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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

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Permalink Reply by Brad T. on June 13, 2014 at 8:36

Alexander,

I agree the added shipping a VAT costs make these club knives difficult for our old world cousins and it makes me sad that you can't enjoy these as we do here.

But as I stated in my original message, a knife must "tick" the right boxes. Everybody has different boxes to work with.

Once again, hopefully you and Ivars can participate next year.

Cheers.

Alexander Noot said:

I don't blame you Brad, I dont'blame anyone if they like it.

But keep in mind that for me and Ivars you have to add another$15 or so for shipping, and then add 30% for VAT and import duties and that $90 starts getting real expensive really quick.

I heavily disagree with you on the steel though. Especially on a knife this size. In small knives you don't need toughness. And Toughness and Corrosion Resistance is what 420 steel excells at. In a small knife I want Edge Retention, not tougness.

So while this is a sub $100 knife for you....it's not for me. Therefore I'm a little bit more critical.

Brad T. said:

Alex and Ivars,

I actually paid for mine just so I can say I have 4 of the last 5 club knives.

$91.00 shipped (CONUS) is a deal I couldn't pass up.

Besides, 420 steel is enough for a knife this size. The laser etch on the handle means I can display this knife without having to open the blades.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on June 13, 2014 at 9:53

With this years knife, I will have 4 out of 5 club knives. They are all in my collection and are not users. So the type of steel really doesn't matter that much to me.

I'll bet that out of the 50 are so knives that are sold each year, there's not that many complete or almost complete Unused Sets, left out there. This makes them rarer and more collectable. That's just fine with me, after all I'm a Knife Collector, aint I. Our club and Miss Jan, are offering this highly collectable knife each year. I think that's kind of special, after all this is IKnifeCollector Club.

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Permalink Reply by Max McGruder on June 13, 2014 at 10:10

I totally agree Robert! I believe I'm missing one also. But do have a couple of the knives made by a Group in iKC.

Here's what I have.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on June 13, 2014 at 10:23

Wow Max, you have more than me. The sets are going to get more collectable as time goes by.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on June 13, 2014 at 10:24

I've been looking for that one from AG. Russell.

Max McGruder said:

I totally agree Robert! I believe I'm missing one also. But do have a couple of the knives made by a Group in iKC.

Here's what I have.

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Permalink Reply by Max McGruder on June 13, 2014 at 11:07

The A.G.Russell was a gift and a total surprise!!

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Permalink Reply by John Bamford on June 13, 2014 at 11:48

I would have liked to join in on this even though the import duties put $30 on the price plus shipping. The main reason for holding back is that I have ordered a Schatt and Morgan Gunstock and need to ease off for a month or two, have bought 3 knives in the last month.

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on June 13, 2014 at 12:19

I've got all the "club knives", so far. Don't have either of the "group knives".
I've used one of my Geppetto whittlers, do the percentage of unused versions is less than the initial run now.

Robert Burris said:

With this years knife, I will have 4 out of 5 club knives. They are all in my collection and are not users. So the type of steel really doesn't matter that much to me.

I'll bet that out of the 50 are so knives that are sold each year, there's not that many complete or almost complete Unused Sets, left out there. This makes them rarer and more collectable. That's just fine with me, after all I'm a Knife Collector, aint I. Our club and Miss Jan, are offering this highly collectable knife each year. I think that's kind of special, after all this is IKnifeCollector Club.

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Permalink Reply by Brad T. on June 13, 2014 at 15:28

I have these now and the gunstock will be 4. I would like to add the AG Russell from 2010.

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Noot on June 13, 2014 at 15:58

So would I Brad.....so would I.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 13, 2014 at 16:07

The support from everyone in iKC has been wonderful. We have 15 knives left

I hate that anything we send to our friends outside of the US gets this kind of cost increase. I cannot even send Hatpins without additional cost, it is horrible

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on June 13, 2014 at 16:59

I agree, Miss Jan, that's unfair that some have to pay so much more. I think the law was made to help local companies in their area but if there is no other source for an item, I think the law just hurts people.