Thank-you Airamp. It's a buyers market right now and a good time to clear some extra silver sheet off the bench. My good friend on the other side of the county, Flatlandforge (Aaron), is a guru with recognizing items for sale here and there and turning a nice profit on Ebay.
I've even got some spare m/c parts kicking around that I will engrave and chrome plate for sale on EBay.
Hi Ddbltrbl (Happy Birthday!!) , I think your proximity to the hype is far better than it is here. We're getting pounded from every angle. It's all propaganda but I think for the first time in a very long time, Fox News actually makes sense. They are the only ones talking about this country's shift from what I call "Faux Conservatism" to the "Cult of Personality.
btw .... bootlegging is not just up in the Ozarks
James, Excellent insight. The end of American hegemony is certainly upon us. Part of France's problem is that they are still apologizing for the historical events that once made them "great". We could learn alot from Europe's rise and fall but we won't.
Ron,
Shows are a hit or miss deal. I do intend to join you again for another show but I must have some engraved things to sell. I'd like to join you for the Allentown show but probably not the one in February. I have decided to sell a few things but hold on to most of those investments anticipating the new weapons ban that is surely on its way. Carl is right ... just keep cutting.
Now if I could just get a couple more knives made up from Kirby. One is already sold.
As for me teaching
- maybe someday when I learn how to engrave. I cherish my solitude in the hills but it's nice to have a visitor from time to time. Instead of milk and cookies at breaktime, there's a bunch of rounds that we can shoot into the hillside.
I call it good therapy to offset the stress of information overload. Sorry, but cookies will not suffice!!
One thing's for sure, I wouldn't feel comfortable taking someone's money in an uncertain economy unless he/she already understood the importance of THE PENCIL as well as practical (and somewhat common) business sense as it pertains to engraving.
I'll catch ya later.
Chris