Hi guys
Well, I've got to admit the only thing that has made me tear up in the last 20 years was seeing my Dad cry once and the night I asked Angi to marry me... But this came pretty close.
I truly appreciate you guys taking the time to post... those are the things that make me feel like all the time spent here, was better spent than I realized.
And I do want to be totally upfront and point out that I am fully aware that the WIPs and posts were not totally selfless--- as some of my good friends like Bruce Bump can attest--- they are good exposure for us as a maker. Shoot, they can even be a selling tool. I recently had a potential customer email me, he had never been exposed to the custom knife world. He just happened to see a copy of KI and some pics of my knives. When I got back to him with a price quote, he nearly died of heart failure. I emailed back and told him, "If you get bored and have a few hours to kill, here's a link---."
After reading though Lorien's thread he got back to me and said, "Man, I can't believe you do that much work for that little money! Surely your wife is not high maintenance!!!"

LMAO
So my point is, a detailed WIP can be a win-win..... potentially help other makers, and get some good exposure at the same time. Just something for you guys to think about for yourselves.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I won't be able to totally stay away and not at least lurk... but since I've been painting a picture to forum members that I'm an a$$hole, then I need to switch things up... at least for awhile.
I will be around the interwebz somewhere... like I told Patrice--- I
NEED some of the "human interaction" that the forums provide because 10 or more hours a day are spent in the shop with nobody but the pups and the radio.
Thank you so much guys! See 'ya around....
