[TheForge] need help on a project

[peter fels]

On Aug 2, 2011, at 3:07 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:

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> From: "peter fels" <artgawk at thegrid.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] need help on a project
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> I don't have much interest in knife making really...
> looks to be a saturated field without enough room for my creative 
> misdirections.
> Even the corkscrews and bottle openers feel restrictive at this point.
> 
> Uh. . . WHERE are you keeping those bottle openers and corkscrews?!?

Oddly, most all of them have been sold to other metalworkers at the conferences and i'm out of them.
This Pg and the next few show some older ones.
> http://www.peterfels.com/corkscrw.htm

> I agree though, there is virtually no market for blades here unless you can 
> sell at quantity factory discount rates. Unless you're willing to work for a 
> few bucks an hour (if you're fast) you might as well flip burgers.

We both know some folks who do quite well as bladesmiths..but it's a crowded and competitive arena.
> 
> Jer 
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