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I've really enjoyed this thread -- made me remember why I quit doing gun shows after 10 years of dealing with some of the bozo's. One of the things that helped me decide to quit gun shows and only do knife shows was a show where two guns went off -- both on vendor's tables. I decided life was too short to put up with bullets whizzing over my head.
Of course, I do miss the opportunity to deal with:
(1) the guy who comes up to my table, pulls out a Pakastini knife with a broken spring and gets upset because I'm not interested in repairing it for him;
(2) the toothless guy who wants to explain to me that he can buy a knife for $10 at WallyWorld, I suppose thinking that I'll lower the price on a $300 knife to meet the "competition;"
(3) the yuppie who handles ever knife on the table to impress his girlfriend and cuts himself in the process;
(4) the martial arts guy who picks up a bowie and starts making slashing motions in a 3 foot arc;
(5) the guy who lays his rifle across my table so he can look at a gun on the table next to me;
(6) the guy who tells you he doesn't have any money, and wants you to make him a $600 knife, but doesn't want to put a $25 deposit on it;
(7) the guy who stops at your table, picks up a sheath, and starts to shove an old knife he just bought into a sheath you've carefully made to go with one of your knives. When you explain to him that the sheath goes with a certain knife, he always says, "I know -- I just wanted to see if this would fit."
I could go on and on. There's a lot of good folks at gun shows, but it's the bozo's you remember. Knife shows are a lot more fun.
John Ownby
Of course, I do miss the opportunity to deal with:
(1) the guy who comes up to my table, pulls out a Pakastini knife with a broken spring and gets upset because I'm not interested in repairing it for him;
(2) the toothless guy who wants to explain to me that he can buy a knife for $10 at WallyWorld, I suppose thinking that I'll lower the price on a $300 knife to meet the "competition;"
(3) the yuppie who handles ever knife on the table to impress his girlfriend and cuts himself in the process;
(4) the martial arts guy who picks up a bowie and starts making slashing motions in a 3 foot arc;
(5) the guy who lays his rifle across my table so he can look at a gun on the table next to me;
(6) the guy who tells you he doesn't have any money, and wants you to make him a $600 knife, but doesn't want to put a $25 deposit on it;
(7) the guy who stops at your table, picks up a sheath, and starts to shove an old knife he just bought into a sheath you've carefully made to go with one of your knives. When you explain to him that the sheath goes with a certain knife, he always says, "I know -- I just wanted to see if this would fit."
I could go on and on. There's a lot of good folks at gun shows, but it's the bozo's you remember. Knife shows are a lot more fun.
John Ownby
and what was even worse is i considered it. yes indeed it was "the most expencive damascus to make" it is very light but still held an edge extremly well because of the old steel that was used in those rail spikes, and yup you guessed it, they cant be found any more only by walking down very old rail road tracks in the desert you may happen upon one. and only a master smith could work such a steel. My buddy robert 