Bolsters, there are so many different kinds and types of materials. I was wondering if some of you had favorites.

I had a the nicest pleasure that a knife dealer/collector could have...

I had a customer call, leave a message  which I called back and he 

aggreed to meet me at the store. We are normally closed on Saturdays

but I opened for this young man. He met me holding a Eickhorn soligen made tactical folder, with a carbide glass breaker, seat belt cutter…

Had a great day at the Central KY Knife show and bought 5 Knives

l. Queen mini Trapper

2. Queen Trapper

3. RR mini Trapper

4. RR Canoe (both of these are in the Outdoorsman series)

5. Western Bowie: no sheath, I need to get one. Need to clean this knife up alittle but it should clean up well. I paid $40 for it - do you think I did alright on it.?

Was a great knife show today as usual. Lots of knives, vendors, and people. Saw and talked with 3 of our members: Jim Thompson, Ken M., and Roger Cunningham. Gina Smith was there to but I couldn't find her. Did not see Adam Archer, he may come tomorrow. Also did not see Charles Reed.

I went down every isle and looked at lots of knives and even bought some.

  Which knife do you spend the most money for, a single knife, a fixed blade or a folder.

Otway, Ohio

This area of Appalachian foot hills has one of the Oldest Covered Bridges in Ohio.

Saturday hubby and me attended the save the bridge cruise in.

70 cars showed up to help in their effort.

Ongoing work now on the bridge the grant was…

(What’s written is an opinion on my part)

I don’t know what’s in the drinking water of Connecticut but at the high school in a neighboring town a 16 yr. old knifed to death a girl who refused to go to the junior prom with him. 7 AM, just before classes, in the main hall, in front of everyone he cut her throat. It’s in all the media, over and over. Her funeral was today. It’s an incredibly sad situation. It’s a nice town; a nice high school. Everyone’s asking “Why?”

Today’s…

There are many different kinds of sheaths. I like the ones that snap up on the knife handle. The ones that snap lower around the thumb piece, to me, does not work well. Its easy to get the knife out, but not so easy to get the knife back in. 

Below is a picture of 10 different kinds of knife sheaths.

Do you have any different kinds or pictures of sheaths.

   Just suppose you found Aladdin's Lamp and had just one wish and that wish was "You could have any knife you wanted, no matter the cost". What would it be?

It's not often that I'm at a loss for words. 

I've been thinking about this years Anniversary Blog for some time now,  What will I add this year, what theme will we go after,…

   I think it is our Members and of course the Knives.

   What do you think, it is?

These are some pics of a 2 ton granite ball that rotates on top of it's base for some unknown reason in a cemetary in Sullivan, IL. It broke free from it's base a couple of years after it was erected, and very slowly revolves- The name Johnson was originally straight across the ball- In the 1940's they used a crane and recemented it in its original position. After about 2 years. it broke free again and started rotating again- If you notice the chip in one of the photos. that it where it…

A long while back an ex-member said "there is just so much you can say about knives" and that we would run out of things to talk about. I personally don't think so. I could talk knives all day long and the night too. There is so many aspects of knife collecting and using that we may be talking for years to come.

  One question I'd like to pose to ya'll is "what is your favorite knife topic"? Steels, handle materials, history etc.

   My favorite topic is Hammer Forging knife…

As I write this blog I am thinking about my brother and sister collectors on the iKnifeCollector forum as well as the passion of collecting in general.  These deep thoughts are prompted by roughly six to nine months of trying to find a really decent American made woodworker's vise that I could afford and realizing they are extremely difficult to find because there are people out there who have a garage or barn full of American made vise's that they do not use – they…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) Doesn't Want Them

Remington, one of the world’s largest gun manufacturers, will join Gov. Robert Bentley (R-AL) to announce they are bringing over 2,000 jobs to Alabama.

Most of the jobs will be relocated from their Ilion, NY plant, and the initial investment in Alabama will be $87 million.

Founded in 1816 in upstate New York, the company is one of the…

My father was laid to rest yesterday as most of you know-I just wanted to share a couple of photos of my father- THE MAN- My favorite photo of dad-Worn out from a hard days labor on the farm- Faded shirt-Faded jeans-Faded couch- BUT NEVER, EVER, faded hopes and dreams of making a better life for his family- You can rest now-DAD !!

And one of mom and dad from a…

Ever since I won that Canal Street on the last Chat, I have gained interest in that area of NY where it was made. I understand that a merger of several Cutleries was bought by Taylor and then outsourced to China. Then in 2004 Canal Street Cutlery began. That…

Allright. The losers have been weeded out. Time for the heavy hitter to take each other on in a massive 3 way. I bring you Battle of the blades!

For a 4 inch blade (cutting edge)

Vote Here: http://poll.pollcode.com/12217687

The contestants:

The clippoint

The Spearpoint…

 http://hhhcustomknives.com/product/auction-march-2014/…