Today I was approached to fulfill a vacancy on the board of directors for the National Knife Collectors Association for the balance of the term which runs through the end of 2011.  I agreed to allow my name to be submitted to other board members for confirmation.

I agreed to be considered for the NKCA board for several reasons:

• I care about our hobby and about the NKCA.
• I have a passion to help spread the word about how much fun our hobby is. In the…

Ebay changed rules and some other things back in 2008. There used to be a 3 month history of completed auctions and buyers history but that has been reduced to 4 weeks or so. Still you can tell who outbid you at the last second on that item you bid on.

Any Ebay user can do this and its all perfectly legal since it is public information.

1. First thing is to click on the "Advanced Search" link to the right of the main green…

Gonna have a little fun- and if anyone here gets PO'd at me, well, I'm sorry. But this will be fun and keep you on your toes.

Starting today, I'm starting a series called The Name Game. Yeap, I'm going to post a picture of a character from the knife industry or cutlery history and your job is to guess who it is. I'll provide a little clue too. Prizes?…

1. A knife structure comprising:

a handle body having a trench mounted on one side thereof for receiving at least a foldable tool and a media player mounted on the other side thereof, wherein the media player comprises a plurality of function keys, a monitor, a LED light, an identifier, a microphone, a camera lens,…

I've been struggling with trying to see what the future of our traditional knife clubs and associations looks like.

For years, our local clubs provided a social gathering for like-minded collectors. Then you also have the regional and national associations providing certain benefits to their members in exchange for dues. These benefits included, among other things, newsletters/magazines, organized knife shows, club knives and identity.

Now it seems these…

You know we all are passionate about topics we feel strong about- for some folks it's football (War Eagle!), for others it's religion (..let's not go there), for others it is politics (...don't go there either), but there are many others.

Really though there are hot topics with just about every…

Yesterday I went to the Lone Wolf company site to look up a knife and things have really changed.  The archive they had is gone and the new knives are disappointing to say the least.  The Paul button locks are completely gone and the site is just a page with nothing more.

So if you have Lone Wolf  knives I would say they will be going up in price.  From what I can see…

I got this knife from A. G. russel and I have to tell you it is a really nice knife.  The fit and finish is amazing since it is an intregal made from one peoce of 440C steel.  The polish on the steel is great and here is what AG wrote on the knife

Dietmar Kressler, one of Germany's most famous knifemakers, partnered with Boker to introduce the Kressler…

JOURNAL ENTRY DATED  January 15th, 2011

I've entered a new phase in my knife collecting hobby and it is one I've never gone through before. I relate it to entering later mid-life and dealing with things that come along as a…

I received some disturbing news today- from two different collectors who have attempted to join our community and, for some reason, weren't able to get through the process.

I'm working with both these collectors to get them to try again and document for me what is happening at the step they encounter a problem. One man reported it and I received a cc on his…

HELLO GUYS,

NEW TO KNIVE COLLECTING. HOW DO YOU PREPARE AND STORE KNIVES? THE GUY I BOUGHT A 40-64 PRETTY BONE ELEPHANT SAID PUT VASELINE ON THE TANGS AND PUT IN CASE? SOUND RIGHT?

One of the aspects I love about our community is the wide range of knife interests represented by our members. When you have time take a stroll through the member list and read each member's profile and their interests. It is easy to see collector niche's range from advertising knives to old bowies, tactical to high-end customs and I…

The first 2 are identical except the first one has a shield that says Central Shoe Company. Neither is tang stamped and I can't find any record of the shoe…

Lansky does't make convex.

And I use "KITANO COMP Ⅰ.

This is the sharpner to make convex.

Use Waterproof sandpaper,and rubber sheet.

It's very easy.

And no needs skill.

I get sharpness of the edge to make burr

and remove it.

So, diamond fine is enough for me.

That makes burr fast.…