Hi All,
I'll admit that the caretaker thing is as much a counsel of perfection as reality. I've got a few guilty secrets sitting back in the corners, and I need to get the rust off them.
That said, I'm honestly more interested in information in most cases than I am in having a representative piece, and most of my small collection is functional to varying extents.
So far as spouses go, my wife asked me, early on in our relationship, what I was going to do with a new piece?
It's always good to have an answer for that. Mine was several minutes long.
The wonderful thing about that question is that, once your partner asks it, that gives you the implicit right to ask it back (used with good judgment, of course). Tastes for fine jewelry and fine blades can certainly complement each other in a relationship...
Best,
F
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