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Re:Toledo’s Last Swordmakers by blacksmith_tb on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:46PM (#28309605)
Knives aren't always weapons - I think the satisfaction comes from making a tool, it's easy to tell when you've done a decent job (and when you haven't...)
Re:Toledo’s Last Swordmakers by mellavora on Thursday August 26, 2021 @02:27AM (#28311349)
A good knife is rarely a weapon. Even people who use weapons as part of their profession don't use the weapon very often.

vs a woodworker who could conceivably use a carving knife multiple times per day.

I'm good at fighting. Which is why I recognize it is a losing game.

Tools win. Build something.