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I had an idea. How many of you have gift exchanges at Christmas in your families? My family does this, since we have such a large family. It would be too expensive for all the brothers and our inlaws to exchange gifts, so we pull names out of a hat. We keep the identities secret, so that we have no idea who is buying us our Christmas gift.
I think that since we are so much like a family here, that we have a Knifemakers Christmas Season Gift exchange. I propose that anyone interested in this make an EDC knife for the gift exchange. No one is to make a high end, embellished knife, but a simple every day carry type of knife that they can produce without taking a lot of time out of their schedule. Many of you probably already have one laying around that you could use in the gift exchange. No pictures are to be posted by the makers, but instead, the receiver of the knife would post the pictures of the knife that they received and a description, with their happy comments!
If you're interested, please post your intent to participate here and also email me the following:
Your name and shipping address.
What I will do is address envelopes to each person. I will then put the name and shipping address of each person on a piece of paper too. I will then fold them and put them into a hat. I will have my wife draw out the names and put them in the envelopes, checking to make sure that no one gets their own name. This way, I won't know who has my name either. I'll email them out on November 1st. So if you intend to participate, please get your information to me in plenty of time!
My email address is scott.ickes@timken.com
Come on guys, lets get into the holiday spirit! Just remember, keep the knives simple. Maybe a little decorative filing, or mosaic pins, or damascus for those that use damascus primarily, but don't make a $1200 knife. Sheaths are optional, and up to the maker to decide whether or not to provide one.
Scott Ickes
I think that since we are so much like a family here, that we have a Knifemakers Christmas Season Gift exchange. I propose that anyone interested in this make an EDC knife for the gift exchange. No one is to make a high end, embellished knife, but a simple every day carry type of knife that they can produce without taking a lot of time out of their schedule. Many of you probably already have one laying around that you could use in the gift exchange. No pictures are to be posted by the makers, but instead, the receiver of the knife would post the pictures of the knife that they received and a description, with their happy comments!
If you're interested, please post your intent to participate here and also email me the following:
Your name and shipping address.
What I will do is address envelopes to each person. I will then put the name and shipping address of each person on a piece of paper too. I will then fold them and put them into a hat. I will have my wife draw out the names and put them in the envelopes, checking to make sure that no one gets their own name. This way, I won't know who has my name either. I'll email them out on November 1st. So if you intend to participate, please get your information to me in plenty of time!
My email address is scott.ickes@timken.com
Come on guys, lets get into the holiday spirit! Just remember, keep the knives simple. Maybe a little decorative filing, or mosaic pins, or damascus for those that use damascus primarily, but don't make a $1200 knife. Sheaths are optional, and up to the maker to decide whether or not to provide one.
Scott Ickes
a woodcraft type thing should be very appropriate.
