John Bamford

Male

Telford

United Kingdom

User/Collector

Profile Information:

How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
online
How long have you collected knives?
51 to 55 years
Favorite Kind of Knives
slipjoint
About Me
I have been a keen collector of knives for as long as I can remember. The reason I don't have so many is a talent for losing knives, I like to use them and seem to lose them, good for knife makers profits .
Interests
Collecting slipjoints , learning about knife sharpening and boy am I looking forward to retirement !!
Other Hobbies
Holiday's in Scotland mostly.

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  • Robert Sheets

    Thanks for the welcome. Your collection is fantastic. 

    Sep 27, 2016

  • Sunil Ram

    Welcome to the Buck Knives Group, John. Thank you for joining us.

    Oct 11, 2016


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    Charles Sample

    Happy Birthday John!

    Oct 11, 2016


  • In Memoriam

    D ale

    !!! .. enjoy your day .. !!!

    n

    May it include a GREAT shave.

    Oct 12, 2016

  • Jan Carter

    Oct 12, 2016

  • John Kellogg

    Happy Birthday John! I hope your day is everything you want it to be.

    Oct 12, 2016

  • Steve Scheuerman (Manx)

    Oct 12, 2016


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    dead_left_knife_guy

    John, thanks for the birthday wishes!  It was a pretty great day -- I took the day off of work, & I even bought a knife at a local outdoors retailer (Midwest Mountaineering).  It was only a Mora Companion in stainless, & I paid way too much for it -- but still, it was only $20, & in support of a local business -- & it was a new knife on my birthday!

    Oct 22, 2016

  • tim payne

    hello john, hope you are well.  thought I would drop back in for awhile.  glad I did.

    Nov 5, 2016

  • Tim

    Thank you Sir!

    Dec 1, 2016

  • David Mullins

    Hello John,

       Thanks for the welcome. Looks like a great site so far. Glad I found it!

    David

    Dec 9, 2016

  • John Howard

    I really want to thank you for your welcome to ikc . Glad i found ikc and hope to learn all i can from members .

    Dec 10, 2016

  • David

    Thanks for the welcome john

    Dec 14, 2016

  • Glenn Gladman

    Thanks for the welcome, 

    Dec 16, 2016

  • J.J. Smith III

    Jan 1, 2017

  • Don Schriver

    Thank you!

    Jan 26, 2017

  • Calvin Pruett

    Thank you, John; the site is somewhat confusing to me at present but I will probably figure things out.

    Jan 28, 2017

  • Dwight Jurling

    thanks for the welcome!

    Feb 12, 2017

  • Mitch Phelps

    Thank you, it seems to be a great site

    Feb 24, 2017

  • J.J. Smith III

    Mar 31, 2017

  • Ben Time

    John,  

    Thanks for the welcome.  I'm very pleased about joining the forum.  From what I've read so far, it seems like a really good group.

    Ben

    Apr 4, 2017

  • John Weber

    thank your for the add!

    Apr 4, 2017

  • michael s conway

    thanks, john, wish I could visit Scotland as well as my homeland, Ireland county sligo & longford, try and pick up some skian dhu's. later mike 

    Apr 14, 2017

  • steven patterson

    welcome john,that is a place of beauty for sure,its always nice to do a little day dreaming on a sunday morning.i dont get by here as much as i like,but this is a great gang here they go out of there way to help ,if needed,just set back and enjoy if i can help in any way,just ask. steve patterson the blue grass state(ky)usa

    Apr 30, 2017

  • Michael D. Mitchell

    John, I Believe i have it Sorted Out.  Appreciate Your Concern.

    GraciaZ, Michael.

    "Ya Neva Kno".

    May 11, 2017

  • Michael D. Mitchell

      Very Nice John. ?Are they MOP, Celluloid??

    May 11, 2017

  • Michael D. Mitchell

    Nice Set.

    May 11, 2017

  • greg

    To John and the others  who welcomed me..........Thanks!   I'm hopeful that those  of you who "know" knives will be able to  provide some identification  and/or other interesting info on each.   Each of the knives were my dad's.....I believe that

    the two pocket knives are pre-war; the other two were likely picked up by my dad while overseas.   later this evening I'll have access to a decent  camera and will see if I can't  get  a  couple of  good pictures of each.   the info I  thus gather will be left with the knives for my grandsons....the  more info the more likely they'll appreciate these "leave behinds" from  their great grandpa.

    thanks 

    May 24, 2017

  • Rick Allenbrand

    Thank YOU John

    May 26, 2017

  • Richard Pow

    Thanks for the welcome John.

    Jun 2, 2017


  • KnifeMaker

    Adams Intl Knifeworks - AIK

    Thanks!  Glad to be here!

    Jun 8, 2017

  • Capt Paul S

    Thank you John. I will try to figure out how to load some photos and contribute to the group.

    Jun 10, 2017

  • George Humphrey

    Thanks John and looking forward to the exposure to a vast group of knowledge.

    Jun 21, 2017

  • J.J. Smith III

    Jul 1, 2017

  • Jan Carter

    I have learned so much through you friendship here John!  

    Thank you for being here with us.  Participation makes us grow and we appreciate all you do!

    Jul 2, 2017


  • KnifeMaker

    Paul S

    Great razors and beautiful scenics- it must be an interesting life.

    Jul 10, 2017

  • Joseph Sapian

    Thank you!

    Jul 16, 2017

  • Cinder Phillips

    Thanks for the welcome!

    Sep 11, 2017

  • Jerrod Leffler

    Thanks for all of the welcome messages!

    Oct 7, 2017

  • Mark Gibbs

    Thanks for the welcome to IKC.

    Oct 10, 2017

  • Jan Carter

    Oct 12, 2017

  • Ashley

    Thank you for the welcome!

    Oct 21, 2017

  • Don Close

    Thank you for the welcome John, great to be here!

    Oct 28, 2017

  • Lawrence Hanus

    Thank you John, looking forward to participating and learning.
    Larry

    Oct 30, 2017

  • Harry Meyer

    Thank you for the welcome John.

    Nov 5, 2017


  • KnifeMaker

    Angel Bichev

    Thank you, John!

    Nov 7, 2017

  • Alfredo

    Thanks John!

    Nov 10, 2017

  • Bill Perlman

    Thanks and glad to be here. After many years of buying and selling knives, Ive finally decided to learn something about them, and how to clean, protect and preserve them.

    I was fascinated by a quite long and comtentious list of comments back from 2010 and 2011 on differing thought on cleaning blades, or not. It was interesting but left me with no clear answer.

    I have tried to remove black crud from blades, especially when the maker's name is not readable, but I've always used non-abrasive materials. WD-40 and Nevr-dull are my main ones.

    Do you have any opinion on approach to dirt and rust?

    Nov 24, 2017

  • Aebelskiver

    Thank you, John, for your kind message. Much appreciated.

    Nov 29, 2017

  • John Ward

    Thanks for the welcome. 

    I used to collect knives from the days when eBAY was selling them and over the years have added to them from antique shops etc. All of my knives are from Sheffield and there are 200  or 300. I would like to reduce the number a little and would like to sell some of them. This site does not seem to be my answer to do this and  appears to be very complicated to use. Do you know any other sites that I could try please.

    Regards,

    John.

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    Dec 3, 2017