You Know You're a Hardcore Knifemaker...

When you dunk a ground blade in the water bucket and it sizzles....barehanded:eek:

When you freeze your arse off all day at work then come home and go forge outside.

When neighbors just randomly drop off steel and broken tools :cool:

when your wife thinks your paying bills and....your on bladeforums :o :D
 
When your wife says, "How is it that you absorb and remember everything related to knives, but can't remember to take out the trash on Monday morning?"
 
when you can quit an $80,000+ a year job to devote more time to your knifemaking. And the first show you do ya only bring in $50 and you can honestly say your still happy.
been there done that.

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When someone ask you to make a "Buck" knife and you have to walk away shaking.

Your girlfriend takes up making sheaths to spend more time with you.
 
When you can't pass up 300lbs of 52100 in 6.25" dia shafting. And are thinking about going back for more!!!!!
 
On the west coast. I would be happy to get some for you and pack it up in flat rate box's. It is .75/lb.
 
.75/lb? Man, out here we only pay .30 :D Just kidding! Ya' gotta love flat rate boxes.

Speaking of which....

Knowing that 70 lbs. is the limit for flat rate boxes and knowing how to actually get that much into one! (my post office hates me....)
 
Heck if you can get it for .30 send me some!!!! my post office stuck 2 flat rate boxes of steel from Don Hansen in my mail box. I did not think it could hold that much. Then yesterday they got 3 in from Darrin Ellis. All 3 only weighed as much as one from Don though. With that 52100 round stock, 6 inches is about 50lbs. I think the new box's are a little bit larger so more can be stuffed.
 
when you look down at that reddish brown stuff of a piece of steel with a confused look on your face wondering what could have gotten on your knife only to realize it's blood and you must have cut yourself.
WS
 
When your wife says, "Your first show is only five weeks away. Are you ready? I've got your table designed and business card design ready to order. Once again, are you ready?"

You gotta love a supportive wife!
 
eric i get L6 for .30 here.

when you try and grind a knife from a 1.25" A2 round bar using a 2" contact wheel so you can have a knife that has 3 edges.

when you take your knives in the shower with you so you can sand them with water and 2000 grit wet sandpaper. then you forgot you left one sitting with the shampoo bottles and your wife finds it and dont care beause its happend befor many times :D.
 
Someone mentions a loveless marriage and you think to yourself "was he married?
You spend more time sitting on a cinder block on your horizontal/vertical bandsaw then on your couch.
You have Darren Ellis and Rob Frink on speed dial.

WS
 
You wonder what kind of knives they have in the kitchen at Dreamland Barbeque and ask to go back and look and ogle at some of those antiques still in use :)

One of the worst feelings in the world is to see fresh blood in your shop and realize you're alone ;)
 
when you watch a dvd with your wife and when thay show a knife you have to pause it so you can zoom in and get some ideas

when you want to inpregnate everything























with epoxy to make it into handle material :D.
 
in the summer you walk out of the shop and relize the grinder dust on your arms and face has turned to rust.
 
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