All About Pocket Knives

Nice knife Jerry, love that stag and the Wharn. Pattern ain't bad either.

Thanks I-Man. You're as bad as ~Q~, you would like it if it was a pipe wrench as long as it had a Wharncliffe blade.
(Well, me too.)

jerryd6818 wrote:

glennbad wrote: Until manufacturers and dealers take steps to keep people from buying handfuls of knives and then turning around and jacking up the selling price, things won't change. Supply and demand, I guess...

As far as the manufacturers and dealers, it's the same figure on their bottom line if they sell three to one individual or one to each of three individuals. What's their incentive to go to all the trouble of limiting sales? It's not in their best interest.

Speaking of the 55 Houndstooth, it is a lovely piece of hardware. (shame on me)

Well, from a dealer's perspective, I guess they get paid either way. The only way some collectors/users will get those knives will be on the secondary market or to pay the flipper prices. But if the original selling process turns off so many buyers that they don't end up buying any knives, I would think it would eventually have a ripple effect that may end up in knives that don't get sold.

And yes, shame on you...

Did someone mention "Wharncliffe"??? My ears were burning...
Please Whip me again! ~Q~

glennbad wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:

glennbad wrote: Until manufacturers and dealers take steps to keep people from buying handfuls of knives and then turning around and jacking up the selling price, things won't change. Supply and demand, I guess...

As far as the manufacturers and dealers, it's the same figure on their bottom line if they sell three to one individual or one to each of three individuals. What's their incentive to go to all the trouble of limiting sales? It's not in their best interest.

Speaking of the 55 Houndstooth, it is a lovely piece of hardware. (shame on me)

Well, from a dealer's perspective, I guess they get paid either way. The only way some collectors/users will get those knives will be on the secondary market or to pay the flipper prices. But if the original selling process turns off so many buyers that they don't end up buying any knives, I would think it would eventually have a ripple effect that may end up in knives that don't get sold.

And yes, shame on you...

Every economic bubble eventually bursts.

glennbad wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:

glennbad wrote: Until manufacturers and dealers take steps to keep people from buying handfuls of knives and then turning around and jacking up the selling price, things won't change. Supply and demand, I guess...

As far as the manufacturers and dealers, it's the same figure on their bottom line if they sell three to one individual or one to each of three individuals. What's their incentive to go to all the trouble of limiting sales? It's not in their best interest.

Speaking of the 55 Houndstooth, it is a lovely piece of hardware. (shame on me)

Well, from a dealer's perspective, I guess they get paid either way. The only way some collectors/users will get those knives will be on the secondary market or to pay the flipper prices. But if the original selling process turns off so many buyers that they don't end up buying any knives, I would think it would eventually have a ripple effect that may end up in knives that don't get sold.

And yes, shame on you...

I'm sorry Glenn. The Devil made me do it.

QTCut5 wrote:Did someone mention "Wharncliffe"??? My ears were burning...
Please Whip me again!P3220596.JPG

~Q~

Is that with a wet noodle or what?

Here's the only GEC Wharnie that I have, Executive Whittler.

QTCut5 wrote:Did someone mention "Wharncliffe"??? My ears were burning...
Please Whip me again!
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~Q~

I see what you did there Q, that's about the only kind of whip I would want (definitely not miracle whip....Jerry )

You guys are goona trick me into collecting knives.....

Today's batch

Sha-Zamm, Scott, you hit the jackpot with that pile. Must be nice to live in the geriactric(sp?) state. Lot of old timer's estates.

tjmurphy wrote:Sha-Zamm, Scott, you hit the jackpot with that pile. Must be nice to live in the geriactric(sp?) state. Lot of old timer's estates.

Just think of the gold mine The Villages must be.

jerryd6818 wrote:Just think of the gold mine The Villages must be.

Nope.....nah-dah. It's little cozy villas where people from up north have abandoned all to live in the sunshine state. They've gotten rid of
stuff they no longer use. They play golf, eat, sleep, and play golf....repeat.

That thought hit me after I posted that. They also play cards and fish and ...... My best friend from the Marine Corps sold out a couple of years ago and moved down there. He said they have the highest incidents of STDs in the state.

Bunch of lustful grannies and grampaws. They must have those big alien cocoons in the pool.

jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks I-Man. You're as bad as ~Q~, you would like it if it was a pipe wrench as long as it had a Wharncliffe blade.
(Well, me too.)

Hey I resemble that, take it easy on Q. He's much better at them than I. But hey if I'm compared to Q in any fashion that's good enough for me. Even if as bad. Love me some pipe wrenches, and if they had Wharns I would have some more. But look who's talking? You seem to have an affinity for some Wharns too huh? That's right. The old pot calling the kettle black again? I see how you are.

QTCut5 wrote:Did someone mention "Wharncliffe"??? My ears were burning...
Please Whip me again!
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~Q~

Looks like you've already been whipped. And more than once by the looks of it. Double whammy.

Ivoryman wrote:

jerryd6818 wrote:Thanks I-Man. You're as bad as ~Q~, you would like it if it was a pipe wrench as long as it had a Wharncliffe blade.
(Well, me too.)

Hey I resemble that, take it easy on Q. He's much better at them than I. But hey if I'm compared to Q in any fashion that's good enough for me. Even if as bad. Love me some pipe wrenches, and if they had Wharns I would have some more. But look who's talking? You seem to have an affinity for some Wharns too huh? That's right. The old pot calling the kettle black again? I see how you are.

I'm outed. My soul is laid bare to the world. How will I ever survive and regain my dignity? That's assuming I had any dignity to start with.

Managed to steal a moment from all the other urgencies of life, so I can post a recent pick up.

A Wenoka, which is my first Japanese knife.

Jim

Just picked up this wharncilffe the other day. Pretty sweet with the gabon ebony.

Case single blade coke bottle - early Damascus steel. Nice thin knife with firm half stop.

sakoblade wrote:Managed to steal a moment from all the other urgencies of life, so I can post a recent pick up.

A Wenoka, which is my first Japanese knife.

Jim

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As I scan through the ebay listings I'm kind of impressed with what I see. These Jap knives have nice bone or MOP handles and really look good, like yours. What do you think about the construction? F & F?

J1890 wrote:Just picked up this wharncilffe the other day. Pretty sweet with the gabon ebony.

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I really like that GEC Wharnie with the ebony handles, very classy knife.

Lansky1 wrote:Case single blade coke bottle - early Damascus steel. Nice thin knife with firm half stop.

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Very nice re-work on a classy frame. I had that done with one of those huge Colonial pilot's knives and it's a really great alternitive to replacing the blade. Like it a lot.

Lansky1 wrote:Case single blade coke bottle - early Damascus steel. Nice thin knife with firm half stop.

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That's a keeper! great find!

Knice scores fellas!

Found the Kabar at a garage sale this morning and the other 3 just came in off the mail truck...and yes I know who Lawrence Welk was, used
to watch his show every Sunday evening.

Nothing as high class as what you high rollers are bringing in, but I was tickled to get this in the mail today. Victorinox Executive. It's my favorite if the smaller SAK's.