Jan Carter

Hiawassee, GA

United States

Profile Information:

How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
From a dear friend
Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
Yes
How long have you collected knives?
56 to 60 years
Favorite Kind of Knives
Queen, Case Classic, GEC, Custom...heck I like 'em all
Website
http://www.iknifecollector.com
About Me
My Husband Donnie and I live in Hiawassee GA. I was Blessed to have found iKC and became the owner in October of 2012. I believe all knife collectors are created equal, no matter what type they collect. iKC brings a different direction to knife collecting in my opinion, you may not personally like something or have an issue with a particular company. But respect is a substantial aspect of what we are about. I have a strong faith and believe everyone is entitled to theirs.
Interests
History, fishing, Diving, knife collecting and about a billion other things LOL. My main interest these days is iKC and bringing the future generations into knife collecting.
Other Hobbies
there are other hobbies? OK, I found one! Watching my husband learn to build knives

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  • Jim Thompson

    Hi Jan....Thanks for the comment on my "skinner". This is the 2nd one I have done with this blade. I think it would get the job done & it feels well in hand. Now that the season is changing I will do a few more knives as my winter hobby. Nothing fancy, just good useable knives.


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Miss Jan, congrats again on becoming the owner of this great club. I have a question, has the rules on advertising changed? Can someone advertise a product that they make? Thanks and if there is some way I can help you with this new responsibility of IKC, please let me know.


  • KnifeMaker

    M. Carpenter

    Many thanks for the card. Old as I am my mother is a couple of weeks off being 99 - I just cannot imagine being around for another thirty years. 

  • richard

    thank you sir,everybody here is so nice..
  • Jim Thompson

    Jan, thaks for the comment on my damascus hunter. The pins are brass but the way they picked up the light in my photo it is hard to tell. They are hand peened and I do the final finishing on the handles after peening. This wau I can get them very smooth and then polish with 2000 grit paper. I also use stainless & nickel silver rod material for pins. I decide on the pin type after I get all the handle shaping & blade tweaking done just prior to assembly. Thanks again.

  • Len Mosley

    Thanks much for BDay rememberence! Halloween - baby with a face to match!!!!

    ^* is not so bad - better than not getting there at all! Take care and be well!!

    Lenny

  • Dave Turman

    Thank you much I intend to have a nice day

  • Tobias Gibson

    Thanks for the birthday wishes

  • George Clarkson

    Thanks Jan, and will do , new to the site , I have a small collection of older Buckk 110's and will get round to sticking up some pics hopefully

     George

  • Emory Alexander

    Thank you for the welcome.  I need to get a more knife appropriate pic up :) I look forward to learning from and contibuting to all the folks here.

  • Andre de villiers

    Thanks Jan

    No hunting latley, as  we are out season finished in August 31st.

    I been doing a bit of spearfishing though.

  • Dick Pryor

    Thanks for the welcome Jan, i want to thank you for helping me figure out how to become a member the other day, i found this site by accident after i bought a couple of Terry Davis knives last weekend.

  • Steven Matthew

    Yes, it is very fun.

  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Miss Jan, I need to know the name and address of the next person to send the knife to. Thanks, it was alot of fun.

  • Carson Klitz

    Jan;  I started fooling with Model T's in 1953 and have never been without one since.I didn;t start knives until 20 years later.My interest in knives is about anything old with quality with a leaning toward Ulster Knife Co. 

  • Stan T

    Thanks Jan. I will try to get some updates up tomorrow to include the new knives.
  • Billy Oneale

    Thanks, Jan

  • KnifeMaker

    Ruth Rosalind H-G

    thanks for the friends request  :)


  • KnifeMaker

    Wayne Morgan

    Thanks Jan.

  • perry coleman

    Hey thanks Jan!!

  • Calvin Peck

    Thanks

  • Everette "EZ" Short

    Thanks for the ad. It is great to finally find a place where I can talk about knives and collecting without having someone looking at me sideways like I am speaking Martian. I look forward to the advice since I am a true novice with only one knife made in my time (not a percision piece but an edged metal stick). Let me know if you ever get near Myrtle Beach for a gratis free ride to get a beverage.
  • Jeffrey Thomas Skinner

    Thanks!

  • Billy W Pike

    Thanks, having a good day

     

  • Earl Cosper

    Thank you very much for the welcome and I will let you know if I need some help.Have a great day

  • Ian Anderson

    Thanks for the welcome 

  • Ian Anderson

    Where can I post a pic of a knife for a possible I.D. Thanks

  • Mark Goddard

    Thanks and hope you and yours have a happy and safe Chrissie season and new year..

  • David Omalley

    Thanks Jan and look forward to it.


  • KnifeMaker

    Guillaume Cote

    Hi Jan, thank you for your nice welcome and yes I like that flag Damascus, a freind had an ingot made by Rob Eggerling.

    Gill 

  • John M. Myers

    Thank you, Jan.  I am interested in recommendations for individuals who do knife modifications.  If you can point me in the right direction I would be greatly appreciative.  J

  • Graz

    Thanks for the help. I just posted a pic of my first knives and yes I had to get a zombie knife.

    graz


  • KnifeMaker

    Vladimir Kochenda

    Hello Jan! I am new in IKC!

     Ron Cooper advised me to contact with you for advertising space.

      I am registered as a KnifeMaker but Let me explain the situation.

     I live in Russia and work for Russian Scouting Association. The association has friends who are really outstanding KnifeMakers. They carry on the knife maker tradition started 300 years ago in Siberia.

     So our friends let us an opportunity to fundraise some money to run scouting.

     They give us knives to sell and keep money to run scouting.

     So I would like to sell some knives with IKC assistance.

     Does it eligible for IKC? If it does. How we can arrange this?

     How we can get the advertising space? How much is fee? Does there any trial period?

     Cheers!

     Vladimir!


  • In Memoriam

    Terry Ray

    Thank You !! for a Warm birthday wish. Iam older than dirt.

     

  • John Markes

    Jan,

    Thanks for the welcome to this site and have a Merry Christmas!

    I do have a question?  I have a cube of HY-80 steel that was apart of a submarine that I was stationed on.  It was retired from service and cut up and we were given these cubes of steel as a momento of our service on board.  Is this somethng that could be made into a knife?  Then I would have a knife made out of the USS Billfish SSN 676.

     

    r/

     

    John


  • KnifeMaker

    Panagiotis Stouraitis

    Thank You and Merry Christmas !!!

  • John M. Myers

    Jan,

    I have a few Spydercos and Fallkniven folders I want modified.  Basically looking to re-handle, file work and jimping work done.  Thanks,

  • Janet

    HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR JAN

  • Janet

    WHERE AND WHEN IS IT

  • Jerry Crawford

    Thanks Jan, I'm glad to be a part of this community.

  • KnifeMaker

    Pete Schmidt

    Thanks for the Happy birthday! Hope you and your family had a great XMAS.

    Thanks again

    Pete

  • johnny twoshoes

    Happy birthday Jan.
    I hope you have had a wonderful day!!!!

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    Craig Henry

    HAPPY BORNDAY from Cass and me!

  • Billy Oneale

    Happy Birthday, Jan.

  • Ron Cooper

    What a great way to close out the year -- with a Birthday!

    Have a good 'un, Miss Jan!


  • KnifeMaker

    Jeff Keeler

    Happy Birthday Jan!!!


  • In Memoriam

    Robert Burris

    Happy Birthday nice lady. I hope you have enjoyed the day as much as you deserve.

  • Jean Claude

    Hello,
    First, excuse my English, like many frogs, I'm talking it very bad.
    I live in a country where there are still many knives, especially at least a traditional knife by region.
    I have the chance of living at 20 miles from Thiers, city famous for its cutlery.
    I am currently looking for documents with photos, drawings of the markings, various guides, that could help me to date precisely the knives swiss brand Wenger, but as the company archives burned in an accident in 1985, there is no catalog or other documents prior to 1991.
    Good luck,
    Jean-Claude

  • Ron Cooper

    Thanks, Jan! I keep tweaking my page and changing stuff around. I am a charter member of the "No Life Club." Obviously!

    Since you like him, maybe I'll keep Wolfie around for a while -- we'll see?

  • J.J. Smith III

    Did Donnie happen to get you one of these?