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Survey as to how you all store your collection

Started this discussion. Last reply by Michael A. Smith Jan 30, 2015. 70 Replies

Howdy Guys,Well, the furor over Miss Ruth wanting to be my friend seems to have died down.  Gn'na miss her (just a little) and the resultant chat (a little more). But now I need your input. You may…Continue

Gifts for Knife Collectors

Started Nov 16, 2010 0 Replies

Hi Knife-Folks, I do a web newsletter about this time of year for giving gifts to collectors.  Can I ask what kind of gifts you have gotten in support of your knife collecting that really made your…Continue

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Miss Ruth wants to be my friend???

Started this discussion. Last reply by Don Sep 23, 2011. 109 Replies

Howdy Boys,Been a tad remiss on checking in here -that time of year for me.  But I got an email from iKnife / Miss Ruth this AM.  She seems very anxious to be my friend for vague reasons, And it…Continue

 

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Profile
Anything worth doing is worth beating to death.
How did you hear about iKnifeCollector?
No
Do you currently subscribe to any knife publication (offline)
No
How long have you collected knives?
1-2 years
Favorite Kind of Knives
Utility knifes and big-old chefs knives. And I like vanadium better then stainless.
Website
http://www.home-museum.com
About Me
I'm not a knife collector, but a wood worker. I have made a lot -A LOT- of drawer cases for knife collectors.
Interests
Displaying and protecting valued things -like knives.
Other Hobbies
Besides cooking, my hobby is other peoples hobbies! Being that I have been making display & drawer cases for collectors for some years now, and writing HOW-TO articles for collectors, I have gotten into studying collectors.

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Fancy Chemical Issues for Knife Collectors:

Posted on September 15, 2010 at 9:12 0 Comments

(And my thanks to Gary Kennedy who brought it to mind.)



Two things you might need to know about both cleaning up knives and them keeping them in place. Let me give you my thoughts on the cheap way first and then the fancy pain-in-the-tuchas expensive way.…

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Another question about curating knife collections:

Posted on September 3, 2010 at 7:26 3 Comments

Any of you use desiccants to protect your collections? If so, where do you live, (how humid?) and in what what do you keep your knives? (I make drawer cases for all manner of collectors -and lots of knife collectors- and wonder if I ought to help them worry about corrosion.)
Bill

A Question about sharpening

Posted on August 12, 2010 at 5:32 5 Comments

What a nice bunch of GOB's you'll are! Many Welcomes! Feel right to home.



So much so, that I have to ask a question. Years ago someone told me that

when you sharpen a good knife, you are not only grinding away the bits

you don't want, but you are also 'smearing' just a few molecules up to

the very edge where they kind'a re-attach and make for extra sharp edge.

He (and while I ain't sure who it was -it sure sounds like a GOB story)

also said stainless steel… Continue

Displaying Knives

Posted on August 5, 2010 at 10:27 3 Comments

Howdy !

Enjoyed you all's previous blogs. May I offer a couple of thought on displaying knives? I write for collectors of every stripe and have a couple of articles specific to displaying knives. Check out...

Displaying Knives -on the wall

Displaying Knives -on the flat

And I welcome any questions you might have on displaying… Continue

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