Originally Posted by
ScoutHikerDad
Well, almost my entire collection consists of great vintage blades, most of which I scaled and honed myself. Some I got in lots for less that $10 apiece. So while I am certainly not your target newbie demographic, I really just want to try one and support a guy doing good work in the community. I have zero interest in acquiring and working on any of the problematic ones with poor grinds and maybe questionable steel-I just want to try a "good one."
I figure if I like it, I can keep it and add it to the collection. If not, I can PIF it to a newbie-I am always trying to recruit young guys into the cult.