Collectors Association/Society .....

Kevin Jones said:
And what would be wrong with that?

......It can be just as gratifying to some, having a 12 member forged knife collecting association. Such as the 12 or so forged enthusiast on this forum.
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Works for me.:D

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Kohai999 said:
when you have 20 collectors who know each other or sort of know eachother hanging out in a big hotel room, talking, playing with knives, swapping knives.......
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drinking, playing with knives, drinking, playing with knives, drinking, playing with knives, drinking, cutting each other's fingers off.........:D

count me in.
 
shaldag said:
drinking, playing with knives, drinking, playing with knives, drinking, playing with knives, drinking, cutting each other's fingers off.........:D

count me in.
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Glen Garioch just shot out of my nose!:eek:

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Please consider what follows to be my opinion only.

I would not be interested if it was an elitist organization. Something that cost $500.00 to join and $100.00 a year to be a member of would probably not interest me. An organization that educated the collector and promoted knives in general could be a good idea, as long as it didn't turn into just another group of good old boys.

As much as I definitely lean towards forged knives, I think an organization that was only for forged knife collectors would be too exclusive. The mission statement of the organization would have to be well thought out and purposeful.

This is off topic, but I would like to add that I really enjoy threads that make me think. This one and the one about the ABS are doing a very good job of that.
 
shaldag said:
drinking, playing with knives, drinking, playing with knives, drinking, playing with knives, drinking, cutting each other's fingers off.........:D

count me in.
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Now you got it. That's what I had in mind :thumbup: ...... you can't have that kind of fun with 200 collectors.
 
Joss said:
I like the idea, but the focus should be on overall knife quality, not the way they're made.

Maybe there should be an election / nomination, held secretely once a year, of 100 "knights" of the knifemaking crafts (the Round Table of knifemaking, if you wish). The knighthood would only last this one year, and would only be reflective of the work of the past year. Makers would get the right of a special logo / stamp for 1 year. Since the ballot would be open (members can vote in new candidates, and don't have to choose from a pre-selected list), new blood would get a chance at the front row. Because there would be turnover, there would be no shame in loosing your "knight" status. Many makers would "loose" their status due to a choice to produce more using friendly pieces, or to semi retire, or to focus on teaching, etc - no shame in this.

What would have to be pre-selected is the number and quality of voters. They should be high quality makers, collectors, dealers, etc.

BTW, "knight" might be the wrong term. Maybe "Ambassador" or "Intangible Asset" :D would be better.
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Adding to this, maybe the current knights / ambassadors should each have up to 100 submissions along with the voters. That would make it somewhat similar to the AKI membership. Or maybe you should have 33 Ambassadors nominated each by a group of collectors, dealers, and makers...
 
Kohai999 said:
If there were a Collector's Society of some sort, not just a club, it might work nicely if it was exclusive, but not too exclusive, and fairly expensive to join($200-$500,/initial, $100+ annual) the dues could be used to buy/sell knives at a profit, and fund annual Society knives.
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Even though I am not currently interested in joining such an organization, the above idea intrigues me. I don't have the capacity to even imagine what could be concieved and produced by some of the top makers in the world, if they were commissioned to make the piece of their lifetime, and given the budget to do so.

Esteemed maker: "Well, this is a picture of the most challenging and personally rewarding piece I've ever made. I had to charge X thousand dollars for it."
Organization representative: "Wow. That's an awesome piece. So, what could you do for us if we gave you ten times as much?"
 
There have been several threads lately about the collectors role in the industry and I was curious if anyone has given anymore thought to forming an association/society for collectors. I'm not sure if it may be necessary if the ABS is restructured.

Bob
 
Starkman1 said:
There have been several threads lately about the collectors role in the industry and I was curious if anyone has given anymore thought to forming an association/society for collectors. I'm not sure if it may be necessary if the ABS is restructured.

Bob
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I was thinking of pursuing the idea, however it would take quite a bit of effort and resources to get an association started and time to cultivate it into a viable entity that could make a difference in the customs community.

Perhaps after we find a winner for the BF Bowie and the project comes to an end.
Anyone interested?
 
Kevin Jones said:
I was thinking of pursuing the idea, however it would take quite a bit of effort and resources to get an association started and time to cultivate it into a viable entity that could make a difference in the customs community.

Perhaps after we find a winner for the BF Bowie and the project comes to an end.
Anyone interested?
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You know where to find me!

Stephen
 
That depends what it would do. I didn't read a consensus on what the specific actions such a group should take are.
 
There are some major collectors on this forum with many years of experience, and would lend a great deal of credibility to such an organization. Would it be possible to start another thread and somehow organize a club through this forum? Brainstorm and collaborate to come up with a mission statement? Maybe develop a few surveys/polls?
Bob
 
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Originally Posted by Kohai999
If there were a Collector's Society of some sort, not just a club, it might work nicely if it was exclusive, but not too exclusive, and fairly expensive to join($200-$500,/initial, $100+ annual) the dues could be used to buy/sell knives at a profit, and fund annual Society knives.


I think that the idea has potential. Jim Treacy
 
This is crazy - first the premise of excluding dealers is completely faulty in my opinion. Second, to join you need to mail a form where you enter your login and password to the owner. Why would he need to know your password?
 
Joss said:
This is crazy - first the premise of excluding dealers is completely faulty in my opinion. Second, to join you need to mail a form where you enter your login and password to the owner. Why would he need to know your password?
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It was started on 8/7/2005 but it has 7 members only :confused: click here to check the memberlist.
 
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