Does anyone have ALL of the forum knives?

[JustinR]

I’ve owned them all except for the first 3. 2011 was when I first started really participating here and was able to buy the moose and wharncliffe barlow off of another member in the exchange. Kind of wish I had tried harder in the beginning to complete the set. I haven’t seen the ring knife or cannitler come up for sale in years.

I remember buying a second 2013 Congress jack from spark a solid year after they were released (and he had several left).

I don’t think 2012 sold all that well either (and was also kind of pricey).

 

[Capt. Carl]

I have to say, I never really liked that combination of blades on a Barlow! I wasn't a regular poster here then, but I do remember Wharncliffe blades being very much in vogue. The first knife I could have purchased was the 2012, but I didn't like that much either Kind of wish I'd bought one, and had a blade delete done

Doesn't that say a lot?

Saying it was controversial is probably a huge understatement. We nearly lost the project, until Charlie stepped in the following year. I'm afraid I'll get into trouble if I say

I understand that! I really enjoy having both blade options, about the closest i can get like that now is the lionsteel warhorse at ck. Looks like a great one

 

[cccanada]

Have been fortunate to receive a couple of the forum knives
There is another handful i would like to acquire yet

 

[KellyGlanzer]

I've tried to collect all the Bladeforum knives along the way and somehow this one had eluded me. I was finally able to pick up this beautiful example that has been recovered with some gorgeous Antique Westinghouse micarta. I'm pretty stoked to finally have one in my stable.

 

[Fodderwing]

There are a few that I know of besides myself, Ted being the one that comes to mind. I'm sure there are others as well. I have been fortunate to get them all, 2009 being special. That was the year I had my open heart surgery right around when the order request dropped. I was able to drag myself out of recovery at home to get my order in the mail for one, LOL. That's what the forum knives mean to me. Here's some pics through the years...

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That is AWESOME Glenn!

I'm one of those guys.
I said I wasn't going to buy one, and meant it.

Same here John.

 

[seas165]

Nvm

 

[FLymon]

View attachment 1937422 I've tried to collect all the Bladeforum knives along the way and somehow this one had eluded me. I was finally able to pick up this beautiful example that has been recovered with some gorgeous Antique Westinghouse micarta. I'm pretty stoked to finally have one in my stable.

Looks like the bolsters got polished as well.
Very nice!

 

[yablanowitz]

I guess I missed this last year. I also have a complete set thanks to Charlie selling me a ring knife a few years back to complete it. I started at the canittler and snagged at least one of each since. Most of the extras were given away to others that missed out, but I did keep my spare Irish Jack. I even got the runner-up Eric's Jack.

 

[Ernie1980]

I have bought at least one each year from 2012 to now, but that still leaves me way short of all of them!
Side note- the order is already in for the 2022??

 

[Bubber]

First time I have seen all of the knives together. I have a pair of the 2014 knife. The stag is outstanding on both.

 

[rcs86]

I'm working on it! Missing the 2014, 2009 and earlier. Gonna keep hunting!

 

[sceva]

I only have one; a 2014 Stag Jack. I believe John Lloyd donated the stag for these. I used to have one of the first ones ( The Ring Opener) but let it go to another home a few years back.

Here is my 2014 one. Nice stag, well matched for thickness, color etc. As you can see this one gets used.

 

[yablanowitz]

All but the last one, need to take a new picture.

 

[Invoice]

Was Eric's Jack a BF knife?

 

[Peregrin]

Was Eric's Jack a BF knife?

There was a lot of lobbying that year for a stainless steel option, if memory serves me. Eric Albers at Canal Street Cutlery made them for us, with stag that John Lloyd donated. A great little knife. It has no BladeForums markings, but was offered as an alternate to the official forum knife.

 

[yablanowitz]

Yeah, the Eric's Jack was what I call "the runner-up". Not an official Forum knife, but close enough for me, so I include it in my pictures.

 

[Your Name Goes Here]

Side note- the order is already in for the 2022??

Bueller ? Bueller ?

 

[dsutton24]

Here's a list of Forum knives by year. Can anyone fill in the blanks, add details, or suggest corrections?

Forum Knives by Year

Year	Price	Quantity Made	Description	Manufacturer -- Date
2003	$89.95	300​	SpyderHawk, Blue -- Stamped # of 300	Spyderco - Spyderco Forum Knife
2005	$xx	~30​	Canoe	Schrade - Schrade Forum Knife
2006	$78.00	43​	Ring Opener Pen	Canal Street Cutlery
2006	$80.00	~20​	Schrade 505SC Stockman -- Scrimshaw by Thomas Giorgianni -- Serialized	Schrade - Schrade Forum Knife
2007	$100.00	57​	Cannitler	Canal Street Cutlery
2008	$89.00	50​	Northwoods Medium Stockman	Northwood Knives
2009	$82.94	113​	Schatt & Morgan Barlow	Queen
2010	$87.00	131​	Moose	Queen
2011	$92.00	184​	#85 Easy Open Jack	GEC
2012	$125.00	262​	#74 Wharncliffe Saddle Trapper	GEC
2013	$129.00	173​	#133213 Congress Jack	GEC 5-20-13
2014	$76.00	354​	#771114EC Stag Jack	GEC, stag donated by John Lloyd
2014	$119.00	100*​	Eric's Jack, stag scales. stainless blade, bolsters and liners.	Canal St., stag donated by John Lloyd
2015	$88.00	(xxx)​	Serpentine Jack, Bocote Scales, Bomb Shield, Birdseye Pivots	Canal Street Cutlery 7-21-15
2016	$115.00	350​	#352216 Drover Equal End Harness Jack - Burnt Orange Worm Groove Bone	GEC 9-1-16
2017	$85.00	519​	#153117 TC Barlow, Natural Canvas Micarta	GEC 6-27=17
2018	$71.00	474​	301 2 Blade Stockman, Elk Scales	BUCK 6-29-18
2019	$92.14	399​	#863119 African Blackwood scales, Barehead Jack Sailor's knife	GEC 3-17-19
2020	$118.50	(xxx)​	Swayback, Single Wharncliffe Blade, Rams Horn Scales	Viper, 8-7-20
2021	$99.00	500​	#861121 Spring Street Barlow, Hemlock Sawcut Bone	GEC, ~6-1-21
2021	$xx	44**​	#861121 Spring Street Barlow, Smooth White Bone, Limited Availability**	GEC
2022	$115	550***​	#391222 Bunny Knife, 3 1/2" 2 blade Jack, Ebony covers, and matte finish. Serialized	GEC, 7-6-22
2023	$160	668****​	#340223 Hump Back Congress, Antique Autumn Jigged Bone Scales. 25th Anniv.	GEC, 6-7-23
2024	$250	580​	#911324, 4 3/8", 3 blade stock knife pattern.1095 Carbon Steel, igged Amber dyed bone.	GEC 8-29-24

* The Eric's Jack was an alternative offering to members who wanted a Stainless knife. Organized by Charlie Campagna
** A few leftover 2021 #861121 were made with white scales and sold by invitation.
*** 150 distributed in Canada, Europe, Australia regions. Numbers 1 - 150, 400 distributed in USA. Numbers 151 - 550
**** Total includes a dozen or so variants that went to select folks.

Date in last column is the date the finalized knife was announced. Some dates are approximate.

Updated 12-18-25, cleaned up some estimates and missing information. Added a few dates.

 

[Markeologist]

Sorry, hit the refresh which caused the cursed double post….Relevant content photo:

 

[Markeologist]

Here's a list of Forum knives by year. Can anyone fill in the blanks, or are there corrections that should be made? Should the Eric's Jack be added as a footnote? If so, what were the particulars?

Forum Knives by Year

Year	Price	Quantity Made	Description	Manufacturer
2005	$xx	~30	Canoe	Schrade Forum Knife
2006	$78.00	43	Ring Opener Pen	Canal Street Cutlery
2007	$100.00	57	Cannitlers Knife	Canal Street Cutlery
2008	$89.00	50	Northwoods Medium Stockman	Northwood Knives
2009	$82.94	113	Schatt & Morgan Barlow	Queen
2010	$87.00	131	Moose	Queen
2011	$92.00	184	#85 Easy Open Jack	GEC
2012	$125.00	262	Wharncliffe Saddle Trapper	GEC
2013	$129.00	173	#133213 Congress Jack	GEC
2014	$76.00	354	#771114EC Stag Jack	GEC, stag donated by John Lloyd
2015	$88.00	(xxx)	Serpentine Jack, Bocote Scales, Bomb Shield, Birdseye Pivots	Canal Street Cutlery
2016	$115.00	350	#35 Equal End Harness Jack	GEC
2017	$85.00	(xxx)	#153117 TC Barlow, Natural Canvas Micarta	GEC
2018	$71.00	474	301 2 Blade Stockman, Elk Scales	BUCK
2019	$92.14	399	#863119 African Blackwood scales, Barehead Jack Sailor's knife	GEC
2020	$118.50	(xxx)	Swayback, Single Wharncliffe Blade, Rams Horn Scales	Viper
2021	$99.00	500	#861121 Spring Street Barlow, Hemlock Sawcut Bone	GEC

Everybody please spare me the slings and arrows but there is another footnote for the list, the smooth white 86.