Hello all,
There I was, in the middle of one of my legendary "rabbit hole" web surfing experiences when I came across this site. Now I've been camped out here for the past several hours reading threads, looking at pictures, and being blown away by the craftsmanship I'm seeing. I saw a question posted in one of the forums that I wanted to answer...that was an hour ago, and I'm still trying to become "legal" so I can do that.
However, I do understand the reason for the extra steps and agree that it's worth it.
When I was younger, I considered myself a knife collector, mainly because I bought a bunch that I thought were cool and put them in a box. In truth, it's more of an accumulation of cutting tools than a proper knife collection. Only recently have I begun to investigate and appreciate the quality and availability of custom knives, and I'm plan to invest in a few for kitchen and "field" use. Though I've yet to acquire any of the custom/boutique knives that I've been lookin at, as a former active duty U.S. Marine (Sergeant), I have acquired all of the "you gotta have one of these if you're a Marine" knives; USMC Ka-Bar, the "folding knife with various opening mechanisms" collection of Gerbers, Kershaws, Schrades, Spyderco's, and a Benchmade of unknown origin, plus the obligatory Leatherman. Oddly enough, the ONE knife I lusted over at age 13, the Kershaw Survival Knife #1005, has evaded me. I'm too old to run around the backyard playing "Rambo", but I'd still like to add one to my "accumulation" one day if for nothing more than nostalgia.
Anyway...that's probably far more info than anyone wanted to read in a brief introduction. I could have summed it up with "you guys have and make some amazing knives, I don't have any really cool knives (well, unless you're 12), I'd sure like to get some one day soon...the end."
I'm not sure I even remember where that original post/question was now. :scratchhead:
Semper Fidelis,
Philip
There I was, in the middle of one of my legendary "rabbit hole" web surfing experiences when I came across this site. Now I've been camped out here for the past several hours reading threads, looking at pictures, and being blown away by the craftsmanship I'm seeing. I saw a question posted in one of the forums that I wanted to answer...that was an hour ago, and I'm still trying to become "legal" so I can do that.
However, I do understand the reason for the extra steps and agree that it's worth it. When I was younger, I considered myself a knife collector, mainly because I bought a bunch that I thought were cool and put them in a box. In truth, it's more of an accumulation of cutting tools than a proper knife collection. Only recently have I begun to investigate and appreciate the quality and availability of custom knives, and I'm plan to invest in a few for kitchen and "field" use. Though I've yet to acquire any of the custom/boutique knives that I've been lookin at, as a former active duty U.S. Marine (Sergeant), I have acquired all of the "you gotta have one of these if you're a Marine" knives; USMC Ka-Bar, the "folding knife with various opening mechanisms" collection of Gerbers, Kershaws, Schrades, Spyderco's, and a Benchmade of unknown origin, plus the obligatory Leatherman. Oddly enough, the ONE knife I lusted over at age 13, the Kershaw Survival Knife #1005, has evaded me. I'm too old to run around the backyard playing "Rambo", but I'd still like to add one to my "accumulation" one day if for nothing more than nostalgia.
Anyway...that's probably far more info than anyone wanted to read in a brief introduction. I could have summed it up with "you guys have and make some amazing knives, I don't have any really cool knives (well, unless you're 12), I'd sure like to get some one day soon...the end."
I'm not sure I even remember where that original post/question was now. :scratchhead:
Semper Fidelis,
Philip
