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The show is mid-July, alternating years with Case.
Really a fun show. Literally evrything imaginable, from production, antique , to some customs. The main theme is Q/Schatt but might just see anything.
Always some interesting buys.

If it's vaguely up my alley, it could get bought:-)
Depends if I'm hot on the trail of something else.
I do resaerch users, tho.

When you go to a show, do you set limits on spending? bruce
 
I never have enough but I always leave with something great. At least in my opinion. Mostly I just search and wish. Then that special find jumps out at me. Luckily I have a great wife you allows me to indulge in my knife habit. I don't buy many small personal items, I like to save up for that big knife purchase. The family knows that and when I am ready to buy, I announce that dad is needing a new knife and they know it. I really like this thread, thanks for playing along.

Question: Given the reproduction of many of the earlier knifes, CASE has the family tree thing about them and Queen has the S&M series, do you think that collectors in the near future will be confused about the orginals and be mislead or has the prize orginals been all goobled up by the old time collectors of years gone by? :eek: I realize that it is a price thing, but orginal mustangs sell for less than the new ones, :rolleyes: MOSTLY not always. Give me a used orginal PLatts brothers any day over a reproduction. :)
 
I think some will be confused, others will not. probably more so with the first, than the latter.

With that said, what is the oldest SJ you have?
 
The oldest I have is Binn and Mason made in Pittsburgh prior to the Beaver Falls Cutlery Co. about 1865. Love it.

My question is, what was the biggest mistake in not buying a knife that you saw for sale?





I missed out on a great Marbles Gladstone Michigan, I went back for it and it was gone. The person was way smarter than I was. The person only wanted $25 for it. OH MAN!!!! :eek:
 
Passed up a theatre knife several years ago that had a story to go along with it(WWII) that the owner would verify.

Q. I have Winchester 1927 , made by Queen in '88.
Did Winchester actually make this pattern while in bidness??

Hey Pa knives, is your wife ,by chance, part of the Smith clan from South Bend? bruce
 
HEY!

No my wife is Weaver and Dunmire. Still lots of family in the area. As for the queen/winchester, I will check on that.

following another thread that I started, :p

Question? How many of you use ebay as your primary source of knives and how many use shows. (we don't have any shows in NW pennsylvania) :mad:
 
I grew up in Geneva Ohio, still have a lot of family in Conneaut, just across the border from you in a red state. Currently near Akron. We have a nice little show in Southern Ohio each year that I try to go to and I've driven to ECCKS once or twice.

With that said my primary source of knives is eBay and the forums. The deals to be had on eBay can be amazing if you're patient and keep an eye on it often. As seldom as I get to shows I can't say it's a source but I usually pick up 1-3 knives just because I'm there and can inspect them personally before buying.

Just the other day a mint condition vintage SJ by Sawby and engraved by Mullin went for $230:eek: :eek: , I was disappointed because I had Auction Sniper set to bid a lot more than that but their server screwed up and never placed my bid or I probably would have got a great deal.


Question:
Have you gone from "tactical to practical" in your knife routine or have you always stuck with the classics?

I was doing the big clipped tactical for years and have found my way back to the ever efficient slipjoint. I still have a nice collection of big/modern folders but seldom carry them and when I do I still use my SJ 95% of the time....
 
Being a proponenet of manly footwear, I always carry either a CRKT or BM in my right boot. Always a folder in my pocket tho. So it's a tossup.

Does anybody carry pearl/abalone handled knives on a regular basis? My edc get hard usage so I'm kinda leary of it.
 
Well, I have never carried pearl because of the collectibility of this handle material. I would be interested to know who has and what their opinion is on that. I have carried ivory and had no problem with it but it was a small knife to begin with and didn't stand much of a chance of getting damaged with normal use. I must say that I have question about all this tactical knife hype. :confused: I realize that there is a market for them or obviously no one would make them. I don't like them because I am a traditionalist about folding knives. Now I don't want you to think that I am against them. I just think that it is a fade that will pass. :grumpy: OK I can hear the screaming already :eek: . I love a nice bone handle, slanted bolsters that are pinched with some lines on them. I look at it like a Model T verses a Jag. Both are nice but I love the simple beauty and construction. :cool:

What do others think about this?????
 
pa knives said:
...... all this tactical knife hype. :confused: ...... I just think that it is a fade that will pass. :grumpy: ..... I look at it like a Model T verses a Jag. Both are nice but I love the simple beauty and construction. :cool:

What do others think about this?????
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Depends on the model of Jag ;) To me its more of a ______ (Any Classic Sports Car) vs. a drag car. The drag car is good for about one thing, while the sports car is good for everything from racing, to getting a date (a wife in my case).

By the same token, a friend here at work carries a Benchmade with Ti handles and while at first appearance it looks a bit *aggressive* he uses it as a tool daily at work. He also doesn't care much for traditional style knives because he considers them more decrative than utilitarian. But I use my "pretty" knives daily, too, and I've found them to be just as practical for what I used them for.

Question: What is the most unusual knife you've used as an EDC?
 
thought i might bring this thread back to life. I used a Toenail for an EDC for quite sometime. Easy conversation starter for sure, but it did prove to be just to much knife for my every day useage. So back to a slim whittler it was.

so how much interest do you think the general knife buying public has in the revival knife lines. By this I mean the reintroduction of old long forgotten names on new production knives. Does this interest you or is it just a horse of a different color?
 
I'll play :).

I have a lot of interest in the old knife lines. I like history in general, and have developed a real appreciation for learning about the old cutlers. Knife books, magazines like Knife World and their articles on old cutlery firms etc appeal greatly to me. I had never heard of Tidioute or Northfield and until I read the Great Eastern book, didn't know they were cutlery factories of old/cutlery towns of old. Queen and Case have gone through many hands, but I like the fact that Queen has resurrected the Schatt and Morgan line, again, I didn't know that was a line of old. Same for Beaver Tail with GEC, and all of the old tang names that Case has brought back for their line. J Russell, Kinfolks etc. I would like to think that the knife public has the same enthusiasm for old cutlery names being reintroduced by the remaining "kids in the yard". I believe that enthusiasm for the Taylor Schrade brand, by many of the general public, is unwarranted. I do not want to see Joe Schmoe buy a Taylor Schrade and get turned off of quality knives in general by such products. Unfortunately, most I know think that the Taylor Schrades are the same old same old.

Here's a selfish puzzler, what old, obscure patterns would you like to see re-introduced?
 
pa knives said:
thought i might bring this thread back to life. ...
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I would cry "thread necromancy!" Except that I think the thread starter can revive his own thread to ask his question to a new audience 9 years after he first asked the question.

Carry on...
 
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