropractic
On Two Wheels
