What really motivates us

Makers how many times have spent hours working on a blade to give it away, or sell it for new materials? Constantly thinking about grinding, handle materials, heat treating, sheaths, stabilizing, forging, designing a style of blade for a purpose, making your own shop tools, shop layout, and list goes on and on? How many times have people asked you why would you make a blade when you can just buy one? Its a lot less at wally world, versus spending all that money on tools and materials and time.

I know the video seems like its geared more towards business and employees, etc but I guess the part in the video that struck me was the part about money and why people would give up 20-30 hours a week of their precious time doing highly technical work for FREE.....and then give it away instead of sell it. The whole challenge and mastery thing definately rang a bell for me.
 
I do it for the fame and big money....and the groupies....yeah ,yeah, that is what it was. Chicks dig sweaty guys with black hands.

Really, I do it because it releases some endorphins or something inside me. It makes me feel GOOD to forge. I enjoy the respect given by people who say, "You made that? And I just enjoy being creative.
 
So the challenge and mastery part seemed accurate?

Hate to drag anyone away from the Busse thread or the sawzall thread...:rolleyes:..but I thought the video made a lot of sense and hit the nail on the head in some respects.

Larry
 
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