Frank Hunter
Well-Known Member
This is the second year I've been a full time knifemaker - I've learned a whole lot and have a great deal to pay forward from you all helping me out. It's definitely doable as a career, I'm not going to be buying a brand new truck anytime soon but I can get by, and the harder I work the better it goes. That's a nice change instead of shoveling my effort upstairs into an owner's pocket. The biggest hangup I've seen so far is the summer slump - every other weekend is a scheduled "Go outside" holiday and with Blade show in the middle, which I've not had the inventory in stock to attend, seems to really try to sink me in both 2012 and 2013.
I know Blade is a lot of it, many higher end collectors and enthusiasts know it's coming and save some money for it and I'm not helping myself by not attending, but otherwise my internet and local sales have been dead flat from April-July for two years now. Is there anything else going on with that or is it just a yearly dead spot that the rest of you full time guys noticed back in the 80's?
I know Blade is a lot of it, many higher end collectors and enthusiasts know it's coming and save some money for it and I'm not helping myself by not attending, but otherwise my internet and local sales have been dead flat from April-July for two years now. Is there anything else going on with that or is it just a yearly dead spot that the rest of you full time guys noticed back in the 80's?