"Bottom line, I think that this particular article/story is just pandering to people's fears and it has absolutely zero journalistic value, but from what I saw in the article, I'd be reluctant to trust that specific guy and I certainly wouldn't buy a $1200 $800 sword from him."

Well I'm at work, so I haven't seen the video clip yet - so all I know is what I read.

If he's violating local zoning laws or something sure, throw the book at him. But I don't think it should matter if he's making pointy things or other things. The tone of this article is just really silly - swords are legal to own, so why all the "oooh, bad swords" stuff?

As for making food - Ken (our realtor) owns a side business making pies for Waltham restaurants. His business *is* out of his house (I swear, the man does everything) :)