Knife Notes – Chris Hyde

This is the very first entry of Knife Notes. As an introduction let me introduce myself and let you know what I plan to do with this blog.

My name is Chris Hyde. As you can see from my brief bio I have a thing for knives. My sister teases me because I do professionally at 44 years old what I did for fun when I was 8! I guess things don’t change much. But, they do develop and in contrast to my childhood hobby when I collected and cleaned and sharpened and just messed around with knives I now buy, sell, research, design and study the history of knives (Ok, I occasionally just “mess around” with my knives as well).

My current interest is focused on the history of Solingen, Germany and its major role in the development of the cutlery industry. I will be giving updates about the progress of my documentary THE SOLINGEN PROJECT and post vignettes as the editing continues. I also encourage people who are interested in this project to contact me with questions or suggestions. You can see a description by clicking here:

THE SOLINGEN PROJECT

In my research, experience and travels I have accumulated a lot of material that will appeal to collectors, students and knife makers. I have a load of photographs, catalogs, video footage and, of course, knives. Although much of the material I have relates specifically to the town of Solingen, I will be throwing a rather wide net when it comes to the material in this blog.

I plan to contribute to the blog five days a week and sometimes more if I am inspired on the weekend. I will write about whatever I think is interesting as it relates to knives including information about historical photos, interviews with those in the knife industry, knife tips for the collector and some my personal experiences in the “knife world”.

I hope that this blog will also be interactive. If done right I believe that I can learn as much as I am able to teach. No matter how much I learn and how much time goes by I am always impressed by the amount of knowledge that is out there.

So, there you have it. I look forward to starting a blog that will be entertaining, educational and interactive!

Chris Hyde

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