I guess that Bud Lang is too modest to ring his own bell. That is kind of refreshing. Anyway, he sent me the information below. Sounds great to me. KI has not been the same since he left.
A.T.
BLADES INTERNATIONAL
BLADES International is an all-new electronic cutlery magazine, the first to appear on the world wide web, and the first to really dedicate space to knife makers, artists and knives from around the world. Following more than 40 years of editing magazines that were sold everywhere, and traveling throughout North American and much of Europe and Norway attending knife shows and visiting shops in these locations, it was decided to create the first electronic magazine for knife people.
By necessity, I will keep this brief, while providing you with an outline of what you may expect when BLADES International is up and moving. Following a magazine format as much as possible, we will be offering an exceptional array of articles dealing with both custom knives AND high quality production knives. Lots of photos to view, too, and information that is easy to read, and exact.
We will present at least a half-dozen major articles when the site opens, along with many pages of general interest articles dealing with knives. These articles will remain posted as we continually add to the site. Eventually some of the older pieces will be archived, thus they will still be available.
You'll also find smaller segments dealing with international shows, schools, and more. Links to just about everyone in the knife world who is on the net, categorized by country, will also be available.
Because the lead-time, from now until our site is open, is somewhat extensive, we can't tell you exactly what articles are scheduled for "opening day." Hundreds of people we'll be working with know, however, as we've been in touch with them for some time. We CAN promise you this. You won't be sorry you visited BLADES International when it opens up.
If you are a knife maker, bladesmith, engraver, scrimshander, carver, or other artist involved in the creation of fine custom knives, or if you're involved with high quality production knives, send us some exceptional color photographs of your work today, along with caption information. We prefer photographs, but if you can send high resolution CDs, they'll work, too.
While we have built up a large database of email addresses, some have certainly changed. We hope to update it soon. There are others we are not aware of, certainly, so if it's not asking too much, would you mind spreading the word, relaying our email address to those customers and friends. We will immediately send this message to those people, too. Submit photos or CDs to the following address: Bud Lang, 591 E. Candlewood St., Brea, CA 92821. Email messages may be sent to Bud at: budlang@linkline.com.
In closing, will you send a one line confirmation notice that you received this message, to guarantee that your address is correct, etc.
Thanks, Bud Lang
A.T.
BLADES INTERNATIONAL
BLADES International is an all-new electronic cutlery magazine, the first to appear on the world wide web, and the first to really dedicate space to knife makers, artists and knives from around the world. Following more than 40 years of editing magazines that were sold everywhere, and traveling throughout North American and much of Europe and Norway attending knife shows and visiting shops in these locations, it was decided to create the first electronic magazine for knife people.
By necessity, I will keep this brief, while providing you with an outline of what you may expect when BLADES International is up and moving. Following a magazine format as much as possible, we will be offering an exceptional array of articles dealing with both custom knives AND high quality production knives. Lots of photos to view, too, and information that is easy to read, and exact.
We will present at least a half-dozen major articles when the site opens, along with many pages of general interest articles dealing with knives. These articles will remain posted as we continually add to the site. Eventually some of the older pieces will be archived, thus they will still be available.
You'll also find smaller segments dealing with international shows, schools, and more. Links to just about everyone in the knife world who is on the net, categorized by country, will also be available.
Because the lead-time, from now until our site is open, is somewhat extensive, we can't tell you exactly what articles are scheduled for "opening day." Hundreds of people we'll be working with know, however, as we've been in touch with them for some time. We CAN promise you this. You won't be sorry you visited BLADES International when it opens up.
If you are a knife maker, bladesmith, engraver, scrimshander, carver, or other artist involved in the creation of fine custom knives, or if you're involved with high quality production knives, send us some exceptional color photographs of your work today, along with caption information. We prefer photographs, but if you can send high resolution CDs, they'll work, too.
While we have built up a large database of email addresses, some have certainly changed. We hope to update it soon. There are others we are not aware of, certainly, so if it's not asking too much, would you mind spreading the word, relaying our email address to those customers and friends. We will immediately send this message to those people, too. Submit photos or CDs to the following address: Bud Lang, 591 E. Candlewood St., Brea, CA 92821. Email messages may be sent to Bud at: budlang@linkline.com.
In closing, will you send a one line confirmation notice that you received this message, to guarantee that your address is correct, etc.
Thanks, Bud Lang