Laurence,
That sounds like great advice, although I've never really cared so much about what others
thought of me, when it comes to my knives, somehow its different. I guess its because I put my heart
and soul - and literally my BLOOD , SWEAT and at times tears in every knife I make! They all, somehow
end up being special, to the point that selling them is out of the question....on a few! I know I cant do that.
I know its silly, childish even, I guess, because I have never been so personally invested in anything, like this, in my life! Creating something from a few raw materials, that can be a tool, a weapon, a means to stay alive, holds a certain amount of special pride that I have never felt before. It is that pride, I think, that makes me worry about what others do think, I dont mean the average person, I'm talking about you guys, the people that know what it takes to make a blade, get it almost done, and then out of fear or caution you finish it out by hand sanding, roughly 20 to30 hours, just to make sure you dont screw up! It y'alls opinions that matter the most to me...Oh and the occasional
customer! That kinda matters too!
But like I said, I will be posting some of my work very soon, and everything that is relevant after that
so keep your eye out for some Original McClellan Made Blades, very soon and you might even get to see
that UGLY skinner I was talking about!
Its late gotta run, you guys mean the world to me, I truly hope that we will meet one day, I would seriously
love to.come.out there, if Laurence can find some land to.GOLD Prospect on, maybe I could pay for a trip out there!
Rex
BTW, that would also be good advice, if I was planning on coming out of the closet!!!!