J.J. Smith III

Ballentine, SC

United States

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.

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  • Joseph R. Aloia

    Hey J.J. Thanks for the welcome.  Hope to learn from you guys.  Need to learn how to post pictures and navigate site.  Carry Bucks, Spyderco, Gerber, kershaw, love them all.  If it can be sharpened , Ok by me. 

  • Adam S

    Thanks!!

  • Mark Schlepphorst

    Thank you for the warm welcome!

  • Lars Ray

    Oh man...Mountain cabbage is the best! :-D

  • Roman Inozemtsev

    Thank you J.J. !

  • paul m colvin

    thanks, i got a ikc knife from 1981 an did not know there was a club.

  • harry e karmun

    thank you ! its an interesting site !

  • Cheryl Jill Crowder

    thanks, looking forward to learn about knives

    & this website is nice.

  • Michael Due

    Thanks glad to be here. Been collecting for 40 years. If I can figure out how to communicate on here, look forward to all the nice, knowledgeable people on here.
    Thanks for the welcome.
  • steve perkins

    Thanks, Dead Left said there was a lot of content here and that might be an understatement. I,ve been looking around off and on and keep finding more nooks and crannies. 

  • Brian

    Thank you, sir!  It's great to be here.

  • Christine Hynes

    Thanks for the welcome. Glad to be here. 

  • Peter Richardson

    Thanks the add J.J!

    Glad to be here, looking forward to meeting and learning.

  • GC Washington Huh

    thank You for Welcome...I appreciate that...

  • Billy Barnes

    Thank you, I appreciate the warm welcome.

  • Sandie B

    Thank you Mr. Smith. 

  • Su Chism

    Thanks very much!

  • Johnny Counce

    Thanks for the welcome.  I'm seeing some very nice knives here.

  • James Pedigo

    Thank you I appreciate the warm welcome 

  • Kenneth Levin

    Already made an intersting local acquaintance!  TY for the welcome!

  • Richard Lucas

    Thank you sir. Much appreciated.

    Looking forward to browsing around and meeting everyone.

  • nameless

    Thanks 'Unc'. I hope that you find the rest to be true. Namaste'

  • Steve Christoffers

    Hey - Thanks Glad to be here

    Steve

  • Ben North

    Thank you. This is a fun site. 

  • Steven Carter

    Thank you! Looking forward to being a part of this wonderful community 

  • Kregg Galbreath

    Thanks JJ! Looking forward to learning more about collecting.

  • Bradley Hagood

    Tyvm
  • Jon Terry

    Thank you JJ,

    It's good to be here, hopefully get to know a few of you and learn from the pro's

    JT

  • Conrad Gutierrez

    Hi there JJ, Its really good to be here and I appreciate the warm welcome!!

  • Warren Siciliano

    Thank you for the welcome JJ, I hope to contribute and learn while here.

  • Stahrman

    Thank-you. 

  • Ben Bamber

    Looks like a really good site, thanks for having me.

    I'd be interested to know if you have any views / opinions on knife sharpening equipment.

    Back in the days of my deer stalking and hunting when I was a bit more mobile (and doing a lot more skinning / gralloching / butchering) I used a Lansky set, but it took more time than I like to recall. I've just bought an updated Lansky with easier sharpening options, but still not sure I've got what I really need.

    Thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the great site!

  • John

    Thank you sir 

  • Rick

    Thank you. Loving the site. Great info. 

  • Gary Glueck

    Thanks for having me! I wanted to leave a shout out to Mark Paluch who I bought a bowie from off of Arizona Custom knives recently, it's gorgeous! Thanks Mark!

  • Gary Glueck

  • Everett Jones

    Thank you, nice to be here, hope I can figure out how to navigate. 

  • Keith Mayo

    Thanks! I appreciate it.

    I've dabbled in collecting over the years, but have gotten serious about it in my retirement years. (since 20114).

    I just snagged a nice 4 blade LF&C for a great price and am pretty excited about it.

    Also, I notice you're in SC. I lived in Beaufort from 1978 to 2000 and my daughter and granddaughter live in Columbia. My wife and stepdaughter (who own two stores) just got back from a trade show at the Cola fair grounds.
    Lastly, my older brother was born in Port Royal, so as you can see, I have quite an attachment to you Sandlappers. :-)

  • Charles Early

    My interest in knife collecting and knife collections sort of fell into my lap. I was given the gift of a knife collection from a friend. I counted 60 knives from various makers and styles. It immediately generated an interest in learning more about knives and more about what I was actually given. I am reaching out to a couple of forums to help me identify and learn more about each knife I have. The collection ranges from really nice Buck and Schrade knives to small collectable folding knives that have "Drink Coca-Cola" with the price of 5 cents on it. It looks to be a real smorgasbord. 

  • david levy

    Thank you Sir. I hope to learn more from everyone here in the forums
  • Joe Vadala

    Thank you JJ !

  • Diana Pearl Moore

    well hello there  ty for the add I am going through a bunch of knives and using your site among others to help describe and price them I really appeciate in advance yall's help and support

  • Tommy Bunk

    Thank you J.J. 

  • Steve

    Thanks JJ

  • Don Gumm

    Thanks for adding me. Looking forward to being a part of this community.
  • Matt Fannin

    Thank you!  I'm glad to have found this group.  I'm excited to increase my knowledge and understanding of knife collecting.  Like most of us I seem to be always trying to fit 30 hours of activity into each 24 hour day, but I am going to make it a point (no pun intended, not at first anyway) to check in regularly.  I appreciate the welcome!

  • Ronnie McKinney

    Thank you! 

  • R. Curtin

    Thanks for the greeting. I am trying to figure out how to add some photos of knives I purchased recently. 

  • Mike Rouse

    Thanks for welcoming me to the group.  My father was the actual collector.  I am the inheritor. I think some are collectible and some are not.  I have included pictures of what i am working with.

  • John B Colmore

    Hello, I'm writing for my husband John. He is not computer savvy and I do all his emails,etc. Also, John had a hemorrhagic stroke last September. He is doing well and trying to get back to normal though it will take another few months. John inherited a great knife collection from his father who died young in 1972. John has been adding to that collection all these years. He thinks his most valuable knives were the ones he inherited. At the age of 77 he would really like to know the value of what he has. How would we go about finding that out? We have four children and five grandchildren and we would like to know what to pass down to them and perhaps what could be sold. Thank you, Linda Colmore