J.J. Smith III's Page – iKnife 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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john6553

Hi J.J.,

BTW number 44 is very cool carving.

John

Apr 19, 2011
Petar Siljegovic

Hello J.J.

Thank's for inviting me in ! I should be fun My primary field is collecting & admiring vintage knives

such as old pocket & sheath knives...older bowie knives .........You name it But I always seem to come back & focus on the old & vintage area of the knife collecting field. So ......anyway that's part of my story . Goodluck & Happy Hunting

Sincerely Petar.

Apr 20, 2011
In Memoriam
D ale

Technically .. I don't think this qualifies because of the manicure blade. But, Waterville Cutlery Co. ceased operations in 1913 .. and the blades still snap into place. ‘n the steel in those old Waterville’s is amazing. If you’ve ever the chance to pick one up .. do so !!!

Apr 25, 2011
Petar Siljegovic

Hello J.J.!

Thanks for letting me kniw about [vintage american knives group] I'll be looking forward to checking it out! I also like vintage Bowie knives as well..........Afer collecting knives for going on ;into my 27th year ; I decided back in the summer of 2009 to make [hand forged-old school style] a couple of

bowie knives myself. It wasn't easy but I came to appricate the true hard work & craftsmanship that goes into making something like the very vintage knives I collect! The place I did this at was the [new england school of metal work] in Auburn Maine........I highly recommend it..........It could shed a whole new light on how & why we all seem to gravitate to mankinds oldest tool! Anyway keep hunting for the good stuff.

Take Care ............Sincerely Petar.

Apr 25, 2011
stephen tungate

i also like scanning have many codes over last 15 years...

Apr 26, 2011
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ ........ you folks OK down there ??????

Apr 30, 2011
In Memoriam
D ale

That Bulldog's sweet .. really sweet !!!

May 1, 2011
In Memoriam
D ale

!!! .. Happy Born Day .. !!!

May 3, 2011
Luca Vignelli

Happy Birthday JJ, hope you get to sit back and whittle a while and enjoy some time with your family! Maybe you even got a new knife as a present?!?

May 3, 2011
stephen tungate

happy birthday jj what do you give a man who has everthing....nothing maybe next year ..your friend stephen....

May 3, 2011
Billy Oneale

Happy Birthday, JJ! I hope you happen to get a new whittler for your special day. Enjoy it .

May 3, 2011
mike kane

thank you for the welcome Mr. Smith

May 3, 2011
Bill Fletcher

Have a great Birthday J.J. May the pits of your life always be carving stock. All the best, Bill

May 3, 2011
In Memoriam
Scott King

Happy B'day JJ! Hope you had the best one EVER!

May 3, 2011
Stan T

Happy Birthday JJ.

May 3, 2011
Frank Stennett

One more Happy Birthday. Frank S.

May 3, 2011
Billy Oneale

That's a nice knife. I went on a 700 pic 9 hour picture taking session the other day and realized I may have as many different whittlers as I have trappers. I guess it is good to do that once in a while. I really should get rid of some of my knives, but that I think, would be a hard thing to do. I really like what I have. Even some of the cheap, so called junk.

May 3, 2011
Janet

THANK YOU. GREAT LOOKING KNIVES AND GARVINGS

May 17, 2011
KENT GABLE

Thanks J.J. Nice collection -Kent

May 19, 2011
Roger Russell

Hi J.J.,

Thanks for the nice comment on my H. Boker jumbo whittler.

May 27, 2011
Scott Gerald Ketch

Great photo welcome!! Bowie knives are among my favorite.

May 28, 2011
Gary Kennedy

Hi JJ come to the blade show I'll get you a 3 day pass let me know .It's not to far to drive from SC

Jun 1, 2011
Bruce Cain

Nice Bulldog photo with your warm welcome. I collect barlows but not yet a Bulldog. Thank you for your warm welcome. I am a newbie and for now collect only barlows. For a long while I lurked at other large knife forums and learned the histories of most American manufacturers. I began collecting a few older barlows then bought a few Case knives. Later I bought some Queen made Shatt & Morgan, Robeson, and Cripple Creek barlows. Finally I bought a few GECs. All have natural material scales, all are American made, and none are Damascus nor are any Daddy barlows. Bruce

Jun 2, 2011
Ron Migdal (a.k.a. tower)

Thank you very much.

Jun 7, 2011
J.J. Smith III

I'll sure be glad when I get my home pomputer fixed...

Jun 16, 2011
Robert Thornton

Thank You Sir

Jun 20, 2011
Michael Lawrence

Thanks! :)

Jun 27, 2011
Kit Adams

Thanks for the nice warm welcome to the group.

Jun 29, 2011
Robert Thornton

Thank You

Aug 2, 2011
J.J. Smith III

Sometimes I feel like these two, from Hee Haw;

Finally found a replacement computer for the home system....

Now I've got to find a modem.

Seems that no one has the old fashoned "dial up" stuff any more.

"If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all..."

Aug 25, 2011
David w. Brown

Thanks for the welcome. Wow, global. It's something how knife collecting has advanced from when I started.

Sep 6, 2011
Marvin Adair

Thanks

Sep 26, 2011
In Memoriam
D ale

JJ .. there was a discussion recently where you posted a pic of a CASE with a non-USA stamp .. I also found this interesting little tidbit ...

Sep 29, 2011
Peggy Lu

Okay I'm going to give this one more shot & see if I can spell all the words right this time ...

Thanks for the welcome ... this seems to be a very friendly place to be :)

Oct 5, 2011
KnifeMaker
VIRGINIJUS NARKUS

HI

Oct 8, 2011
Jan Carter

I will treasure it JJ, thank you

Oct 17, 2011
PAT WASHMON

J J, thank you, Pat Washmon

Oct 26, 2011
Willie Palm

Hey Pat,

If I could win a lotto, I'd own and fly a PBY. WAY cool old, slow plane.

I'd like to have known and visited with your dad. I've known several WWII aviators over the years. They're just about all gone now. The gent that gave me his brother's rifle and knife was a B-17 pilot and a HELL of great guy and friend.

Take care,

Willie

Oct 31, 2011
Frank yanez

Verry awesome I found this pict of rare benchmade knives I think thay made only 250 each model.Thank you for the cool picture :) Frank

Nov 5, 2011
J.J. Smith III

Just wanted to say something to all of our Veterans;

Nov 10, 2011
Lee Smith

I think you would like one of the new knives I bought over the weekend. I got another seahorse whittler. Red one this time. I'm thinking about turning the orange one in to a EDC. What do you think?

Nov 13, 2011
Lee Smith

The orange g10 is what I have. The other one is red oak.

Nov 13, 2011
J.J. Smith III

Nov 17, 2011
Frank yanez

It reminds me of the matrix.thank you

Nov 17, 2011
Jan Carter

Thanks Uncle Whiskers, you taught me

Nov 29, 2011
Steve wells

Thanks for the nice comments on the 65 and 35 1/2 JJ

Dec 6, 2011
Steve wells

thanks JJ------your looking good on the Pics

Dec 7, 2011
Steve wells

Hey JJ ----you ole Peach seed Carver----Thanks for the commets on the Melon Tester collection

Dec 9, 2011
Daniel Townsend

Thanks JJ!

Dec 11, 2011
Andrew Forsythe

Thanks for the welcome, J.J. Looks like an interesting forum.

Cheers,

Andrew

Dec 15, 2011