If you've been a member here at iKC for very long you've probably noticed the blog post feed of Cutlery News Journal piped into our community's homepage. That's my personal collector's blog I've written for about a year and a half now. Well, got some changes coming down the pike that I'm pretty excited about, and I think you'll like them too.
I recently had a conversation with a constable during the Winter Olympics, and things naturally got around to knives. After going through the aspects of form versus function, the black and white of certain grey areas, we got around to the idea of the knife as a defensive tool. This chiefly revolved around the idea of the knife being used for Self-Defence, which I contended was a misnomer, and that what people "really" meant was… Continue
"Once you can accept the universe as being something expanding into an infinite nothing which is something, then wearing stripes with plaid is easy." - Albert Einstein Continue
Received a piece of 300 year old sticky pine from Andy the Axeman. I decided I will cut it in two for two full tang knives. I will make one Bowie for myself and a Nessmuk for Andy. Attached herewith the progress pics. I have forged the Bowie from an old file and the Nessmuk from a Land Cruiser suspension. I have finished the Bowie off with a Bleach etch to give it an aged look, and it will receive an iron guard and pommel. Will update this blog with progress pics as I go along.
SO I have complained about eBay but not enough, frankly it's overwhelming to decide what more print worthy than somethings else you see the next day.... Ergo writer's block AKA Lazy writer syndrome.....
Sorry I have been consumed too but I do have some great stats..... CASE Vintage knives are up about 20% in volume of offerings, overall Case Volume of offering has increased from 5,400 in September to over 7,000 now.
Hey everyone it's that time of year again to start planning for this years hammer-in Mark Eyer and Kitty Guinsler have generously given us use of their 11 acres in Johnstown Ohio so we can expand to a 3 day event with even more room instead of trying to cram you all into my back yard. There are hotels near by as well as plenty of room for camping. This is an open event for beginners to experts. So put June 18th - the 20th on your calendar and prepare to have fun with fire… Continue
Added by Adlai Stein on February 20, 2010 at 6:43pm —
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I've always wanted a CRKT Bear Claw since I saw it long ago. I was into knives and martial weapons since I was a kid, but when I saw a hawkbill blade somewhere and then eventually learned of the Bear Claws and then the Karambit, i knew I wanted one of each.
But what happened was I skipped the Bear Claw as I couldn't find any here in the Philippines. I was able to find a Karambit quickly enough, A Mantis Cinq3, then I found a decent hawkbill blade, a knockoff knif
cKc Knives Group founder and knife maker, Kyley Harris created this instructional video encouraging members and showing them how to reduce photo file sizes. Uploading large high resolution file sizes reduces loading time for pages within iKC.
Check it out. Your fellow iKC members will appreciate it. Thanks Kyley!
I've decided to be more active here on iKnifeCollector. So, to start with, I posted five new photo albums including shots of me taking apart a CRKT Russ Kommer Bear Claw that I got as a gift from Nino Lopez of X. O. Knives.
Do please check my albums and comment.
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Added by Relly Carpio on February 6, 2010 at 6:35am —
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I am now an official member of the Buck Knives Collectors Club, Inc. (BCCI). My Member No. is 1972. I have wanted to join the club for years, but just didn't ever make it happen. When I was a teen my mother was going to pay for my membership as a Christmas gift, but I wanted something else more that year. So it just never happened. The Club was pretty new back then. In December my mother passed away.… Continue
My dad had a story that he'd tell me;
He said that, long ago, when the world was young, everyone had the name of "Smith".
If someone screwed up, bad enough, they had to change their name.
Still a "SMITH".Continue
I cant' stand it. I must be allergic, cause I've got the itch- really bad.
It's like walking through Kudzu here at iKC. Well, the truth is it's not the… Continue
I am now in the early stages of planning a sale/show in Winslow, AZ. Winslow is on old route 66 the historic highway. If anyone is interested in this upcoming event please E-Mail me at survive01@earthlink.net I think that this will be a very good venue for all types of knife people as well as having the potential for profit for all concerned. The tentative date for this is late April or early May so that the weather will be at its best here in AZ. I will post info as it is available for the even… Continue
Added by Larry Gereaux on January 28, 2010 at 8:18am —
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Once you reach a certain level of technical proficiency at any endeavour,
the only thing that separates you from all others is your character,
and how you incorporate it into that endeavour.
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There is nothing like iKC anywhere on the web.
When I first was introduced to this community format/technology back early last year there was no doubt in my mind it would make provide for (cause "WE" are the community)- the next generation knife collector community. I'm also going to guess it will remain… Continue
My newest Tactical knife is a Strider SnG CC (you can see more pics in my photo album)
I really like the knife, but now I've got a bad case of "Strider Thumb" from breakng it in, LOL.
A new Blade configuration from GEC on the Congress (pic shamelessly "borrowed" from my buddy at Greg - TSAknives.com).
For those that like a Spear this might be the one you were waiting on.