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Originally Posted by DJ Urbanovsky
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??
