"Mike, you mention covid as a turning point of sorts.
To me, the covid outbreak and subsequent lockdown forced the cancellation of many of the smaller, local, knife shows. Prior to the covid outbreak I could plan on attending the Knife…"
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Knife show on a budget
Posted on March 18, 2019 at 13:00 11 Comments 3 Likes
Kaylin and I, along with my grandson, Nik, and son-in-law, Matt, made the 5 hour drive up to the Dalton show, this past weekend.
While the biggest topic of conversation was Jan's not being able to come, we still had a great time. As always, I enjoy seeking out other iKC members and sponsors; special shout out to Ken and Roger, of Blue…
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Wish List?
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Four Years (and counting)...
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- From a friend.
- Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
- Yes
- How long have you collected knives?
- 21- 25 years
- Favorite Kind of Knives
- Whittlers, especially CASE "Seahorse",
and the Great Eastern "Gippetto" Whittlers.
I also like other utilitarian frames and whatever appeals to me at the time.
- About Me
- Married, father of 2 girls.
Grandfather to 3.5 grandchildren.
Retired State employee.
Certified "Smart Aleck".
"acutis quae sunt acuti deditus"
- Interests
- Sitting on my front porch, carving "Peach Pits", smoking a good cigar and watching the world go by.
Check out my page, on Facebook @ "Uncle Wiskers Carved Pits".
- Other Hobbies
- PSB and Rail Scanning.
Backyard bird feeding and bird watching.
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"Congratulations Kevin.
Big thanks to Dennis, once more.
Merry Christmas."
GERBER. Bear Grylls Paracord knife
"Paracord wrapping?
Probably the reason that I was drawn to it on the first place, Kevin. I already have the ka-bar set of skeleton knives that I've wrapped with Paracord.
Why did GERBER do this, I don't know. But I'd…"
GERBER. Bear Grylls Paracord knife
"Ahh! smaller profile then? ok, I can accept that.
Being as I have carried a knife every day for the last 45 years, I take it for granted that I have at least one knife on me at all times. If I don't have a knife on me, I am…"
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GERBER. Bear Grylls Paracord knife
"Good score there, JJ! Nice tracking this down...
And Kevin, my thinking is that paracord makes for a much more compact (& also concealable) knife, which might make it more likely you'd pack the knife, & have it with you should the…"
GERBER. Bear Grylls Paracord knife
"okay...
It seems everybody is in on it except me.
I do not understand why there are so many knives being offered with paracord in the handle. I just dont get it.
I understand that it is cheaper than any real handle material, and can make…"
GERBER. Bear Grylls Paracord knife
"Sweet deal there JJ...very nice. Not fan of the BG orange eh? Me neither.....looking forward to seeing the "after" photos...."
GERBER. Bear Grylls Paracord knife
I've been looking for one of these Gerber BG paracord knives for a while now. Finally found one at a price that I could justify.Very happy with this find but I'm definitely gonna change out the paracord for black.
"Gotta give a big THANKS for all you and your buddy,
St. Nick, do each year, Dennis. "
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It's good to have you here."
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Thanks for the welcome, J. J. Hey, did that Dalton show you posted about happen to be in Dalton, Ohio? I am about 20 mins from there.
Thank you so much. Impressive!!! I couldn't dig up anything.
Thank you for the warm welcome.
navigating the site is different , confusing the way its laid out, posting pictures didnt work even tried a host site
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