Thanksgiving is a uniquely American tradition.
It was not called Thanksgiving at the time, but what we recognize as the first Thanksgiving feast was celebrated in 1621 by the pilgrims of Plymouth colony along with about 90 Wampanoag Indians.
The Pilgrims had suffered through a devastating winter in which nearly half their number died. Without the help of the Indians, which the Pilgrims were thankful for, all would have perished.
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Added by Steve Hanner on November 22, 2011 at 12:00 —
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Next weekend the wife and I are going hunting. The first stop is going to be the A.G. Russell store in Rogers Ark. From there we are heading to Branson Missouri. Then to Lebanon Missouri. We will also stop at any antique stores along the way.
A whole weekend of knife hunting. I'm ready to go.
Added by Lee Smith on November 20, 2011 at 7:00 —
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Have you ever wondered how traditional knife patterns got their names? Well I have. Names like Congress, Trapper, Stockman, Moose, Cigar and heres a good one... Muskrat. Well who and when did these knifes get their names. Everyone may know the answer and I'm just in the dark on this, if not lets hear the reasons.
Added by Robert Burris on November 14, 2011 at 14:00 —
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Thank you to all our Vets young and old
for you done for the American people and peoples of the world
Happy Veterans Day
Added by Dave Garafalo on November 11, 2011 at 15:03 —
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I am so very pleased to announce a selection for the 2011 iKnife Collector knife. Our selection is:
From GEC, a Tidioute w/ lanyard hole, Item Number 722111. The blade is 1095 steel and is a Spear blade. The knife will have Indian Choffee handles. The knife will also have a round shield that will say iKC. Along with the knife GEC will provide a Certificate of Authenticity(COA) and will say 2011. We expect a delivery date somewhere toward the end of January to the end of February. The…
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Added by Steve Hanner on November 10, 2011 at 19:23 —
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November Auction
Support the American Knife and Tool Institute and bid on a ZT 0350 knife from Kershaw Knives!
Proceeds from the AKTI monthly auction support the organization’s legislative efforts to keep knives in American lives!
The November auction features a Zero Tolerance 0350 knife from Kershaw Knives made of S30V stainless-steel with Tungsten DLC…
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Added by Jan Carter on November 9, 2011 at 10:10 —
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As most of you are aware, this is a favorite cause for me. I support both GEC and TSAKnives in their efforts to raise funding by making sure 100% of this auction goes to the program. REMEMBER TO BID AT
http://blog.tsaknives.com/2011/11/07/veterans-day-wounded-warrior-project-auction-starts-today.aspx
Veteran's Day…
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Added by Jan Carter on November 7, 2011 at 11:30 —
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A while back I made a knife with damascus and Camel bone scales. It ended up pretty nice but I'd made some misstakes that made that I figured it wasn't good enough to be sold anytime soon.
(this one)
So I carried it as a personal EDC for a while. And I quite enjoyed it. So one day I showed it to a friend of mine (a very good…
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Added by Alexander Noot on November 4, 2011 at 15:56 —
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Hello everyone!! Were about to embark on a epic adventure here at HHH Knives. And I want to bring you guys along with us..
Were going to be forging some Meteorite damascus! Yep that is the "out of this world" reference. I just received a 4 lb. piece of Meteorite and with a little luck at the end of the process we will have a couple of extra amazing and beautiful billets of SPACE STEEL!
Theres a really amazing and cool story as to how I came across the piece of Meteorite..…
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Added by Randy, HHH Knives on October 30, 2011 at 19:30 —
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Just ordered a GEC 72 Lockback in American Elk.
Now I can't wait for it to arrive!
Added by Bob Amato on October 29, 2011 at 19:04 —
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We are interested to hear from the iKC membership about the possibility of offering a knife for 2012. I don't have much information just yet but want to hear from who might be interested if we were to pursue this offering.
I can say that any knife offered will have to be "prepaid" and ordered in advance after payment is made. So let me know what… Continue
Added by Steve Hanner on October 27, 2011 at 9:00 —
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I think it's time that our club review one of our own knife makers each month an expose their talents to the rest of the club. If any of y'all agree lets hear about it and how to accomplish it. I hope it's not to much to ask of whom ever gets the task of doing it.
Added by Robert Burris on October 25, 2011 at 12:34 —
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Hi
anyone have any information on a good book about collecting Asian made knifes
please let me know.
Thanks Dave
Added by Dave Garafalo on October 20, 2011 at 16:41 —
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From the time I was a young boy I loved looking and watching my dad buying and collecting knives.When he gave me my first knife I was in love . I starting going to places to buy knives. Some days I would go to the hardware store and just gaze thru the glass case thinking of witch one I wanted to get next. Then when I started working I would pull my knife out to cut something and people would ask me were I got that.and I would tell them. It always gave us something to talk about.
Then…
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Added by stephen tungate on October 17, 2011 at 22:00 —
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Name the person in the picture. Win.. nothing... except the admiration of your iKnife Collector Friends. I will give clues....
Added by Steve Hanner on October 15, 2011 at 20:36 —
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I ordered this little knife Oct. 11th. It was a pink one I hadn’t seen before … a lady John Deere medium stockman. It arrived in the mail today. Pretty green tin, pretty velvet carrying case … pink jigged bone han … oh wait … is that a crack??? It didn't feel like a crack but it sure looked like a crack. I made a couple…
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Added by Peggy Lu on October 14, 2011 at 16:00 —
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So many places to get a deal on a knife. You have the internet so of course you can go to eBay or you can go to your local walmart or hardware dealer. You can even get deals on knives at the flea market. You can even get deals from knife shows on t.v.or even better yet you can get a custom knife made for you the way you want it. Right here on iKC where some of the best knife makers in the world. I like custom knifes and the factory ones. When I buy I like to put in my hand, see what they feel…
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Added by stephen tungate on October 13, 2011 at 19:30 —
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I must ADMIRE, though I don't LOVE…
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Added by Jean-François on October 13, 2011 at 14:00 —
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I think it should be a must have for Luca and other "wood men"... and "wood women" as well.
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Added by Jean-François on October 9, 2011 at 15:29 —
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Added by Lee Smith on October 9, 2011 at 8:54 —
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