Smkw bcci shindig!

110 Dave

110 Dave

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WELL i did not think i was going to be able to go
but yesterday at around 3pm it was a go
i did not have to go to wv to see lawyer again
and so
bucksway and i are both here
made the drive in 2 hr less then map page said we could
we walked in got our regestation paid and sat down with every
one else for a nice dinner...

CJ got up to speak of his grand father and jest tell the people side of him
what his life was like and how he was and the key points that made him
the man he was
it was plain to all that CJ misses his grand father still and many in attendance stood and said they missed him also

John had a young man draw out door prizes and many got nice things

there was a new addation to the hall of fame
some one hopefully will cone on and give his name
and for some that were put in the hall two years ago
that were not there then they reintro'ed them now that they are here

there will be classes tomarow and lot of things to do
the hartage knives and others are for sale

there was the protrotype set for the heartage knives
that were made for the club that there was a drawing for..
and they were going to wait to friday but the boo hoos
gave them thought to do it tonite

you will never guess who won that unique set!
hee hee hee :p
arman you should have been here...
is all i can say...
i wish all of you could be here ...
i can not even begin to name all that i know that showed
and i seen a LOT of new faces!!!!

hope fully some of the others will come on here and up date you alll
with names and more detailed info then i can provide

it is nice to be with friends again...
ciao
dave
 
Thanks Dave, for all the info so far about the show... I wish I was there... Big time... Let us know more as soon as you can... How about some pics too... ITE ... :thumbup:
 
i took some and will try to post tomarow
it is nice to be part of it again
i did not bring any to show
and buck sway did but
there is limited space so good thing i did not bring 16 feet of stuff
or 8 for that mater
got to get shut eye bussy day tomarow
ciao
dave
 
you will never guess who won that unique set!
hee hee hee
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LOL,I'm guessing it was you Dave.:)At least I hope so.:cool:
Sounds like you guys are having lot's of fun already!Sure glad you were able to go.I've been as busy as a one armed paper hanger,and I'm going back to Calif. this Saturday.I'm looking forward to seeing lots of pictures when I get back.Sounds like Buck knife Heaven.:D
 
Dave,
Look at the girraff bone handled Damascus Sub Hilt Bowie Joe Houser has with him....Please send us pictures of all the cool stuff..
 
skyhorse said:
LOL,I'm guessing it was you Dave.:)At least I hope so.:cool:
Sounds like you guys are having lot's of fun already!Sure glad you were able to go.I've been as busy as a one armed paper hanger,and I'm going back to Calif. this Saturday.I'm looking forward to seeing lots of pictures when I get back.Sounds like Buck knife Heaven.:D
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:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
why... yes ...
it was me!!!
clint had to tell me 3 times to check my ticket !!
i said what for ?
jest go up there cause you won..
dudgh...
yep i had the ticket that every one wanted!
never dreamed i would win..
it is nice but will be sent back to buck as they some how did not
get the prototype markings on them...
will keep it as a set but many asked me if they could buy one of them
clint says it will gather dust on my wall at home!
he would like the 112 out of it ...
picts being transfered
 
Thanks for the pictures Dave, I saw a few fellows there I recognize , Leroy Remer and Wild Bill Cody to mention a couple.
 
The BCCI really got it right! There was so much to do and see at SMKW The room for members was a great idea too..Munchies ,drinks, a place to sit away from the crowds and visit,member displays...Good job! Eight am is just to early for anything tho..If you have to drive to be there..Lots of door prises/giveaways too.All in all a great event done well!
 
bucksway said:
The BCCI really got it right! There was so much to do and see at SMKW The room for members was a great idea too..Munchies ,drinks, a place to sit away from the crowds and visit,member displays...Good job! Eight am is just to early for anything tho..If you have to drive to be there..Lots of door prises/giveaways too.All in all a great event done well!
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Yes, I thought it was a good meeting. I met quite a few people, but I didn't really know who they were in this forum. "bucksway", I think I met you, Joe Houser was settting out some really neat knives and I asked him where the 112 with the 450 blade was. Joe said it was gone and you said, I have it, but I have another one at home and you handed it to me. Nice gesture, I appreciate it.

Here are some things I got out of the meeting.

1.) Everyone was nice, from the presenters, the workers for Buck, the members, people working there for the club. SMKW was nice, Kevin Pipes, the owner of SMKW was very gracious and nice. "300 Bucks" gave me a prize he won because he knew the answer about Buck knives, which of course, he should know. It was a nice gesture and everyone seem to go out of there way to be nice.

2.) I spent 4 days at SMKW and I didn't buy a knife from the store, even though they had a 10% discount on Bucks. I did spend a boat load of money on the knife swap on Thursday at the hotel though. The tables that were high, not much was sold. The table for Joe Houser and Larry Oden had good value and went quickly. Also, Gene Merrit, (spelling??) had some nice Yellowhores at good value as did Michael Prater with Painted Pony. I found the knife swap was really special for a Buck nut, even my wife and son bought knives. My wife bought a mid 80's 301 from Larry Oden and my son bought a Yellowhorse from Gene Merrit. My son who is part Cherokee, from my wife's side, found the talk from David Yellowhorse very special. My son bought a 110 with Native American symbols. I thought the $250 for the knife was a good value, I did help my son a little in buying the knife.

3.) I talked to the sales rep and he said, they will have special knives for Christmas. Dick's sporting goods will have a special 110 this year. I also asked if they will sell a Wal Mart tin and he said yes. I asked if it was going to be made in the USA and he said in a matter of fact kind of way, the Wal Mart tin will be from over seas.

4.) The place for the courses was quite small, I would say at the first dinner there were 200 people and the meeting room had 75 chairs. The chairs did not fill up, I guess a lot of members did not go to the meetings. The David Yellowhorse and the Custom knife meetings had the most people and all of the seats were full for those two.

5.) One last thing, I saw the Paradigm, I didn't like that knife. I also saw the Vantage with a wood handle, I did like that knife. The Paradigm was too gimmicky for me. CJ did show the new knives for 2011, I liked some of them and some I will just have to wait and see.


Overall, it was a great meeting, they had snacks and water for us and they gave us time after each meeting to talk or see the store. I now wonder if I should try to make the next meeting in Idaho in 2013???:cool:
 
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What a great bunch of folks. Really had a good time. There is such a warm sense of community within this club.

Hats off to both John F and Larry O....and their families who always seemed to be there when heavy lifting was required.

It was also telling of our group that Smoky Mountain Knife works (Kevin Pipes) said we could come back whenever we wanted.
 
CJ Buck said:
What a great bunch of folks. Really had a good time. There is such a warm sense of community within this club.

Hats off to both John F and Larry O....and their families who always seemed to be there when heavy lifting was required.

It was also telling of our group that Smoky Mountain Knife works (Kevin Pipes) said we could come back whenever we wanted.
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yes as CJ says we all owe a big thank you to John Larry Jack
and all the other BCCI officials that worked so hard to put this on for
us the club members!!

and CJ you and Joe being there as always is a treat for us
special thanks to all those that did the classes !!
i could not get awake enught o make them all
but the people that did all them said they all were
OUTSTANDING !!!

one day i hope to put on the 110 after '86 and all the gold etch ..
but for now i am glad i could attend and enjoy what so many
worked to make nice for us!
 
Now don't forget there will be a video of the whole event coming soon..I MISSED the 110/112 seminar because it started at 8;00am........I was sleeping so sweetly......
 
Great posts and thanks-except just make me more sick that I couldnt be there..I woulda loved it.:(
 
bucksway asked me to post picts of his display at the SMKW shindig
and i found a "roundtoit" from years ago so
here they are
i took sections of the display to see each better and one over all
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