In all fairness, I didn't see Bladeprince commenting negatively on Ken or his knives, only on the idea that a dozen security agencies should have gone off immediately to work on this theft, however significant it is to us, as if it had been a terrorist threat... as in fact we hear even the most immediately responsible officers were slow to get away from their donuts (another cliché, of course)
As for Scott Dog, I remember his year-old grind about Ken supposedly laughing at him at a show for asking about making a leftie knife for him...
that was pretty well cleared many months ago. A laugh can be mistaken as a slight, being amused can be misconstrued as being scornful. The idea of just asking Ken for a personal favor that a million other people have pestered him about before, must seem funny to most observers, however serious the request, and however hurtful the amusement, may feel to the bidder. But Scott Dog has been assured that this was just a misunderstanding since Ken is one of the most kindly and personable of knifemakers, the most fair-minded in terms of selling his knives and doing good with some of the profits I should add. So why harbor such resentment for such a long time? Because it's the only personal encounter with (one of) the leading knifemaker in the world?
As for anyone else who finds the knives ugly, let them think and say so. Ken's knives are coveted too much for him to ever keep up with demand, so if there are people who don't share my/our preference, they're welcome to making it more exclusive.
All this without even addressing Ken personally with all the commiseration etc. expressed above. If I may offer a personal reflection that might be helpful : I still have my custom Onions and might be inconsolable if I'd been robbed of them, but other, only slightly less valuable things have been stolen from me: and I try to be philosophical by thinking that they're not lost, they're just with someone else. It's a fincancial loss, but it won't destroy Ken's business or keep him from making more of the same of what got lost - which may be recovered, let's hope.
Glad to see Ken's still alive and kicking - hope the Onionolic's website will recover as well!
As for Scott Dog, I remember his year-old grind about Ken supposedly laughing at him at a show for asking about making a leftie knife for him...
that was pretty well cleared many months ago. A laugh can be mistaken as a slight, being amused can be misconstrued as being scornful. The idea of just asking Ken for a personal favor that a million other people have pestered him about before, must seem funny to most observers, however serious the request, and however hurtful the amusement, may feel to the bidder. But Scott Dog has been assured that this was just a misunderstanding since Ken is one of the most kindly and personable of knifemakers, the most fair-minded in terms of selling his knives and doing good with some of the profits I should add. So why harbor such resentment for such a long time? Because it's the only personal encounter with (one of) the leading knifemaker in the world?
As for anyone else who finds the knives ugly, let them think and say so. Ken's knives are coveted too much for him to ever keep up with demand, so if there are people who don't share my/our preference, they're welcome to making it more exclusive.
All this without even addressing Ken personally with all the commiseration etc. expressed above. If I may offer a personal reflection that might be helpful : I still have my custom Onions and might be inconsolable if I'd been robbed of them, but other, only slightly less valuable things have been stolen from me: and I try to be philosophical by thinking that they're not lost, they're just with someone else. It's a fincancial loss, but it won't destroy Ken's business or keep him from making more of the same of what got lost - which may be recovered, let's hope.
Glad to see Ken's still alive and kicking - hope the Onionolic's website will recover as well!
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