JK Knives
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Tomorrow it will be one year that I left my job of 37 years, and went full time into being a knifemaker. I`m extremely lucky to have a wonderful wife, who more than just tolerates my wacky ideas, she is my biggest supporter. There were a lot of doubts financially, but so far, I`m hanging on. I`m not going to get rich doing this, but the bills are getting paid, and if happiness, satisfaction, and friends were money, I`d be a millionaire! For the first time in years, I look forward to getting up, reading my emails, checking out the forums, and getting to work. I`ve had some good ideas, and some not so good ones, (folder, hatchet) but overall it`s been a good year.
There have been some fun contests and giveaways this past year, and there will be more coming, it`s one of my ways of saying thanks to the people who make it happen.
In January of this year I got my own forum (thanks Spark, for making it affordable to the average guy), which has made it even more fun, thanks to the regulars, and some of their crazy ideas, and their great photos.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my customers and the many friends I`ve made here on BF for their support. Also, WILLIAM M. (Dr. Bill) who was the first to order a knife from me after I did a passaround of a Nessmuk , where he was the first volunteer, Reuben Bolieu, (bearthedog), who helped set up my website and wrote the article for S.W.A.T. Magazine, Mark Williams, who moderates my forum, and of course, Scott Gossman, who made suggestions and gave me ideas after his turn on the Nessmuk passaround. Without all of you, this would not have been half as much fun as it`s been. One year down, let`s try hard to make the next even better, and even more fun than the last!
Thank you,
John
JK Handmade Knives
There have been some fun contests and giveaways this past year, and there will be more coming, it`s one of my ways of saying thanks to the people who make it happen.
In January of this year I got my own forum (thanks Spark, for making it affordable to the average guy), which has made it even more fun, thanks to the regulars, and some of their crazy ideas, and their great photos.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my customers and the many friends I`ve made here on BF for their support. Also, WILLIAM M. (Dr. Bill) who was the first to order a knife from me after I did a passaround of a Nessmuk , where he was the first volunteer, Reuben Bolieu, (bearthedog), who helped set up my website and wrote the article for S.W.A.T. Magazine, Mark Williams, who moderates my forum, and of course, Scott Gossman, who made suggestions and gave me ideas after his turn on the Nessmuk passaround. Without all of you, this would not have been half as much fun as it`s been. One year down, let`s try hard to make the next even better, and even more fun than the last!
Thank you,
John
JK Handmade Knives
