Apparently, if one were to believe what one reads, we here at Bridge City have somehow offended most of the woodworking planet… sure seems like we should expect a visitor with an explosive vest packed with ball bearings soaked in rat poison… (I am exaggerating, but apparently not by much…)
Caveat; it’s late, I’m tired, and I don’t get it.
Australia:
UK
USA
USA:
and if this doesn’t satisfy your voyeur instincts, Google CT-17 yourself to fully integrate yourself in the sewer of the internet…
What the hell? I really don’t get it.
It’s been going on awhile.
I always believed that the ultimate vote was with the pocketbook. Does anybody who reads the crap on this blog get all the antipathy? Because I sure don’t and it is really wearing on our staff, and me. And before you think this is some lame-ass appeal for sympathy, forget it…not a single response to this blog post will be approved to be read by others.
From my perspective, our work either resonates or it doesn’t–we respect that. But all of the cheap-ass shots that our staff has to wade through, and the emails from customers who are wondering why WE don’t respond is really getting old.
Damn, I feel better–not really.
That said, there is a about a 99% chance I am going to die broke because of my art addiction–here is my most recent discovery…
If you are prone to self-reflection, love the out-of-doors, and are looking to support somebody who is talented, check out this artist. I just received one of his pieces, which at $150 I thought to be extraordinarily priced and somehow, in the always familiar way, makes everything I have ranted about go away… this is the piece I want to crow about.
And thanks for listening.
Best-
John
John asks:
Does anybody who reads the crap on this blog get all the antipathy?
I don’t own any Bridge City Tools. I simply can’t afford them (all arguments as to investment in excellent tools as an economy aside).
But I respect good design and art.
Folks will argue all day over the intrinsic value of art but at the end of that day it is what it is.
As a fellow artist I understand the absolute outrage of being misunderstood. But you are not making something dull and utilitarian, you have higher aspirations.
That you are creating something, anything, that provokes a response is, I should think, something to be thankful for. Negative, positive, criticism, praise, its “all good”.
I’d take those antipathetic comments, post them on the wall and celebrate them as an indication that you are creating something in a class of its own.
It will provoke hatred, criticism, praise and amazement. You responsible for the integrity of intention behind the creation, not the response it provokes.
CAG
I was so irritated by some of those posts I actually just ordered the CT-17, and had not previously intended to do so. There is a lack of appreciation and awareness of art and form as it relates to the manufacture of tools. Keep plugging away! (and don’t be afraid to send out my JMP V2 soon! :))
Greer Myers