Since we are seeing some knife shows resurfacing....It is always good to remember this.....

Knife Show Etiquette

Knife shows are a lot of fun.

They are best however, when visitors follow a few basic rules of courtesy.

These are:

Do not handle knives without permission.

Do not touch the blade or the edge of any knife offered or

displayed as a collector's item.

Do not wipe off the blade of a…

Well, hubby said it was time to do some general maintenance on a case or two of those sharp things....so here is the after.....

Just thought I would ask for suggestions on handle materials.

We are planning on rescue of a few old knives with Celluloid, and plastics that are

starting to show signs of deterioration....

I want to put something on them....That is not what they came with so it would be

well known by anyone who would…

Independence day ..........Birthday of America....We all have party's, fireworks and family reunions....But Patriotism is something we can enjoy year round...The Pictures below are not what I own....but from Google....there are many examples of how sportsman, knife peeps...do show Patriotism.....Please add your examples...and no you do not have to own them to enjoy the spirit of Patriotism......Hope you enjoy !…

So many times you collect knives from what you see and like.

Animals have been the beasts of burden,food,transport, and just plain friends..

Post your pic's of knives here that portray the Animal Kingdom  be it knife brands of animal names, or blade,handle etchings....Share the Smiles with the Club.....

I found this in the archive pic's from here to start us off

It is a Case Jaguar…

  The return of a Bayonet

     I was attending our Ohio District 7 American Legion Auxiliary Meeting this month.  My President Sandy came over to me , she had been talking with the President of another unit carrying a piece of notebook paper with something written on it.

     This piece of paper she handed me saying this guy was a member of this post and they have a bayonet they…

I found this link after watching this episode on TV Science channel.

Thought this would be a good place to post it, feel free to add additional links of Pocket Knife video's or other how to's 

for all members to enjoy...

I enjoy this channel "How's It Made" episodes....How about You?

Enjoy Sue !!!…

Well today is a new year and time to enjoy some good foods...

This is what I chose to have for our new year supper.....

Are there any favorites from the other members.....Years ago it was corn beef and cabbage....

or the tale of have money in your pocket so you can be well off all year......

Please add any stories or  superstition , folk lore things here ......FUN FUN !…

Veterans Day 2014

Taking this opportunity to thank all our IKC veterans and their families who shared them with us for protecting this Great Nation.…

Just thought this would be a unique way to see what everyone likes to view....

I have found I always drift back to this page.......Just to see what is new....and I always look at IMAGES first.....lol

Post your link here so we can enjoy everyones taste in knives too, maybe your web browser has better stuff than ours!

this is mine.....a google search of course.....http://tinyurl.com/p6g72zg…

W. R Case Son eventually evolved to the W. R. Case and sons as per knife history.

W. R. Case & Son Cutlery – The Beginning

As stated earlier, W.R. Case was not involved with his brothers’ business, but the Case Brothers Company served to train his son.

During the years 1900-1902, John Russell Case had worked…

Otway, Ohio

This area of Appalachian foot hills has one of the Oldest Covered Bridges in Ohio.

Saturday hubby and me attended the save the bridge cruise in.

70 cars showed up to help in their effort.

Ongoing work now on the bridge the grant was…

Twas the night before CHRISTmas and all through the house.

The Knives were stirring trying to awaken the Mouse.

The Stockings were hung by the chimney with care and sheaths were 

beside them awaiting their ware.…

Well, the day of Thanksgiving is just about on us.

Ken has some really great Turkey cam pic's already...

Just thought a place for those pic's of Fall and Turkey day Knives would be great. 

So feel free to add your festive knife pics here too....…

Well we made it to the Knife show!This was the place, a really nice area for knifing.

Meet up with…

Since the next holiday is Halloween,

It is time to get those camera's out and snap some spooky shots of you favorite knife.

Share those blade shots with fellow knife addicts.

Use Halloween clip art, colors etc....Just have fun....…

In Irish lore is a knife is facing up toward the moon then it is a sign of good luck.

The i seen a sight that said a knife pointing upward means danger. (i would go with this one. )

If you give a knife to a friend it will sever the friendship. to reverse the ill luck, you should repay them with a…

Since the Mini Coke Bottle pattern of knives is my favorite, I thought I would share some INPUT , that I have been compiling.

Many different Cutlery companies do have these swell center jack knives with of course different pattern numbers etc. …

Just a look at what we woke up to today....of course i started singing "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas" ...giggles a little late.…

When : Always August 18th

Bad Poetry Day is a day to create some really bad verse. But, why you ask? Perhaps, the answer is simply "because you can". Maybe, it exists to allow us to better appreciate good poetry. Or, perhaps it is to be written to irritate someone......…