Thanks. Glad to be back.

Hello Scott,
Thanks for the welcome. this seems a friendly, interesting community. glad i found it to tell you the truth. I will update my profile , add pics etc etc as soon as i get the time. My internet acccess is somewhat limited at the mo, but thats gonna change very very soon :) I look forward to getting to know you and all of the people here. Once again thanks,
John.

Thank you for welcome message. Its a nice personal touch, and encourages me to talk to talk to everyone. Having dislexia most of my life has not helped me to write, as much as i would have liked to. But i am going to make much more of effort than i have been used to. As i feel so welcome here, as this is such a fantastic site. In fact there is so much see and learn, i feel like a boy in a toy shop, full of excitement and eager anticipation. Thanks for making me welcome.

Thank you, and thank you for all you've done to make IKC such a great place.

Thank you!

Scott, great site.

Pretty sorry lot of 5 million dollar a minute commercials, if you ask me.

Figured I'd spread a ray of sunshine your way though,
How do you like this -

Figure that the main'll be used to cut the peaches and spread the preserves on toast, while I can carve with the secondary.

this is insane, scott. IKC really increased in members. last i remember, there was just a little over 400 members!

Hi Scott, Thanks for the welcome. Seems I replied to some welcome messages on my own page. Guess I will learn to navigate this site in time. And yes indeed to the knife images , will break out the cam soon look forward to sharing ! Glenn

Hey Scott! Thank's, looking forward to spending lots of time in here. Great to be part of a world wide knife community.

Wolfenburger aka Espen Hagerup/Oslo Norway

I don't know. NASA saw E.T. in the Hubble Telescope last month.

Scott,
Forgot to say. If you are going to the Wolverine show I wanted to let you know I was a member of that club when I lived in MI. It is a great club. I trade alot of knives for whittler patterns there. i had a Winchester folding hunter untouched that i traded for some older XX and Tested Case whittlers! It was a great time collecting then.
Pete

Thanks Scott.
Pete

Thanks buddy...I do not get out much now at all due to this disabilty but I went to the gun shows as they were here so often..If there was a knife show I would definately go check it out! I just like knives & guns so I thought - if I'm going to be stuck in the house then I might find others to chat with about the things in my life that I like....LOL

Thanks Scott for the warm welcome! I appreciate your interest in the engraved knives. I dont have a website right now but I am currently working on a body of work that I can put together as a portfolio. But a website is a great idea. I'll get right on that! :) To tell you a little bit about the engraving, I start with a brand new knife and engrave them by hand - it isnt milled, pantographed, ,cast or computer driven. I sketch a design on paper and either transfer it or draw it on by hand and begin relieving the metal with a hand graver assisted with compressed air. The knives I have posted are just scratching the surface as to what can be done with engraving. Sculpting, inlaying metals, and photographic realism can be achieved, too Since I am studying as an apprentice to a jeweler, and many of those techniques can be applied also. Techniques like stone setting, piercing, and filework are possibilities for example. If you ever have a knife that you want embellished with a custom design dont hesitate to ask. Thank you for the welcome to the forum and I hope to see you around here soon :)

Henri

Hey Scott, just wanted to let you know that RAT Cutlery has officially changed its name to ESEE Knives. There is a pdf file of the official announcement here. Jeff Randall has also started a thread about this on Bladeforums.

I'm not sure if you want to change the name of the RAT Cutlery Aficionados group or not. Something to consider.

Best.