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Ed Caffrey's Workshop Talk to Ed Caffrey ... The Montana Bladesmith! Tips, tricks and more from an ABS Mastersmith. |
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Heading for "Hot-lanta"
I'm flying out in about 2 hours for the blade show. I should be back home on 3 Jun. Hope to see many of you at the show!
__________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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You lucky guy! Have fun, sell out, see what's hot, get back safe Ed! I'll be there next year! I hope all you guys that are going can take some photos of your set-up, and people that come by , other neat setups.
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Ed, have a safe trip, great show, and come back with lots of good stories.
Take care, Craig |
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Safe travels, and sell the walls!
J __________________ Today I'm becoming who I once dreamed to be. |
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It was a pleasure to meet you ED. I hope the sales went well!
__________________ Andy Garrett https://www.facebook.com/GarrettKnives?ref=hl Charter Member - Kansas Custom Knifemaker's Association www.kansasknives.org "Drawing your knife from its sheath and using it in the presence of others should be an event complete with oos, ahhs, and questions." |
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Well, I made it home last night around midnight..... still trying to clear the cobwebs outta my head, but my body is still on Montana time, so at 5:30am this morning, my eyes popped open and my day began. I'm trying to get everything back in its proper place, as well as catch up on all the emails and forums (that might take a couple of days)
The 2008 Blade Show is history. For me the show was a bit better than average. Just about everything I took that was sub-$1,000 sold, but anything over that figure seemed to get a lot of looks......then when the individual(s) saw the price tag, they shied away. On thing that I thought was kind of strange (at least for me) was that I received about a dozen emails the week prior to the show, asking if I would have any Progression Folders. I took two, and brought two back home. Never did see that first person who had emailed me asking about them. Thats OK though, they'll be up on the website later this week for sale. The crowd on Friday afternoon was much larger than what I've seem for the past few years. And Saturday about noon, the place was just packed. It did seem that many folks had specific destinations in mind, went there, and then took some time to wonder around. The JS and MS judging went like this: New Journeyman Smiths Fuad Accawi (Peck Award) Karl Andersen Ronald Boydston Dan Cassidy Carlton Hallenbeck Steven Kelly David Sylvester Brian Thie Daniel Warren New Master Smiths Russ Andrews Bill Burke Sean McIntyre (Hughes Award) J. Neilson James Saviano Henry Torres I was especially proud to see my friends Steve Kelly, Karl Anderson, Brian Thie, Bill Burke, J. Neilson, and Henry Torres achieve their ratings. I didn't spend a lot of time in "The Pit" this year, but changed my tactics and spent my evenings having dinner and sharing friendship with The Bybees' (Alpha Knife Supply), Steve and Melissa Kelly, and my good friend Jon Christensen. With only me to man the table, I didn't get around nearly as much as I would have liked to, and I know I missed a lot of folks I wanted to see. I did sneak away long enough to pick up a few supplies, and to be flabbergasted at the price of Fossil Ivory! I went to one suppliers table to check out some Fossil Ivory scales.....I found a decent pair that was 5" X 1 1/4" that had just some hints of green in them. When I looked at the price...it was $635!!! Some guy came over to me and said that they were having a 50% off sale on that price...... $317???!! I know I made him mad, but told him that he was smoking crack even at that price. In my opinion, the bottom line is that the economy, and the price of everything going up is impacting knife shows considerably. Some supplies were nearly double the cost of what they were last year, and folks were less eager to let go of their money for a knife. Nearly every person that came to my table tried to talk me down on price. I don't mind that, but its something that hasn't occurred all that often with me. Just one more sign of the times. In the end it was a good show for me, and I will certainly be there in 2009. __________________ WWW.CAFFREYKNIVES.NET Caffreyknives@gmail.com "Every CHOICE has a CONSEQUENCE, and all your CONSEQUENCES are a result of your CHOICES." |
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Hey Ed, I really missed going this year. Been in a funk since the Oregon Show and I think the main reason was knowing I wouldn't be going to Atlanta. Did you miss my snoring? Thanks for the report!
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Hey Ed, glad to see you made it home ok. It was good sharing time with you at the show and in Minneapolis, StPaul airport.
__________________ Bill Burke ABS Master Smith 2008 |
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Ed
It was good to see you again. Thanks again for the help and support that you gave me in achieving my JS stamp. Brian |
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Hey Ed,
Glad to hear you had a good show and made it home safely. That's usually my favorite part of any trip. I wanted to say thank you for taking the time to look at my knives and for your kind words and tips. I really appreciate your time. Carey __________________ Everything you do says something about who and what you are so ALWAYS sign your work with excellence. You are cordially invited to check out my web site: Handmade Knives by Carey Quinn |
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Thanks for taking the time to do the writeup Ed, and Congrats! Brian. Thanks for letting me take a peak at your test knives.
Take care, Craig |
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Thanks Craig! I was itchy to get my knives back, but I thought you could get some pointers by looking at them with Ed.
Take care Brian |
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I wish I could have made Blade this year. I still havent been to one. If only I had the funds, I would snap up a progression in a Heart beat. I hope it was a good time!!!!
Your friend in Troy Ed |
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To Brian T.
Congrats Brian on passing your JS! Did you have anyone at the show attempt to purchase any of your 5 JS test knives? Some collectors want to buy those. I also noticed you signed your test knives, some won't mark their knives for fear of screw-ups with the test. I believe that shows confidence! ---Jon
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Hey Ed,
Hope you had an uneventful trip back home (and the hat made it safely too). It was great seeing you again this year, checking out your work and gaining more valuable tips and info. You've been a great support to me over the years and I do appreciate it. Maybe they'll move me closer next year so we can throw things at each other. __________________ J. Neilson ABS Master Smith www.mountainhollow.net Member of the ABS, EPKCA, NJKCA |
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