"Ivars, you're doing just fine. Keep it up!"
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Todd Helmkamp commented on Ivars Duntavs's group KNIFE MAKING BEGINNERS"Very cool, Robert! I have an old saw laying around, and I just found my next project. Thanks for sharing this."
"The trouble is I always buy a knife I like as a present, then if I like the knife I keep it for myself. That ends up happening way to often.lol"
Steve Williams replied to Todd Helmkamp's discussion Quality in the group Rough Rider Collector's"I soon learned Robert, that if I buy a Rough Rider for a gift that I'd just as well plan on picking one out for myself...I am really impressed with the line, and the next time that SMKW has one of their RR discount specials I plan on loading…"
"Steve,
I dont know how they do it also but I am glad they do. It allows me to help my son grow his collection and know he is getting a quality knife. He uses them everyday and has his collector pieces. With 4…"
"Their quality is better than one would expecpt for a knife with this low a price point. The thing that caught me a while back is that I bought a knife to give away as a present to a friend but after the knife arrived it was so much better than I…"
Steve Williams replied to Todd Helmkamp's discussion Quality in the group Rough Rider Collector's"I only have 6 or 8 RR knives (so far) and I have been well pleased with every single one of them. Definitely a lot of bang for your buck, and I'm glad that they fill the niche for folks that like knives, and would like to have a few, but…"
Todd Helmkamp replied to Alexander Noot's discussion Scagel pocket knives W.I.P. (Work in Progress) in the group KNIFE MAKING BEGINNERS"Very cool Alexander!! Keep us posted!"
"Stephen,
LOL, your right and we certainly would not want that!"
stephen tungate replied to Todd Helmkamp's discussion Quality in the group Rough Rider Collector's"Watch for what you wish for Jan.if we get to many saying that it might go up."
Todd Helmkamp commented on Ivars Duntavs's group KNIFE MAKING BEGINNERS"As always, beautiful work Alexander!"
"CA Glue is the industrial grade of glue which is used to join various types of the metals and other things. It was discovered in 1942 by Dr. Harry Coover and Fred Joyner when they were conducting experiments for making the transparent plastic which…"
Todd Helmkamp commented on Ivars Duntavs's group KNIFE MAKING BEGINNERS"Well Alexander it's a good thing you live so far away from me, cause if I could go to that show I'd spend a lot of money at your table! Excellent work sir!"
Henry Ramos left a comment for Todd Helmkamp"Hey Todd, i saw your post about drilling the tang slot. i was in your same position not too long ago, actually just yesterday i got an extra long drill bit, that works great. but back before i had it, i drilled as far as i could with the bit, and…"
"James, what is "CA glue"?"
"Donnie drills his by hand with a drimel tool "
Profile Information
- Profile
- User/Collector
- Are you a member of any knife club now?
- Yes
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- No
- How long have you collected knives?
- 3- 5 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- Stag-handled Fixed Blades, Anything Scandinavian, Victorinox Swiss Army
- About Me
- I have always loved knives but have only recently begun collecting them. I have a small business retailing factory knives and building my own from blade blanks. I hope to begin forging my own blades as soon as I have some free time. I have a wonderful wife, two boys, and am adopting a little girl from Africa. I am currently working on my Master's in History degree, and want to focus on knives and guns of the American Colonial Period.
- Interests
- Knives (duh), Shooting, Archery, Hunting, Camping, Reading, History, Hiking
Comment Wall (11 comments)
- At 23:24 on April 13, 2012, Henry Ramos said…
- Hey Todd, i saw your post about drilling the tang slot. i was in your same position not too long ago, actually just yesterday i got an extra long drill bit, that works great. but back before i had it, i drilled as far as i could with the bit, and then i used a needle file to really get in there. just kinda stabbed it in and out, while it is primitive, it works. but what can work even better is to get a long nail, and hammer it in there so you get that hole deeper, even faster. just make sure you mark the nail to where you want to stop going down so you dont break through to the bottom of your burl. unless that is what you want to do.
- At 20:10 on March 26, 2012,
Jan Carter said…
Hey Tod, that wood I am using with the blue swirls..it comes from this site
- At 21:22 on March 22, 2012,
RicK said… Welcome to tops knives group todd jump in enjoy any pics of your knives plz add them stay sharp
- At 7:58 on October 11, 2011,
J.J. Smith III said… 
- At 17:37 on October 10, 2011,
Cesar Salazar said… - Welcome to iKC Todd!!!
- At 17:03 on October 10, 2011,
- Welcome to IKC and thanks for joining. When you get a chance we would love to see some of your knives
- At 15:07 on October 10, 2011,
Billy Oneale said… - Welcome to iKC, Todd. Always good to have another Sharpfan here.
- At 13:35 on October 10, 2011, stephen tungate said…
- At 13:09 on October 10, 2011,
Gerald Hines said… - Welcome to iKnife
- At 12:39 on October 10, 2011,
Tobias Gibson said… - Welcome aboard, Todd. the American Colonial period, eh. Back in the day, I was always looking at the role of Chance in History. Looking at pivotal events and the eventual consequences. For instance if Benedict Arnold had been given proper credit and been recognized for promotion by the Continental Congress instead of being charged with corruption by people jealous of his successes.
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