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All fairly good choices including the "honourable mentions" in my estimation. I am partial to Audra, Todd, Chris, Pat and am surprised that some might not appreciate the work of Mike O. especially at his pricing. Always found his knives exceptional.
Good teacher maybe???
Good teacher maybe???
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brownshoe said:
That is an extremely careless comment. By not naming the dealer you have left it open to be any of the four. In my opinion, if you don't want to name names then you shouldn't make statements like the one above.
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HI Keith,
Perhaps with all the "Bustle" he forgot to mention his name! A little seaching of BF will give you the answer you seek.
WWG
Perhaps with all the "Bustle" he forgot to mention his name! A little seaching of BF will give you the answer you seek.
WWG
I didn't mention the name because I didn't want to start a flame war, but I thought people needed to know that source of some information for the Blade article was totally bogus. My knowledge of this person is not based upon their reputation or "internet presence" but based upon direct interaction with the individual at two shows.
It's a sad but true fact that there are some slimy people in all walks of life, including knifemaking and dealing. If you know your knives, you'll know when someone is blowing smoke up your nose. As you learn more, you find out that some of those you once believed are just slicker than the others but equally full of smoke.
Blade has a real problem in their facts and sources. For example, a few months back they did an article on aftermarket customization of production knives. They made it seem that it was a new "internet" phenomena. They even quoted people from USN. No way is this true. People have been customizing factory knives for hundreds of years. Santa Fe Stoneworks has been doing spydercos since before the "internet phenemena." However, they are not a Blade advertiser. Plus, how many customized production "theater" knives came out of Vietnam alone? Probably thousands.
It's a sad but true fact that there are some slimy people in all walks of life, including knifemaking and dealing. If you know your knives, you'll know when someone is blowing smoke up your nose. As you learn more, you find out that some of those you once believed are just slicker than the others but equally full of smoke.
Blade has a real problem in their facts and sources. For example, a few months back they did an article on aftermarket customization of production knives. They made it seem that it was a new "internet" phenomena. They even quoted people from USN. No way is this true. People have been customizing factory knives for hundreds of years. Santa Fe Stoneworks has been doing spydercos since before the "internet phenemena." However, they are not a Blade advertiser. Plus, how many customized production "theater" knives came out of Vietnam alone? Probably thousands.
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Brownshoe, believe me, I understand not wanting to start a flame war, but it is still my opinion that what you did was wrong. The statement leaves it open to be any one of the four dealers, and how are people reading your post supposed to be able to know which one? In not including the name of the dealer you were referring to you have made a statement that could be hurtful to the business of the other three. In my opinion, that is extemely negligent.
Obviously you got something completely different from the Blade article, "Pimp Your Knife", than I did. As you state, there have been people and companies modifying knives for many years. However, the people in the article operate completely differently from what Santa Fe Stoneworks do. Santa Fe Stoneworks sell modified knives; they don't take a knife that someone has already purchased somewhere else and then modify it to a customers specification. Though there have been people over the years that have done this, it was never something that was easily accessable to someone looking to have their knife customised. Even in recent years there have been many posts on the knife forums from people looking for this service. As something broadly accessable, this is a very recent addition to the knife industry.
Obviously you got something completely different from the Blade article, "Pimp Your Knife", than I did. As you state, there have been people and companies modifying knives for many years. However, the people in the article operate completely differently from what Santa Fe Stoneworks do. Santa Fe Stoneworks sell modified knives; they don't take a knife that someone has already purchased somewhere else and then modify it to a customers specification. Though there have been people over the years that have done this, it was never something that was easily accessable to someone looking to have their knife customised. Even in recent years there have been many posts on the knife forums from people looking for this service. As something broadly accessable, this is a very recent addition to the knife industry.
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The 'Pimp my Knife' article was a current statement. We didn't invent customizing knives any more than tactical knives were invented in the early nineties. That said, I'll bet 'tactical' knives goes back, ohhhh, about 3000 years! 
Still, they get current coverage...
Coop
Still, they get current coverage...Coop
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Hi Tom,
If you are referring to me, I was not interviewed for this article. However, I do know who the dealer is that is being discussed. Neil, Gary and Dave are excellent dealers to do business with.
WWG
If you are referring to me, I was not interviewed for this article. However, I do know who the dealer is that is being discussed. Neil, Gary and Dave are excellent dealers to do business with.
WWG
Mr. Mayo. We all like to think that everyone is nice who is involved in our hobby (which happens to be your business). But you and I know this isn't true and over the years there have been some real jackasses on this and other forums. People have been threatened on this forum with a variety of actions by knifenuts, knifemakers, knifedealers, reviewer/writers and knifemanufacturers. Thus, I feel it is prudent to not use my given name. I do not provide an e-mail, because I don't want to be bothered by internetnuts. Anything I need to say, I will say in public. Anything I won't say in public, I won't say in a private e-mail. The need for a certain level of privacy is simply a safety precaution.
Privacy also forces people to judge a person on their statements and facts, not on what their job is, how old they are, sex, race, where they live, socio-economic status etc.
For you however, this is your business, thus you operate under your given name and freely provide contact information. I do the same. In my business, my e-mail address and my forum participation is under my given name.
You shouldn't think less of someone because they desire a level of privacy. Remember, we're all potential customers.
Privacy also forces people to judge a person on their statements and facts, not on what their job is, how old they are, sex, race, where they live, socio-economic status etc.
For you however, this is your business, thus you operate under your given name and freely provide contact information. I do the same. In my business, my e-mail address and my forum participation is under my given name.
You shouldn't think less of someone because they desire a level of privacy. Remember, we're all potential customers.