Hello world!

This morning I received an interesting comment on Twitter, ” no offense, man, but kinda creepy.” this was in response to my simple statement that I love to make knives. this person ad been following me then promptly unfollowed me, which is his prerogative.

He doesn’t know me at all and this sort of attitude has dogged me all my life. I am 6′ 2″ with a beard and tattoos…so what! I have had people walk on the other side of the road because I intimidated them. This is the world we live in.. frightened of personal interaction with the unknown.

This world is running scared and right now most people would be able to beat an Olympic sprinter when it comes to avoiding others who don’t fit their world view.

If only you would take the time to look beyond the outward appearance. You find that I and others like me are decent nearly average people who laugh, cry (yes I cry and not ashamed of it) who love and are loved. Who bring richness and variety to others. You would find that I care about you…if only you took the time not to avoid my gaze.

You know going to the dentist it is not the pain while you are there but the anticipation of the pain before you get there that creeps out most of us.

We have such negative anticipation of each other. Oh he looks like he would hurt me and we imagine all sorts of horrific outcomes.

Well thats what this blog is all about. Sure I make knives and I give them away to family and friends in the Fiji Islands who will never have the opportunity to have a decently made knife that will last for 20 years. A knife that will go with them fishing, hunting and to the vegetable patch when they are gardening.

I get pleasure from creating out of steel, wood and leather,  something not only aesthetically beautiful; but useful as well and it blesses. Is that a reason to avoid or censure someone? Hopefully not. Let’s meet each with one another without preconceptions and learn together about one another.

Maybe it will be a better world for it?

Watch this space