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I don't know why I haven't thought to start this thread in my sub forum until now. I'll start. The three things I love most in the world (that are not a person, or an ideology) are:
Knives, and making them
Physical Culture (ie exercise)
Chess
A knife is a practical thing, and beautiful on account of aesthetics and what it can do for a person. It gives us greater control over our environment than we have with just out hands, it is a tool of convenience and a conduit of creativity. By making knives, I can give the world something truly good that makes peoples' lives a little easier and a little more convenient. In jobs I've had over the years, it often became necessary to either compromise my principles, or leave (like call centers that are focused more on metrics than actually solving customers' issues). Making knives to me, represents the pursuit of enriching the lives of others. No other occupation I've ever made a living by has even come close to being as rewarding as it has been to serve you all as a knife maker.
Exercise keeps the body healthy, and prolongs the vigor of youth. It enables us to move well and to engage in many activities for both enjoyment and work. Sharing the love of exercise with others, to me, is sharing the love of life, with the hope that we all may be able to live it more fully by the practice thereof.
Chess is a game so sublimely simple in its rules that anyone can learn it, yet so infinitely complex in its execution that it is impossible to stop learning about the game, no matter how many times you've played it. Mindful engagement in playing chess expands the mind, and trains it to improve in thinking and planning. Like with exercise, chess, to me, represents the mutual pursuit of self improvement when engaged in and shared with others.
Knives, and making them
Physical Culture (ie exercise)
Chess
A knife is a practical thing, and beautiful on account of aesthetics and what it can do for a person. It gives us greater control over our environment than we have with just out hands, it is a tool of convenience and a conduit of creativity. By making knives, I can give the world something truly good that makes peoples' lives a little easier and a little more convenient. In jobs I've had over the years, it often became necessary to either compromise my principles, or leave (like call centers that are focused more on metrics than actually solving customers' issues). Making knives to me, represents the pursuit of enriching the lives of others. No other occupation I've ever made a living by has even come close to being as rewarding as it has been to serve you all as a knife maker.
Exercise keeps the body healthy, and prolongs the vigor of youth. It enables us to move well and to engage in many activities for both enjoyment and work. Sharing the love of exercise with others, to me, is sharing the love of life, with the hope that we all may be able to live it more fully by the practice thereof.
Chess is a game so sublimely simple in its rules that anyone can learn it, yet so infinitely complex in its execution that it is impossible to stop learning about the game, no matter how many times you've played it. Mindful engagement in playing chess expands the mind, and trains it to improve in thinking and planning. Like with exercise, chess, to me, represents the mutual pursuit of self improvement when engaged in and shared with others.
that would make a great kitchen dagger Wharncliffe on one side and regular blade on other. I love it. Say 7-8"... David...?