Regarding the New York Custom Knife Show

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Dear Members,

I have spent quite some time thinking about making this decision. We have decided we will not be attending the New York Custom Knife Show this year.
As much as we both love the show, the crowds, the City and the East Coast, I just don't think it is right for us to go. After the storm and the devastation it has caused, the hardship and the loss of life, I cannot with clear conscience sell my knives and leave with money in my pocket. Especially when I know that only a couple of blocks away there are those who have lost everything, their homes, their business, and their loved ones. I know that there are some who will see this as a letdown and may cast me or my decision in a negative light. I will be ok with that. I believe that there should be some healing time, some recovery time, and some rebuilding time so the wounds are not so new.

I can only think of Bette Midler having her big costume party while rescue workers were searching for missing loved ones and pulling bodies from the wreckage. It made me sick. Two or three weeks is not enough time. Two or three months and I would have come to the show. I hope that all of you and your families are ok and safe. Our prayers and thoughts go out to those so affected by this disaster, and our sympathies to those who have lost so much. We will be putting together something to donate to the right charities in the next few weeks so that we can help in our own small way.

I hope you understand my decision and why it was made.

My Best Regards,

Ernest Emerson
Mary Emerson
 
Sorry you will not be there, I respect your decision not to attend and I will miss seeing your goods.
 
My friends in nearby Sea Bright lost their homes and their town is decimated. New Jersey is truly in a state of emergency and for the near future, anything which avoids diverting any possible resource focused on helping those in need is a respectful decision!
 
Since your online store doesn't ship knives to New York I was really looking forward to getting a chance to see your work and maybe buy a small knife, such as cqc-14, karambit cqc-7 or bullnose. I respect your decision and will probably not go to this event.
 
If the post on FB is accurate then Mr. Emerson has donated a custom cqc6 for auction at the New York/Jersey Custom Knife Show. From what I understand the proceeds will go to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
 
Just one more reason that I love the knives and wear the apparel proudly. Ernest put the 'E' in ethics.
 
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