CKCA
Custom Knife Collectors Association
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Introducing our second CKCA-Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge:
As a result of this exciting project approx. $130,000.00 will be dedicated to increase innovation, the awareness and acceptance of custom knives outside our community and the promotion of custom knives in general.
Challenge Project Details & Milestones
The CKCA - Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge is an opportunity for CKCA Member full and part time knife makers, (forge and/or do stock removal) to be awarded an endowment of $20,000 for creating the most innovative knife they have ever done.
Out of all the submissions, two recipients will be chosen and can use the money however they choose as long as it related to making a knife which is more innovative. For example, the money could be used for training/travel for engraving/carving or for the purchase of needed equipment. It could be the innovation of a new process a new design anything which produces a knife more innovative than what is currently being done.
Makers are required to keep records/receipts detailing how their $20,000 endowment was spent and these records are subject to inspection by the CKCA. Each recipient must agree to be photographed and/or filmed during the year they are working on their knife and must promise to disclose any methods that they used at the end of the program.
Those methods and videos will be available for viewing upon presentation of their pieces for judging at the Blade Show in Atlanta. After judging is complete, the information will be available for educating other makers.
ALL WORK MUST BE DONE BY THE MAKERS THEMSELVES ABSOLUTELY NO OUTSOURCING.
The benefactor of the program has claimed the right to purchase any or all of the submitted knives at a price agreed upon by he and the maker. Any knives not purchased by the benefactor may be sold by the makers to whomever they choose after they are judged and the project is completed. All money received from the sales go to the makers. CKCA is not responsible for selling the knives nor will they receive any money from the sales.
The CKCA reserves the right to have the knives displayed for a period of time in a museum (yet to be determined) in order to further promote custom knife making in the art field. Each recipient will be responsible for paying taxes on these funds received from the CKCA and will receive a 1099 at the end of the year for tax reporting purposes.
Project Milestones:
August 15, 2015 Application Acceptance Begins
December 15, 2015 - All applications have to be in to the CKCA for consideration.
February, 2016 (Little Rock SHOW) - Two CKCA Member Knifemaker Finalists will be announced.
June, 2016 (Blade Show) - Each Finalist is due to give the Challenge Project Team an idea as to the direction they are going in creating their Knife Innovation Project. Finalist are not necessarily committing to a specific idea or design but more running your ideas, concept and preferably drawings past us for acceptance and/or guidance. The two Finalists will be introduced and their $20,000 checks awarded to them at the annual CKCA Banquet on Thursday night before Blade Show.
December 15, 2016 CKCA Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge Project Team Review.
Finalist are to provide progress photos of their project and have records & receipts of money spent available in the event the Project Team chooses to request them for inspection.
March 1, 2017 - Date that two Knife Innovation Projects are to be 100% completed and due to our designated CKCA photographer for photography and promo material creation.
Blade Show June 2017 - The winning Knife Innovation Project will be selected by our distinguished panel of judges and winning knifemaker will be introduced at the CKCA Banquet and celebrated as the 2017 CKCA-Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge Winner.
http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/Projects/2017_Fisk_knife_challenge.html
As a result of this exciting project approx. $130,000.00 will be dedicated to increase innovation, the awareness and acceptance of custom knives outside our community and the promotion of custom knives in general.
Challenge Project Details & Milestones
The CKCA - Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge is an opportunity for CKCA Member full and part time knife makers, (forge and/or do stock removal) to be awarded an endowment of $20,000 for creating the most innovative knife they have ever done.
Out of all the submissions, two recipients will be chosen and can use the money however they choose as long as it related to making a knife which is more innovative. For example, the money could be used for training/travel for engraving/carving or for the purchase of needed equipment. It could be the innovation of a new process a new design anything which produces a knife more innovative than what is currently being done.
Makers are required to keep records/receipts detailing how their $20,000 endowment was spent and these records are subject to inspection by the CKCA. Each recipient must agree to be photographed and/or filmed during the year they are working on their knife and must promise to disclose any methods that they used at the end of the program.
Those methods and videos will be available for viewing upon presentation of their pieces for judging at the Blade Show in Atlanta. After judging is complete, the information will be available for educating other makers.
ALL WORK MUST BE DONE BY THE MAKERS THEMSELVES ABSOLUTELY NO OUTSOURCING.
The benefactor of the program has claimed the right to purchase any or all of the submitted knives at a price agreed upon by he and the maker. Any knives not purchased by the benefactor may be sold by the makers to whomever they choose after they are judged and the project is completed. All money received from the sales go to the makers. CKCA is not responsible for selling the knives nor will they receive any money from the sales.
The CKCA reserves the right to have the knives displayed for a period of time in a museum (yet to be determined) in order to further promote custom knife making in the art field. Each recipient will be responsible for paying taxes on these funds received from the CKCA and will receive a 1099 at the end of the year for tax reporting purposes.
Project Milestones:
August 15, 2015 Application Acceptance Begins
December 15, 2015 - All applications have to be in to the CKCA for consideration.
February, 2016 (Little Rock SHOW) - Two CKCA Member Knifemaker Finalists will be announced.
June, 2016 (Blade Show) - Each Finalist is due to give the Challenge Project Team an idea as to the direction they are going in creating their Knife Innovation Project. Finalist are not necessarily committing to a specific idea or design but more running your ideas, concept and preferably drawings past us for acceptance and/or guidance. The two Finalists will be introduced and their $20,000 checks awarded to them at the annual CKCA Banquet on Thursday night before Blade Show.
December 15, 2016 CKCA Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge Project Team Review.
Finalist are to provide progress photos of their project and have records & receipts of money spent available in the event the Project Team chooses to request them for inspection.
March 1, 2017 - Date that two Knife Innovation Projects are to be 100% completed and due to our designated CKCA photographer for photography and promo material creation.
Blade Show June 2017 - The winning Knife Innovation Project will be selected by our distinguished panel of judges and winning knifemaker will be introduced at the CKCA Banquet and celebrated as the 2017 CKCA-Jerry Fisk Cutlery Challenge Winner.
http://www.customknifecollectorsassociation.com/Projects/2017_Fisk_knife_challenge.html
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