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J.J. Smith III

Ballentine, SC

United States

User/Collector

Profile Information:

How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?: 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.
Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Uncle-Wiskers...JJ.../158838957461863
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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Richard C

Thanks!

Apr 21, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Nice "Winslow, AZ" pic .. gotta an old Eagles tune rumbling through my head .. Take it Easy JJ

Apr 21, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

I've also gotten a couple of these for eval .. Frost's "Cooperlock" .. his copy of Case's Mini Copperlock ..

I added the thumbstud & further radiused the "copperhead" end.

BUT .. had to introduce valve lapping compound into the slipjoint action to obtain smoooth opening action. Note: it was a bear get it all removed - the lapping compound !!!

I'll probably do the other one up for left handed operation (little brother) & just pulled it out .. still in the box .. action's "break a nail" stiff ..

Also .. lateral force required to snap blade .. probably ~ not much ......... in all fairness .. one would have to be pretty "abusively foolish" to snap a blade .. but, I doubt it'll bend ..

Apr 22, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Oh .. and that "cooooperlock" set me back almost 9 bucks .. delivered to my door !!

In all fairness .. I thought .. a pretty good deal !!

Apr 22, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. thought you might appreciate this .. found it when Case was having a search for any poetry including their name .. what I found isn't brand specific .. kinda cute though ?!?!

Grandpa.doc

Apr 22, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. my copy of Word will not open it .. can you save it as an *.txt file ??

Apr 23, 2010
Bram Frank

Thank you

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
Scott King

I love it when you use real cartoons to make iKC cartoons. Maybe one day I'll give it a try too. Just don't get us in any copyright infringements, OK?

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

.. stayen outta trouble .. or .. having fun today .?? hehehe!!!!!

!!!!!!!! Enjoy the day !!!!!!!!

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

"I'm worried that I'll get a Buck 110 and make a BIG WHARNIE out of it."

And the problem is .......... ???????????????

Did this one for my Dad in '75/76 .. avid sportsman .. used an old .300 Savage for deer hunting as long as I can remember.. didn't put a scope on it till he started missing .. (I didn't wait that long) .. spent the money on us kids alot more than he did his his hunting/fishing equip .. I was 18 & in the military by '75 .. money to burn .. bought this for Dad for Christmas .. that's 20~30 yrs of serious use ya see there !!!!!!!!!!

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm "officially" asking for the rights to re-post this .. in the soon to be formed .. "Modifications" discussion !!

.. an example of how members can "mock-up" a desired mod before "carving" into steel ..

Hey .. it does feel comfortable in the hand !!!

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

(This is what my catalogs look like now.)

I know .. (my sweetheart doesn't know this yet) .. I even modified my Queen 06L .. nothing major .. but .. always "improving" .!!!.

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. what's just some fun joshin' between the two of us here could be used as a serious tool for the beginning maker .. for that matter .. any of us doing our own "improvements" !!

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. got the grp discussion started .. take a look ..

http://www.iknifecollector.com/group/kniferepairrestorationupgradeg...

Apr 27, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Hey JJ .. thanks for the postings !!

Yeah .. isn't hard to pick up on my personal little preferences .. I'm beginning to see a pattern evolve ..

Posted a not so pretty modification of a flea mkt auto .. also .. documented getting carried away w/ a Case mini-Culock ..

Functional vs cosmetic .. you're probably right .. mostly functional

Well .. got it started .. let's see if anybody finds it now .. has an active interest .. and posts some of their own schtuff ..

Thanks again,

Dale.

Apr 28, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Wharncliffe auto ..

.. just give over & use a french curve as a bookmark in those catalogs ....

Apr 28, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Apr 29, 2010
Tuomas Kemppainen

Thanks, iKC seems to be interesting place

Apr 29, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

I'm running ver 3.7 .. just downloaded the latest ver 4.2.

The zip file is 4.53 MB, the download took 29 sec ..

The .exe file is 4.54 MB, the download took 29/30 sec ..

slight minute advantage w/ the zip file .. gotta unzip it though before ya do the install .. otherwise just do the straight executable file ..

Baseline: We have high speed via the tel Co.

Apr 30, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

.. using the FastStone software .. I managed what I posted with just the one program .. it has it's limitations .. requires a little creative implementation of it's functions .. fun, easy, & useful once you get comfortable w/ it ..

I could burn a copy to cd/dvd if downoad's a problem ..

Apr 30, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. looks like another yr younger tomorrow .. too cool !!

Wanta feel you age .. spend it w/ your girls .. Hehehe ..

.. in my "just plain fun" album .. my 24 yr old keeps me running .. I was 52 @ the time .. gotta love our youth !!!!

Enjoy your B'day .. buy/modify yourself a knife ..

May 2, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

.. used googles advanced image search ..

.. all these words .. "whittling humor"
.. this exact wording or phrase .. "peach pits"

.. the first two search results were for some dude ... J.J. Smith ... featured in "Cutlery News Journal" ..

!!! .. Happy Birthday" .. !!!

May 2, 2010
KnifeMaker
CaptJeff Saylor

thanks J.J. i must be doing something wrong though, noone seems to be bidding on it like i thought they would. for instance, my Mom is the winning bid right now!! maybe when its closer to the end we will see more interest on it. thanks for your kind words!

May 3, 2010
In Memoriam
Scott King

Happy Birthday, JJ!! Let's Party! Hope you have the best one ever!

May 3, 2010
KnifeMaker
CaptJeff Saylor

Happy Birthday J.J.!!!!

May 3, 2010
KnifeMaker
CaptJeff Saylor

J.J. i offer a sheath for an additional $12 on the bowie knife. it keeps cost down, cause not everyone wants a sheath, and i can customize the sheath by making it a left or right hand design. also, i can up sale to a better more ezpensive type of sheath if they want. was this not stated well on the ebay listing?
thanks for your comment,
CJS

May 3, 2010
Trent Rock

Happy B Day J.J.!! Chill out on your porch today and have a cold one.......

May 3, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. I realize .. ribs have a certain unique "coolness" factor .. but ......

Dan's approach seems pretty comfy .. minus the olfactory stimuli ..

May 4, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

.. not having fun w/ this new ver of FastStone either ...

.. too bad I can't import a jpg into my CAD sys .. that'd be way too coool !!

May 4, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

I figured the same thing .. ball vs std type handle .. the ball was surprisingly comfortable .. retained good cntrl too ..

I've also a set of needle files w/ handles on them .. the oriental injection molded type .. not the undervalued native american antler tips .. hehe

I really do need to use both styles before declaring any final decision .. it does feel promising though !!!

'twould probably excel @ some tasks .. fall down on others ..

May 4, 2010
KnifeMaker
CaptJeff Saylor

hey J.J. can you tell me what is wrong with the Bowie knife i have on ebay? i am not getting any bids on it at all! what am i missing?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150439067763...

CJS

May 4, 2010
wayne schmertzler

ty have a knife week

May 5, 2010
wayne schmertzler

its not you man its the stupid people on ebay who no nothing about the value of knives!! keep punching!!

May 5, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

You probably already have your order in ..
2010Spring.pdf

May 5, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Well that's wierd .. I just pulled that off of Case's site .. but, the order date was March ?????????????

May 5, 2010
Ben

Ok cool thanks. This is a pretty cool knife forum/community the way it is setup. By far the best I have seen so far.

May 5, 2010
Ben

Ok will do if I run into anymore problems. I think I've got the hang of it now and where to find stuff to change stuff around. Thanks

May 5, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Oh Yeah !!

.. did my sister roll over on a 25 yr old photo .. gotta admit .. kinda handsome back then .. can't remember the ladie's name for the life of me .. shame ..

May 7, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

say .. check Case's FB pg .. they're giving away a knife w/ some sorta specialized blade

May 7, 2010
Steve wells

Good Morning JJ-- just drop in to thank you for all the inspiring E-mails that you send me. hope all is going well for you and yours-- we are doing great-----LATER

May 7, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

.. my handle/your blade .. production style ..

.. dug it out this morn .. only wharnie I've got .. coulda done worse .. I do see the appeal !!

May 10, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

..see the "W" .. one guess..

May 12, 2010
Allan Turner

Thanks!

May 12, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

My Sweetie see's this ..
...it'll be the end of all those "W"ise a$$ remarks !!!!

May 13, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Found it .. mentioned it in mod discussion .. we've started the ball rolling !!

Dusting & sweeping before breakfast ..??.. I'd had my coffee & cigarette .. did I miss the opening morning complimentary "get your sugar fix here" brunch thingie .. ??????????

May 13, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

".. gravy on the side. "

I need to talk to the cook .. need that gravy covering whatever it was the little critter had some hrs before their demise .. add some creativity to the food presentation ..

Wait .. wait .. No .. no .. don't ..................................................

May 13, 2010
KnifeMaker
CaptJeff Saylor

J.J., Dale told me about the Knifeology101 page you guys are working on! that is awsome! thanks for putting me on there! i am very impressed and honored that you would do that for me! thank you very much,
CJS

May 14, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

Thought you were holding out on us ..
.. but, no wharnie kit available ..

May 16, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. add a couple of knives & a small steel .. band w/ one of the girls stretchie's .. great addition for the glovebox ..

..well, put some cloth in there for the rattling !! More "manly" than the man-purse !! hehe ..

.. have a good Sunday !!

May 16, 2010
In Memoriam
D ale

No, I didn't .. the link I put in the library goes to their website "home" .. didn't see it listed .. a private label thing ?? for Case .. that's cool .. no, I didn't know that ..

May 17, 2010

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