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In Memoriam Life, Knives and Fellow Collectors

As I turned another year younger earlier this month I have reflected on my travels through life's passages and I've found the flame for enjoying our hobby is always burning. Yeah, there are times it burns brighter than others, but it's always there.

This year has been crazy busy with life- son graduating from high school, enrolling him in college, adjusting to changes in the home life due to my wife getting a job for the first time in our 25 year marriage (she…

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Added by Scott King on June 20, 2010 at 22:00 — 3 Comments

One Exception to my Observation has been noted in 10.5 years

You are a life-form consisted in large mass by your genetic material, a small squishy electrical brain and attached wiring, and maybe a few finer things. In your children do your fathers retrieve for history that which will surely be lost to it — yourselves. The exception to my observation:

"Everything lost can be retrieved except lost time."

-- Andy Voelkle (the millennium 2000)

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Added by Andy Voelkle "AxeMan" on June 19, 2010 at 9:49 — 2 Comments

Gil Hibben has done 2 large knives for the EXPENDABLES movie and one small folder. The large knives are a Arkansas style toothpick and a large bowie with full scrimshaw. The folder is an auto assist …

Gil Hibben has done 2 large knives for the EXPENDABLES movie and one small folder. The large knives are a Arkansas style toothpick and a large bowie with full scrimshaw. The folder is an auto assist I rehandled with the same scrim. Stallone will also wear a pendant with the scrim. I got to scrim all the knives and made a custom cigar cutter for Stallone shaped like a skull with full scrim. The cutter was a wrap gift and is not in the movie but all the rest made the cut...HutcH Continue

Added by Rick "HutcH" Hutchings on June 6, 2010 at 22:30 — No Comments

BUY/INVEST IN SILVER INSTEAD OF BUYING THAT NEXT KNIFE...

What buy Silver instead of a knife? What are you talking about JT? I'll tell you...Silver is attainable for the average Joe at $18.35 an ounce. I'm no expert this is just a layman's forray into investing/collecting precious metals. Gold is over $1200.00 an oz., Platinum is over $1500.00 an oz., and Paladium is over $500.00 an oz.

So Silver at $18.35 is very lucrative and supposedly will double in the next year. In 1900 there was 12 billion oz. above ground. Today there's less…

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Added by J.T. [HELLZZARMY] on May 29, 2010 at 2:12 — 6 Comments

Smithing demo.

I did a bladesmithing demo for a highschool class yesterday. I had the boys try and bend a piece of anealed 1/4 steel then heated the same steel and quenched it in water and asked the girls to bend it. You should have seen the look on thier faces when it broke in 1/2.

Added by Adlai Stein on May 25, 2010 at 19:36 — 1 Comment

FLORIDA KNIFEMAKERS’ ASSOCIATION INVITATIONAL KNIFE SHOW

FLORIDA KNIFEMAKERS’ ASSOCIATION INVITATIONAL KNIFE SHOW

Custom, Modern, Tactical, Art & Antique Knives

October 9th & 10th, 2010

Lakeland Center, Lakeland, Florida

Sat 10 – 6pm & Sun 9 – 4pm

--------------- Dealer Info ---------------

Setup: Saturday 8 – 10am

Over 100 tables - $85/ea

Contact Dan…

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Added by C D on May 21, 2010 at 17:36 — No Comments

HATER(S) IN OUR MIDST (iKnifeCollector)...

ar·bi·trary: a : based on or determined by individual preference or convenience rather than by necessity or the intrinsic nature of something.

b : existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will.

Hey Guys...It's been a while since I wrote a Blog but,…

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Added by J.T. [HELLZZARMY] on May 20, 2010 at 12:48 — 1 Comment

In Memoriam A G Russell called and our 2010 Sunfish Club Knife is in!!

I'm excited to report our first-ever iKC club knife is in. A. G. called me today as they finished their inspection of each knife in our order.

I'll be emailing all you members who have reserved one so far. I want to get them in and double check the shipping amount and then will let you know.

A. G. said the exotic Monkey Thorn scales (handles) look fabulous. I asked him to snap me a pic so I could show you the actual knife and black belt holster…

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Added by Scott King on May 18, 2010 at 17:00 — 22 Comments

$100.00 gift certificate and a Protoype....Help a GREAT cause and bid soon

The bidding on the Prototype #48 Dogleg and $100 Gift Certificate is up to $200 as of this weekend. That's a great start and we've got just under 2 weeks left before the auction ends on 6/22. I'm going to keep reminding you that even if you're not interested in bidding, pass the word along to your friends and fellow collectors. Not only is this an opportunity to grab onto a genuine Great Eastern Cutlery Prototype, it's your chance to make a contribution to help out our wounded Vets coming back… Continue

Added by Jan Carter on May 10, 2010 at 19:29 — 1 Comment

All the Knives on eBay

“Never Used, Carried or Sharpened” – Right!

I’d ask you “If you…

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Added by Frank Evans on May 10, 2010 at 17:14 — 5 Comments

Lest We Forget

"The nine most terrifying words in the English Language are...... I'm From The Government, And I'm Here To Help." - Ronald Reagan

Added by kage on May 6, 2010 at 17:39 — 1 Comment

Blade Mag.

I made the new issue of Blade Mag. in the Knife I Carry section. I had just got home from work when the picture was taken. I was sure surprised when I seen that I was in this issue. Thorvan Patten JR.

Added by Thorvan Patten JR. on May 4, 2010 at 20:17 — 2 Comments

All the Knives on eBay

This is for the FYI file.

The Case XX Vault program took effect January 1, 2008.

Four popular patterns and all related tool works were locked away inside the “Case XX Vault” for a period of at least three years before being reintroduced to the public.

The reasons to institute this program are…

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Added by Frank Evans on May 2, 2010 at 12:22 — 2 Comments

All The Knives on eBay

I saw this the other week and in disbelief ordered it.

First off is was promoted as real Abalone Shell. OK and it is...

Then it was a Medium Trapper not a bad size knife. And of course nickel Silver Bolsters, Brass Liners but one more thing quartered in Nickel Silver Expansion Joints (as I called them).

The "Buy - Now" was $9…

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Added by Frank Evans on April 30, 2010 at 12:52 — No Comments

Wounded Warrior Project Great Eastern #48 Prototype Auction Begins!!

I'm starting the Wounded Warrior Project Auction for the St Patty's #48 Prototype and a $100 TSA Knives Gift Certificate today 4/26/2010. I want to make sure everyone knows that Great Eastern Cutlery was very generous in donating the knife for the auction and I know it would be appreciated if you'd take the time to drop them a note at sales@greateasterncutlery.net with a… Continue

Added by Jan Carter on April 28, 2010 at 20:19 — 2 Comments

In Memoriam Update: 2010 iKC Club Knives

Just got word from A. G. Russell our 2010 iKC Club Knives are expected any day. Once he receives them and inspects our knives he'll send them to me.

At that point, I'll get the shipping cost and email all of you who have ordered one (or more) with the final price. The price is $99 plus shipping.

At that point, each of you will send me payment and I'll get them right out.

So, for any iKC members who are interested but…

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Added by Scott King on April 27, 2010 at 10:30 — 2 Comments

In Memoriam Let's Celebrate- Cheers to you! iKC's Birthday's today!

This last year has been a blast! As each of you joined iKC we got a chance to know some things about you. Little about your personality, your EDC, the knives you like, and usually other stuff too.

We are all different- and some more so than others, but nonetheless, we all have contributed to iKC celebrating our first birthday today.

Yes, it was April 14th, 2009 when iKC was born. It was slow going there for a while, but slowly as each…

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Added by Scott King on April 14, 2010 at 8:00 — 64 Comments

Blood Moon Knife History:

As of 3/31/10 Fehrman Knives put up an explination on their community blog site as to why the Blood Moon Knife will NOT be used in the next Stallone movie "The Expendables".

Seems this was a terrible mis-understanding that even the magazine "Tactical Knives" thought it was going to happen. I know I'm very disapointed, I was hoping to have a collectors item and even went out and bought two copies of Tactical Knives just for the cover!

Still haven't found out just who IS going to make… Continue

Added by James Sosa on April 7, 2010 at 7:11 — No Comments

In Memoriam iKnife Collector is now live on the iPad

In case you have been under a rock over the last month or so, Apple's newest piece of computing technology- the iPad- hit the stores yesterday.

Yes, even though I pre-ordered one that will ship late April with 3G, I couldn't stand it and blasted top-down to the nearest Apple Store and grabbed one for the family :-) It is the regular WI-FI (non-3G) model.

So, I am happy to report iKC is now live and able to be viewed on the fabulous…

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Added by Scott King on April 4, 2010 at 10:00 — 5 Comments

In Memoriam Update on New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill from Knife Rights

Update on New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill from Doug Ritter of Knife Rights

Rep. Jenn Coffey's New Hampshire Knife Rights Bill has been passed by a UNANIMOUS voice vote in the NH Senate. Knife Rights has worked hard to support Rep. Coffey and… Continue

Added by Scott King on March 31, 2010 at 21:12 — No Comments