Searching for a collaborator

Well, now that I’ve built up a bit of a readership, I think I’ll try fishing a bit. I’ve got a problem I’d like to work on, but part of the theory as I understand it is “magic” to me, so I can’t really figure how to do what I want with it.

So, if you (or someone you know) is knowledgeable about representation and character varieties, or about flat connections on -manifolds, and is interested in collaborating on a problem in knot theory, please drop me a line.