Cheryl Johnson

Wonderful that you took a well made tool that can test the use of time, and restore it to nearly new. It will last another 50-100 years. Unlike today's cleavers and knives, that won't last a generation. Bravo! And besides that, the craftsmanship and tools you have, your skill, your ability to see use in such an old object that takes hours of your time to restore (what? I could be playing video games?), is impressive.

Agreed. Most of us are far removed from our food sources. Ignorance really can be bliss. I don't mean that in an offense sense, just that if I don't know that my eggs come from chickens that live their entire lives in cages too small to turn around in, I can merrily buy the cheapest ones from the supermarket without a second thought. I eat meat and dairy, but as I learn more about the production of food, including all my food, I am becoming more selective. I want my animal products to come from happy animals. It is not a prefect world of course. Doing what I can that fits my own ethics.

To Anita Martin. I just love your post!