2012 Manufacturer Catalog Download discussion

[Spark]

Knife enthusiasts! 2012 is fast approaching, let's see if we can make a difference in this industry... with baby steps. Every year, companies print up tens of thousands of knife catalogs generating untold waste. Let's change that - if a company has a web presence and a paper catalog, there's no reason for them not to be able to produce a downloadable version as well.

Post links to the catalogs that are available for direct download, I'll update the announcement and this OP as needed.

2012 Catalogs:

• Benchmade Consumer & Professional - PDF (also available are Benchmade's Lone Wolf | Harley-Davidson | Heckler & Koch lines)
• Condor Tool & Knife
• Kershaw 2012 Catalog - PDF (also available - Shun | Zero Tolerance lines)
• Maserin
• Spyderco 2012 Catalog - PDF
• Taylor Brands (Imperial / Schrade / US ARMY / Old Timer / Uncle Henry) | Smith & Wesson
• Victorinox Swiss Army

2011 Catalogs:
Al Mar Knives
Benchmade Knives - Various
Boker Outdoor Collection | Premium Catalog Collection
Cold Steel - ZIP
Condor Knife & Tool
Emerson Knives - PDF
ESEE Knives
Gerber - PDF
SOG Knives
Wenger Swiss Army

This list is way too small. If you have a company "liked" on facebook, pester them to make a downloadable catalog available. If they have one available, let me know and I'll list it on BladeForums.com. It's the 21st century, the web's been around for almost 20 years, there's no reason not to be able to get this done.

[Totally Judy]

Great idea, Spark!

Thanks for getting this started.

TJ

[riz_aaroni]

Emerson has a page with all the knives' pictures listed with links, would something like this count? Definitely in support of this. The amount of dinero they save too can be good for both the companies and the consumers.

They also have a downloadedable catalog here Emerson Knives.

Benchmade Catalogs.

Zero Tolerance Knives.

Gerber Knives.

[Spark]

I'll create a separate section for 2011 catalogs!

[meanoldbobber]

Thanks for the resource!
I know what I'll be doing this evening.

[jb4570]

Great Idea!

I'll send this link to my favorite knife company!
jb4570

[bld522]

2011 Condor Tool and Knife Catalog: http://www.condortk.com/docs/CTKCATALOGUE11.pdf
2011 Boker Outdoor Collection Catalog: http://www.boker.de/us/pdf/2011-1_ou...collection.zip
2011 Boker Premium Collection Catalog: http://www.boker.de/us/onlinecatalog...um_collection/

[russianpolander]

Great idea to be able to view instantly what's available. But, it is still very relaxing to sit back and peruse a big fat paper catalog while enjoying your favorite beverage on a day off work.Never gets old.

SEMPER-FI TIL I DIE

[RevDevil]

Great idea Spark, thanks for doing this.

[Bastid]

Very cool idea.

[riz_aaroni]

I got a reply today from Kabar. They are working on making their catalog available online, though the files are too large for them to put on their website. Take a 10mb file and multiply a few thousand times and you get the amount of data that will be being transmitted all over the place. Is there anyway BF could host the file? They did say they are working on it, though I wouldn't expect anything soon.

[Spark]

There's plenty of free file hosting sites as well, but yeah, we could mirror it too.

[Moosez45]

Kabar's wont' be available until after SHOT, I just checked. As soon as I can get the link, I'll get it to ya, Sparko Diablo.

See ya soon.

Moose

[riz_aaroni]

Kabar's wont' be available until after SHOT, I just checked. As soon as I can get the link, I'll get it to ya, Sparko Diablo.

See ya soon.

Moose

Good to hear. Thanks for the info!

There's plenty of free file hosting sites as well, but yeah, we could mirror it too.

True. Was just seeing what our options were if it was going to take months and months.

[Wyheard]

Thank you great links.


wh

[Piso Mojado]

2011/2012 Victorinox catalog (English) http://www.victorinox.com/medias/sys...12_english.pdf

[Piso Mojado]

Wenger 2010/2011 Swiss Army Knife catalog http://www.wenger.ch/stuff/contentmg...e2010_10mb.pdf

[lrv]

The New Camillus knives. Its an interactive web catalog. I do not see a pdf available.
http://www.camillusknives.com/

[Trent Rock]

Way cool Sir Sparks-A-Lot!!!

I posted the 2009 Ka-Bar catalog on SCRIBD
Looking forward to the new one....

http://www.scribd.com/doc/41465238/K...s-2009-Catalog

Al-Mar 2011====>
http://www.almarknives.com/AM12web.pdf

SOG 2011===>
http://sogknives.com/news/press/medi...11_Catalog.pdf

ESEE (2011?)====>
http://www.eseeknives.com/2011-ESEE-Catalog.pdf

Can't forget Dexter-Russell!!
Not sure what year it is====>
http://www.merricktackle.com/home-im...er-Catalog.pdf

[A. G. Russell]

Knife enthusiasts! 2012 is fast approaching, let's see if we can make a difference in this industry... with baby steps. Every year, companies print up tens of thousands of knife catalogs generating untold waste. Let's change that - if a company has a web presence and a paper catalog, there's no reason for them not to be able to produce a downloadable version as well.

Post links to the catalogs that are available for direct download, I'll update the announcement and this OP as needed.

2012 Catalogs:
Spyderco 2012 Catalog - PDF

Kershaw 2012 Catalog - PDF

2011 Catalogs:
Benchmade Knives - Various
Cold Steel - ZIP
Emerson Knives - PDF
Gerber - PDF

This list is way too small. If you have a company "liked" on facebook, pester them to make a downloadable catalog available. If they have one available, let me know and I'll list it on BladeForums.com. It's the 21st century, the web's been around for almost 20 years, there's no reason not to be able to get this done.

Thanks Spark, I thought that was available for the A. G. Russell Knife catalog. It is for the Cutting Edge catalog and now will be for the knife catalog as soon as we can get it done. Would not have happened if you had not spolen up.

A. G.