i just read sum of ur comments and realized that someone had beat me 2 asking u about ur name in a book. im not sure if u know this or not since you said that you didnt read the book, but the character u derive ur name from is the main antagonist's main bodyguard and he is in love with his knife. i dont know if u chose this name on purpose or as a coincidence, but either way its genius and u really should read both books, Inkheart and its sequel, Inkspell, as mentioned in the comment below. i also like ur avatar, its VERY finely drawn... a bit TOO finely drawn, as a matter of fact. did u use a computer program or one of those photo-booth things? What do u think of my avatar? -shadowfluid
All I know about Basta is that he has a black heart--though I don't consider myself black-hearted, I didn't realize how good a match it was! I've been meaning to read the books foe a couple years now, maybe they'll be my next read. I used an actual photo for my avatar and then put it through the "stamp" filter in Photoshop elements. Very nice avatar yourself, reminds me of a shot from a really dramatic indie movie. The latest Spike Lee joint, maybe.
You need not worry about yourself being black-hearted, though Basta was a wicked man, he was not the one with the heart that was was "black as ink"; that was Capricorn, the man Basta served as a body guard to. If u read the books u will c 4 urself. thanks, im happy with my avatar. P.S: is that a knife ur holding in ur avatar?, just curious.
im assuming u derive ur name from Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and Inkspell, no? Both r very good books. If so, then ur name is genius when relating 2 ur instuctable. Anyways, i love ur instuctable, im glad someone finally put up an instructable on how 2 make a plain old knife. thanx 4 bestowing ur gift upon us all.