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6/2/7 - Here is an update on my Solingen trip. Between my whirlwind schedule and the fact I have to walk 20 minutes to an internet cafe it has been impossible to fill anyone in. But today (Saturday) is my first day off. The trip so far has exceeded my expectations. The knife museums and manufacturers have mad every effort to help in any way they can. I have been given access to archives that have never been seen by Western eyes and seen a large ammount of knives, swords, weapons, catalogs photos ect that will be part of the documentary. Here is a brief update; I am in Solingen until next week. The experience here has been nothing short of mind-blowing. I have met the owners and presidents of most of the existing knife companies here including Puma, Hubertus, Linder, Boker and (Otter-Messer) Mecator. They have all been extremely gracious and have bent over backwards to help. I have been given full access to employees and the factories for filming and have some great interviews with a number of owners and designers. At Linder for example Sigfried Rosenkaimer showed me a collection of rare archives many of which have never been seen by Western eyes. He also has an extrordinary collection of old Linder knives and daggers. Many of these he could show me the original design drawings for with a corresponding book which gave information about the materials, designer, price ect. In addition I met with Dr. Putsch yesterday who is the curator of the Industry Museum. The museum consists of a large main museum and then several satelite museums around Sollingen. Dr. Putsch is the foremost authority on Solingen history and has spearheaded the historic restotration of old drop forges, small water driven drinding cottages and other buildings related to the cutlery museum. He is a great guy and has given me full access to the facilities not the least of which is his antique photo archive. It is a room full of drawers packed with well organized photos - perhaps 10,000 or more. He even has a photo table set up. I am spending Monday going through the collection and photographing images that will support the documenatary. Dr. Putsch took me on a tour of the nexus of the Solingen knife industry. It is an amzingly beautiful place - pastoral and serene. He showed me the last surviving grinding mill which has been in operation since 1605. It is undegoing some restoration now, but was mostly functional. Like all of the grinding mills of old this one was powered by the Wupper river which is fed by five streams coming down five steep valleys. This is where it all started! Later he took me to the museums warehouse where all the things not being displayed are kept. Being a knife guy and a history buff this place was like the Garden of Eden! Everything that the Dr. and his association have saved from the old metalwork factories is stored here. I feel very privelaged to have been given access to that place. I have another week here and I don´t plan on slowing down. Next week is the Klingen Museum and Robert-Klass (kissing Cranes) and more. I am having a great time but am looking forward to getting back as well and writing a more in depth report. 5/21/7- I'll be leaving for Germany on May 27th to work on a documentary project about the history of the cutlery industry in Solingen. I plan to add updates about the trip as the days pass. If you are interested please keep an eye on this page for updates. 5/21/7 - On May 6th The New York Times Magazine published a full color spread about picnic knives. Out of the five examples they featured two of our knives! One was the Therias Navette which is a traditional French picnic knife. The other was the Maserin shotgun shell puller (not exactly a picnic knife - but they liked it!) The article brought a lot of attention to the new website and we sold out of those models quickly. As of today we have new shipments of these knives in transit.

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