Grand Torino

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Welcome to TGO!

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That's a piece of art right there! What a beauty.

First off let me say these are one off items. I don't see them being repeated anytime in the near future. The letter opener was made cause it was completely worn out and just hated to throw it away. The Tanto Kata- Aizu Shintogo pair were made cause I just wanted to see if I could. They are sooooo labor intensive and in no way I can rush through one. I can't tell you how many times I just said the heck with it and left it on my work bench and walked away. If you can't handle tedious then this isn't something you should consider making.

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Well done!

Welcome to Tennessee and TGO! I'm from PA originally. Left there in '69 and never looked back. This place is awesome!!

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Looks great! Here is a tip for you...use smaller diameter pins. They peen easier with very little force.

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Honest to God some peoples kids.

Yeah yeah....Happy Stinkin' New Year. Now .....

You and me both.

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Yes you are exactly right!

The hobby of mine is just that....a hobby. I feel in order to do this with any enjoyment and piece of mind I have to make (or attempt to make) something I am inspired to do. To make something with a certain shape, color etc. is work....something I retired from years ago. I have a certain look, style that I aim for in every knife. I guess I make what I want cause it's what I need to do in order to want to walk out to the shop in the morning. I'll loosely call it an art form or craft. This coming year I have certain projects I feel I need to at least make a stab at.....pardon the pun. I hope that if I put a certain amount of time and effort into something most of you will see the difference in the end. That's my hope anyway. I intend to get better at the small things which in turn end up with a better piece. Now this isn't to say I don't want or appreciate your ideas and suggestions cause I consider all of them. For example I can't get that brisket knife out of my head. I intend to attempt one using the tools and limited ability I have on hand while making it in a style of my own. I'm still going to make Bowies, smaller hunting knives and even Christmas like specials and whatever else gets my attention. You all have been very supportive of this journey I'm on and appreciate it very, very much. So if you're looking for something by all means let me know and I'll give you the most honest answer I can. Thanks again to the best group of people on the interwebz.

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When you get older you can start using what I prefer to use since I "claim" my hearing isn't what it used to be. When she's talking sometimes I "might not" pay as much attention as I should. When she finally gets my attention I just ask her to repeat it cause of...you know...my hearing.

Wow.....being old I go to bed early and get up early and always seem to miss a lot of what's going on around here. But in the future if you need a donation to do this kind of thing just bill me. You do great things here David and be assured you are supported by me in every way.