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Well, together they still amount to the same smelly pile in my books.
Do you not feel like even a little bit of a hypocrite?
Roger
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Well, together they still amount to the same smelly pile in my books.
Do you not feel like even a little bit of a hypocrite?
Roger
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There's definitely some love club/cheerleading going on, but part of that is because not all of us have the money and not all of our favorite makers have the time* so each and everyone of us can run out and get every knife that knocks us out of our chairs. And some of them; while exquisite to the nth degree; might not be a good purchase for the folks offering praise if we use our knives in ways that make makers cringe and the knife deserves climate-controlled storage space.
Now take that same person who's not buying the knife and it's one that person doesn't like. Chances are, he or she will either not post or will only post about the good parts of the knife he or she doesn't like to the exclusion of the parts not liked. And that makes sense because why should the maker be asked to make a knife by someone who isn't buying it? I'm not a fan of what we call Americanized tantos, but I don't ask the tanto makers if they could redo their stuff into the kitchen knives I'm more likely to buy because I'll mostly likely stick with the custom maker and two small-production makers I really like and the tanto maker's customers are more likely to keep buying the knives. I can still like a hamon, handle, overal look, or use of materials and I'll say so. Is that ruinous?
*If you don't have a RogerP handmade knife now, you might never get that chance. Despite his talent, he's not a prolific maker and he's always the first person on his waiting list (and with the 100% discount he gives himself, how could he refuse?).
Now take that same person who's not buying the knife and it's one that person doesn't like. Chances are, he or she will either not post or will only post about the good parts of the knife he or she doesn't like to the exclusion of the parts not liked. And that makes sense because why should the maker be asked to make a knife by someone who isn't buying it? I'm not a fan of what we call Americanized tantos, but I don't ask the tanto makers if they could redo their stuff into the kitchen knives I'm more likely to buy because I'll mostly likely stick with the custom maker and two small-production makers I really like and the tanto maker's customers are more likely to keep buying the knives. I can still like a hamon, handle, overal look, or use of materials and I'll say so. Is that ruinous?
*If you don't have a RogerP handmade knife now, you might never get that chance. Despite his talent, he's not a prolific maker and he's always the first person on his waiting list (and with the 100% discount he gives himself, how could he refuse?).
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STeven,
I for one, am VERY pleased that forged blades have remained a sleepy backwater of knife collecting. I have seen first hand, what can happen when the REAL money shows up in other areas of collecting. With the possible exception of Stephen di Medici Foster, the rest of us would be relegated to buying Pakistani copies of our favorite makers, in very short order.
Peter
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Wow, this thread got long in a hurry!
I just wanted to point out that I was referred to as precocious.
*note to self* search wikepedia to find out what precocious means....
LMAO!
j/k
I do appreciate Ken's post very much though. I think a lot of makers are open to constructive criticism if they can use it to improve. It's the ugly stuff that can hurt if you let it. Huh hum... STeven... LOL!!! You know I luv ya buddy
Okay, back to the shop I go...
I just wanted to point out that I was referred to as precocious.
*note to self* search wikepedia to find out what precocious means....
LMAO!
j/kI do appreciate Ken's post very much though. I think a lot of makers are open to constructive criticism if they can use it to improve. It's the ugly stuff that can hurt if you let it. Huh hum... STeven... LOL!!! You know I luv ya buddy
Okay, back to the shop I go...