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KnifeMaker Comment by Jared on March 8, 2015 at 17:11

Thanks Tobias. Everything we do currently is from repurposed steel, but we may branch out into other steels in the coming months. I enjoy a nice hunting knife, but kitchen cutlery is where my passion really lies.

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 8, 2015 at 17:03

Best of luck to Boothill Blades!  I was looking over your page when the the snafu first hit, Jared.  It looks like you have a fine line of cutlery!

Comment by Tobias Gibson on March 8, 2015 at 17:00

Hi Jared, from what I understand and the good folks at Queen cultery can help me out but defore the Daniel's family took over the Queen was owned for some time by Ontario Knives. 

At some point in time, Ontario either:

a) let the TM lapse and Kevin Pipe of SMKW claimed it.

or

b) Ontario sold it to Kevin Pipes of Smoky Mountain Knife Works.

or

c) Queen granted exclusive rights of the Queen City tang to SMKW

Whatever the case, for a time SMKW  used the Queen City tang on Special Factory Orders  sold thru  their TV show, KnivesLive TV and also in their store in Tennessee.   These knives were still made by Queen, they were just exclusive to SMKW  I don't know if  SMKW or Ontario let the TM lapse before the sell to the Daniels Family but this may be what led to the SNAFU.

 

KnifeMaker Comment by Jared on March 8, 2015 at 16:17

Thank you for the compliment and well wishes Ron! Haha I'm positive that sign no longer exists as the Fort is one of the only things keeping Clarkville alive! Fort Campbell is pretty nice and I was lucky enough to do a bit of hunting on it this year. Maybe someday, you can come back and visit. Take care Ron

Comment by Ron Cooper on March 8, 2015 at 16:11

Here's wishing you much success under the new name, Boothill Blades! 

You sound like a class act Jared. I spent a considerable amount of time in Clarksville 50 years ago when I was stationed just up the road a piece at Ft. Campbell. I used to whet my whistle in some of the local watering holes. I'll never forget, there was a diner that had a sign in the window that said, "No dogs or G.I.s allowed." I seriously doubt that they could have a sign like that today.

Anyhoo. Good luck, my friend! And thanks for providing the stimulus that took me down memory lane on this fine Sunday afternoon.

Cheers!

KnifeMaker Comment by Jared on March 8, 2015 at 11:28

Hey Jan! I'll try to bring a couple with me. Hopefully we will have our new stencils and branding irons by then.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 8, 2015 at 11:24

BOOTHILL BLADES!!!

Jared I really like that!  I am looking forward to seeing a few at the hammer in also!  Thank you so much for letting us know the new name

KnifeMaker Comment by Jared on March 8, 2015 at 11:24

Thanks Tim!

Comment by tim payne on March 8, 2015 at 11:19

hey jared, welcome aboard.  I like your boothill blades name.

KnifeMaker Comment by Jared on March 8, 2015 at 9:57

Hello Everyone,
I am the FORMER owner of Queen City Knives in Clarksville, TN. As you can see, we have changed our name to BootHill Blades like our friend David at Queen Cutlery requested.
When we started this business in Jan 2013, I searched the trademark database for the name, and there was no trademark filed. So, we assumed that we could use the name, just as there are thousands of Joe's AutoBody or any other name that seems to be common.
We knew Queen Cutlery existed, but we didn't know they had a line of knives that used the words Queen City.
Although the they have been producing "Queen City" since 1922, they filed the trademark on June 24th, 2013 (6 months after we started) and it was approved on July 1st, 2014 (unbeknownst to us).
Anyway, we have changed our name and have no hard feelings toward David from Queen Cutlery, because he was more than kind and generous to us even though we were clearly in the wrong.
We actually feel that it was pretty neat that our Kickstarter campaign generated that much publicity that this even happened. I have informed all of our Kickstarter backers of the name change, and so far, everyone seems to be pretty supportive. A few people said they were going to "collect" the products under our old name, just because they are so few and limited.
I hope that helps to explain things and I look forward to producing under the new name as it grows on me.

- Jared

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