Steven Matthew's Posts - iKnife Collector2024-03-29T10:23:42ZSteven Matthewhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/StevenMatthewhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2792752344?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=25fgf411of26o&xn_auth=noThe ten commandments for knife collectorstag:iknifecollector.com,2013-01-29:3181080:BlogPost:7763982013-01-29T03:30:00.000ZSteven Matthewhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/StevenMatthew
<p>First off, Iv'e been a minister for many years.Saying that, this is my spin on the ten commandments in regards to knife collectors. It is meant to be read in a lighthearted manner.....so here we go.</p>
<p>1. Don't love your new Boker knife more than God.</p>
<p>2. Don't carve any graven images to God with that 'ole whittler.</p>
<p>3. Don't cuss with God's name when you slice your finger open with that vintage Queen folder.</p>
<p>4. You can buy G.E.C. knives on the Sabbath, but go to…</p>
<p>First off, Iv'e been a minister for many years.Saying that, this is my spin on the ten commandments in regards to knife collectors. It is meant to be read in a lighthearted manner.....so here we go.</p>
<p>1. Don't love your new Boker knife more than God.</p>
<p>2. Don't carve any graven images to God with that 'ole whittler.</p>
<p>3. Don't cuss with God's name when you slice your finger open with that vintage Queen folder.</p>
<p>4. You can buy G.E.C. knives on the Sabbath, but go to Church first.</p>
<p>5. Honor your dad and mom by not selling their old Imperial knives just to get that new Case.</p>
<p>6. Don't murder nobody with that Buck 110.</p>
<p>7. Don't be letting your Camillus be resting on some else's night stand.</p>
<p>8. Don't be stealing any of those SOGs.</p>
<p>9. Don't be telling everyone that your neighbor pays someone else to sharpen his knives.</p>
<p>10. Don't be wishing you had your neighbors knife collection......get your own.</p>
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<p>Well, there ya go. The ten commandments for those knife collectors out there.</p>
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<p></p>The day is coming!tag:iknifecollector.com,2013-01-12:3181080:BlogPost:7615022013-01-12T20:31:54.000ZSteven Matthewhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/StevenMatthew
<p>With all of the gun control news being spun out of control by the media, I see the writing on the wall for our knives and tools being next.</p>
<p>I live in Texas and we may not have as strict of laws concerning knives as some other states but we still have many. These laws can be vague for some and down right stupid too!</p>
<p>Case in point. In Texas, you can carry a concealed handgun (without a CHL) in your car or truck. At the same time, the law says you can't carry a knife that has more…</p>
<p>With all of the gun control news being spun out of control by the media, I see the writing on the wall for our knives and tools being next.</p>
<p>I live in Texas and we may not have as strict of laws concerning knives as some other states but we still have many. These laws can be vague for some and down right stupid too!</p>
<p>Case in point. In Texas, you can carry a concealed handgun (without a CHL) in your car or truck. At the same time, the law says you can't carry a knife that has more then a 5 1/2" blade. End result, someone with a loaded pistol in their glove box is in the boundaries of the law, but someone with a bowie knife in their tool box CAN be arrested. That is held in the discretion of the officer.</p>
<p>I had 4 different police officers tell me 4 different things in regards to switchblades. One said they are illegal to carry. This is true, but if you buy one and transport it to your house, you can be arrested (at the officer's discretion) if it is found during transport! Another told me you could not OWN (possess) one! I thought this was wrong. BUT! The law in Texas says that a collector can use the fact that he is a collector as a defense to the law.... End result? It is a legal defense to breaking that law.....you still broke that law and can still be arrested for doing so!</p>
<p>This really makes no seance to me, or other people that I know.</p>
<p>Many tools sold at the home improvement stores also fall in this category of being illegal. I for one would rather follow the law without HOPING an officer does not arrest me for having one of these illegal knives or tools.</p>
<p>The day is coming when we will be faced with the fact that our knives and tools will be taken away from us. Just give it time. It may be hard to imagine, but with the way things are going, it WILL happen.</p>what a shametag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-28:3181080:BlogPost:7525472012-12-28T05:22:56.000ZSteven Matthewhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/StevenMatthew
A customer came into the store today and noticed my knife. He asked if he could look at it and loved how sharp it was. He then pulled out his pocket knife and let me look at it. The second he handed it to me he said "it's dull, I know, but I have never been able to sharpen a knife."<br />
He saw my stone on the desk and asked me if I could put an edge on it for him.<br />
I'm nothing special, never said I was, but how can someone who carries a knife not learn to use a sharpening tool?<br />
I put an edge on it…
A customer came into the store today and noticed my knife. He asked if he could look at it and loved how sharp it was. He then pulled out his pocket knife and let me look at it. The second he handed it to me he said "it's dull, I know, but I have never been able to sharpen a knife."<br />
He saw my stone on the desk and asked me if I could put an edge on it for him.<br />
I'm nothing special, never said I was, but how can someone who carries a knife not learn to use a sharpening tool?<br />
I put an edge on it and gave it back. Showing him everything I did to make it sharp.<br />
I never got a gun, when I was young, without knowing how to care for it. The same rang true for my knives. My father taught me how to sharpen that great tool so it would work for me as long as I had it.<br />
It's a shame that this little guy was being used without proper care. I hope this guy learns how to tend that knife so it will give him years of service.keeping the rust, keeping the memories.tag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-23:3181080:BlogPost:7495222012-12-23T23:50:28.000ZSteven Matthewhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/StevenMatthew
I'm the first to admit that I enjoy nothing more then taking an old knfe and making it shine again. It's very relaxing to me to do this. Saying that, I have found that I've regreted doing that to some, if not most of my found knives. Yes they clean up well, and yes they are more appealing to look at on display, but they seem to loose some of their beauty and character when this happens.<br />
All of our knives tell a story. They, just like us, all have their own pasts, places in forging out their own…
I'm the first to admit that I enjoy nothing more then taking an old knfe and making it shine again. It's very relaxing to me to do this. Saying that, I have found that I've regreted doing that to some, if not most of my found knives. Yes they clean up well, and yes they are more appealing to look at on display, but they seem to loose some of their beauty and character when this happens.<br />
All of our knives tell a story. They, just like us, all have their own pasts, places in forging out their own history.<br />
I tend to take pride in some of my scars I've "earned" in the past. Why would I want to rob any knife that I may have of theirs?<br />
I found a few knives today that caught my eye. The thing that drew me to them was not the shiny scales or bolsters, it was the history that they presented in their rough condition. The rust is part of their beauty, history, and character.<br />
I love their rust! It tells a story in itself! I will put them in the display case and let others see the obvious years it served its owner.<br />
Keep the rust, keep the history.Sharpeners, the unsung heroestag:iknifecollector.com,2012-12-18:3181080:BlogPost:7461222012-12-18T18:05:22.000ZSteven Matthewhttps://iknifecollector.com/profile/StevenMatthew
<p>We had a discussion earlier about sharpeners and which ones we used most. I would like to address these little (or not so little) tools that seem to fall to the wayside when it comes to knife collecting.</p>
<p>The knife in your sheath or pocket is only as good as the stone you use to sharpen it with. Everybody knows that a dull knife just wont get the job done, so, I want to talk just a little about my stone that i like most.</p>
<p>I was a teenager when my parents bought a house and in the…</p>
<p>We had a discussion earlier about sharpeners and which ones we used most. I would like to address these little (or not so little) tools that seem to fall to the wayside when it comes to knife collecting.</p>
<p>The knife in your sheath or pocket is only as good as the stone you use to sharpen it with. Everybody knows that a dull knife just wont get the job done, so, I want to talk just a little about my stone that i like most.</p>
<p>I was a teenager when my parents bought a house and in the attic was a cigar box that had many things in it from years past. Among these items was a homemade slingshot, a few marbles, a boy scout pocket watch, a report card from 1934, and an old sharpening stone. This thing had been used, used, and used some more. I had many stones by this time but thought "what the heck. I'll give this one a shot."</p>
<p>End result, It was my go to stone for many years. It had served it's previous owner very well in the past, and served me well for the years that followed. There came a time when I looked at it with just as much joy as I did my pocket knives.</p>
<p>When that happened I gently put it on the shelf to "let it rest".</p>
<p>I have since started rescuing old discarded stones and sharpening tools from everywhere I could find 'em.</p>
<p>They are, like the knives we hold so dear, an important part of our life. These unsung heroes perform their duties so the knives that glide across them can do theirs.</p>
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