http://www.cliffstamp.com/knives/forum/read.php?1,80732
He was often hated and misunderstood, but he was one of the strongest proponents for having deeper conversations about these silly little knives that are often thought of as trivial and undeserving of the complexity he liked to talk about with the steel, heat treatment and most importantly the sharpening and geometry.
Arguably the most influential figure in advanced knife knowledge, many of us remember him as being the first person we heard about edge stability, carbide tear out, burning edges on belts. A strong proponent of Roman Landes work
Cliff was best known as a avid sharpener and truth seeker.
He saw no barriers to knowledge and didn't care about social hierarchies and egos that most carefully navigate to share. He would often get himself in trouble because of this and had a infamous reputation that unfortunately closed peoples minds about the important things he had to share.
We have to remember, Cliff Stamp was sharing his knowledge when at the time the knife community was more like the wild west and bad information was everywhere. Passionate folks like myself that wanted to learn had a very difficult time sorting through all the bullshit on the internet. (Everybody today is spoiled)
Cliff Stamp took a lot of ****, but if you go back and read what he was saying you'll see that he knew his stuff and had the mind and persona of a true scientist. He spoke freely and without censorship or remorse.
It is unfortunate we have to remember we are mortal, sometimes we see people as ideas and ideas never die.
Thanks for all that you shared with us Cliff.
-Shawn
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Geometry cuts. :)
