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I enjoy seeing glimpse into other people's niche hobbies. I really enjoy markets like they describe and I've experienced them in Asia, but I have no idea where

• rpearl 9mo ago
  This niche hobby became https://bernalcutlery.com/ https://bernalcutlery.com/ which is a fairly successful Bay Area knife store
  • eps 9mo ago
    They also have an excellent book, covering both the subject matter (knives and sharpening) and how the company came to be. Somewhat similar to the book of the Blue Bottle founder on coffee and his company path. Both are basically, as the GP remarked, are glimpses into other people's passion and deep fascination with a certain subject. Fantastic reads IMO. * In fact, let me add two more books - Ivan Ramen and Tartine Bread. Similar introductions into lives of people and their obsessions with a specific subject. https://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Definitive-Introduction-Sharpening-Techniques/dp/1452163065 https://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Definitive-Introduction-Sharpen... https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Bottle-Craft-Coffee-Roasting/dp/1607741180 https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Bottle-Craft-Coffee-Roasting/dp/... https://www.amazon.com/Ivan-Ramen-Obsession-Recipes-Unlikely/dp/1607744465 https://www.amazon.com/Ivan-Ramen-Obsession-Recipes-Unlikely... https://www.amazon.com/Tartine-Bread-Chad-Robertson/dp/0811870413 https://www.amazon.com/Tartine-Bread-Chad-Robertson/dp/08118... If anyone knows other books of the same nature, I'm all ears.
    • voicedYoda 9mo ago
      I have Tartine bread and this book is incredible
    • kingkongjaffa 9mo ago
      I've eaten at the Ivan Ramen in New York and it was outstanding.
  • scelerat 9mo ago
    Good people too. a friend of mine used to babysit for them