ALL BY YOURSELF
“See, you did it all by yourself.” We’ve said that many times to our kids to voice our pride and boost their confidence as they’ve reached milestones in their growth, whether it was the first time they tied their shoes or rode a bike without us racing along holding on to the back of the seat. As adults, part of the allure of knives, I think, is that they are tools that give us the ability to handle little jobs that, in turn, give us the confidence to tackle life’s bigger challenges. Whether it’s something as simple as opening a package or cutting a string, knives provide us with a certain satisfaction in knowing that we’re capable and handy, that we can accomplish useful things all by ourselves. In this issue, we have…