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(First please forgive me if this is not 100% related to the original thread, but I like where Alex and Steve are taking it.) Ben, I am sorry I diverged, I agreed in a prior post, "levis for Lada" syndrome. I was just responding to what Alex mentioned. My neighbour patented what I think is ...

Sure, adopting elements of another man's work is part of the creative process as you and DL have said.

Steve,

I did not say that at all.
What I did say, is that based on the characteristics of the material.
Two designs driven by two distinct concepts could yield overlaps in the execution.

DL

The last few years show the trend to patent everything on earth. And those patents are not registered by some makers but from some very wealthy companies. That is not the way – I believe – it was meant to be . Alex, (First please forgive me if this is not 100% related to the original thread, but I ...

Dear Dave, The shank is not metal, I am frankly impressed with the results. I have been doing some R&D on this mule that I call BORG. I put these things together from my "lego" kit (stuff that I didn't like or botched) to test materials and other design issues. http://www.bolasdefuego....

Love, Don Quixote was posted in late August, although I carved it over a year ago, it took me some time to get the proper finishing gear, and muster the courage. I was told the other pipe is a recent one, but I do not know or frankly care. On a different note, and I hope this is OK with Kurt. I will...

Merry Christmas to all! Love, I would be very angry also. This man suffers from what I call the "levis for Lada" syndrome. You may rember a commercial many years ago where this young man trades his Levis for a Lada or scoda? to go pick up his girlfriend. While under communist rule, the Rus...