Regardless of how much you know, you've got to go where the money is if you want to make a living of it.
Let's face it, there's not a LOT of places where you can parlay an extensive knowledge of swords into a livelyhood!
Who else is he going to work for?
Darkwood? They make and sell great swords, but they don't exactly need someone with HR's qualifications.
Angus Trim? Same same.
Jody Samson?
I know a lot of you guys look at MRL and think "junk" but the fact is, that's really not true!
No, they're not the best, and "The Best" isn't sweating too much at the thought of MRL catching up to them, but they generally turn out a usable product.
I can't blame him a bit for working where he does. I'm happy to see that he's found a niche' where he can make his efforts pay off, and who knows? Maybe he's steering them in the right direction!
Maybe over time, we'll see an improvement in QC at MRL and some design improvements that will make them even more suitable for our uses, and if so, we might have a lot to thank Hank Reinhardt for.
GREAT article though!
(Picturing some doofus trying to swing a Zwiehander like a Katana.)
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