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It’s been interesting to watch the discussion on blades (or lack thereof) on this forum. It seems that whenever a brand of blade is mentioned, things get out of hand and I’m afraid that folks are afraid to even bring the subject up.
That’s actually a real shame. Blade selection is one of the biggest questions that beginners (or even experienced) scrollers have. That’s the whole reason for this forum – to share information and OPINIONS. Everyone should be able to say what type of blade they like or prefer. It is after all a matter of personal choice.
To try to put things into perspective – I’m going to use a food example. (Mainly because everyone eats and I’m hoping you can understand my viewpoint without bringing any specific brand of blade into the conversation.)
Now I’m not a chef. In fact – I hate to cook. My husband cooks at our house. I can burn water. So I’m not saying that I’m an expert in the matter, but I do like to eat and I have definite opinions about what I like. I like chicken. I eat chicken all the time. We’ll go out to Red Lobster and I’ll order chicken. That’s not to say that beef or fish are bad. They are not inferior to chicken – they just aren’t my personal preference. So when I say that I like chicken – I won’t bring up the fact that I think chicken is better than beef. I won’t even mention beef at all. I’ll just tell you the reasons that I like chicken. I may even share a good restaurant that serves an excellent lemon chicken. I may go as far as saying that the local grocery store is having a really good sale on boneless chicken breasts. Does that mean that beef is bad? No! Hey I like beef too… and pork. You can’t make pork and sauerkraut with chicken. Personally I hate fish. But there’s no reason to bash fish publicly. Some people love fish. In fact I’m sure that some people like fish better than chicken. Those fish lovers have just as much right to share their opinions as us chicken lovers. They can even share good restaurants or let other folks know when the grocery store is having a good sale on orange roughy. That doesn’t make them bad people.
If everyone preferred the same meat – or blade – the world would be a pretty dull place. (not to mention the poor chickens – how could they ever keep up with demand?) I think it’s important for people to feel comfortable enough on this forum to share their opinions. I do ask that you keep your opinions positive and factual. Before you post your opinion, ask yourself if you would say that same thing if speaking directly face to face. It’s often easy to hide behind a screen name, knowing that you will never meet in person. Having the right to voice your opinion does not give you the right to hurt someone’s feelings or degrade their character. This message board is supposed to be a FUN place to share ideas and tips. When people are posting to be spiteful or malicious, the value of the board as a whole suffers. Think of the new members of the board – maybe they were raised as vegetarians and have never tried chicken or fish! They would like to know what other people with more experience think, but if the environment isn’t friendly and accepting, they will probably never ask.
That’s actually a real shame. Blade selection is one of the biggest questions that beginners (or even experienced) scrollers have. That’s the whole reason for this forum – to share information and OPINIONS. Everyone should be able to say what type of blade they like or prefer. It is after all a matter of personal choice.
To try to put things into perspective – I’m going to use a food example. (Mainly because everyone eats and I’m hoping you can understand my viewpoint without bringing any specific brand of blade into the conversation.)
Now I’m not a chef. In fact – I hate to cook. My husband cooks at our house. I can burn water. So I’m not saying that I’m an expert in the matter, but I do like to eat and I have definite opinions about what I like. I like chicken. I eat chicken all the time. We’ll go out to Red Lobster and I’ll order chicken. That’s not to say that beef or fish are bad. They are not inferior to chicken – they just aren’t my personal preference. So when I say that I like chicken – I won’t bring up the fact that I think chicken is better than beef. I won’t even mention beef at all. I’ll just tell you the reasons that I like chicken. I may even share a good restaurant that serves an excellent lemon chicken. I may go as far as saying that the local grocery store is having a really good sale on boneless chicken breasts. Does that mean that beef is bad? No! Hey I like beef too… and pork. You can’t make pork and sauerkraut with chicken. Personally I hate fish. But there’s no reason to bash fish publicly. Some people love fish. In fact I’m sure that some people like fish better than chicken. Those fish lovers have just as much right to share their opinions as us chicken lovers. They can even share good restaurants or let other folks know when the grocery store is having a good sale on orange roughy. That doesn’t make them bad people.
If everyone preferred the same meat – or blade – the world would be a pretty dull place. (not to mention the poor chickens – how could they ever keep up with demand?) I think it’s important for people to feel comfortable enough on this forum to share their opinions. I do ask that you keep your opinions positive and factual. Before you post your opinion, ask yourself if you would say that same thing if speaking directly face to face. It’s often easy to hide behind a screen name, knowing that you will never meet in person. Having the right to voice your opinion does not give you the right to hurt someone’s feelings or degrade their character. This message board is supposed to be a FUN place to share ideas and tips. When people are posting to be spiteful or malicious, the value of the board as a whole suffers. Think of the new members of the board – maybe they were raised as vegetarians and have never tried chicken or fish! They would like to know what other people with more experience think, but if the environment isn’t friendly and accepting, they will probably never ask.
Dale
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