I had the good fortune, last week end, to spend most of three solid days at cutlery mecca - Smokey Mountain Knife Works.  Saying it was an educational and fun week end would be classed as a dramatic understatement,   Taking three days off from the shop was a welcome change of pace.  One pass through the aisles of the 100,000 retail space and you may find your head spinning.  As I stood behind the sales counter I definitely noticed that glazed look on many of the faces filing by - especially first time visitors.  The variety and volume of inventory is simply amazing,

Talking knives and being with knife people is something I can always work into my schedule.  Jay Parker and the SMKW folks rolled out the red carpet and i was able to meet a lot of new friends,  Jan Carter and Don introduced themselves and we had a good opportunity to get to know one another,  Of course they also introduced me to IKC and a chance to expand the knife community even more.

I'm really looking forward to "color change" season next year and the Tennessee pilgrimage where we'll wade in a little deeper into the knife world.  "Woody"