Howdy folks, wanted to first say thank you to those of you who sent me warm welcoming wishes on my page here, so thank you folks. My name is Michael, I'm a 50 year old dude from Philadelphia who has been into collecting swords and daggers for over 40 years and just recently switched over to collecting folding and fixed blade knives because I have run out of room to store swords and larger blades in my house. I started collecting just a month ago, with a few inexpensive folders from Amazon…

I found this link after watching this episode on TV Science channel.

Thought this would be a good place to post it, feel free to add additional links of Pocket Knife video's or other how to's 

for all members to enjoy...

I enjoy this channel "How's It Made" episodes....How about You?

Enjoy Sue !!!…

Well today is a new year and time to enjoy some good foods...

This is what I chose to have for our new year supper.....

Are there any favorites from the other members.....Years ago it was corn beef and cabbage....

or the tale of have money in your pocket so you can be well off all year......

Please add any stories or  superstition , folk lore things here ......FUN FUN !…

A Mora High Q Robust. Great knife and a bargain! http://www.moraofsweden.se/news/robust

I enjoy the unique .. and .. managed to add a few items I did not have examples of to my collection.

A tea knife of laminated steel .. VG10 core .. an attractive damascus finish.

A ring knife .. used for cutting cording .. small rope & string.

Anyone else get something sharp for Christmas…

I guess most of us tend to have some sort of interest in other sharp things , swords etc.  I have just been looking at an impressive web site called myArmoury.com . I went there initially to look at information about the hardness of steel in old swords . I thought maybe some folks here might like to have a look .  Maybe if it is of interest then Jan or Steve may wish to put this post in a different area ?…

I have since brought

1. Andre Thorburn flipper that is excellent !

2. Brian Nadeau Typhoon flipper; Tanto version holy moly bat man we have a new crime fighter on the team. I'll never carry this and is basically an investment piece/safe queen. the lock was a beast to try to close and sent it back to Mr. Nadeau , who fixed it and returned it to me. Yup, i would have been looking for a refund if that issues was not resolved i. i broke my thumbnail trying to close it on my last…

Veterans Day 2014

Taking this opportunity to thank all our IKC veterans and their families who shared them with us for protecting this Great Nation.…

Some states say they have the right to dictate what you can carry and why, simply because you have chosen to live there.  Now there seems to be a heated discussion about what your allowed to see.  Thats right, pictures of "weapons" such as a SAK knife are no longer your choice to see LOL

Google Adwords has long taken the stand that folks that sell guns cannot advertise with them.  Then it was companies that incorporated the word KNIFE in their business name.  Yes even a site where we…

I had the good fortune, last week end, to spend most of three solid days at cutlery mecca - Smokey Mountain Knife Works.  Saying it was an educational and fun week end would be classed as a dramatic understatement,   Taking three days off from the shop was a welcome change of pace.  One pass through the aisles of the 100,000 retail space and you may find your head spinning.  As I stood behind the sales counter I definitely noticed that glazed look on many of the faces filing by - especially…

Just thought this would be a unique way to see what everyone likes to view....

I have found I always drift back to this page.......Just to see what is new....and I always look at IMAGES first.....lol

Post your link here so we can enjoy everyones taste in knives too, maybe your web browser has better stuff than ours!

this is mine.....a google search of course.....http://tinyurl.com/p6g72zg…

Knife collecting is certainly an enjoyable hobby. Different people collect for different reasons and most people collect for multiple reasons. Some of the reasons are:

* Enjoyment. Life is a challenging experience for most people. It comes with good times, bad times and a lot of time that is best quantified as being neither good nor bad...but more a means to one of the other outcomes. Having enjoyable hobbies makes our life journey more pleasant and provides a nice…

As much as I hate this, we will not be going on to Ohio from here.  Something has come up at home and we need to be in Tampa on Wed.  With my health a trip back to Tampa and then up to Ohio is just not going to be possible.

If the trip home were not absolutely necessary, I would cancel it but alas it is not something I can pass on.  I apologize to all that are going, there are so many I wanted to meet.  There is another one in April and I have every intention of making it there if I…

As you might know I make a knife every now and then.

Well I'm trying to get my name out there a little more. So if my facebook page reaches 250 likes I'll give away this little knife

So if you have a Facebook account, go to: …

My dad always carried a gentleman type knife on him when i was young and he gave me my first knife when i was a boy. It was a Victorinox and i felt real grown up and loved it.

Talking about the knives he had own and about how to be careful with them as he had some scars to show how easily accidents happen, he told me he, as a little boy, got a knife from a British commando at the end of WWII when Eindhoven was liberated. It was used heavily and the tip was broken off and…

W. R Case Son eventually evolved to the W. R. Case and sons as per knife history.

W. R. Case & Son Cutlery – The Beginning

As stated earlier, W.R. Case was not involved with his brothers’ business, but the Case Brothers Company served to train his son.

During the years 1900-1902, John Russell Case had worked…

A review of my new Glock – Knife!

By Data - with special credit to All Outdoor and MaskirovkiNET

I was a little surprised when I casually asked in the chat room here if anyone had ever tried a Glock knife.  The general response was “Glock makes a knife?”  I have always known about the Glock knives but had never been curious enough to try…

I sure enjoyed Gus Marsh's presentation Wednesday night on Schrade. It gave me a renewed appreciation for a great cutlery. So I got to looking over my Schrade collection and wanted to re-share with you in this blog. Feel free to share yours here also. Maybe your special ones or all of them.

I was going to say that I have been sorting out which knives to take to Scotland with me next week.

It isn't strictly true though because I know right away which knives it will be. I have no great need for a handful of knives on this trip, in the past I only rarely had more than one knife at a time. Now I am a collector I have more than enough ,with a GEC viper being…