Tim Rowland
KKF Sponsor
I was told there was going to be a butter knife shaving class. I want a refund.
How many spots are you purchasing?Haters gonna hate..
Why do you ask?How many spots are you purchasing?
Curious if you're going to partake in this great opportunity.Why do you ask?
I don’t think it is a great opportunity.Curious if you're going to partake in this great opportunity.
Haters gonna hate..
Well said.Nah, we don’t hate Carter. Just make tun of him. He does make good knives (though it seems they dropped the hand laminated kurouchi series) and is apparently a good business man too. It appears he takes more joy in leading the company and teaching his apprentices than spending 10 hours a day in the shop forging one blade after another. He just seemed to have developed an attitude that not everyone is enchanted with, thus the jokes and mild attacks. I wish him well. I know of no other respected bladesmith that takes so many apprentices and gives them a job.
Thats everyone here, right?It looks super fun to me. In a if money was no object and I have nothing but free time kind of way.
The way you've phrased that sounds as though you're glad he's not. I, for one, would prefer it if he was, I think it would work well with the overall narrative he's building here.Well at least he's not wearing bright red nail polish as he lovingly examines the edge.
Maybe Chelsea will make a guest appearance. This dude ranch needs a few dudettes for balance.The way you've phrased that sounds as though you're glad he's not. I, for one, would prefer it if he was, I think it would work well with the overall narrative he's building here.
Maybe Chelsea will make a guest appearance. This dude ranch needs a few dudettes for balance.
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I don't complain about menu prices at four star restaurants.
Yeah, had read the offer. As I mentioned, it would be if I had the money—which I don't. For a restaurant, if it were a starred chef like Ferran, Redzepi, Bras, et al—yeah, I'd pay in advanced for a seat at a yet to be finished restaurant. Trade fairs I've done, we'd have to pay in advance for a booth.Read the offer...
Would you pay for the meal, one year in advance or enjoy the meal now before the restaurant is finished?
loved his knives back in 2011 when they were 200 bucks. He’s performed as well as the stock market.
I don't think this an appropriate analogy. Those chefs have had great restaurants already. Has Carter ever hosted a week-long retreat? How does being good at forging knives make someone a good event host? Training apprentices who know they're signing up for a master-student relationship under a strong personality (and probably have some blacksmithing experience) is very different from managing the expectations of the type of people willing to pay 10K for this retreat. Apples and oranges.Yeah, had read the offer. As I mentioned, it would be if I had the money—which I don't. For a restaurant, if it were a starred chef like Ferran, Redzepi, Bras, et al—yeah, I'd pay in advanced for a seat at a yet to be finished restaurant. Trade fairs I've done, we'd have to pay in advance for a booth.
I don't think this an appropriate analogy. Those chefs have had great restaurants already. Has Carter ever hosted a week-long retreat? How does being good at forging knives make someone a good event host? Training apprentices who know they're signing up for a master-student relationship under a strong personality (and probably have some blacksmithing experience) is very different from managing the expectations of the type of people willing to pay 10K for this retreat. Apples and oranges.
And that's just the knife making, not to mention the rest of this ad hoc ninja academy...
Who's going to serve the koolaid?Can’t you just go out in the desert and do all that stuff for free?
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