Allan Blade

According to his earlier post, his "HMFIC" position will not be available for a loooong time. :D


Posted by Blade:

just got hired for comming on by the end of next year.
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Let's see, this is 2006.


End of next year is pretty dang close to Nov / Dec 2007.


By my calculation. . . .that is like 1 year and 9 months (give or take a week).

:D

I guess that we can look forward to having him make knives for. . . . .some time.
 
Can we remove the thumbs up that is visible on the thread listings? Some newbies might take that as meaning Allan is a standup guy, without reading the whole thread.
 
GigOne said:
There are quite a few industries (manufacturing, retailing, etc.) that use several terms called FILO and LIFO. They are accounting terms that typically record inventory for tax purposes and determining costs.

FILO = "first in ~ last out"

LIFO = "last in - first out"

One of the killers is that a business must report, to the IRS, which method it will employ. Once a business has filed under FILO, it must request permission to switch to LIFO. Keeps businesses from avoiding taxation by randomly switching between both.
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Actually, there is no such thing as FILO. What you mean is FIFO = "first in, first out."
If you think about it, the LIFO method is by definition the same as "FILO": if the last in are the first out, then clearly, the first in will the be last out.

I'm kind of amazed at Joe Chen's patience myself. Personally, I don't think it would be worth waiting 5 yrs for some jack@$$ to get back an amount of money that would have depreciated significantly during that time. I mean, what has the inflation rate been? 4%? 5%? At a rate of 5%, over the 5 years Joe has been waiting it would mean that the value of whatever Allan owed him would have depreciated by 27%.

Incredible.
 
ThreeWorlds said:
Actually, there is no such thing as FILO.
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Seven accounting classes at three major universities. . . . .I'll make a note to have them amend their lesson plans and the books that they use where LIFO, FILO, and FIFO were taught.

While LIFO and FILO are used synonymously, they were used as a BS example on Blade's treatment of Joe.

In the future, I'll try to remember to consult you in accounting practices. :rolleyes:
 
Thomas Linton said:
Please fight over APB 11. Pretty please!!! :D
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No thanks. :D

To get this back on topic. . . . .where were the friggin' "accountants" when Blade needed one ?

Probably huddled around some dayum water cooler arguing about decimal point placement. :D
 
GigOne said:
Seven accounting classes at three major universities. . . . .I'll make a note to have them amend their lesson plans and the books that they use where LIFO, FILO, and FIFO were taught.

While LIFO and FILO are used synonymously, they were used as a BS example on Blade's treatment of Joe.

In the future, I'll try to remember to consult you in accounting practices. :rolleyes:
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Dude, what makes you think I haven't taken accounting classes at a major university? Are we going to start a pissing contest about who went to which university now, too? :barf:

My point was that the two were the same thing, your post made it seem that you were saying that they were different. I've never had a textbook that used FILO instead of LIFO, but whatever, moot point.

Do knifemakers running their own businesses need to keep accounts of their business transactions?
 
ThreeWorlds said:
Dude, what makes you think I haven't taken accounting classes at a major university? Are we going to start a pissing contest about who went to which university now, too? :barf:

My point was that the two were the same thing, your post made it seem that you were saying that they were different. I've never had a textbook that used FILO instead of LIFO, but whatever, moot point.

Do knifemakers running their own businesses need to keep accounts of their business transactions?
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Cut the DUDE crap will ya:jerkit: :jerkit:


Who gives a flying XXX about LIFO or FILO, Gig's our buddy and the crux of his post was to show the piss poor deal Joe Chen gets for doing business with a scumbag like allen blade.

So stay on task DUDE:rolleyes: , Allen is the issue and he is a DB [Deadbeat in my accounting class]:p
 
Why are you making fun of the way I type?

I'm not trying to stir up trouble, I was simply explaining why I said what I said, I think I have a right to do that. If that was somehow out of line, I apologize. I have no interest in being in a fight about a small misunderstanding, and I think we all agree about how important it is for Joe Chen to get his money back.

I AM asking about the accounts of their business transactions because I think it IS something to think about when buying knives and it would be interesting to know from a legal perspective, to stop things like this from happening in the future.
 
ThreeWorlds said:
I AM asking about the accounts of their business transactions because I think it IS something to think about when buying knives and it would be interesting to know from a legal perspective, to stop things like this from happening in the future.
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Perform some historical research about Blade. While this thread contains a great deal of information that will answer your query about his business transactions and from a legal perspective, it isn't the only thread.
 
ThreeWorlds said:
Do knifemakers running their own businesses need to keep accounts of their business transactions?
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Just like any other business, they are required to do so. However, I would imagine that quite a bit of the business is done under the table. A maker must keep records to know who has ordered knives, and if they take deposits, they must keep accurate accounting of monies paid and owed.
 
Joe Chen said:
I got mail from Allan Blade who told me he will finish some knives for auction at BB after he catchs up some overdue orders.
Sounds like a plan, let's see what will happen.

I wish him good luck.

Take care everyone,
Joe
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Joe, just a quick note to let you know there is an Allan Blade knife going up for auction soon on BB.

This is the knife...

http://www.britishblades.com/pics/allan-blade-knife.jpg

The knife is in England at the moment. It was sent to one of the members but isnt quite the right requested spec. Allan is making another for the BB member and has asked that this one be auctioned and the proceeds go directly to you, Joe. The knife has a Scandi grind, of a bushcrafter design (popular in Britain) with 5/32" thick and 5" long blade. It has a contoured and mortised brown micarta handle with mosaic pins. A right handed kydex sheath c/w firesteel holder is included.

I havent finalised the details yet, but it will go up for auction soon and the proceeds will go directly to you Joe. I dont know how much the knife will make, but I expect $200USD at least.

I will let you have the auction details in due course, as obviously the more the knife makes, the more you will get.

Regards,
Martyn.
 
Martyn@BB said:
http://www.britishblades.com/pics/allan-blade-knife.jpg
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The pic isn't showing.

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Normally we wouldn't allow an auction to be advertised here, but of course this is different.
 
Martyn,
That's excellent news.:thumbup: BUT... your picture doesn't work, I get this:

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Thanks Martyn,

oil

Edit: Missed it by || that much.;-) I was still editing.
 
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