I LOVE stories like this, where the now-master craftsman was troubled earlier in life because he hadn’t yet found a way to make use of his unique style and abilities.
Would that everyone could learn enough about themselves to find their calling…
Woah, this was awesome. My dad had a friend who this reminded me of, Roy Bystrom. He was also dyslexic and did so many different things and ended up excelling at most of them. He built tons of stuff from go carts, to microscopes, to thermocouples, to golf gadgets. He also excelled at photography. I wish a video of that guy and his life of craftsmanship had been put together before he died about a year ago. I think you guys would have dug that too. There’s a little bit more about about Roy on our blog if you’re interested. (Coincidentally this post makes a mention of you guys too :) )
Chow has a great video series called Obsessives and one is about Joel Bukiewicz who makes knives in Brooklyn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAFG5ZLYpjw
I guess you could say he found his calling and stuck with it. These are the fun and interesting stories that really show how being an artist in your niche comes with a premium. Thousands of people make knives but only a few can sell their for thousands of dollars.
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About Jason Fried
Jason co-founded Basecamp back in 1999. He also co-authored REWORK, the New York Times bestselling book on running a "right-sized" business. Co-founded, co-authored... Can he do anything on his own?
Noah Fleming
on 23 Mar 10Thanks for sharing that.
What an amazing story! Those knives are pretty nice. I wonder how my Shun knives would compare against a Bob Kramer knife?
Jason Klug
on 23 Mar 10I LOVE stories like this, where the now-master craftsman was troubled earlier in life because he hadn’t yet found a way to make use of his unique style and abilities.
Would that everyone could learn enough about themselves to find their calling…
Thanks for posting.
Laurence Gillian
on 23 Mar 10Interesting video, thanks for sharing.
When I was at the Do Lectures last year I remeber this guy talking about his company which makes axes and being transfixed.
Hopefully you’ll like what I’m sharing too! :)
The Do Lectures – Gabriel Branby
Lx
Anonymous Coward
on 23 Mar 10Best post in months
Ryan Walker
on 23 Mar 10Great link Jason. Very inspirational, thanks.
Nate
on 23 Mar 10Woah, this was awesome. My dad had a friend who this reminded me of, Roy Bystrom. He was also dyslexic and did so many different things and ended up excelling at most of them. He built tons of stuff from go carts, to microscopes, to thermocouples, to golf gadgets. He also excelled at photography. I wish a video of that guy and his life of craftsmanship had been put together before he died about a year ago. I think you guys would have dug that too. There’s a little bit more about about Roy on our blog if you’re interested. (Coincidentally this post makes a mention of you guys too :) )
Justin Garrity
on 23 Mar 10If you are entertained by knives and swords cutting through large slabs of meat, enjoy these videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/csknives
Pablo
on 23 Mar 10Like
Mark
on 23 Mar 10@Noah—
Looks like he partnered with Shun on some knives
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/shop/cutlery/knives-shun/cutshnmei/?cm_type=lnav
Loic
on 24 Mar 10If you like stories like this you should check this Tasmanian knife maker who lives in rural Tasmania and makes similar knives but by hand.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/good-living/the-way-to-a-chefs-heart/2008/06/09/1212863525319.html
Great documentary about him http://www.roninfilms.com.au/feature/802.html
Marko Bijelic
on 24 Mar 10Perfect. That is real man job! Web design is for pussies.
Marko Bijelic The Best Designer Alive
Gavin Logan
on 24 Mar 10Chow has a great video series called Obsessives and one is about Joel Bukiewicz who makes knives in Brooklyn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAFG5ZLYpjw
It’s worth watching.
The Real Josh
on 25 Mar 10I guess you could say he found his calling and stuck with it. These are the fun and interesting stories that really show how being an artist in your niche comes with a premium. Thousands of people make knives but only a few can sell their for thousands of dollars.
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