Colt, there is no plan anywhere in sight to start making knives again - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T13:07:51Zhttps://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/colt-there-is-no-plan-anywhere-in-sight-to-start-making-knives-ag?feed=yes&xn_auth=noMuttley! ROFLtag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-31:3181080:Comment:14321982016-07-31T20:39:12.326ZSteve Scheuerman (Manx)https://iknifecollector.com/profile/SteveScheuerman
<p>Muttley! ROFL</p>
<p>Muttley! ROFL</p> I like Barlows, too.
tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-31:3181080:Comment:14321042016-07-31T20:34:53.681ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>I like Barlows, too.</p>
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<p>I like Barlows, too.</p>
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<p>LOL...okay. Got me there...but in my defence, that was an opinion on blade patterns, not on someone's collection efforts. ;;-)</p>
<p>Gee...I hate it when people pay attention sometimes...LOL.</p>
<p>LOL...okay. Got me there...but in my defence, that was an opinion on blade patterns, not on someone's collection efforts. ;;-)</p>
<p>Gee...I hate it when people pay attention sometimes...LOL.</p> "The harm that is done by ign…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-31:3181080:Comment:14321822016-07-31T20:16:34.783ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
<p>"The harm that is done by ignoring someone's pride and joy, or flat out ridiculing their choices is immense."</p>
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<p><br></br>I seem to recall someone saying that the Wharncliffe blade was one of the ugliest things on earth.…</p>
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<p>"The harm that is done by ignoring someone's pride and joy, or flat out ridiculing their choices is immense."</p>
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<p>Ahem...</p>
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<p><br/>I seem to recall someone saying that the Wharncliffe blade was one of the ugliest things on earth.</p>
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<p>But they do make great carvin'/whittlin' knives. ;-)</p> Having sold knives now for a…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-31:3181080:Comment:14320842016-07-31T18:41:59.620ZSteve Scheuerman (Manx)https://iknifecollector.com/profile/SteveScheuerman
<p>Having sold knives now for a while, and talking to so many people, I fully agree with JJ. Some folks have collections of 6 knives and are proud as punch of their Frost and MTech knives. Talking with them forced me to realise that I had to start somewhere too. I recall being inordinately proud of my United Cutlery Double Shadow. TWO blades! Chain wrapped handle! Wow! I have 2 of them now on my shelves to remind me where I came from. And yes...it is hard not to roll your eyes when someone…</p>
<p>Having sold knives now for a while, and talking to so many people, I fully agree with JJ. Some folks have collections of 6 knives and are proud as punch of their Frost and MTech knives. Talking with them forced me to realise that I had to start somewhere too. I recall being inordinately proud of my United Cutlery Double Shadow. TWO blades! Chain wrapped handle! Wow! I have 2 of them now on my shelves to remind me where I came from. And yes...it is hard not to roll your eyes when someone tells you of the collection they bought at an incredible price on TV for $99.95. But hey. We only know about the quality because we started small and stuck with it. Constantly learning and revising our opinions and wants as we gained more knowledge. The harm that is done by ignoring someone's pride and joy, or flat out ridiculing their choices is immense. For many, it is enough to drive them from the hobby and the community. We are ambassadors for our hobby and we should think about how we come across to others. If we want our community to flourish, we have to be the Welcome Wagon and show support for everyone who is serious about their hobby, regardless of what we think of their choices. It may be a new generation of collectors, but we help shape it, for better of for worse, by how we interact with them.</p> You know, Dale, as soon as we…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-31:3181080:Comment:14320812016-07-31T18:08:26.146ZJ.J. Smith IIIhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JohnJSmithIII
You know, Dale, as soon as we realize that quantity alone cannot define a collection. Neither can quality.<br />
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Back before I began "collecting", I had an accumulation that I was extremely proud of. These came from various places that we had been, and fit no particular style.<br />
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We need to realize that folks with only a few Frost Cutlery knives may be just as proud as someone with a full collection of every CASE knife, in their chosen pattern.<br />
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Last year, on vacation, we met a young boy that told me…
You know, Dale, as soon as we realize that quantity alone cannot define a collection. Neither can quality.<br />
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Back before I began "collecting", I had an accumulation that I was extremely proud of. These came from various places that we had been, and fit no particular style.<br />
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We need to realize that folks with only a few Frost Cutlery knives may be just as proud as someone with a full collection of every CASE knife, in their chosen pattern.<br />
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Last year, on vacation, we met a young boy that told me that he had a collection of knives. He had most of them with him, mostly $5.00 & $10.00 gift shop assisted openers. We talked for several hours about his knives, oohing and ahhing over each one. His parents weren't collectors, so the collecting gene wasn't natural to him.<br />
When they left, I think he was happy to have found someone else to be able to talk knives with.<br />
It's very important not to judge, but be supportive of fellow collectors. My conversations with you have somewhat changed my opinions on the safety of buttonlocks and leverlocks. Your gifts to Kaylin have helped broaden the range of her collection.<br />
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We may not ever be able to fully engage those who join iKC in order to find information on/value of a knife/knives they have, it's still important that we do the best we can to fill their needs while they're here. If, while they ARE here, we create additional interest, do much the better.<br />
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(Soapbox is now free...) Michael .. I apologize .. aft…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-31:3181080:Comment:14321532016-07-31T07:10:00.211ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">Michael .. I apologize .. after reading the entire chain of posts .. I got the names of who posted what mixed up.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">.<br></br>.. correctly stated ..</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a class="fn url" href="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1d8xnxspyrh99">Michael D.</a> is absolutely correct in pointing out that the details of my post contain nothing of interest to the…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Michael .. I apologize .. after reading the entire chain of posts .. I got the names of who posted what mixed up.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">.<br/>.. correctly stated ..</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=1d8xnxspyrh99" class="fn url">Michael D.</a> is absolutely correct in pointing out that the details of my post contain nothing of interest to the vast majority of the younger & newer folks we need to engage to actively grow the membership of this community. I may as well have been posting the weather report in a foreign language for any interest it might spur in most of the younger collectors.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">It was Steve that brought to light .. it was my elitism that generated the content of my post ..&.. that is not good. Not for the community, it is not. Steve brought up another point .. something I think we should all recall .. the time when 25~30 knives were our entire collection. We need to recall what pride we had in those 25~30 knives .. what sacrifices we'd made to accumulate those 25~30 knives ..&.. what a large collection of knives that was to us @ that stage of our collecting.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Anyway .. time for bed for me. I like what we are doing here. Please .. do keep in mind,</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">!!! .. EVERYONE's contribution to this conversation is valuable .. !!!</p>
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<p><br/> <cite>D ale said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://iknifecollector.com/forum/topics/colt-there-is-no-plan-anywhere-in-sight-to-start-making-knives-ag?xg_source=activity&id=3181080%3ATopic%3A1430288&page=2#3181080Comment1431717"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%; text-align: center;">Steve is absolutely correct that little or no one attaches significance to the content of what I posted.</p>
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</blockquote> I am of the opinion that "rou…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-31:3181080:Comment:14320792016-07-31T04:39:26.250ZD alehttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/DaleDavenport
<p style="text-align: center;">I am of the opinion that "round table" discussions of this sort are of the utmost importance.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">!! . Extremely valuable . !!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">EVERYONE here brings something of importance. A personal view that provides insight to others. I .. quite literally .. live in my own little world .. which places "blinders" on me. Aspects of collecting .. important aspects to growing this community .. lie outside of my…</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I am of the opinion that "round table" discussions of this sort are of the utmost importance.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">!! . Extremely valuable . !!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">EVERYONE here brings something of importance. A personal view that provides insight to others. I .. quite literally .. live in my own little world .. which places "blinders" on me. Aspects of collecting .. important aspects to growing this community .. lie outside of my limited view because of these blinders.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">In my professional life .. I'd get too close to the problem @ hand .. and found value in discussing the issue @ hand with another member of staff that was NOT involved with the project. AND .. that member would almost always bring some aspect to light that I had completely failed to consider. It always seemed so obvious .. once pointed out ..but.. I had the blinders on .. I'd gotten so close to the problem @ hand that I was concentrating on a very specific aspect with a more & more limited view .. failing to see the "big picture". Often .. the solution was right there .. just ever so slightly outside of my limited view.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">I heartily encourage everyone involved to throw out ideas .. no matter how self evident they may seem to you .. there are others who may not even have considered them. So please .. for the sake of growing this community we all value .. do speak up.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">!!! .. EVERYONE has something of value to contribute .. !!!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"></p> Yeah I gotta visit JJs. I don…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-30:3181080:Comment:14320782016-07-30T22:38:00.709ZMichael D.https://iknifecollector.com/profile/MichaelD
<p>Yeah I gotta visit JJs. I don't ever believe I went there. Shame on me!</p>
<p>Yeah I gotta visit JJs. I don't ever believe I went there. Shame on me!</p> John,
Never fear ! I came to…tag:iknifecollector.com,2016-07-30:3181080:Comment:14320772016-07-30T20:52:42.813ZJan Carterhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/JanCarter
<p>John,</p>
<p>Never fear ! I came to iKC as most of you did. I was the misfit in the room on the other forums. Regardless of whether I knew something or not...don't talk to the girl!</p>
<p>I have iKC because NEVER did I feel that here. I have no illusions, we will never be the size of some of those forums. Every bit of growth we have had, in 7 years, has come from discussions along the lines of this one. Members of the iKC family, sitting around a rather odd table talking about the…</p>
<p>John,</p>
<p>Never fear ! I came to iKC as most of you did. I was the misfit in the room on the other forums. Regardless of whether I knew something or not...don't talk to the girl!</p>
<p>I have iKC because NEVER did I feel that here. I have no illusions, we will never be the size of some of those forums. Every bit of growth we have had, in 7 years, has come from discussions along the lines of this one. Members of the iKC family, sitting around a rather odd table talking about the future.</p>
<p>I have never wanted the business of iKC to over take the heart of iKC. What we are <span style="text-decoration: underline;">not</span> willing to give up is foreign to most of them.</p>
<p>No matter how big we get the Welcome Home sign will always be out front, the lights will always be on and there will always be a cup of coffee at JJ's diner waiting for you. There is room at the table for the whole family as long as they can play nice :)</p>
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