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2014 iKC knife...TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE

The time has come to start the discussion on the 2014 iKC knife.

I would again like to shoot for August/Sept delivery date. Something to remember while we talk about this is that a short run of only 50 or so knives means we need to tie in with a maker that is already running a knife and tweak that one to make it our own. The reason for this is most SFO's require a minimum order of 250 or more. Also I would like to keep it less than $125.00 delivered to you. I have some eyes checking out whats available at a factory or two but always love to hear your ideas. Remember, this is YOUR knife

Here is a pic of the official annual knives we have done so far

Tags: 2014, annual, club, iKC, knife

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 7, 2014 at 19:37

Luke, I'd love to see a congress with a Wharncliffe, spear, coping and a pen.

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Permalink Reply by Jess Cobb on May 7, 2014 at 19:53

That was by Luke Grimm.

Jan Carter said:

Jess, love the mock up. LOL, I am sending all my pieces to you to mock up next LOL

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Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on May 7, 2014 at 20:12

Oh, yeah, love that warnie.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 7, 2014 at 20:15

good evening to all that have been writing, watching and exploring this discussion, most of you are very familiar with my style here on iKC and for those that don't let me a take 1 sec to talk about my philosophy. We are all in this together!

Be it knife Maker, Manufacture, Dealer, Collector or user. Be polite, respect one another and support those that support us, if and when you can. That does not mean buy only from our sponsors. It does not mean I WILL BUY only from our sponsors. I said if and when and that is what I meant.

Quick story. Last year I was approached and contracted for 50 knives by a customer maker and member. That maker did not fulfill but 1/10th of the order. With six weeks to the end of the year and feeling an obligation to our members I called a friend that supports iKC at every opportunity and said help me out. I owe this to the members. Queen cutlery and Ken Daniels made 50 special run knives. Knives he went out of his way to get as custom as he could and he finished in time, within our budget AND WAS HAPPY TO DO IT.

Do I personally feel we should be grateful for this YES!

Does Ken Daniels expect it NO! He will be the first to tell you, business is business. he knows the challenge I face with this yearly.

No company will tool up for 50 knives, it is not practical for them and i simply cannot justify asking you to spend 250.00 or more for a knife to get that done.

So let me say again. We either need to tie into a run being done and make it our own or we need to find a company with some excess stock they are willing to build knives with and make that our own. this is the reality of having 50 knives made. Someday we will be big enough not to have such a short run done but for right now these will grow into iKC collectibles because they are very short runs of unique knives.

iKC and a place for all knife folks to feel comfortable is my dream. I am grateful to each of you that share that dream. I cannot express what it means to me that so many of you CARE what our knife will be. Please know, I will do the best by you and by iKC. Is Queen the only company I am speaking with, no. Are they the only company watching this discussion, no. Will I spend many many hours at Blade tying this up, yes. Has the decision been made, not yet. I truly just wanted you all to be a part of choosing your knives. That means sharing with you anything proposed

If there are questions I have not answered, please let me know.

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Permalink Reply by Billy Oneale on May 7, 2014 at 20:29

I will buy anything with iKC on it as long as I can reach the price point. Thanks, Jan for all the effort you put in this.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on May 8, 2014 at 20:08

i think for the very first knife we had a 100 and possibly one other time . I will say in the past we have had every cooperation form knife production companies who seem to bend over backwards to help if they can. Whether it has been GEC, or Queen or Ag Russell, just nothing but professionalism and respect from them all. So whoever we get a knife from I am confident somebody will be more than happy to give us 50! And if at some point we went to 100 or more they would accommodate that as well. They are all customer focused... and driven to satisfy.

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 9, 2014 at 14:01

My post about buying whatever the 2014 knife has caused some negative feedback.
So, to clarify my position, I'm in to purchase whatever knife is offered, provided it falls within the criteria that Jan has set out. It may be a pattern that I like or could well be a pattern that I don't.
I have full faith in Jan that ultimately the one that's offered will be a fine knife, offered by a reputable company.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on May 9, 2014 at 14:11

Well said JJ. When it comes to patterns there's some I like more than others and there's some that are my favorites but there's no pattern I really don't like. A well made knife in any pattern is a possession worth having.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 9, 2014 at 15:17

Thanks Guys! Sorry for the rant

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on May 9, 2014 at 16:11

I hope dealing with this years knife is not getting on your nerves or maybe up setting you. I know you work hard to try please everyone. Please, know it will work out just fine. Nothing can go wrong as bad as last year. So don't worry be happy. :) :) :)

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 9, 2014 at 18:22

Jan,

Sometimes you just got to splain it more...

Jan Carter said:

Thanks Guys! Sorry for the rant

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on May 9, 2014 at 19:45

Indeed Robert " don't worry be happy" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU&feature=kp

Robert Burris said:

I hope dealing with this years knife is not getting on your nerves or maybe up setting you. I know you work hard to try please everyone. Please, know it will work out just fine. Nothing can go wrong as bad as last year. So don't worry be happy. :) :) :)