As the above statement by
draggat
seems to contain a reference to a statement I made (which I had hoped would kinda die an go away on it's own - but since that doesn't seem like it's going to happen), I feel obligated to make one
last attempt at clarification of my original statement in order to maintain my integrity.
Please bear in mind that the original statement was made in response to the blade steel/shape fiasco (now resolved). My statement can be found
HERE if you feel like looking at it in it's entirety. And please also bear in mind that this is an attempt to clear the air about what I said, not to cast aspersions by bringing back a previous discussion from the grave.
I
did not say that any one person was dishonest!
I
did say that the business practice of changing the characteristics of a knife after orders had been accepted was a dishonest one.
The statement I made was (underlining added for clarification) as follows:
"Sure, this is an isolated incident involving a manufacturer with
apparently dishonest business practices."
The word "dishonest" was used as an adjective to describe
business practices, NOT as a descriptor of an individual!
An example of the word in this context can be found in the online version of the Merriam-Webster (so you can look it up, if so inclined) is:
"She gave
dishonest answers to our questions." This sentence says that the answers are "dishonest". It does
not say that "she" is dishonest.
The same entry contains synonyms for dishonest which are "unworthy of trust or belief."
PLEASE NOTE: again, my statement was in response to the allegation that the CO-OP had thought about changing blade steels
and blade shape, AFTER orders had been accepted! In other words, the customer was not going to receive the knife he had ordered!
Here is the quoted post (by another member) to which I was responding when I used the word "dishonest":
"But if I heard the truth, then Josh at Red Hill has been fighting against Wally trying to change blade shapes and steels (according to Josh, Wally wanted to ditch the sheepsfoots too, after orders were placed, and make all clip points, and then have customers send in their knives to have the blades replaced after the fact)..."
In this light, I continue to stand by my original statement and the usage of the word "dishonest".
Without a doubt, Canal Street produced many fine knives in the past, as evidenced by the many pictures in this thread.
The CO-OP knives shown here demonstrate that the CO-OP is carrying on the same tradition.
Again, I sincerely hope that all receive the knives they have ordered.
OG