Comments on: The State of Knife Collecting on the Web http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/2009/01/12/the-state-of-knife-collecting-on-the-web/ Knife Collector News of Yesterday & Today Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:32:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Byron Rogers http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/2009/01/12/the-state-of-knife-collecting-on-the-web/#comment-858 Byron Rogers Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:28:42 +0000 http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/?p=3901#comment-858 Thanks for the mention of Knife Web Guide. A little history about KnifeWebGuide.com: The Knife Web Guide™ was started the last week in October 2000 and the first version of the Guide was debuted on CutlersCove.com site the first week of November 2000. The second version which is current went up Dec. 5, 2004. The Guide's domain name KnifeWebGuide.com was registered on Oct. 20, 2000. The KWG has over 150 pages including 78 alphabetical Theme-Categories and the Knife Article Library™! We have a search feature on the Guide so you can go through the over 2400 listings fast and get to what you are searching for quickly. List your site in KnifeWebGuide .com for the return of a link. Byron Rogers Founder and Director of KnifeWebGuide .com Thanks for the mention of Knife Web Guide.

A little history about KnifeWebGuide.com:
The Knife Web Guide™ was started the last week in October 2000 and the first version of the Guide was debuted on CutlersCove.com site the first week of November 2000. The second version which is current went up Dec. 5, 2004. The Guide’s domain name KnifeWebGuide.com was registered on Oct. 20, 2000.

The KWG has over 150 pages including 78 alphabetical Theme-Categories and the Knife Article Library™! We have a search feature on the Guide so you can go through the over 2400 listings fast and get to what you are searching for quickly.

List your site in KnifeWebGuide .com for the return of a link.

Byron Rogers Founder and Director of KnifeWebGuide .com

]]> By: Scott King http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/2009/01/12/the-state-of-knife-collecting-on-the-web/#comment-285 Scott King Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:13:49 +0000 http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/?p=3901#comment-285 philco I agree the one-on-one is another way to get folks interested. And is a very effective approach too (kinda like disciplining). The challenges to this approach are- 1) the disciple has to <em>want</em> to be a disciple, 2) know and or find a youth to disciple, and 3) disciplining requires a lot of time and energy. Yet, still a very good point! philco
I agree the one-on-one is another way to get folks interested.
And is a very effective approach too
(kinda like disciplining).
The challenges to this approach are-
1) the disciple has to want to be a disciple,
2) know and or find a youth to disciple, and
3) disciplining requires a lot of time and energy.

Yet, still a very good point!

]]> By: philco http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/2009/01/12/the-state-of-knife-collecting-on-the-web/#comment-281 philco Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:27:40 +0000 http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/?p=3901#comment-281 Scott, I think you raise some interesting and valid points regarding the need for our hobby to adopt and adapt new technology as it develops and evolves. I don't think, however, that there is any substitute for one on one personal interaction when it comes to developing interest in knife collecting in the youth of today. I recently ran a thread on AAPK asking members how they got started collecting knives. Nearly every person who responded said they had a dad, uncle, friend or other person of influence in their lives who collected knives and sparked their initial interest. Several of the respondants were young folks in their early twenties or younger. I don't mean to dispute what you have written here, but I think you may be putting the cart before the horse as far as spuring interest in the young folks in our hobby. Once a young person begins to develop an interest in the hobby of knife collecting, by all means, yes, provide the technology to support the interest in this hobby in format they are familiar with and can relate to. But first you've got to get them interested. For that there is no substitute for hands on, face to face interaction. For this hobby to continue to grow, it will be necessary for those of us who are involved to be willing to pass on a knife or two to the young folks we know and are close to and to be willing to show and share our collections and our passion for the hobby with them. I have a nephew who is becoming a knife collector and he doesn't even know it yet. Guess what his uncle gave him when he graduated high school. That, in my opinion, is how this hobby will survive and grow, one kid at a time being influenced by someone who loves and appreciates knives. I have a little phrase I coined that sums up what I think draws most of us to the hobby; Knives are more than metal and bone. They're about who we are, And the people we've known. Scott,
I think you raise some interesting and valid points regarding the need for our hobby to adopt and adapt new technology as it develops and evolves. I don’t think, however, that there is any substitute for one on one personal interaction when it comes to developing interest in knife collecting in the youth of today.
I recently ran a thread on AAPK asking members how they got started collecting knives. Nearly every person who responded said they had a dad, uncle, friend or other person of influence in their lives who collected knives and sparked their initial interest. Several of the respondants were young folks in their early twenties or younger.
I don’t mean to dispute what you have written here, but I think you may be putting the cart before the horse as far as spuring interest in the young folks in our hobby. Once a young person begins to develop an interest in the hobby of knife collecting, by all means, yes, provide the technology to support the interest in this hobby in format they are familiar with and can relate to. But first you’ve got to get them interested. For that there is no substitute for hands on, face to face interaction.
For this hobby to continue to grow, it will be necessary for those of us who are involved to be willing to pass on a knife or two to the young folks we know and are close to and to be willing to show and share our collections and our passion for the hobby with them.
I have a nephew who is becoming a knife collector and he doesn’t even know it yet. Guess what his uncle gave him when he graduated high school. That, in my opinion, is how this hobby will survive and grow, one kid at a time being influenced by someone who loves and appreciates knives.
I have a little phrase I coined that sums up what I think draws most of us to the hobby;

Knives are more than metal and bone.
They’re about who we are,
And the people we’ve known.

]]> By: Scott King http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/2009/01/12/the-state-of-knife-collecting-on-the-web/#comment-280 Scott King Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:38:59 +0000 http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/?p=3901#comment-280 Elvis I'm still watching and studying eBay. Been active there for a long time and still formulating my opinions and observations- both from an auctioneer's and a collector's perspective. Thanks for your comments on the message of the report. I didn't intend to make is so long, but I needed to say it. And while it may not be obvious, I spent 5 hours on that post.. writing/rewriting/rewriting. Scott Elvis
I’m still watching and studying eBay. Been active there for a long time and still formulating my opinions and observations- both from an auctioneer’s and a collector’s perspective.

Thanks for your comments on the message of the report. I didn’t intend to make is so long, but I needed to say it. And while it may not be obvious, I spent 5 hours on that post.. writing/rewriting/rewriting.
Scott

]]> By: Elvis http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/2009/01/12/the-state-of-knife-collecting-on-the-web/#comment-277 Elvis Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:10:54 +0000 http://cutlerynewsjournal.com/?p=3901#comment-277 In the words of the author "This message is too important to make bite-sized." and I couldn't agree more. Hopefully someday there will be web sites like ElephantToenails.com for other patterns of knives and virtual knife shows/museums and other on line resources mentioned in this article. The internet can, and must be, a big part of the future of knife collecting lest we be left in the dust and largely forgotten by future generations to carry on our beloved hobby. The W.R. Case Collector's Club (to name one) is doing their best to recruit Junior Members, but unfortunately this is not enough to replace the aging members selling off and the good men I've seen pass on. The web offers a chance for awareness that must not be overlooked. Ebay? Another can of worms entirely. Several years ago I was able to buy some rare and valuable knives at very, VERY low prices on ebay. Why? Not as many people knew to look for knives there and sellers were simply looking to clean out inherited items they had no use for. Those days are gone and now, to the dismay of many, ebay is today's marketplace. Ignore the "Buy it Now" price and you'll find out the market value of a knife. The huge downside is that one simply cannot handle the knife and feel the "walk and talk" of it as we would all like to. For that, we can only take the seller's word and hope for the best. Still, the internet has changed knife collecting forever, good or bad, and we must live with it. Caveat emptor! In the words of the author “This message is too important to make bite-sized.” and I couldn’t agree more. Hopefully someday there will be web sites like ElephantToenails.com for other patterns of knives and virtual knife shows/museums and other on line resources mentioned in this article. The internet can, and must be, a big part of the future of knife collecting lest we be left in the dust and largely forgotten by future generations to carry on our beloved hobby. The W.R. Case Collector’s Club (to name one) is doing their best to recruit Junior Members, but unfortunately this is not enough to replace the aging members selling off and the good men I’ve seen pass on. The web offers a chance for awareness that must not be overlooked.

Ebay? Another can of worms entirely. Several years ago I was able to buy some rare and valuable knives at very, VERY low prices on ebay. Why? Not as many people knew to look for knives there and sellers were simply looking to clean out inherited items they had no use for. Those days are gone and now, to the dismay of many, ebay is today’s marketplace. Ignore the “Buy it Now” price and you’ll find out the market value of a knife. The huge downside is that one simply cannot handle the knife and feel the “walk and talk” of it as we would all like to. For that, we can only take the seller’s word and hope for the best. Still, the internet has changed knife collecting forever, good or bad, and we must live with it. Caveat emptor!

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