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Just got off vinny77's last post and it got me to thinking about this forum and its members. I lurked here for several months before joining late last year and I can't tell you how impressed I've been with the civility and generosity found here. I've been on other forums where a post like vinny,s would have turned into an ugly, vicious brawl in no time. In this case everyone maintained a pretty civilised tone and really tried to educate the guy as best they could. I've learned an incredible amount about knives and their care in the short time I've been here and find myself eagerly coming here every day to learn and share with this community. So, to all the regs that give freely and patiently of their knowledge, kudos and many thanks! I'm sure it's valued by all that come here. (geeze, can I kiss ass?! :D )
 
basjoo said:
Just got off vinny77's last post and it got me to thinking about this forum and its members. I lurked here for several months before joining late last year and I can't tell you how impressed I've been with the civility and generosity found here.
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about that, sometimes i think some folks tend to be a little too generous! :eek::D:rolleyes: but yes, BFC is a great place for intelligent & interesting conversation.

abe
 
basjoo said:
Just got off vinny77's last post and it got me to thinking about this forum and its members. I lurked here for several months before joining late last year and I can't tell you how impressed I've been with the civility and generosity found here. I've been on other forums where a post like vinny,s would have turned into an ugly, vicious brawl in no time. In this case everyone maintained a pretty civilised tone and really tried to educate the guy as best they could.
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Agreed. I've experienced the same :)
 
The general tone of civility has kept me here plus I like to sell my surplus knives! Seriously, the political forums are more contentious but I have rarely been seriously insulted in the general forums and I hope that I have insulted very few people also. :D
 
I've noticed an eagerness to help as well. Everyone here has been a great help to me thus far. I've only posted one or two times before, but I do enjoy reading the posts nearly every day. Other forums tend to degenerate into name calling and fighting. Here, I've found a light-hearted group of ppl that discuss knives. Y'all joke around and have fun but provide useful information as well.

Thank you.
 
basjoo said:
Just got off vinny77's last post and it got me to thinking about this forum and its members. I lurked here for several months before joining late last year and I can't tell you how impressed I've been with the civility and generosity found here. I've been on other forums where a post like vinny,s would have turned into an ugly, vicious brawl in no time. In this case everyone maintained a pretty civilised tone and really tried to educate the guy as best they could. I've learned an incredible amount about knives and their care in the short time I've been here and find myself eagerly coming here every day to learn and share with this community. So, to all the regs that give freely and patiently of their knowledge, kudos and many thanks! I'm sure it's valued by all that come here. (geeze, can I kiss ass?! :D )
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I too have always been impressed by the civility and info on these forums. Of course it should only be natural for people passionate about the same things to get along farily well. I also read that post you mention and just have to say I own at least 20 Spydercos and all were perfect oob, that's the ONLY knife co. I own that I can say that about. BTW these forums have also increased my knowledge of watches, pens, and flashlighs, all things along with guns that I like to collect. :)
 
There are lots of very knowledgeable people on this forum. The information is very educational and much appreciated. Thanks.
 
It really is an honor to be a member (and a moderator) here at BladeForums...Even I have learned a few things on these forums through the years, and try to pass on any good "knife" info I might have to anyone who asks. There are many of you who I count as friends, eventho' we may have not yet met "in the flesh".
 
i too really like this forum and have had pleasant experiences here

however in the last few days, i've been disappointed at the level of rancor shown in the post about warranties and unintentional abuse.

i think that the moderators could have done a better job controlling the almost vicious posts in that thread....i wont even go to look at that thread. i hope some of the (few) people who made personal attacks are banned for their replies

other than that though, this has been a fun and informative forum for me

Bill
 
Hi All-

Lots of great information has been passed my way over the years via this forum...

Regardless of the project upon which I'm working, my mind occasionally says to me, "What would the BladeForums folks suggest to do this task best? I better conduct a quick search!"

Regards,

~ Blue Jays ~
 
The internet allows people from as far away as Turkey, Finland, the UK....to play in this big old sandbox we call BladeForums.

We get to talk with Sal Glesser, Kit Carson, Kevin Cashen, Tom Mayo, Ed Fowler, Ed Schempp, Nick Wheeler.......( I am truly not purposely leaving any names out here, but the list could go on forever) and everybody gets treated pretty equally.

We get to ask questions that we could not ask before, and we get quality answers. The Forums have helped to raise the bar on what is possible in knives, and to educate all of us, much quicker than was possible before the internet. For the most part, people are who they say the are, we don't have to worry that it is an 8 year old girl pretending to be a 30 year old man.

Terms like "carbon migration", "multiple quench cycles" and "chevron shaped banding in the ji 3/8" above the temper line" have a tendency to keep nasty situations like that to a minimum.

Everybody learns, from the most Senior ABS Master Smiths, to the total newbie, and this Forum is like a bar, workshop, knife show, living room and laboratory all in one place.

True, certain personalities stand out, shall we say, strongly, but overall, it IS pretty civil around here. We can be a little to free with our patience and knowledge sometimes, but I prefer that to INTOLERANCE and IMMATURITY.

I'm not ashamed to say that I have made some friends on the forums. I met Sheldon here about 3 or 4 years ago, trying to buy an Al Mar, and it turned out that we lived in the same town, same for Buddy S. Probably would never have met those guys if it was not for the Forums, and that is but a small example.

I don't think that I have made any enemies, but I do know that I have had some "spirited" disagreements with some of the Forum members. I think that is healthy, and has been a learning experience, allowing me to hone what I write, and how I write it. Sometimes I choose to be an ass, or the "**** in the punchbowl", but I am not the only one, and that gives me a feeling of community, even if it is a somewhat disfunctional one.

What we have on Bladeforums is a freakkin gift, that's what it is. And it's free. I upgraded my status to Gold to support the forums, AND to be able to sell knives. Probably the best $30.00 I ever spent, and I plan on continuing my membership, at this point, it is almost like a neccesity, like air.

I guess my point here, is that sometimes, we should just take a moment to appreciate what we have in the BladeForums, and continue to do what we do, contributing and taking what we need, and can, giving back when we can, too.

I see "other forums members" at shows, with name badges and all, and I like to think that we don't need that here, not that it is a bad thing. You are either hip to "it", and are an active family member, or you are not hip to "it", but you are still family, and you just don't know it. Like my friend Steve Dick says, "There's Knife People, and then there's the rest of the world".

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Simply put....BF is a great place. There is a vast pool of knife knowledge to be tapped into here at BF.
 
I'm semi-new here also and I'd just like to say thank you to everyone for being fair, honest, and very helpful.
 
If makes you feel any better - you're all worthless, and I mean that.

Just kidding :D
 
There's no better place on the internet to learn about knives. The people here are great. I lool forward to logging in daily. :cool:
 
but I have come to a realization, new viewers/posters on this board should focus on learning as much as they can and then making their OWN decisions about that particular knife. Many on here have touted the success of their Strider, or their Emerson, or their Busse etc, but a select few have dissed other brands, myself included, I apologize. I think that the reviews from the more "seasoned" knife afficionados are imperative to us younger folks who want to learn, but we have to learn and make our own assumptions about knives. I've seen some new posters get on either the Benchmade or Spyderco bandwagon, and it appears that this is so because a lot of posters on this board are really pro BM. If you like that POS Frost, or won't buy anything either than a Microtech (calm down Microtech lovers, I am trying to present a scale, with Frost on the bad end and Microtech on the good end), good for you, but make that choice your own and no one elses! Just want to say thanks again, I have learned so much in the last month, more than I could have reading any magazine. Please post more about knife steels, I've just begun to differentiate between carbon and stainless steel blades, now I want to know the different types and what they can/cannot do :confused: . This is for the board moderators, I would like to post in the knife makers forums, but it says I am blocked, I have lots of custom knife questions, any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 
Good post SHS.

As with anything people need to make their own decisions on things. People who have already made their decisions based on experience are bound to feel their way is best (at least for them).

I am an opinionated SOB for sure, but my statements come from having owned and used well over 1500 knives ranging from $10 to $750. Anyone who reads my post should do so with a mental signing of my disclaimer that my opinions are just that, opinions.

I thought everyone had the ability to post in the knifemakers forum. I post there quite a bit and I'm only a weekend warrior. Could be the Gold membership though.

Email me your questions and I will post it for you, or answer them if I can. Then you can watch the responses in the thread.

I think the reason you don't see more about blade steel is that there is a such a fine line between steels that looking at a chemical analysis does not always tell you how the knife will perform. A lot of it comes down to how it was heat treated, edge geometry, grind geometry and blade geometry. Once again, the only way to really tell is by personal experience and taking into consideration what others say.
 
Once again I agree with cpirtle and shs. IT IS your choice and to rely exclusively on someone else to make that choice may leave you dissapointed.
BTW, that chad fellow is one more opinionated sob, so be careful when reading his posts! :eek: :D :D
 
cpirtle said:
Good post SHS.

As with anything people need to make their own decisions on things. People who have already made their decisions based on experience are bound to feel their way is best (at least for them).

I am an opinionated SOB for sure, but my statements come from having owned and used well over 1500 knives ranging from $10 to $750. Anyone who reads my post should do so with a mental signing of my disclaimer that my opinions are just that, opinions.

I thought everyone had the ability to post in the knifemakers forum. I post there quite a bit and I'm only a weekend warrior. Could be the Gold membership though.

Email me your questions and I will post it for you, or answer them if I can. Then you can watch the responses in the thread.

I think the reason you don't see more about blade steel is that there is a such a fine line between steels that looking at a chemical analysis does not always tell you how the knife will perform. A lot of it comes down to how it was heat treated, edge geometry, grind geometry and blade geometry. Once again, the only way to really tell is by personal experience and taking into consideration what others say.
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Thanks for the opportunity to ask questions, I will have a list prepared and email them to you, I will try to be nice, you can't believe how excited I am to bounce questions on knife steels off of someone :D . Thinking about it, I thought that a lot of knife makers will be very opinionated about their preferred blade steels, so I will think of some better questions that "whats good for hunting deer" or "what should I use when cutting bait at the strait of Madagascar" :D . Thank you.
 
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