Ran into some custom knifemakers at SHOT Show

[RL]

Ran into Allen Elishewitz on the show floor

Ernie Emerson at his booth

and Mick Strider at his

Jason Knight at Doug Marcaida's MyEdge seminar

Speaking of Doug...

Charly Mann was forging live while we trained

with Doug and Fred Mastro

Edged weapon specialist and knife designer for Spyderco Michael Janich

Bonus pic...Royce Gracie

Nice to meet and see them again.

RL

 

[Richard338]

Nice to see your post. I remember you from can gun nutz probably 15 years ago.

 

[RL]

thanks..yup i am still there

RL

 

[SharpByCoop]

Great thread! If I recall you and I went out to dinner with others in 2002 NYC. Good stuff.

If Charly Mann is the guy in green, he sure doesn't NEED a power hammer! Look at those guns...

 

[RL]

yes we did! and yup, that is him...i believe he is ex-military

 

[mknife]

Thanks for sharing! Congratulations, in about 15 years you have remained the same.

 

[Sled]

Shows the power of photography. Love the then and now pics...great for jarring the memory.

 

[Win Heger]

Good sequence, good history, glad you're still having fun.

 

[JParanee]

Great pics

 

[Dawkind]

Thanks for reminding all of us how much younger were were..........

Great pictures and memories.