Knives

Handmade knives have always been fascinating to me. Long before I ever tried to make one myself I realized that there was no way, based on the cost of materials and time spent, that compensation was possible. Knives would have to cost tens of thousands. So why would someone put that much work into one? My question was answered when one day my grandfather handed me an old file and said "why don't you try to make a knife out of this?" That first knife wasn't fantastic but it did the job. I was hooked. Every knife since has taken longer and has been more difficult as I try harder techniques and ideas. But I don't care, the love of knife-making is not easily lost, I am addicted to the pursuit of perfection.