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Permalink Reply by Gary Kennedy on January 21, 2011 at 17:40

 Way to go Hog . This could be instresting !

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 6, 2011 at 19:32

I truly would love to see  us have a pin... I (heart) IKC  or even just  Ask me aboout  IKnife Collector.  I think wearing these to the shows would not only identify us to our friend here, it will grow interest with others at the show.  Then you can hand them they flyer.  I would be willing to do this

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 6, 2011 at 19:39

Also I think that because we have so many women in here we could have an article on knife collecting based on the Ladies point of view.  Maybe Luca would consider doing a spotlight on one of us ( D Smith ) from knife chicks.  That may drive more women, sitting on the fence to admit they love this stuff and join!!

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on May 6, 2011 at 20:06

Hog, that's a very good question and I am sure you're gonna get alot of good answers. What I would like to know and I'll bet alot of other knife enthusiast would like to know is, when or how do you make the transition from a knife user to a knife collector? Every knife I buy I want to use it so bad and the ones I buy are limited to the those I would like to use. I guess thats a tough question, but you asked.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on May 7, 2011 at 9:58

Thank you for the ideas and keep them coming as we want iKC to be a useful resource for all members!

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Permalink Reply by Arthur Jordan on May 7, 2011 at 14:45

I am always confused as to sharpening knives. For example my Spyderco has a flat  grind; do I sharpen one side or two.

Does the new super steels influence how you sharpen them ? I always try to use my fine stone to touch up my blades

DMT flat stone; and try not to let my knife get too dull before I touch it up. I take my time and  use the feel test to see if it is

sharp to me; but some people  say use it more and wait till you are at a build a blade up stage; then go medium on up.

Wats the solution that works best?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on May 9, 2011 at 11:40

Some good questions Arthur, my friend. Check out a group we have called knife sharpeners. Here is the link:http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/knifesharpeners

I am confident they will enjoy your questions and give the answers you seek.

Arthur Jordan said:

I am always confused as to sharpening knives. For example my Spyderco has a flat  grind; do I sharpen one side or two.

Does the new super steels influence how you sharpen them ? I always try to use my fine stone to touch up my blades

DMT flat stone; and try not to let my knife get too dull before I touch it up. I take my time and  use the feel test to see if it is

sharp to me; but some people  say use it more and wait till you are at a build a blade up stage; then go medium on up.

Wats the solution that works best?

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 9, 2011 at 14:58

The transition begins when you get a "spare" for your user knife.  Then you figure out that the "spare" is to nice to actually use, so you get another, and another and ano....

Robert Burris said:

Hog, that's a very good question and I am sure you're gonna get alot of good answers. What I would like to know and I'll bet alot of other knife enthusiast would like to know is, when or how do you make the transition from a knife user to a knife collector? Every knife I buy I want to use it so bad and the ones I buy are limited to the those I would like to use. I guess thats a tough question, but you asked.

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on May 9, 2011 at 15:15

I see J.J. that adds up to alot of knives. If I can make it pasted the first couple of days, I've got it . Sometimes!

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Permalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on May 9, 2011 at 15:24

It's been a staple of venders to wear badges at shows.  I've used them as an attendee to identify myself as a member of a number of groups.  If anyone attending a show would wear a badge it would be easy for members to identify other members also.  (I had the good privilage of meeting Gary Kennedy and Frank Stennett, for the first time at the Palmetto Show, late last month.)

Jan Carter said:

I truly would love to see  us have a pin... I (heart) IKC  or even just  Ask me aboout  IKnife Collector.  I think wearing these to the shows would not only identify us to our friend here, it will grow interest with others at the show.  Then you can hand them they flyer.  I would be willing to do this

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on May 10, 2011 at 16:38

Hey JJ,

Whats the most effective way to get everyone going to the Blade show to wear one?  I want to be able to recognize our fellow IKC folks and I think if we have alot of folks wearing them we will generate a good amount of interest. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on May 11, 2011 at 17:42

Badges, badges, we don't need ...oops sorry got carried away... If you put your name on that it would work pretty well. Sometimes though at shows don't you have to wear their badges (meaning show badges or tags)and you might just have this on the other side.

J.J. Smith III said:

It's been a staple of venders to wear badges at shows.  I've used them as an attendee to identify myself as a member of a number of groups.  If anyone attending a show would wear a badge it would be easy for members to identify other members also.  (I had the good privilage of meeting Gary Kennedy and Frank Stennett, for the first time at the Palmetto Show, late last month.)

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