i seen the handle and had to see the rest of the knife,it was ikc,i made a great pick,ive got friends,had dealing and ive found a place like no other.thanks for all the members that have prayed when i needed it most,thanks for your friendship and knowledge.and im not done yet,ive got a little oil on a stone and a blade that seems dull.im a happy man.

It's true, my Buck 120 just bit me and I bled all over.  Of course, I was using it as a pry bar.  A few years ago a Kershaw Leek stabbed me in my left hand and I met a very nice hand surgeon.   I feel betrayed somehow when something I have an emotional bond with bites me.  Am I crazy or do you other knife people ever feel the same way?

One day little eyes will look over my knife collection with awe and wonder, kinda like I did with my Grandfather's collection when I was little. A tiny finger will point to a knife and a small voice will ask, "tell me about that knife"? My eyes will probably strain to see exactly which knife has drawn the curiosity. "That knife"? I'll start with a grin on my face, a story will follow. At times those stories will be boring and at times there will be more behind it and by "more", I mean a…

Well I am starting this blog to record my return to an older type of shaving . Like most of us I at present use the ubiquitous supermarket disposable razors , and have done so for , well I don't really know how long . When did these disposable and cartridge type of razors come about ? I guess I have been shaving regularly since I was around 16 which ,as I was born in 1953 , make it around 1969 when I started . I have a memory a very faint one I admit , to having a razor that twisted to open…

Today will be the first time I will be in-studio live on the Dave Congalton Show, a local radio talk show on KVEC 920 AM, since my "Hunters Beware" thread was posted. Here is an online link if you want to listen in: http://920kvec.com/listen-live/.

I'll be on from 3 pm-4 pm PST today, (1-12-2016). We have no specific topic today, not even sure if we will be taking calls from listeners or not, but I am sure knife collecting…

As you probably already know, South Bend is not a knife company but a tackle company.  The knife they offer is out-sourced and made in China.

For those who are unfamiliar, South Bend is a Tackle Company known for offering affordable tackle.  Among some of the brands they offer are Ready2Fish, Blaze Lures, Microlite, Black Beauty, Cahill, ZooKids. The company is known for its efforts to encourage youth fishing.

This American  company can be traced back to 1896…

On the forum link under General Knife Discussions I started a thread called BEST KNIVES ACQUIRED IN 2015..POST PICTURES of the knives you added to your collection in 2015.

I can't seem to find the contest thread, so I'll post this here.

  I was just informed by Greg of Trestle Pine Knives that I have won their latest contest, and will be receiving one of their awesome hand-made knives sometime in January or Feb. I got excited and posted a response in the wrong thread, so hopefully Jan can remove that post and place it in the appropriate thread, (I can't seem to find the original contest thread). Needless to say I am…

The Fisherman's Pal isa  traditional fishing utility knife that is still being made today by R. Murphy.   There was a time when several American Knife Companies offered a knife of this pattern.  Today, only a few bother to make such a knife, especially in the United States.  The knife is exceedingly affordable.

Above:  The R Murphy Fisherman's Pal;  a…

I miss here our iKnive Collector.  I didn’t check since…  I have been very busy at my FedEx work for four months…  God I hate that.  But I have to do my work need more earn for paying the bill.  Of course I bought few knives. I didn’t plan taking the pictures of my knives yet. So, I went to Heritage Quild in Branchburg, NJ for firearms and archery thing.  I always want to have firearm and compound bow for long times.  I did take the Beginner Archery course with my interpreter.  I learn…

Most modern bait knives are distributed through Tackle Companies.  While several knife companies make fillet knives, very few knife companies offer a specially made fish-utility or bait knives.  The excuse is there isn't much demand for one or that fisherman haven't quite decided what they want in a bait knife.  One of the exceptions is Buck Knives.  While I'm not the worlds biggest fan of Buck, I give them a big thumbs up when it comes to the USA made Buck Clearwater Bait Knife.  It proved…

For background information on the Modern Bait Knife see my entry at:  http://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blogs/the-modern-bait-knife-by-tobias-gibson

When last I posted I discussed a modern Bait Knife, the Shakespeare Utility Knife.  This entry is going to focus on a much early design first developed in 1951 and pateneted in 1953.  ( I plan on alternating between a modern…

For an overview of the Modern Bait Knife see:   http://iknifecollector.com/profiles/blogs/the-modern-bait-knife-by-tobias-gibson

This related post is a review of  the Shakespeare Utility Knife.  Future bait knife reviews (both modern versions and older utility fish  knives) will follow using the same format.  As the bait knife blog states, these are mostly inexpensive…

Below is an introduction to a series on Bait Knives.  I will return to this blog over time with reviews of the numerous Utility Fishing/Bait knives I own. 

The Modern Bait Knife

by: Tobias Gibson

Before World War II most anglers fell into one of two categories -- those who fished for fun and those who fished for necessity.  Those who fished for fun could afford expensive tackle. Those who fished for necessity made their own tackle and used…

I was born and raised in Odessa, on Koblevskaya st.

As far as I can remember - I always loved knives.

But if you ask me "Why?" - I would not be able to give you a clear answer. Just like them.

Always wanted to make them. My first knife I made at the age of nine.

I refiled my grandma's favorite nickel silver butter knife.

Obviously, my grandma was not happy.

And at the age of 12 I had a, shall we say, "running with the law" (more on that below).…

Okay, this is an interesting story.  I don't know what to think of it.  I'm a big fan of TOPS Knives, but this story is too important to not post something about it.  

http://www.news.com.au/national/crime/minutes-track-down-fugitive-michael-hand-living-in-united-states/story-fns0kb1g-1227600904866

     In case you didn't know, SMKW, (Smokey Mountain Knife Works), has an Ebay store. Here's a link: http://stores.ebay.com/MVPs-Knives?_trksid=p2047675.l2563. They call it something else, but if you dig around on the store site you find the SMKW references. They have a quite a number of very nice, very delicious US-made knives for sale, some of them very seldom seen for sale, (like this Buck,…