Phillip Patton
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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that the 3 greatest words in the English language are "I love you". I think the three greatest words are "out for delivery". Who's with me on this? 

The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
my favorite , " I'll take it "
"Only one thousand?"
Who are these people who say all of these things? Especially the ones who say "I'll take it" after you say "that will be $1000?"![]()
People with more money than sense.
The Woodshop I worked at had a lot of clients from the Pacific palisades which has not only my highschool, but is the first or second wealthiest neighborhood in the U.S. We had a maple burl slab, easily 20 feet by 5 feet by 4 inches thick. It was listed for 7,500. We had a woman come in and ask for it to be made into a table. We put another 1500 dollars of work into it and she pays us BEFORE the work starts. 2 weeks later, its done and we call her.
She never picks it up. A a month or so later I was clearing out the inventory and called her. This is how the conversation went
Me: "Hello Mrs._________ its Ben from House of Hardwood, we have your slab table"
Her: "O yes! Sorry about that, I had forgoten about that house. I'll send someone over"
Turns out the table was for her 12th house. Some people.