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.

Comment Wall:

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  • falah gumilar

    thanks JJ

    Oct 16, 2010

  • falah gumilar

    hee...felt like a kid in a toy-box here. so many friends, so many knives....:)
    btw, I'm from Jakarta, Indonesia.

    God bless you and yours

    Oct 16, 2010

  • falah gumilar

    that's so true..couldnt wait to go home and log in to iknife everyday...hehehe,
    spare me here JJ, i'm just starting collecting, and it's so hard to buy a knife from indonesia..so its just a bit of that and a bit of this...:D. just collecting what i can get my hand on... and couldn't stop drooling looking at what iknife members collection....hehehe

    Oct 18, 2010

  • falah gumilar

    yes sir!! the only knife community with members using real names!! some how...it's....nicer...:)

    Oct 18, 2010

  • Ronald C Ball

    Thanks for the welcome!

    Oct 19, 2010

  • johnny twoshoes

    Thanks J.J.,
    I've spent a few hours just looking around and it does look like a great place to hangout.
    Thanks again

    Oct 19, 2010

  • Patrick Smits

    Thanks for the Welcome.

    Oct 20, 2010

  • Chris Hillier

    Thanks JJ only lucked into this watching some JT YouTube vids, glad I did!

    Oct 20, 2010

  • Francis Goossens

    Thanks for the hearty welcome JJ !
    Francis

    Oct 20, 2010

  • Rob Gregg

    Thanks J.J., glad to be onboard. Looks like a lot of neat stuff here. Lookin' forward to weavein' my way through it all. Take care, Rob

    Oct 28, 2010

  • Rob Gregg

    That ain't no lie J.J.! Lots to take in! Not sure if lunch, supper and breakfast is enough, I think I better invest in a catoring service to save wear and tear. LOL! I love the photo layouts here. There are some excellent knives to drool over. Been through 6 handkerchiefs and havn't even scratched the surface yet. Gonna have to get me one of them dentist drool pans if this keeps up. Take care and thanks again to all who have welcomed me in to the forum. Rob

    Oct 29, 2010

  • Anthony HUSS

    thank you for the welcome

    Nov 1, 2010

  • Anthony HUSS

    I've noticed , Ive been busy the last couple of days so I havent been able to load too many of my own, I'm gonna try to get to that sometime today or tomorrow. I have seen some beautiful knives so far, and thanks for the advice, but I think I need a towel to mop up the drewl.

    Nov 3, 2010

  • Grant Williams

    Thanks J.J. for the welcome (hope that's okay with the tag name?)

    Nov 5, 2010

  • Steve Scheuerman (Manx)

    Thank you kindly for the welcome. Hope to be here awhile.

    Nov 5, 2010

  • Ray Morgan

    Thanks I hope to have fun here

    Nov 7, 2010

  • Tosirou Hiraki

    Thank you for the welcome!

    Nov 9, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    JJ .. stopped by for a sec .. Max got his pic in the latest "Case Collector" .. had to leave some congrats :)

    Got your email. Will reply soon. DD

    Nov 17, 2010

  • MICHAEL MAYFIELD

    Hey J.J. !!!
    Thanks for the warm welcome, great homepage.
    Mike

    Nov 18, 2010

  • MICHAEL MAYFIELD

    Hey J.J. !! I'm glad you told me about the photo gallery wait time, I already tried to post a photo, and as you said it takes forever. Stay Sharp!
    Mike

    Nov 21, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    Scott King

    Hope you had a relaxing Thanksgiving with your family. I got back from a quick trip to my inlaws last night. Headed to Memphis tomorrow. Things should slow down after that for the rest of this year....just don't know if that's a good thing or not :)

    Nov 28, 2010

  • Gary Kennedy

    Thanks JJ It is a nice Red Bone XX just wright for whittling

    Nov 30, 2010

  • TapOutJack

    Thank you for the comment

    Dec 1, 2010

  • Michael Kelley Sr.

    Thanks so much. Whittling...tried it once about 25yrs. ago. Carved a 5 link chain with a hand showing the peace sign. Don't know what happened to it but looked real cool. Can't seem to sit still long enough since I put that bottle of Uncle Jack, even with the back surgeries.
    Oh well.
    Nice page!!!
    Mike.

    Dec 2, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    Hey JJ .. managed to pop in for a bit .. hope you managed enough to eat over the holidays :) DD

    Dec 5, 2010

  • Chris Pittman

    Thanks for the warm welcome JJ!! I see you're in S.C.. We're practically neighbors!!

    Dec 5, 2010

  • syxpak001

    Thanks.

    Dec 8, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    JJ .. am still swamped but wanted to stop by & inquire .. what up / anything new ???Hope all is well on your end. DD.

    Dec 8, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    JJ .. so far I've found the iKC~fb linking REALLY straight forward .. click on any little blue "f" that appears when your cursor is scrolled into a linkable area .. photos for instnace .. or the little blue "f" that appears below an individual pic .. or the little blue square / white "f" below our names .. (i haven't tried that one yet .. think it does the whole profile) .. anything LINKABLE from here to there will either have a little blue facebook share icon already present or one will appear when your cursor enters the pertinent area .. .. .. .. .. dial up must make ya want to shoot something .. perhaps this will allow you more info sharing in more places while requiring less upload time ?!?!?!?!?

    Dec 8, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    I'm liken' this fb link app. !!!!

    pssst .. check your e-mail .. DD

    Dec 9, 2010

  • Billy Oneale

    Thanks, John. You can never get enough of knives and the people who collect them.

    Dec 11, 2010

  • James "Clifford" Townsend

    Thank you I appreciate all the welcomes I've been getting.

    Dec 12, 2010

  • Gary Kennedy

     Thank it is a nice Congress

    Dec 15, 2010

  • robert hatley

    thanks, happy holidays!

    Dec 17, 2010

  • Calvin Yong

    love the picture and thanks for the welcome John!

    Dec 18, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    Scott King

    Re: Christmas knife response- I'm a trying. This proves the members wil come back, just gotta make um want to. The email I sent out, as you saw, was short, to the point and linked back. Plus who doesn't want a knife for Christmas ;)

    Dec 18, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    JJ .. I do hope Santa made it as far south as the Carolina's .. musta been in a hurry up this way .. some assembly required for goodies in my stocking.

    Dec 25, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    JJ.doc

    Dec 26, 2010


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    I don't know if those embedded links in the attached .doc will wk or not .. anywho .. the pics to go along w/ the text are either  Kit  or coil spring or spring pocket cutter or cheap lil drill bit and other pics here. So what did Santa have left by the time he made it as far south as the Carolina's ???????

     

     

    Dec 26, 2010

  • Russell McClenning

    Thank you Mr. Smith

    Dec 27, 2010

  • John Otis Swatsell

    Thank you, Mr. Smith,  I have already been enjoying exploring the site.  There sure are a lot of nice things to see.   I also have read some really interesting materials and watched some videos.  I look forward to seeing and reading more in the future; as well as wishing everyone prosperity in the upcoming New Year.

    Dec 28, 2010

  • Robert G. Mitchell

    Thank you sir, it's great to be here, and a Happy New Year to you and yours!

    Dec 31, 2010

  • Billy Oneale

    That Case red second cut is the only seahorse that I have . I am going to have to get some more. The more I see it, the more I like the pattern.I do have some other whittlers in some imported knives. Mainly Rough Riders and Steel Warriors. Smkw had a drool night on Friday for whittler fans.

    Jan 2, 2011

  • Billy Oneale

    I've seen the Teak Wood ones by Case lately. I tryed to find more before they went into the vault. That is by far the best looking whittler pattern.

    Jan 3, 2011


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    Hey JJ .. how goes it .. caught up from the holidays yet ??

    Jan 8, 2011


  • In Memoriam

    Scott King

    Hey JJ

    Just in the neighborhood and thought I'd stop by. You guys make it through the weather the last few days? We got about 5 inches and schools are still closed. I got out today for the first time (had to bout to go crazy :)

    Did you notice we passed 2500 members today? That's a good thing. I decline probably 4 a week that are spammers but this system seems to be working good, provided it doesn't turn some folks off that they have to be "approved" to join.

    Anyway, just thought I'd say "hello" and hope all is well!

     

     

    Jan 12, 2011


  • In Memoriam

    Scott King

    Yeah I got my number wrong- it ain't 2500.... Not yet anyway.
    My daughters feel the very same- they think they're burning spring break days :) that's like having a mouthful of food when you're hungry, complaining about having to eat.

    Jan 13, 2011

  • Patrik Ilijev

    Thanks J.J. nice to be here.

    Jan 20, 2011


  • In Memoriam

    Scott King

    Hey you put me on Hog's page...I thought that was me sitt'n there thinking about blowing out them candles :)

    Jan 27, 2011

  • Frank Plant

    Hey J.J.,

    I'm just checking in..have been away for a while..looks as if the Seahorse topic has died!  I've been buying knife collections and selling on eBay and other sites, so I haven't been doing many re-dos.  I did finally use some Mammoth Ivory on a Seahorse, and am now making grips for my handguns from Mammoth. Also, I had Oupa in Australia work his magic on a couple of Seahorses..one with old copper, and another with kangaroo bone.

    Hope all is well with you and your family. I'll try to get back here more often.

    I can't wait for peach season to come around....

    Regards,

    Frank Plant

    NW GA

    Jan 27, 2011