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1.) Establish a Membership knife Gallery. 2.) For those that are starting out in making knives - start a Knife QA (Quesations and answers) Forum. 3.) Is it possible for the more experienced bladesmiths to evaluate other member's works.
I would pay at least $30.00 per year for such info.
These are only some of the ideas that come to mind.
Stan Cwierz
Exactly what would you want from an association for you to join?
Information.
If a "new" association formed tomorrow- what would it take for you to become a dues paying member?
Information access .. in the form of :
And how much would you be willing to pay yearly in dues for those member benefits?
That depends on the quality / organization / accessibility / quantity of the information.
REALLY .. if the info is no better than what I already have stored inside my head …. $0.00.
If there is more information to be had than I could obtain by purchasing Bernie’s 4th Ed .. then I’d be willing to pay the going price for Bernie’s 4th edition.
What focus or emphasis would you want that organization to have?
An ECLECTIC one. Any other focus/emphasis becomes exclusive. Immediately limiting the audience to which it CAN* appeal.
*CAN .. “is capable of” .. “has the capacity to”
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‘n all the friendships I’ve formed through iKC … they’re just an added bonus !!!!!!!
Good luck to that "new organization" .. trying to duplicate the camaraderie I feel here !!!!!!!
Exactly what would you want from an association for you to join?
Information.
If a "new" association formed tomorrow- what would it take for you to become a dues paying member?
Information access .. in the form of :
- online help … not real time .. more along the lines of posting a query & expecting / obtaining a reliable response …. & not a pricing service either !!!
- organized database … accessible to membership only .. searchable .. useful.
- *.pdf files … organized data published for personal archiving/use
And how much would you be willing to pay yearly in dues for those member benefits?
That depends on the quality / organization / accessibility / quantity of the information.
REALLY .. if the info is no better than what I already have stored inside my head …. $0.00.
If there is more information to be had than I could obtain by purchasing Bernie’s 4th Ed .. then I’d be willing to pay the going price for Bernie’s 4th edition.
What focus or emphasis would you want that organization to have?
An ECLECTIC one. Any other focus/emphasis becomes exclusive. Immediately limiting the audience to which it CAN* appeal.
*CAN .. “is capable of” .. “has the capacity to”
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‘n all the friendships I’ve formed through iKC … they’re just an added bonus !!!!!!!
Good luck to that "new organization" .. trying to duplicate the camaraderie I feel here !!!!!!!
1.) Establish a Membership knife Gallery. 2.) For those that are starting out in making knives - start a Knife QA (Quesations and answers) Forum. 3.) Is it possible for the more experienced bladesmiths to evaluate other member's works.
I would pay at least $30.00 per year for such info.
These are only some of the ideas that come to mind.
Stan Cwierz
“IT” .. .. .. .. would have to duplicate the camaraderie I experience here.
Ca·ma·ra·der·ie – n. goodwill and lighthearted rapport between or among friends.; the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability.; close feelings of friendship and trust among individuals or a group.
– Synonyms: friendship, companionship, brotherliness, fellowship
– Antonyms: hostility, antagonism
And then
through it’s membership
“n the camaraderie associated thereof
provide the information I spoke of earlier !!!
Level of dues .. $25~45 … for maintaining an environment that both fosters & encourages the open exchange of ideas.
Eclectic focus .. excludes none .. invites/welcomes/retains the widest knowledge base 'n benevolent membership
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