Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
No
How long have you collected knives?
16- 20 years
Favorite Kind of Knives
Fantasy daggers, fixed blade, swords, tactical folders
About Me
Knives, my dogs (boxers), good friends food and drink, there I am in a nutshell. Oh, and a Golden Tee Golf addict...if having your own full sized machine in your living room constitutes addiction. :)
Interests
Umm...knives? :P Photography, computers and books.
Hi Steve thanks for the welcome and tips. I am looking to gain knowledge in knife collecting hobby, especially as it pertains to traditional knives. What are some of your favorite brands, patterns, etc. Once again thanks for the welcome
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?
Thanks Steve, I am relatively new to collecting so I'm sure I will have a lot of questions and need advice from people who know about how and what to collect.
Thank you for the welcome. You and many others have already extended a welcome today and it sure makes a person feel good to have all the welcomes.
I will check out the forum rules and make sure to follow the. It looks like a large site so it may take a while getting the hang of moving about the forum and posting , but getting a bit of practice in now.
Thanks. I'll ease in slowly. Already found a friend in the Whittler's and Carver's group-Bob Stadtlander. I'veknown him for over 20 years when we were in a local carving group. He has moved away, but comes to the show every year.
Thanks Steve. Appreciate the welcome. Do not have many pictures I could use, but my car wouldn't fit in the view finder, and I am not techy enought to get that done like I want.
Thansk a lot Steve, from now on I could say I am a proud member of IkC :), thanks for the useful tips as well! I will try to be an active and supportative member of this little family
Thanks for your greeting...appreciate it. I'm new to this so I'll stumble a time or two
gettin' to know my way around. Y'all seem to be organized. Thats good, Look forward to gettin' to know everybody. I'll need help thats for sure! Nuff said. Talk to ya later!
Hey, Steve, I wish I were more active at the moment. I do appreciate the welcome and suggestions. On a personal note, I have been laid low by a back issue that is a result of a lot of years of working hard and not always smart... Seem to be on the mend and as I improve, hope to be more active in the shooting sports and share experience. for right now, I am just trying to learn how to navigate the site.
Cinder Phillips
Sep 11, 2017
Mark Gibbs
Thanks for the welcome to IKC.
Oct 10, 2017
Don Close
Oct 27, 2017
Lori Bowers
Thank you Steve, I sure do hope I stay sharp.
Oct 29, 2017
Lawrence Hanus
Larry
Oct 30, 2017
Edd Stanton
Thank you for all the warm welcomes
Nov 4, 2017
Harry Meyer
Manx, Thank you for the "welcome aboard". Harry
Nov 5, 2017
KnifeMaker
Angel Bichev
Oh I see.
But what if I still want to sell one particular knife?
Nov 8, 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
Billy Oneale
Nov 27, 2017
Aebelskiver
Greetings, Steve, and thank you very much for your kind welcome.
Cheers,
John (Aebelskiver)
Nov 30, 2017
Bill DeShivs
Thank you for the birthday wish!
Bill DeShivs
Dec 8, 2017
Walter Syroid Jr
Thank-You for the Birthday Wishes!!!!!
Dec 8, 2017
Billy W Pike
Thanks for the birthday wishes
Dec 8, 2017
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Brian Ferguson
Hey Manx, thank you for welcoming me aboard. I look forward to sharing with the group.
Brian
Dec 20, 2017
Patrick Langan
Thanks Steve, I am relatively new to collecting so I'm sure I will have a lot of questions and need advice from people who know about how and what to collect.
Dec 24, 2017
Kevin M
Steve ,
Thank you for the welcome. You and many others have already extended a welcome today and it sure makes a person feel good to have all the welcomes.
I will check out the forum rules and make sure to follow the. It looks like a large site so it may take a while getting the hang of moving about the forum and posting , but getting a bit of practice in now.
Thanks again for the welcome.
Jan 2, 2018
Lewis E.Ward
Steve,
Thanks. I'll ease in slowly. Already found a friend in the Whittler's and Carver's group-Bob Stadtlander. I'veknown him for over 20 years when we were in a local carving group. He has moved away, but comes to the show every year.
Looks like a great group.
Jan 13, 2018
Peter Viceroy
Thanks for the add!
Jan 14, 2018
Brent
Thanks for the welcoming!!! Let me know if you can help identify a knife of mine . Thanks
Jan 15, 2018
Heidi Jo Bean
Beautiful Steve! Thanks a million!
Jan 19, 2018
Henk Knife Collector
Thanks Steve.
Jan 25, 2018
Bill Fletcher
Thank you, Manx !!
Jan 27, 2018
Jim Johnson
Appreciate it Steve!
Jan 27, 2018
Scott Giacoppo
Thanks so much, I’m looking forward to being a part of this community! I’m really glad it found you all!
Feb 2, 2018
Floyd Jester
Thank you sir.
Feb 2, 2018
Heidi Jo Bean
Thank you so much Steve!
You're very kind.
Feb 8, 2018
In Memoriam
Russ Owens
Steve,
Thanks Steve,
I am glad I ran across this site.
I was trying to track down Brian Griffin and that is how
I found iKnives.
Russ
Feb 9, 2018
Bryan W
Thank you Manx!
Feb 18, 2018
Clem Dwight Bryan
Thanks Steve. Appreciate the welcome. Do not have many pictures I could use, but my car wouldn't fit in the view finder, and I am not techy enought to get that done like I want.
Regards,
Dwight
Feb 24, 2018
Clem Dwight Bryan
Bryan W is who introduced me to iKC, so thanks Bryan.
Feb 24, 2018
Tim
Thanks Steve
Feb 24, 2018
Scott Giacoppo
Thank you for the birthday wishes!
Feb 27, 2018
KnifeMaker
ArtesaniaHerreros
Thansk a lot Steve, from now on I could say I am a proud member of IkC :), thanks for the useful tips as well! I will try to be an active and supportative member of this little family
Mar 10, 2018
Rudolf Waurich
Thanks, Steve!
Rudi
Mar 30, 2018
Jamie Law
Thanks Steve and hello all!
I've got a few pics to post in the hope that someone can help me out with some history, background etc.
I'll just get used to the layout first though.
Thanks again
J
Apr 7, 2018
Frederick Fisher
Steve,thanks for the birthday card Fred
Apr 10, 2018
J.J. Smith III
Thanks Manx.
Appreciate it.
May 3, 2018
Old Guy
Thank you for the welcome and the guidelines. Looking forward to being around.
May 21, 2018
Jan Carter
Happy Birthday my friend
Jul 5, 2018
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Charles Sample
Happy Birthday Manx!
Jul 5, 2018
Dan Murphy
Jul 9, 2018
John Kellogg
Thanks for thinking of me Steve! Made my day.
Sincerely,
John
Jul 18, 2018
FRANK DOMESTICO
Thank you so much !!
Jul 19, 2018
JJ McCall
Thanks!
Jul 29, 2018
Bruce Zenge
HI Steve and everyone else that has said welcome. I don't know how much I can contribute, but I will try to be useful. Thanks for the welcome.
Bruce
Jul 29, 2018
Dorothy J Vorobiev
~~ ThankYou~~ for the Welcome !
Aug 9, 2018
Marty Siebel
Steve,
Thanks for your greeting...appreciate it. I'm new to this so I'll stumble a time or two
gettin' to know my way around. Y'all seem to be organized. Thats good, Look forward to gettin' to know everybody. I'll need help thats for sure! Nuff said. Talk to ya later!
Aug 10, 2018
KnifeMaker
Chris Crawford
Thanks Steve, I'm looking forward to checking everything out.
Aug 16, 2018
Bruce Zenge
Hey, Steve, I wish I were more active at the moment. I do appreciate the welcome and suggestions. On a personal note, I have been laid low by a back issue that is a result of a lot of years of working hard and not always smart... Seem to be on the mend and as I improve, hope to be more active in the shooting sports and share experience. for right now, I am just trying to learn how to navigate the site.
Hope to be of more use as time goes by.
Bruce
Sep 18, 2018