Lycosa :
I haven't heard Mr Loveless have an issue with it , and he has freely given his patterns to many makers. But what does that have to do with this thread ?
He stated Phil had an issue with work , that to me says a lot. If I was making a Loveless Pattern , just because of the way things work , I would get the OK from Loveless. If he said no , that would be it , no more get made.
In fact , I made a knife that after finishing it looked similar to some old Busse's. After finishing it , I snapped a few picts and emailed them to Mr. Busse , he told me that "
while it does have characteristics of older Busse's that he no longer makes , it is different enuff for him to be ok with it ". I was making two at the time ( in case I messed one up ) , to this date only that one has been finished , and it was given to a friend. Even though Mr. Busse said it was ok to make more , it was just too close , and I didn't want to be stepping on his work. Form of respect.
If you are in it for the long haul , and respect is not shown where it is deserved , expect an uphill battle getting accepted.
It's about doing the right thing , when you
know what the right thing is. Granted some just go on going on , and that is their decision.
But if you get called out by the man who you are accused of copying , it is best to address it with the man , find a resolution and then continue. Deciding to continue with out the makers blessing , well , one better develop some really thick skin and be prepared for more of this same "
criticism " in the future.
Won't question his abilities at all , as they FAR exceed mine , and he certainly has shown he knows how to make a fine knife. Now if he comes up with something that is unique and his total design , then he better stock up on steel , because he is going to be very
VERY busy at the grinder.
if you manage to somehow take what i said the wrong way i will seriously have to jump ship
