Ok, so staying serious for moments ::)
I've been granted a slot to display my Compton collection locally. I believe I am the world's most whatever possessor of this brand and will be reaching out to Newark NJ people, AM970 Joe Piscopo (https://am970theanswer.com/radioshow/the-joe-piscopo-show), to highlight the company history that is lost to 'growth'. No one normal wants to look at shears, so I was thinking about a story board development from fiber to shears, when the pattern is cut for the customer, to show development steps and to keep some sort of information flow going that keep the observer interest. Promotion and education allows bespoke and others to be sustained.
I'm working on a suggested book list to include and will post it here when done in a day or two as I want y'all's opinion. I'm leaning heavy on the old forum for 'da list (https://web.archive.org/web/20191202131320/http://www.cutterandtailor.com/forum/index.php?showforum=25)' and some of my own finds. Input will be appreciated, even slightly snarky, semi-but-not-really-meanspirited-ish sh!t from the usual suspects ;D
Genuine thx for any input. I want to submit the list Friday this week.
Quote from: Schneiderfrei on May 12, 2025, 10:43:24 AMQuote from: Steelmillal on May 12, 2025, 05:52:16 AMNo one normal wants to look at shears,
True that!
Collecting ain't cutting and I only can operate one at a time. It was nice to score these in the early days when we would talk about them, and this brand was unaffected by our price shifting banter. Now, prices are too high unless someone knows where a collection from Hutch resides, then high prices are ok.
Once I really dug into the WH Compton history, I realized how good they are. Still, they are scissors to use a few minutes of the two weeks to make something worth a packet.
Quote from: Steelmillal on May 13, 2025, 01:20:32 AMQuote from: Schneiderfrei on May 12, 2025, 10:43:24 AMQuote from: Steelmillal on May 12, 2025, 05:52:16 AMNo one normal wants to look at shears,
True that!
Collecting ain't cutting and I only can operate one at a time. It was nice to score these in the early days when we would talk about them, and this brand was unaffected by our price shifting banter. Now, prices are too high unless someone knows where a collection from Hutch resides, then high prices are ok.
Once I really dug into the WH Compton history, I realized how good they are. Still, they are scissors to use a few minutes of the two weeks to make something worth a packet.
I look at shears a lot! Some 20 years ago I managed to break my right hand thumb while iceskating (played icehockey as a child). I learned cutting when I was very young, using the "mouse" below my thumb (the, ahem, "abductor popllicis brevis", so to say; not the guys who took you to space Al!) for force. Any pair I've held since the fracture will hurt the lower joint of my thumb. I've been thinking of getting something like a a pair of Wilkinsons', but what if they don't work for me? I've been cutting a lot of jersey and other knitted stuff lately and lighter (but compact) cottons and been using Kai and Sharpist scissors; these are good quality and the soft, slightly bendable grips are great. But! Every now and then I like to (or have to) cut something real, like say an overcoat fabric, and that's where these "micro groove" scissors become a sudden enemy. It is impossible to manipulate the fabric with them because the material will hang on the micro grooves and you want to be able to "glide" under it ( well you know what I mean when cutting!). So yes, been looking at shears a lot!!!
Cheerio, Hendrick
Quote from: Steelmillal on May 13, 2025, 01:20:32 AMCollecting ain't cutting and I only can operate one at a time.
I also have a collection - ;)
(https://i.postimg.cc/G9KNGX8y/Hutch-s-Choice.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/G9KNGX8y)
Made me think of Hutch today. He and I would've battled over this in an auction for sure :D
Quote from: Hendrick on May 13, 2025, 08:50:33 AMnot the guys who took you to space Al!)
We'll pick you up next time they fly by and grab me. Fun bunch; Goood beer!!