04-09-2018, 04:36 PM
EOU,
I think you allready have understand that I allways write to much. I have a "Thatcher syndrome" and I over- explain things
I have learn on Fairs to explain things as simple as possible. There I have very short time to explain very difficult things. Here I write on a languish that Is not my languish and where I do not have any variations of words - so I think I am over-explain things to be certen that my message was understood
One other thing is that I am a member on many forums and now I am a member here - and this forum has more knowledge and understanding then other forums normally have... That is a great thing that I am not use to
I ahall tell you a story...
When I started with sharpening tools I made a tour during the summers in Sweden and Norway and visit knife Fairs, it was very dun and I enjoy it a lot. I learned very fast that old knife knowledge was gone and I learn to talk very simple and Basic things that the visitors understood.
Innthe end of the summer i was in north Norway and I heard about a New fair up innthe mountains kn a valley that are isolated during the winter month - so I went to that fair.
I put up my tent in the morning, put up my tables ans empty a Box of tools on the table just as a old man passning by. He look at my tools that lay on the table in a big help and he stop, point at my tools and say "i like to by that tool from you" (no tool was conected to a knife). I look at him and smile "do you know what this tools do" I ask him. He look at me as I was the biggest fool he ever have met (and I probebly was) "of cause I know, they give me a flat edge on my knife" he say a little angry. I was very surpriced and try ro explain how my tools work - and he say "i know hiw they work". He by the tool and went away.
Soon after comes a lot of people to my tent and every body by a tool for knife sharpening. Indonesien hour I have sold everything I had. I talk to my son by phone and tell him to get more tools and meet me onnthe border to Norway, he sid that - ans the next day,mthe dirst houers, I sold out eveeything again - and I dound out that the people that lived in this valley know more about knifes, edges and sharpening then I so - also both boys and girls around 10 yeras of age. It was two wonderful days for me, I learn a lot if things - and I later understood that the people inthosein valley was experts of whittling. They was born with a knife in their hand - and use the knife 8-10 houers every day and whittle art things in wood and sell them all over the world - and that this valley was famouse for just this
So, this was a wonderful experiance for me and I get a warn feeling inside when I talk about this valley.
Thomas
I think you allready have understand that I allways write to much. I have a "Thatcher syndrome" and I over- explain things
I have learn on Fairs to explain things as simple as possible. There I have very short time to explain very difficult things. Here I write on a languish that Is not my languish and where I do not have any variations of words - so I think I am over-explain things to be certen that my message was understood
One other thing is that I am a member on many forums and now I am a member here - and this forum has more knowledge and understanding then other forums normally have... That is a great thing that I am not use to
I ahall tell you a story...
When I started with sharpening tools I made a tour during the summers in Sweden and Norway and visit knife Fairs, it was very dun and I enjoy it a lot. I learned very fast that old knife knowledge was gone and I learn to talk very simple and Basic things that the visitors understood.
Innthe end of the summer i was in north Norway and I heard about a New fair up innthe mountains kn a valley that are isolated during the winter month - so I went to that fair.
I put up my tent in the morning, put up my tables ans empty a Box of tools on the table just as a old man passning by. He look at my tools that lay on the table in a big help and he stop, point at my tools and say "i like to by that tool from you" (no tool was conected to a knife). I look at him and smile "do you know what this tools do" I ask him. He look at me as I was the biggest fool he ever have met (and I probebly was) "of cause I know, they give me a flat edge on my knife" he say a little angry. I was very surpriced and try ro explain how my tools work - and he say "i know hiw they work". He by the tool and went away.
Soon after comes a lot of people to my tent and every body by a tool for knife sharpening. Indonesien hour I have sold everything I had. I talk to my son by phone and tell him to get more tools and meet me onnthe border to Norway, he sid that - ans the next day,mthe dirst houers, I sold out eveeything again - and I dound out that the people that lived in this valley know more about knifes, edges and sharpening then I so - also both boys and girls around 10 yeras of age. It was two wonderful days for me, I learn a lot if things - and I later understood that the people inthosein valley was experts of whittling. They was born with a knife in their hand - and use the knife 8-10 houers every day and whittle art things in wood and sell them all over the world - and that this valley was famouse for just this
So, this was a wonderful experiance for me and I get a warn feeling inside when I talk about this valley.
Thomas