Are there any millionarie knife makers?

I became rich knowing all you guys - the vast knowledge this place has given me made me a more aware and "pro" collector.

It made me have LESS money - but who cares...
 
How about millionaire knife customers? I figured out today that I'm about a million dollars away from my first million. That's actually pretty good when you net everything out.
 
Easy to make a million, many will in the course of their lives. 50×20,000

The tough part is hanging on to it. Little things like food and shelter add up over time. Children change everything, figure on spending a bit there.

A million is nothing these days. There are those that get by with much less but a huge percentage of Americans will earn that much and more.

Most millionares drive ten year old cars, work full time, have a second mortgage and still ask for raises.

Now a billion, that would be neat to have.
 
i know of 2
the others??
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harley
poor possum
 
I am dead certain the comments about being rich without the $$$ are the REAL inspirations in every knifemaker's spirit. Cool.

But, having sad that, when I went to the Custom show at NYC in Nov, I found conversation with a noted maker with a 'Simple' knife collaboration. We talked about his lineup and how wonderfully successful it has been. (as well it should be) I had only met him for five mins, and he wasn't bragging, but he allowed that he gets $1.00 for each of those knives that gets sold. Then he said that 600,000 had been sold already. Do the math!!!!

He he he..... :D I love that story and hope he breaks into the 'Club' !!

Coop
 
alright you guys need to stop lying to us non-knifemakers, we know that you bring in millions if not billions of dollars, you guys are just trying to keep, to over zealous bladeforums addicts out of your racket, and keep all the millions for yourselves.
 
I'd wager that Gil Hibben has made a buck or two with United Cutlery...
 
Well folks,
I have just received my letters from the relevant government offices. I have the following trade marked:

knife, edge, flat grind, hollow grind, saber grind, sharpener, steel, carbide, choil, guard, palm swell, recurve.

Hmm, the list is quite long, too long to type here. Anyways, it costs merely two American pennies to use any of the trade marked terms on my list.

I won't be making millions with my knives, but maybe with my schemes... :cool:
 
you are a true gentelman...

as to the threads question..... KEN ONION
and i dont speculate...
 
KWM may be onto something. First of all, take up farming. Then get Ol' Uncle Sucker to pay him NOT to grow crops. (with our tax $, of course.) Now a lot of folks beat him to that scam. What he really needs to do is to get a big subsidy NOT to make knives!! :rolleyes:

This started out as my feeble attempt at humor, but with April 15 less than a month away, it hits too close to home.
 
Darkman , You wouldn't be my acountant would you? Contrary to popular belief there aint no money in knives !!! It's a labor of love.Course it does allow me to put a piece of meat on the table once in a while and thats a good thing cause I sure was gettin tired of bologna.
Knifemaking is a constant adventure and thats why I love it so much. The real money is in the knock offs !
 
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as people have said, the real wealth here is in the fufillment of design to finished knife, and delivery for me. and the people you meet and fun you have along the way. :) i am not saying that it is impossilbe to make the big bucks making knives. if money is what you are after! a trash collecting biz is a more likely route to riches. :D
 
But, having sad that, when I went to the Custom show at NYC in Nov, I found conversation with a noted maker with a 'Simple' knife collaboration. We talked about his lineup and how wonderfully successful it has been. (as well it should be) I had only met him for five mins, and he wasn't bragging, but he allowed that he gets $1.00 for each of those knives that gets sold. Then he said that 600,000 had been sold already. Do the math!!!!

Blade. That would be nice if it is true for him. But I personally know several knive makers with deals with companies, and the numbers don't come near what that guy was tellng you. Unless he is extra special, that is not what is happening. I was at that show, wondering who you might have talked to.
 
If I may be permitted to interject here for a moment.

I understand in my own limited way how difficult it is for a knifemaker to climb up the slippery ladder of success. Many don't make it. Those few who do have undoubtedly put in thousands of hours in the workshops and countless days on the roads and bouncing from one knife show to the next the whole year round, hoping to be noticed.

Then comes the harvest (if ever there was one). If by a stroke of unbelievable luck, there comes a million bucks or two, By George!, I for one think they deserve it.

Wouldn't you? Afterall, that guy had put in the best years of his life and his family had to put up with him for years. And finally his ship has come in, so to speak. Wouldn't you be glad to see that guy have a good voyage. Heck, he earned it!

His only consolation during those years in the wilderness was his love for his work. His passion reduced some of the tedium that naturally comes from forgotten lunch breaks and may be even dinner dates.

And what is his reward at the end of such a long journey. Maybe a year or two of fame, with a bunch of us cheering him on in Bladeforums. Then he's forgotten (maybe).

Would you trade places for such a man? I don't know. I know I can only salute him. I know he made me happy because chances are I have one of his great pieces in my drawer.
 
Knife making may be like farming. When a farmer who won the lottery was asked what he would do with his winnings he replied "Farm till its gone."
 
Well, I'm sitting here eating some leftover BBQ coon and drinking the worlds best off the shelf beer reading this. Hell, I'm already a millionaire even without them girlscout cookies. It just don't get no better than this. And if you ain't tried BBQ coon don't even bother to comment. It's much better than any beef I've ever had. And the Good Lord provided it at no cost to me whatsoever. All I had to do was skin it and cook it. And I got a free hide for a coonskin cap out of the deal to boot. Am I rich or what?

But I kind of like that farming idea. I think I'll go into farming (read gardening) and see just what all uncle sugar will pay me not to grow. I remember when I was a kid back in the early 70's my great uncle got paid lots of money not to grow wheat. Hell, they even paid him a bonus if he would plow under the wheat he was allowed to grow. That didn't make any sense to me then and still don't. It pissed him off too but he still made me plow that wheat under and took the checks because it was more money. A feller'd be a fool not to. Especially in those times. I was making a dollar and a quarter an hour plowing for him. I was in the big time! Rolling in dough for a kid my age. All the other kids in town had to live on a stinky little allowance. I stomped cotton, hauled hay, plowed, planted and built fence to help my family make a living. But that was then and this is now.

Now I just make knives and eat BBQ coon and drink cheap beer. But I have everything I need and I'm happy. And I have time to skin coons and throw cookouts every weekend. It's just all in how you look at things. I don't have much money but I'm rich in all the things that really matter in life. They make more money every day. But you can't buy a good life no matter how much money you have. You can take that to the bank.
 
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