Why??? Steve entered this KITH because he considers himself a newbie. He's been a member of bladeforums for less than 2 years. He made a great looking knife. Is it good enough to be in the other KITH, YES! Is it in the spirit of the KITH for "others" to suggest that it is too good for this KITH? I sure hope not. If it is, then that makes this KITH the "Lesser Knife KITH" and not a "Newbie KITH". In which case, someone judged mine, Geek, Matt, Jon, Husker, and Remy's knives to not be good enough for the other KITH. I find that very insulting. I received a Christmas KITH knife last year and my entry this year is every bit as good as the knife I received last year. I entered it in the newbie KITH because I am still a newbie, not because I didn't think it was good enough for the other KITH. For "others" to suggest that a knife is too good implies that a knife can be "not good enough" and I won't believe that that is the spirit of the KITH.
Unky and I were advised not to enter two KITHs because it wasn't in the spirit. But it is in the spirit to take a great knife away from the newbies? I can't be the only one that sees something wrong here.
OK. first of all, I was the one who suggested that he move. It is my fault.
no one from the Christmas KITH or outside of it influenced my decision. I was the one who suggested it.
When I suggest that he be moved, I was considering that he has put a tremendous amount of work into his knife. matching up the liners between the bolster and the handle and polishing out the hamon is a lot of work, and I decided that he deserved a chance at knives that are. I will not speak for everyone, but I know that my knife is not up to the Christmas kith. it just isn't at the same level. I was using that as a reference point and made a mistake. I mean no offense to anyone. now, here is my response to the earlier posts.
Zaph: The fact that he considers himself a newbie does not make him a newbie. similarly, the amount of time that someone has been a member of BF does not matter at all. it just doesn't. When I suggested that he moves, it was not becuase I considered anyone's knife here to be a lesser knife, but instead I saw a higher level of form as well as a very functional knife. are any of the knives here "lesser" becuase they won't work as well as a knife? no. I have no doubt that they will all serve well for longer than we are alive. however, he has taken the level of finish to the next level with the extra things that add complexity and difficulty.
as to you entering 2 kiths, you are either a newbie, or you aren't. saying you are both doesn't really work.
If anyone is offended by this, feel free to talk to me by e-mail and I will be happy to talk to you.
the last thing I will say about this is that my
only motivation for this was that I saw a knife with excellent form as well as excellent function, and, after comparing with the entries in the Christmas KITH, I saw his entry as closer to theirs than ours. I was not judging you or thinking that the other knives were not good enough. I am sorry if I offended anyone.
Now being that you were the one that came up with the idea of the Newbie KITH, and I commend you on that, I do feel that you and Steve together have the right to ask for something to be moved and that decision is up to you Steve and Stacey, and no one else.
