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knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:20 am

Hello All:
Just joined today and have been perusing the various forums.Thought I would do an intro before I forget(something I do a lot of lately).
I found out about this forum while reading a post on Blade Forums regarding a multi-blade Case knife.
Name is Ray Smith and I'm a Knifeaholic...(oops;wrong forum!).Actually I'm a 63 year old semi-retired sign artist/pinstriper who grew up in Massachusetts and migrated to Southeast Michigan about 14 years ago.Married(again;this time to the girl I should have married in 1965)with 3 kids and 5 grandchildren and a 15 year old puppy.
Been collecting knives since I was 10 and still have the first knife I ever bought;although it was MIA for about 25 years.Long story.Being a collector rather than a dealer,I have accumulated more than a few knives.
I got back into collecting about 5 years ago after a long hiatus when I came upon a beautiful Joseph Rodgers spear point bowie/hunter in an antique shop for VERY reasonable money.That and the evil E-Bay has conspired to feed my addiction.
I retired a year ago February and for some reason my business has taken off to the point where I find very little time to feed my hobby/addiction.I also host several Yahoo groups of various types and yes one devoted to knives.It unfortunately hasn't seen too much action of late.In case anyone is interested it is called,"Knife Knuts Aknonymous"(what else?).Some of my collection is posted on there.I also created one called "Vintage Letter Openers" but that has seen even less traffic. Not a problem as I really don't have the time to fully maintain them.
Anyway this is getting long and I have to drive about 60 miles to a job in the morning(striping and lettering a 1935 Ford truck)so I will cut this short. Look forward to participating on the forum.Thank you for your time.

Ray Smith

jonet143 · Post by **jonet143** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:25 am

welcome ray, looking forward to your input. share some pics if ya have some to post.

orvet · Post by **orvet** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:36 am

Welcome aboard Ray.
There is usually quite a bit going on here.

Dale

singin46 · Post by **singin46** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:14 am

Ray, show us some of your babies when you can, we'd love to see them.

Singin46

justold52 · Post by **justold52** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:20 am

Hello knife7knut You said:

Actually I'm a 63 year old , before I forget(something I do a lot of lately).

Well I am soon to be 59, Nov 29th and I too am starting to understand.

I forget what I had for dinner the next day....

I think you will fit right in here and even have some fun.

Stop in when you can and give us some of your old memory's before you forget them all....

Sauconian · Post by **Sauconian** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:24 pm

Ray ! This is a great place to learn and meet terrific people.

I don't think you're the only old geezer here either.

Of course there are pretenders, like that young fellow, justold. He keeps tellin' us about his birthday........Prob'ly hopein' to get packages in the mail.

Fran

MITCH RAPP · Post by **MITCH RAPP** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:01 pm

Ray,

ABOARD!

marcinek · Post by **marcinek** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 4:12 pm

Good to have you with us Ray!

Gunsmoke47 · Post by **Gunsmoke47** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 5:53 pm

Lookin forward to your knives and your stories!

Classic Case · Post by **Classic Case** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 11:20 pm

to the forums, glad to have you with us.

Hukk · Post by **Hukk** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 2:44 am

Welcome Ray, I'm sure You'll enjoy AAPK.

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:08 am

Thank you for the warm welcome and the kind words.I shall endeavor to post some of my prize pieces in the appropriate forums.

On top of everything else,I am in the process of writing outlines for a couple of books I would like to publish.I have written two books already but hesitated to publish them as they were a bit too personal and were written when I was going through some life changes.

These will be a bit more light-hearted.One is on(what else?)my experiences with knives and the other a treatise on my chosen profession aka "profitable hobby" of pinstriping. I really haven't done too much with either one for several months but with the coming of the winter that may change.

Here's a picture of the knife that got me back into collecting.Squares are 1".

Forensic Jim · Post by **Forensic Jim** » Thu Nov 08, 2007 12:38 pm

Ray welcome to AAPK

Seems like a lot of Michigan knifeaholics are attracted to this site. Maybe we could set up meetings once a week, you know knid of like AA. We could talk about our addiction and how much we've spent and then show each other our closet queens and try to explain why we just had to have it. It would be therapeutic in a way. I live over here in Dundee, directly across from Cabela's.

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:50 pm

Hi Ray:
Welcome aboard. Someone mentioned pics. Well, how about a couple of the 35 you are currently working on. Truck that is.
moss

smiling-knife · Post by **smiling-knife** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:14 pm

Warm

to the site knife7knut. That is an awesome looking Bowie knife.

Looking forward to seeing more of your treasures.

s-k

knife7knut · Post by **knife7knut** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:11 pm

Mossdancer wrote:Hi Ray:
Welcome aboard. Someone mentioned pics. Well, how about a couple of the 35 you are currently working on. Truck that is.
moss

Didn't get a pic of the 35(he's supposed to send me a couple)but if no one objects to the off topic pic,this is my 1955 Pontiac Safari that I've owned since 1994 and have driven over 165,000 miles.It is currently in my garage awaiting the infusion of a new transmission(when I get the $2,000 to fix it).

Mossdancer · Post by **Mossdancer** » Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:39 pm

Hey if they do we will redo it in off topic right above this one. Neat old Pony. Keepem coming.
moss

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