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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
Same here, except at school. I was given a knife and stones early and taught "a dull knife is a dangerous knife." I still carry a knife every day, easily my most used tool.
....it's a bit dull right now though  |
i think it all started with me wanting to "be like dad", who always carried a leatherman with him everywhere.
around 5th-6th grade, my dad tried enticing me and my siblings to get better grades by promising us our own leatherman if we got above a b+ average in school. i was never that good at school, so bought my own knives from flea markets, which were almost entirely stocked with the cutlery corner dealer packs(they paid about $1-2/knife, resold them for $4-10/knife).
just about my entire collection is frost cutlery or mtech. most will never get beyond sharpish.
i didn't get into sharpening for a long time, just changed which knife was the go to for that week. couldn't afford better knives, but knew what i was getting with the cheap one's.
finally got into sharpening after i got jealous of sending knives into leatherman for repair, and they'd come back sharp enough to cut thick fog...
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Originally Posted by NoHaveMSG
@ Ultramaroon
McMaster-Carr is considering discontinuing the print catalog. I work in our Strategy department and am researching the impact this would have on our customers. Would you mind taking a 5-minute survey to answer a few questions about if and how this would impact you? |
simple:
"without the catalog, it's just another fastenall. they're down the street, and pick up the phone right away."