Rob Simonich
Big Bear
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- Oct 3, 1998
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Well, got back yesteday from the Oregon show. It was a very good show and met lots of people and seen a lot of old freinds and fellow knifemakers. Some of the folks I met were, Wallace Fennell of Cammilus, we did some trading and I now have 2 Cuda's, one is a one of a kind. These are some REALLY user freindly and well made knives. Next was Steven Dick, Editor of Tactical Knives. We talked about Talonite knives and such as you would expect. Then there was Tim Wegner of Blade-Tech fame, very nice guy, now if I can talk him into making some sheaths for me..... Tim was dragging this guy with him that stuck out like a rasin in a bowl of rice, Gary Fadden, CEO of Al Mar knives. He must be 6'8" tall, so that is why he was easy to spot. Had a good visit with Tim and Gary. Also had the pleasure of meeting Bob Scudder, Project Manager for Fiskars/Gerber Legendary Blades. Also had a good visit with Bob Taylor of REKAT last night when I got home, sorry I missed him at the show, so he called me last night and chewed me out for not looking him up! He is a charachter and we hit it off well! (Got the picture of the SIFU, now how do I show it?) At Kershaws table I had the pleasure of meeting Ken Onion of Hawaii and played with a very interesting semi auto knife he had, Kershaw was showing a production prototype. He is a very nice guy and we talked about Talonite and Titanium alloys. Also met and talked with Mike Winkleman of Kershaw, good folks there. The list goes on and on and on, even met some Blade Forumites there, one had bought a kit from me and we visited for a bit, and another said he had saw my posts in there and when I asked him who he was, he said he was just a lurker! Come out come out wherever you are and post!
I talked Mike Schimmer, a fellow Montana Knifemaker out of a couple feet of space and set up next to Kirk Rexroat, who is featured in the latest issue of Blade, very nice folks, they always had a smile on their face. Well, I could go on and on but I must say it was a very good show with a lot of folks through the door! I did a brisk business on Saturday and spent a lot of time passing out info and making a general nusience of myself. Anyone in that part of the country should consider going to this show, very well run and lots of folks through the door. I am on the waiting list for next year.......
Thats all for now....
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I talked Mike Schimmer, a fellow Montana Knifemaker out of a couple feet of space and set up next to Kirk Rexroat, who is featured in the latest issue of Blade, very nice folks, they always had a smile on their face. Well, I could go on and on but I must say it was a very good show with a lot of folks through the door! I did a brisk business on Saturday and spent a lot of time passing out info and making a general nusience of myself. Anyone in that part of the country should consider going to this show, very well run and lots of folks through the door. I am on the waiting list for next year.......
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