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I know all, if not most, knifemakers are in this line because they love it, or they feel the calling.
Like most professions, even knifemaking has its low moments. One cannot knifemakers to be singing and whistling all the time while they work.
There is the money part. A major reason for being in the profession at all is also the money aspect. Everybody got to eat or put food on the table.
So how often does it happen when the joy of making a knife just flew out of the window when a misunderstanding occurs between the knifemaker and the knife collector. Or maybe, it's simply an unreasonably bad customer.
When such things happen, where does the extra effort comes in so that the sad moments can easily be forgotten?
I was just wondering.
Like most professions, even knifemaking has its low moments. One cannot knifemakers to be singing and whistling all the time while they work.
There is the money part. A major reason for being in the profession at all is also the money aspect. Everybody got to eat or put food on the table.
So how often does it happen when the joy of making a knife just flew out of the window when a misunderstanding occurs between the knifemaker and the knife collector. Or maybe, it's simply an unreasonably bad customer.
When such things happen, where does the extra effort comes in so that the sad moments can easily be forgotten?
I was just wondering.