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Hey people!!
I appreciate all the posts to my previous thread!!!!!!
I visited every other day or so and read them. I didn't reply because I didn't really know what to say.
I do owe you folks a why, though.
I've always been overly critical of myself and anything I do.
That's a bad combination for a knife maker.
I love big bowies. I'd grind the first side and it would be near perfect then I'd grind the other side and naturally I'd try to get it to match the first side and that's where the trouble starts! I'd get it close but not quite so I'd take a little more off and screw it up so then you have to take some off the first side and then screw it and before too long you a piece of garbage. Well, you do this over and over and it isn't fun anymore.
It got to the point that when I'd think about going out to the shop, I'd think about putting my glock to my head instead.
It used to be such a wonderous thing!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know how some of you guys grind such perfect blades but to the rest of you guys out there, don't get so caught up in perfection that it takes the pleasure out of the craft!
Take care people and God Bless!!
Michael
I appreciate all the posts to my previous thread!!!!!!
I visited every other day or so and read them. I didn't reply because I didn't really know what to say.
I do owe you folks a why, though.
I've always been overly critical of myself and anything I do.
That's a bad combination for a knife maker.
I love big bowies. I'd grind the first side and it would be near perfect then I'd grind the other side and naturally I'd try to get it to match the first side and that's where the trouble starts! I'd get it close but not quite so I'd take a little more off and screw it up so then you have to take some off the first side and then screw it and before too long you a piece of garbage. Well, you do this over and over and it isn't fun anymore.
It got to the point that when I'd think about going out to the shop, I'd think about putting my glock to my head instead.
It used to be such a wonderous thing!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know how some of you guys grind such perfect blades but to the rest of you guys out there, don't get so caught up in perfection that it takes the pleasure out of the craft!
Take care people and God Bless!!
Michael