Kohai999
Second Degree Cutter
- Joined
- Jul 15, 2003
- Messages
- 12,554
I collect certain knives because they represent art and craftsmanship coming together in a way that I am not currently and may never be, capable of doing myself
..and owning these pieces and learning from them leaves me in awe.
When I started on BladeForums, I saw a lot of great communication, but not a lot of solid critique .solid as in this is what I like, this is what I dont like, and maybe this will work better.
This is a small community, and makers like Phil Baldwin, Kevin Cashen, Paul Champagne,Rod Chappel, Matt Diskin, Don Fogg, Larry Fuegen, Dan Maragni, Bill McHenry, J.D. Smith, Butch Vallotton etc., have been totally unselfish, patient and tolerant in sharing methods, tricks, tips and philosophies with me over the years, and it seemed like I could take all of that, and use this Forum to share the knowledge .and in many ways it works or at least seems to, based upon the feedback.
It is my belief as a martial artist, that we are mostly doomed to fail, and that the pursuit of doing a better job, and striving to be a better person is what we can realistically achieve .ego is ultimately the death of this struggle, because it turns up the volume on the little internal voice that says good enough ..I realize that this is not frequently the attitude that people embrace, nor looking for in an online community ..but it is a different voice.
There are two things that I really have a problem with .wasted resources and the dissemination of falsehoods and misinformation as fact .the makers listed above helped me to embrace this dislike, and to try to make a positive difference.
Im not perfect, neither is anyone on these Forums .if we all work together for the betterment of the community, we will accomplish great things If we focus on the finger pointing, the politics and the hurt feelings we will accomplish nothing. It isn't about me...not even in the slightest...it is about all of us.
Any thoughts as to how to improve the dynamic flow of communication between all parties involved in this community, and striving to be better would be appreciated.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson
When I started on BladeForums, I saw a lot of great communication, but not a lot of solid critique .solid as in this is what I like, this is what I dont like, and maybe this will work better.
This is a small community, and makers like Phil Baldwin, Kevin Cashen, Paul Champagne,Rod Chappel, Matt Diskin, Don Fogg, Larry Fuegen, Dan Maragni, Bill McHenry, J.D. Smith, Butch Vallotton etc., have been totally unselfish, patient and tolerant in sharing methods, tricks, tips and philosophies with me over the years, and it seemed like I could take all of that, and use this Forum to share the knowledge .and in many ways it works or at least seems to, based upon the feedback.
It is my belief as a martial artist, that we are mostly doomed to fail, and that the pursuit of doing a better job, and striving to be a better person is what we can realistically achieve .ego is ultimately the death of this struggle, because it turns up the volume on the little internal voice that says good enough ..I realize that this is not frequently the attitude that people embrace, nor looking for in an online community ..but it is a different voice.
There are two things that I really have a problem with .wasted resources and the dissemination of falsehoods and misinformation as fact .the makers listed above helped me to embrace this dislike, and to try to make a positive difference.
Im not perfect, neither is anyone on these Forums .if we all work together for the betterment of the community, we will accomplish great things If we focus on the finger pointing, the politics and the hurt feelings we will accomplish nothing. It isn't about me...not even in the slightest...it is about all of us.
Any thoughts as to how to improve the dynamic flow of communication between all parties involved in this community, and striving to be better would be appreciated.
Best Regards,
STeven Garsson