"Congratulations Elbin!!! Hope you enjoy it. And ... thanks Jan for stepping in for me this year. I am slowly on the mend .... until my next "adventure"!!!"
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2025 Christmas Contest!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dennis Hibar on Thursday. 30 Replies 8 Likes
HERES HOPING THAT GIVEAWAY HAS GOTTEN YOUR ATTENTION.Every year Dennis Hibar offers a special knife for the Christmas contest. This year is no different, but he seems to have many irons in the fire…Continue
BOGO at Colonial Knives until 6/27/25!
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Promotion Notice: Free knife offerAll orders placed between June 23, 2025 and June 27, 2025 (by 11:59PM) will receive one additional knife/product of the same style for free.* The free knife/product…Continue
2025 iKC Calendar is available NOW
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jan Carter Nov 10, 2024. 4 Replies 3 Likes
The 2025 iKC Calendar is available NOW Thank you to everyone that uploaded your pics on iKC so we can see…Continue
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Featureddead_left_knife_guy replied to Jan Carter's discussion 2025 Christmas Contest!
"Congratulations, Elbin! Enjoy the heck out of that knife, & Happy Christmas & Merry New Year -- to you, & to everyone here on iKC!"
"Elbin - my man....well done! Can't wait to hear the stories of you using it!"
"Congratulations Elbin!This beauty needs to used, so I hope you take it into the woods and enjoy the heck out of it.
Dennis"
"I cannot Thank Dennis enough for his generosity. Our winner is Elbin Bunnell ! I appreciate each and everyone one of you and I loved seeing your favorite knives"
"Probably late to the party. But wanted to share the knife I use the most. Its a CASE folder with HHH damascus. I been carrying it every day now for almost. This is a stock photo. Mine has ladder pattern and second cut jigged bone handles. :D …"
"As I look through here again today it really does surprise me that so many members carry Buck. Great maker, timeless designs and smart people to carry! Perfect knife strategy for Buck."
"I am also confused about the donation but not about the restoration of a beautiful sharp object. Great work Kevin. I think you may have found your niche"
"A few of my wood carving knives that I use for flat plane carving figures.
Congress Pattern Pocket Knives
Left: 2-Boker, red bone is the Carver's Congress model. Steel ok walk and talk varies.
Center: 3 J.A.Henckels, all 1095 steel excellent…"
"get that 2nd entry! WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED Wednesday after the weekly chat"
"You can win with just one entry but double your odds! Get that second entry"
"Getting close! Winner will be announced this coming Wednesday after the weekly chat"
"My favorite knife is this Benchmade Anthem my wife gave me, many years ago, for my birthday. I saw it at a gun shop, and she secretly purchased it and presented it to me. Over the years, I have had many compliments on this…"
"Yep, S30V, I have sent the knife in for service, the assist spring needed to be replaced, fast service and it came back sharpened."
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- My Husband Donnie and I live in Hiawassee GA. I was Blessed to have found iKC and became the owner in October of 2012. I believe all knife collectors are created equal, no matter what type they collect. iKC brings a different direction to knife collecting in my opinion, you may not personally like something or have an issue with a particular company. But respect is a substantial aspect of what we are about. I have a strong faith and believe everyone is entitled to theirs.
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National Knife Day 2016
Posted on August 24, 2016 at 6:59 27 Comments 2 Likes
Happy Happy Happy National Knife Day !!!!!!!!!
Knife Day is the day to appreciate the knives that folk use on a daily basis. This day is a celebration of this marvelous tool that has been with humans since the dawn of time.
I am not sure that most folks know about today...but we sure do. So…
ContinueTanto sharing for Bryan W
Posted on June 29, 2016 at 19:56 0 Comments 1 Like
This is a Tanto that was given to me by the widow of my best friend that died a few years ago. He loved the Japanese swords, and unfortunately I know little of its history. I did have an expert look at it, who determined it was made from a cut down (or broken) WWII Japanese sword. The polishing is not correct, the shape of the blade tip is a bit off, but the parts are all authentic and someone put a lot of time into this piece. The collar was noted as being very…
ContinueMemorial Day, Just my take
Posted on May 26, 2016 at 14:08 2 Comments 3 Likes
I don't often narrow my comments to USA but this holiday is one that is very close to my heart
I am a brat! I was raised being moved from country to country, state to state and base to base. It was honestly a privilege. I learned that no matter where you are in the world at 4PM every day, you stopped, placed your hand over your heart, listened to the National Anthem followed by Taps. You learned early that God and Country were to be respected and those lost remembered.
I…
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- At 8:11 on November 30, 2025,
Joseph day said…
- At 7:07 on August 27, 2024,
Wally Guittard said…
Hi Jan, I've been stopping by every now and then and looking things over. I like what I see. 76th Bday has come and went by, just another day to me. I some what surprised that I'm still in this world. When I was young there were many who said I'd never make it past 35yrs LOL Still here and most of them are gone already.
I do have a question for you. although my knife collection smaller than it was. I have a couple of knives that I'd like to give to IKC at the approate time. would that be ok?. let me know what ya think about that...... Wally G.
- At 6:54 on May 2, 2024,
KnifeMakerAndy Larrison said… Happy to help on the event entries. I plan to put others up, these 2 were the first so I wanted to get them up. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Case is having an event at SMKW again this year too.
- At 9:45 on April 12, 2024,
John said…
Thank you, getting my feet wet but wanting to dive in soon!
- At 9:23 on October 12, 2023,
KnifeMakerSergi C. Heideman said… Dumb question Jan, but to which knives were you referring?
- At 17:58 on May 17, 2023,
Thomas Conzo said…
thanks for the welcome I havent had much time lately , hopefully that will lighten up
- At 11:18 on August 26, 2022,
KnifeMakerSergi C. Heideman said… Thanks Jan! Will be aware of what I try to do that does not always seem appropriate.
- At 15:39 on August 4, 2022,
Ben North said…
Thanks Jan> I plan to spend some time this weekend figuring iKC stuff out.
- At 20:14 on August 3, 2022,
Steven Carter said…
Thank you!
- At 18:01 on July 20, 2022,
Ron Cooper said…
Thanks Miss Jan!
Looks like I'm a youngster compared to Mr. Strout. I'm just a baby at 76.
Cheers, y'all!
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