R.I.P George Englebretsen

The lack of manners I see is glaringly obvious in the personal attacks on a Bladeforums member. This is inappropriate in the Community Center.

Ren was only asking ... well, why should we care, who is the guy, how about a link, a few words, after all, everybody doesn't know everybody else. Someone who matters to you may be unknown to others, like me, too, in this case.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
The lack of manners I see is glaringly obvious in the personal attacks on a Bladeforums member. This is inappropriate in the Community Center.

Ren was only asking ... well, why should we care, who is the guy, how about a link, a few words, after all, everybody doesn't know everybody else. Someone who matters to you may be unknown to others, like me, too, in this case.
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It does not matter if you knew him or not. When I was growing up you took your hat off when a funeral went by. It did not matter if you knew who was in the herse or not, it was respect for the dead.

Ren's post came off as a callous and a not give a ***** type of remark that I found offensive. If he was genuinely curious he should have phrased it a little better so he would not be misundersttod. As you pointed out, this is the community forum, not whine and cheese.
 
Ren's not the one who called someone else a jerk, and he did explain what he meant by saying he was just curious.

When I was growing up, we were more likely to put a hat on for a funeral. :)
 
jackknife said:
It does not matter if you knew him or not. When I was growing up you took your hat off when a funeral went by. It did not matter if you knew who was in the herse or not, it was respect for the dead.

Ren's post came off as a callous and a not give a ***** type of remark that I found offensive. If he was genuinely curious he should have phrased it a little better so he would not be misundersttod. As you pointed out, this is the community forum, not whine and cheese.
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Edited so as not to upset the mods.
 
You posted the same message on the other knife forum with same lack of detail.
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Which is not exactly respectful in itself, not to the person and not to the forum.

If this does continue to be a focus for argument, I can move it elsewhere. Which would only be logical, (and therefore appropriate.)
 
jackknife said:
It does not matter if you knew him or not. When I was growing up you took your hat off when a funeral went by. It did not matter if you knew who was in the herse or not, it was respect for the dead.

Ren's post came off as a callous and a not give a ***** type of remark that I found offensive. If he was genuinely curious he should have phrased it a little better so he would not be misundersttod. As you pointed out, this is the community forum, not whine and cheese.
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Yes, it is the Community Forum and if you continue to use foul language in here you will be getting an infraction. Clean it up and cease with the personal attacks. I'm in no mood for this today.
 
Sorry Jackknife. Guess we should shut up.

George's funeral is tomorrow, the 21st. There should be quite a gathering of ok knife makers.

Take care,
Brett
 
Also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_logic

Decline of term logic

At the end of the 20th century, Fred Sommers (1982) and George Englebretsen advocated an enhanced form of term logic they called term functor logic. This logic has sufficient expressive power to capture the validity of the above argument, and can handle relational terms generally. It has a very Boolean appearance, employing '+' and '-' as its sole operational signs. All statements take the form of equations. Term functor logic has similarities to Quine's predicate functor logic but has less of a following.
 
George Englebretson was a great guy, a good friend and an extremely talented knifemaker. He helped dozens of guys get started including me. You could always count on George to have an answer. Hanging out at his shop was always a blast. He had some stories to tell! Sometimes there would be so many loafers hanging around he couldn't get any work done...lol. But there was always some knives in progress and a few finished ones in the drawer to drool over and remind you that he was the teacher. He retired from the police force in 1977 and made knives full time up until about a year ago when his health wouldn't let him continue. When he sold his equipment it was all bought up by local guys and seeing his shop empty was like going to a funeral.

Rest easy George and thanks for everything.

Monty
 
steelglint said:
George Englebretson was a great guy, a good friend and an extremely talented knifemaker. He helped dozens of guys get started including me. You could always count on George to have an answer. Hanging out at his shop was always a blast. He had some stories to tell! Sometimes there would be so many loafers hanging around he couldn't get any work done...lol. But there was always some knives in progress and a few finished ones in the drawer to drool over and remind you that he was the teacher. He retired from the police force in 1977 and made knives full time up until about a year ago when his health wouldn't let him continue. When he sold his equipment it was all bought up by local guys and seeing his shop empty was like going to a funeral.

Rest easy George and thanks for everything.

Monty
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Thanks for the great post. I guess that's why we should care. A good man and a great legacy.

Brett
 
For those (ignorant) George Lee Englebretson was buried today at Tuttle, Oklahoma, A decorated Korean veteran, Police Officer with the Oklahoma City Department, and accomplished artist whose craft was known world wide. He was an accomplished and professional guitar player when he wanted to be. An artist with charcoal, water colors, and oil medium and used this talent in his work with the Police to be part of a forgery and handwriting expert on the staff. His finest work was done in the medium of steel and leather. He was know locally not for his art knives but his solid usable knives. He gave away about as many as he was paid for and those he did sell he would only charge for materials and a little extra. Many a persn clamoured for his art when he went to one of his daily coffee meeting. He was the receptiant of the KGA Living History Award in 2006 because of how many knifemakers he had helped learn the craft. I was the person who was privledged to present this award to him and told him of the first time I remember seeing him how he was helping K&G ( Jim and Meg Keir) sell their wares when he did not have a table. He did not do this for his profit but to help a friend help the knife making craft. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED NOT ONLY FOR HIS HELP TO MANY OF US BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF HIS VAST KNOWLEDGE. RIP George Mike Miller
 
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