Terry M.
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2006
- Messages
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From a newbie perspective (add as you like):
Everyone in this community is a gem. Truly good people, nice, polite, everything you’d expect from meeting a “family” from makers, ‘smiths, and collectors alike.
Shirogorovs and Sinkevich Knives are no joke. Auction prices were in the 15k range and maybe higher. They are quite possibly worth it. High, high fit and finish and quality. I’m glad I own a few.
In that same breath , the crowd that Shiro commanded for his drawings, just for the privilege of spending $2000 on a knife, is insane. Other vendors were getting all pissed off because of the crowd blocking the whole aisle and overflow. Yes, I was there hoping against hope that I’d win that privilege.
The sheer amount of knives to look at is astounding. Truly the Mecca for the knife world and all its disciples. Not to mention the feeling of being overwhelmed and having no idea where to start. And then I was told there was another room!
The amount of large (and I mean LARGE), beefy folders is quite impressive. Midgards Messer and other border on ridiculous but I bought one anyway.
Seeing what designers, master smiths and even journeymen are coming up with and even more impressive forging is quite the spectacle. We’re talking serious artwork here.
The amount of business cards I got and FB pages and Instagrams I’m now going to have to follow is just stupid. But in the famous words of AeroSmith “I don’t wanna miss a thing”
There may be a serious distaste on this forum for Mick Strider but let me tell you what….. I’ve never seen people run to get to a booth and throw their money over a counter like I did Strider’s booth. He was sold out in mere minutes. Somebody must like his work.
I’ve read stories on here about Andre De Villiers and Greg Medford not being very nice people but they were nothing but accommodating to me and my son. Took pictures, signed my knife box, etc. Good guys and im glad I purchased from them both.
Papa John’s and Chick-Fil-a need to make deliveries a lot more frequently than they were.
Organization of the event was suspect to start Friday out. The signs that pointed to which line to stand in obviously didn’t work on someone as dumb as me, thank God my son was there to point his old man in the right direction.
I have to pee a lot.
Everyone in this community is a gem. Truly good people, nice, polite, everything you’d expect from meeting a “family” from makers, ‘smiths, and collectors alike.
Shirogorovs and Sinkevich Knives are no joke. Auction prices were in the 15k range and maybe higher. They are quite possibly worth it. High, high fit and finish and quality. I’m glad I own a few.
In that same breath , the crowd that Shiro commanded for his drawings, just for the privilege of spending $2000 on a knife, is insane. Other vendors were getting all pissed off because of the crowd blocking the whole aisle and overflow. Yes, I was there hoping against hope that I’d win that privilege.
The sheer amount of knives to look at is astounding. Truly the Mecca for the knife world and all its disciples. Not to mention the feeling of being overwhelmed and having no idea where to start. And then I was told there was another room!
The amount of large (and I mean LARGE), beefy folders is quite impressive. Midgards Messer and other border on ridiculous but I bought one anyway.
Seeing what designers, master smiths and even journeymen are coming up with and even more impressive forging is quite the spectacle. We’re talking serious artwork here.
The amount of business cards I got and FB pages and Instagrams I’m now going to have to follow is just stupid. But in the famous words of AeroSmith “I don’t wanna miss a thing”
There may be a serious distaste on this forum for Mick Strider but let me tell you what….. I’ve never seen people run to get to a booth and throw their money over a counter like I did Strider’s booth. He was sold out in mere minutes. Somebody must like his work.
I’ve read stories on here about Andre De Villiers and Greg Medford not being very nice people but they were nothing but accommodating to me and my son. Took pictures, signed my knife box, etc. Good guys and im glad I purchased from them both.
Papa John’s and Chick-Fil-a need to make deliveries a lot more frequently than they were.
Organization of the event was suspect to start Friday out. The signs that pointed to which line to stand in obviously didn’t work on someone as dumb as me, thank God my son was there to point his old man in the right direction.
I have to pee a lot.
