07-29-2011, 11:31
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More like what happens when you give a caveman steel and a grinder. It's just wrecking enough stuff to discover what doesn't work.  Well, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. 
As a maker, I walk in some pretty big footsteps - if it weren't for those guys that helped me (and still do), I wouldn't be half the maker I am. It's all about the furthering of the craft. If we don't pass on the art, the art dies.
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Absolutely right. D knows a thing or two about a thing or two! D is what happens when you give smart people steel and grinders... Luckily for knuckle draggers like me he shares all that brainpower..  |
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08-03-2011, 19:41
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I have to say that is one of the greatest and least known facts about the knife industry. That is, just how willing everyone (each other's competitors mind you) to share just about any and everything. It still astonishes me and it makes me proud as a knife maker to be a part of such a community. I mean 99% of all knife makers are truly just genuine Good Ole' Boys. Guys like Bill Harsey I think set the tone back in the day and we're lucky all the new guys have carried it on. I mean I have had tips and tricks shared with me that I know have taken guys years to figure out .... it's just that kind of environment and I really enjoy getting to be apart of it.
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08-04-2011, 12:53
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That's one of the greatest things about our industry - Ford doesn't go over to Chevy and say "We've got this new engine design, it gets 70MPG and makes 400HP, you should use this in your vehicles," but stuff like that happens in the knife world all the time.
One of the other cool things is how available the luminaries in this industry are. I could pick up the phone right now and call Bill and he'd probably answer. And if he were busy, he'd call me back. Pretty awesome.
The people are a major part of what makes this gig so great. It's a hard, dirty, dangerous job. Because it's real work, it tends to attract a certain kind of individual. Knifemaking comes from the heart. You've got to have it in there first. I could teach a guy everything I do from start to finish in the build process, but if he doesn't have that red hot coal in his heart, he'll quickly move on to other things. Heart and intestinal fortitude have gotten me much further than raw talent in this endeavor.
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I have to say that is one of the greatest and least known facts about the knife industry. That is, just how willing everyone (each other's competitors mind you) to share just about any and everything. It still astonishes me and it makes me proud as a knife maker to be a part of such a community. I mean 99% of all knife makers are truly just genuine Good Ole' Boys. Guys like Bill Harsey I think set the tone back in the day and we're lucky all the new guys have carried it on. I mean I have had tips and tricks shared with me that I know have taken guys years to figure out .... it's just that kind of environment and I really enjoy getting to be apart of it.
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08-04-2011, 20:14
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That's one of the greatest things about our industry - Ford doesn't go over to Chevy and say "We've got this new engine design, it gets 70MPG and makes 400HP, you should use this in your vehicles," but stuff like that happens in the knife world all the time.
One of the other cool things is how available the luminaries in this industry are. I could pick up the phone right now and call Bill and he'd probably answer. And if he were busy, he'd call me back. Pretty awesome.
The people are a major part of what makes this gig so great. It's a hard, dirty, dangerous job. Because it's real work, it tends to attract a certain kind of individual. Knifemaking comes from the heart. You've got to have it in there first. I could teach a guy everything I do from start to finish in the build process, but if he doesn't have that red hot coal in his heart, he'll quickly move on to other things. Heart and intestinal fortitude have gotten me much further than raw talent in this endeavor. |
You forgot to mention the fame and fortune and the hot knife maker groupies.. thats why I got into this. I heard the groupies show up about your second show right?? 
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08-05-2011, 08:58
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You forgot to mention the fame and fortune and the hot knife maker groupies.. thats why I got into this. I heard the groupies show up about your second show right?? |
Oh, I'm telling Mrs. Opie about this line... then I'm standing back and watching you get beat down horribly... you do not need groupies... I'll leave it there... 
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08-06-2011, 00:58
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Should have never taught her to lift weights!
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08-09-2011, 20:05
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BABO Finished Product!
Here is the finished, refined product. These feel great! All edges are rounded and feel very comfortable in the hand and while punching stuff.. I mean opening bottles. If you ordered one I am just waiting on some really nice quick detach key chains that will be going out with them. Should be headed your way within a few days! Enjoy!
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08-11-2011, 18:42
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Nice work. Might have to pick up one up 
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08-11-2011, 20:05
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I love the Naqam. I'm saving for it.
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08-14-2011, 08:01
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Looks good!!
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08-17-2011, 14:06
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The BABO is a serious chunk of steel... got mine last weekend, too bad it has not been used for either of its main functions, yet....
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Hearing, I forget. Seeing, I remember. Writing (doing), I understand. Chinese Proverb
Too many people are looking for a magic bullet. As always, shot placement is the key. ~TR
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08-27-2011, 11:38
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Those knives you brought were excellent, buddy. Nice work! What you're doing this early in your career is mighty impressive. Good stuff.
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09-15-2011, 08:41
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It's not the weights that will get ya, it's the shooting training. 
Nice direction on the work.
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