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Rich S

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When you post pics of knives in any forum/thread please post the make and model of the knife. I doubt everyone on BladeForums knows what every knife, past and present is, just from a pic. I've seen many beautiful knives in various threads but have no idea of maker/model. It would be most educational for us if all would post the maker/model when you post pics of knives. I've been a knife collector/user for 70+ years, but have no idea what some of these wonderful knives are.

Thanks so much
Rich
 
I usually try my best to get the tang stamp in the picture.
At the very least it identifies the make.

I personally have no problem asking, but I do try to keep my knife recognition as sharp as I can.
 
Same answer as your other thread that is the same as this one in GDK.

No knife names also give us something to google. :)
I also enjoy chatting with other members, and not knowing what an attractive knife is, gives me the opportunity to PM. :)

We aren’t robots (yet)…so let’s try some human interaction! 😁
 
Rich S said:
When you post pics of knives in any forum/thread please post the make and model of the knife. I doubt everyone on BladeForums knows what every knife, past and present is, just from a pic. I've seen many beautiful knives in various threads but have no idea of maker/model. It would be most educational for us if all would post the maker/model when you post pics of knives. I've been a knife collector/user for 70+ years, but have no idea what some of these wonderful knives are.

Thanks so much
Rich
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Some of us, myself included, tend to post the same knives often. Personally, I find it redundant enough that I do that. I feel like if if I posted the make and model every time I might be pushing my luck! It wouldn't bother me to see other folks do that though.
That said, we're a real friendly bunch here and love to talk about our knives! Feel free to ask anytime!
 
Rich S said:
When you post pics of knives in any forum/thread please post the make and model of the knife. I doubt everyone on BladeForums knows what every knife, past and present is, just from a pic. I've seen many beautiful knives in various threads but have no idea of maker/model. It would be most educational for us if all would post the maker/model when you post pics of knives. I've been a knife collector/user for 70+ years, but have no idea what some of these wonderful knives are.

Thanks so much
Rich
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Another way to get a pretty quick response is to "reply" to the post that houses the picture in question. By replying, it notifies the posting individual that their post has some feedback. Most of us are more than happy to see what others have to say about our post and give a relatively quick response. If the reply is made with another reply, you will be notified that you may have an answer to your question.

See I just did this by replying to your original post. You should have received notification. The system works pretty good.
 
A lot of info on the 'net is still free. I've run the Japanese Sword Index since 1995 and it's still totally free. Also ran a site on Finnish puukko and Nordic knives, but very little interest back then. When I started using the 'net (pre GUI), it was all free.
 
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I agree with Rich on this issue. Seems to me that identifying the knife I post when I post it is much more efficient than having to identify it later in response to who knows how many requests from curious folks who see the "anonymous" photo.
(I'm a slow learner and a fast forgetter, so I'll bet there are at least a half dozen knives I see each day that I don't recognize, but I guess I'm too lazy to contact each poster for an ID.)

- GT
 
I post every Sunday in the Stockman Sunday thread, I post a greeting and a picture in the Sunday Picture Show thread, and sporadically on other threads. I don't post identifying information. In the years I've been doing this I think I've gotten about three questions about my pictures. My assumption is that, A.) Most people know, at least to their own satisfaction, what the knife is. Or, 2.) They don't care. Either is fine with me. If someone asks, I always respond with the most complete information I have.

Here's the thing (as I see it)… Sometimes you don't know exactly what you have. Sometimes information is hard to come by when you're dealing with old knives. Sometimes it's distracting to wade through a lot of verbiage if you just like looking at pictures. I don't like adding to the clutter. If it's GEC's latest drop, there will be seven pictures of every knife sold scattered over thirty five threads. Everyone will know what it is.

A big part of the hobby for me is the effort it takes to research and catalog something. If someone asks, I'm always polite. But, in my opinion, my making someone else do a little work on something they're interested in is not a bad thing. If someone is curious about something, and can't even be bothered to ask a question, well, it couldn't have been an important question to begin with.
 
dsutton24 said:
I post every Sunday in the Stockman Sunday thread, I post a greeting and a picture in the Sunday Picture Show thread, and sporadically on other threads. I don't post identifying information. In the years I've been doing this I think I've gotten about three questions about my pictures. My assumption is that, A.) Most people know, at least to their own satisfaction, what the knife is. Or, 2.) They don't care. Either is fine with me. If someone asks, I always respond with the most complete information I have.

Here's the thing (as I see it)… Sometimes you don't know exactly what you have. Sometimes information is hard to come by when you're dealing with old knives. Sometimes it's distracting to wade through a lot of verbiage if you just like looking at pictures. I don't like adding to the clutter. If it's GEC's latest drop, there will be seven pictures of every knife sold scattered over thirty five threads. Everyone will know what it is.

A big part of the hobby for me is the effort it takes to research and catalog something. If someone asks, I'm always polite. But, in my opinion, my making someone else do a little work on something they're interested in is not a bad thing. If someone is curious about something, and can't even be bothered to ask a question, well, it couldn't have been an important question to begin with.
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This. Well said.
 
Rich S said:
please post the make and model of the knife
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Remember that not much identifying info is requested here. Not much time or effort is required to type "GEC 78" or "Case 6318" or "MAM Iberica" or whatever before or after the photo you post. And that would also facilitate using the Search function when trying to find a particular model; I doubt if a post with a photo and no words would ever come up in a search for a specific knife model, or a more general pattern.

- GT
 
Asking everybody to change the way they post so it's easier on you to identify knives...
Or taking the time (yourself) to ask questions, do a little research, and make connections with other members.
I choose the latter. :D

I've asked a bunch of people, a bunch of different times, to tell me what the knife was... and they never got mad at me.
 
Where does it end? Declaring the make and model of grub axes? Heaven forbid folks had to caption the photos that are show where the Pirates congregate…
 
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