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The youth of today are our future.

We must take our youth of today and forge them into tomorrow's generation of knife collectors and makers. Gentle guidance to encourage and develop their growth in the love of knives. Teaching the history of cuttlery as well as its place in today's world and in the future. Reference books and catalogs for them to use instead of video games. TV shows promoting cuttlery. Hands on training in the art of blade crafting.

I started my grandson out by giving him a freebie knife when I purchased some knives from SMKW's KnivesLive show. He displayed it in our living room. Every time he came over, he'd take it down, wipe it off, and return it to its prominent display shelf. Since then he's been building. He goes along to yard sales and flea markets with me. This is where he's getting educated on what to look for and what to pass on. Here are a few pictures of him as he makes progress.

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Comment by Jan Carter on May 17, 2013 at 6:34: It makes me very proud to be involved with all of you that are growing the future of knife collecting. Teaching about the knives, teaching to care for them and the safety aspect. This is how we pass on our joy and give them good memories that will last a lifetime

Comment by Chuck Parham on May 17, 2013 at 4:28: My grandson is now having his cutlery education expanded. I am not by any stretch of my wild imagination a person whom others would seek out for restoring knives. However, I do know some basics and with the help of a recent acquisition from a yard sale, he will learn some basic techniques. We start with a lille advertising knife. Faux pearl scales, badly tarnished blades and bail, and faded out ink on the advertising stampings. First he started with applying a liberal coating of "Coon Pee" to start removal of rust and tarnish. Now he moves on to using a metal eraser to thoroughly clean the blades and all exposed metal surfaces. After the metal is cleaned up he will move on to restoring the printing on the scales. More pictures to follow as his work progresses.

Comment by Chuck Parham on April 30, 2013 at 15:50: Today I delivered some old SMKW catalogs to a youngster who was fascinated when he saw some of my knives I had taken to church on Sunday to show him. As he started leafing through one, his eyes were as wide as a little child's on Christmas morning. He kept saying look at this one, look at that one, oh wow, and I didn't know there were so many types of knives. It reminded me of myself when I first started so I know the sense of awe he was feeling. I think with a little encouragement and guidance there may be another collector looming on the horizon.

Comment by Jan Carter on April 22, 2013 at 17:53: Chuck,

Thank you! This is exactly what I was talking about. Bringing our young folks into collecting and even making knives is imperative to the survival of our hobby. Liike the guys said, I love the smile! I look forward to more members sharing their family pics and how their children and grandchildren are becoming involved

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on April 22, 2013 at 17:10: That's great Chuck! We need more young people involved in knives.

Looks like he has a great start on knife collecting. Nothing better than to see a big smile for knives!