If you were to join a knife association....?

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Permalink Reply by Stanley M. Cwierz on February 26, 2011 at 18:48

1.) Establish a Membership knife Gallery.   2.) For those that are starting out in making knives - start a Knife QA (Quesations and answers) Forum. 3.) Is it possible for the more experienced bladesmiths to evaluate other member's works.

I would pay at least $30.00 per year for such info.

These are only some of the ideas that come to mind.

Stan Cwierz

 

 

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Permalink Reply by D ale on February 26, 2011 at 20:45

Exactly what would you want from an association for you to join?

 

Information.

 

If a "new" association formed tomorrow- what would it take for you to become a dues paying member?

 

Information access .. in the form of :

 

• online help  … not real time .. more along the lines of posting a query & expecting / obtaining a reliable response …. & not a pricing service either !!!

 

• organized database  … accessible to membership only .. searchable .. useful.

 

• *.pdf files  … organized data published for personal archiving/use

 

 

And how much would you be willing to pay yearly in dues for those member benefits?

 

That depends on the quality / organization / accessibility / quantity  of the information.

REALLY .. if the info is no better than what I already have stored inside my head …. $0.00.

 

If there is more information to be had than I could obtain by purchasing Bernie’s 4th Ed  ..  then I’d be willing to pay the going price for Bernie’s 4^th edition.    

 

 

What focus or emphasis would you want that organization to have?

 

An  ECLECTIC  one. Any other focus/emphasis becomes exclusive. Immediately limiting the audience to which it CAN* appeal.

 

*CAN .. “is capable of” .. “has the capacity to”  

 

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‘n all the friendships I’ve formed through iKC   …   they’re just an added bonus !!!!!!!

 

 Good luck to that "new organization" .. trying to duplicate the camaraderie I feel here !!!!!!! 

 

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Permalink Reply by Scott King on February 27, 2011 at 7:19

Thanks Dale.
...just getting feedback and agree with ya on the comraderie here would be hard to duplicate :)

Dale said:

Exactly what would you want from an association for you to join?

 

Information.

 

If a "new" association formed tomorrow- what would it take for you to become a dues paying member?

 

Information access .. in the form of :

 

• online help  … not real time .. more along the lines of posting a query & expecting / obtaining a reliable response …. & not a pricing service either !!!

 

• organized database  … accessible to membership only .. searchable .. useful.

 

• *.pdf files  … organized data published for personal archiving/use

 

 

And how much would you be willing to pay yearly in dues for those member benefits?

 

That depends on the quality / organization / accessibility / quantity  of the information.

REALLY .. if the info is no better than what I already have stored inside my head …. $0.00.

 

If there is more information to be had than I could obtain by purchasing Bernie’s 4th Ed  ..  then I’d be willing to pay the going price for Bernie’s 4^th edition.    

 

 

What focus or emphasis would you want that organization to have?

 

An  ECLECTIC  one. Any other focus/emphasis becomes exclusive. Immediately limiting the audience to which it CAN* appeal.

 

*CAN .. “is capable of” .. “has the capacity to”  

 

 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

‘n all the friendships I’ve formed through iKC   …   they’re just an added bonus !!!!!!!

 

 Good luck to that "new organization" .. trying to duplicate the camaraderie I feel here !!!!!!! 

 

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Permalink Reply by Scott King on February 27, 2011 at 7:20

Thanks Stan

Stanley M. Cwierz said:

1.) Establish a Membership knife Gallery.   2.) For those that are starting out in making knives - start a Knife QA (Quesations and answers) Forum. 3.) Is it possible for the more experienced bladesmiths to evaluate other member's works.

I would pay at least $30.00 per year for such info.

These are only some of the ideas that come to mind.

Stan Cwierz

 

 

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Permalink Reply by D ale on February 27, 2011 at 22:28

“IT”  .. .. .. ..  would have to duplicate the camaraderie I experience here. 

 

Ca·ma·ra·der·ie – n. goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends.;  the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability.;  close feelings of friendship and trust among individuals or a group.

– Synonyms: friendship, companionship, brotherliness, fellowship

– Antonyms: hostility, antagonism

 

And then

through it’s membership

“n the camaraderie associated thereof

 provide the information I spoke of earlier !!!

 

Level of dues .. $25~45  … for maintaining an environment that both fosters &  encourages the open exchange of ideas.

 

Eclectic focus .. excludes none .. invites/welcomes/retains the widest knowledge base 'n benevolent membership

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Permalink Reply by Scott King on March 23, 2011 at 19:12

I want to thank all you guys who have freely offered suggestions and ideas here. If you come up with others please add them. Thank you!

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