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May 2009 Blog Posts

Joined iKnifeCollector! New State of the Edge, plus a review of a YouTuber's knife!

Thanks to all who welcomed me to iKnifeCollector. It's great to be here. I intend to use the blog to update the forum on what's going on with my YouTube channel, Icychap's Edge.

Today represents 2 months of the channel, and I have had a tremendous response, much greater than I ever expected. I have 128 subscribers, and over 9,200 views. I will be doing a quick video later with both a State of the Edge (my account update, with a brief explanation of what's to come), and a review of a… Continue

Added by icychap on May 5, 2009 at 15:05 — 1 Comment

In Memoriam KNIFE IS GOOD!

We have a really good conversation going. Lynsie Johnson, one of our members, added a thought provoking topic for discussion- "Do you feel that a knife is like a tattoo?" While the topic might be viewed a little "different" for a "knife… Continue

Added by Scott King on May 4, 2009 at 15:30 — 4 Comments

Thought I'd share some thoughts on my RC-4

Good evening all,

Enjoying the last evening before a wet spell that our local newspapers have predicted, I thought I would share some pictures and thoughts concerning a knife that I've been using for some time. The blade in questions is RAT Cutlery's RC-4, the wilderness variant of their flagship RC-3. RAT Cutlery, for those of you who aren't familiar with them, is the wilderness gear company of a jungle survival institute called Randall Adventure & Training (RAT). This group got… Continue

Added by Thomas Vogt on May 2, 2009 at 1:27 — 5 Comments

RTAK II Review

Alright so this is how the review will work: my friend and I both have experience with the Ontario RTAK-II, and we've decided to write this review together. He’ll write about the knife itself, and I’ll write the knife in use. The pictures are from me.

RTAK-II Review!

Measurements:

Friend:

Overall Length Blade Length Edge Length Handle Length Width

17.125 Inches 11 Inches 9.5 Inches 6 Inches 3/16th

Me:…

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Added by Tom Cai on May 1, 2009 at 19:03 — 3 Comments

In Memoriam ANNOUNCING THE iKC DAILY NEWS- COLLECTOR HISTORY IN THE MAKING!

A BLOGGING KNIFE COMMUNITY- HOW COOL IS THAT?!

A few years ago, when I started blogging at The News at ElephantToenails.com, I looked far and wide to find other folks blogging on knife topics. Not! Then over the last two years, I was able to find one about every 6 months- what's that about 4 or 5 now.

Almost every knife blog I was able to find was strictly a knife review. No interesting commentary, no… Continue

Added by Scott King on May 1, 2009 at 13:00 — No Comments

Russlocks

The Russlock is the main knife I collect. It came out in 2000, and was designed By Mr. Tommy Hart,

he died in 1999 and I know he would be proud of how popular it has become. I have a lot of info. on

Item No.'s, Shields, Handle Material, Blades ( the 9531/2 L SS is a Drop Point Russlock),but if you are a Russlock Collector and have additional info. I would be please to except it and in turn I will share

all my info. with you. Knife Collecting is fun and the more info. you get the… Continue

Added by Steve wells on May 1, 2009 at 12:00 — 2 Comments