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Old 04-07-2007, 10:24 AM
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Soon we will have our first Poll which will select a definition for
the meaning of the word 'custom' as it applies to the knife making
community. Based on the discussions in this thread, this is my first
draft of how the Poll will be presented:

Choose the definition that best defines the word 'Custom' as you
would like to see it used by the knife making community:

1. 'Custom' has been used for 30 years in the knife making
community as a general description for any knife made by a
knife maker. By this definition, all knife makers produce 'custom'
knives.

2. In English common usage 'custom', when applied to any product,
refers to a product that is made to a customer's specification. This
could mean as little as adding your initals to a knife or as much as
making the knife from the customer's design. By this definition, a
custom knife maker is someone who will accept orders for knives made
to specifications other than his own.

This is your opportunity to suggest refinements to these two
definitions before they are placed on a Poll. Please do not vote in
this thread
- these questions will be placed on a Poll after a brief
period to allow the community to review and comment on them...


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