All About Pocket Knives

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Thanks,
Bryan

Hi Bryan,
First of all This is one great site IMHO.
I have an Idea for a couple catagories.
1) Same as the other forum,Kit Knives.
2) I would like to see a forum catagory on Upgraded factory knives(Adding to the mechanics and funcutionality of the knife) and Embellishment of factory knives(Changing handle material,schrim work,carving of the scales and or Bolsters,inlay etc)
Maybe a picture gallery with small discription. Could also maybe have tutorials on embellishment of factory knives.Things to do without spending tons of money on special equipment like Knifemakers do.
I think you already have one on "the care and feeding of a knife collection."

Hello Demaske,

I like your ideas. I just added a custom factory knife category. I think that is what you had in mind. I will be the first to admit though.... I know nothing about Customs, so my contribution to the subject will be 0.

Bryan

Hey again Bryan,
Not quit my Idea. To me a Custom factory knife is like the Case copperlock 2004 christmas knive's. A Customized factory knife is one Customized by the owner or he/she had it customized .But not Factory customized.
But the Custom factory knife forum could and should includ both.
Well maybe I'm playing with symantics(words) and I apoligize for that.But as you know ,in the knife biz , words are a very important part of describing what you have for sale or what you want to buy.
Example:Stag vs. Stag bone vs. 6.5 Stag vs. 2nd cut Stag, etc . You get the Idea.
Thanks for listining to me rave.
Paul

Well, now you are getting me confused!

ha
I get what you are saying... Customized factory knives does best describes the idea. imo

Bryan

Hey Bryan,

This is more of a comment than a suggestion.
I think as you get more members they will suggest more specialized forums for their special interest. Such as Buck,Camillus,Bark River Knife and Tool etc. etc. etc.I think this will be a natural growth of of your forum and this is a good thing.
I see it is picking up little by little.I also have seen in the short time I have been a member it has improved greatly.
Again Thanks Bryan. I do Like this forum and it is becomeing my first stop on my forums list.

Paul

Thank you for your comments Paul..

I am glad you like the forum. This is my first attempt at such a project, so I'm learning as I go. Hopefully as time passes, I'll be able to make it a great place for us to discuss our interests.

Bryan

Sir,

I have sent you a second email on this proposal. I hope to hear from you soon

Consider it done.

Bryan

Hi TKC,

I've been working on a knife auction site where AAPK members can buy, sell, or trade knives. When it is complete, I'll probably add a forum category where we can plug our items etc...

http://www.knife-auction.com if you want to check it out. I've got a lot of work to do yet, but it is coming along...

Bryan

HI BRYAN:
EDUCATION ETCETCETC, I THINK THE GRADING EXERCIZE WAS OKAY.
WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IN ITS OWN PLACE, A LEARNING COLUMN
IF YOU PLEASE. THERE IS A LOT OF US WHO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT KNIVES IN GENERAL SPEAKING FROM A NOVICE PERSPECTIVE. COLLECTING ANYTHING SHOULD AND CAN BE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE.
IF THIS DOESN"T MAKE SENSE JUST DISREGARD.
THANKS
MOSSDANCER

Hi MOSSDANCER,

I really like your idea, but I'm not sure how to present the category. I'll have to try and figure out how to set that up.

Bryan

Hey Brian;
Talked to you quite some time ago about long knives, I just have a feeling that not everyone appreciates them like some others do. I notice that they are intermingled within folder categories. Is that okay or should there be a forum for fixed blades. I have several that I would like to have info and other thoughts on, Just rambling, so you can think about it or not. By the way I have never said how well your site is functioning. It is really liked by myself and especially newcomers. I say the more the merrier.
Have a good evening,thanks for listening.

Mossdancer,

i have a couple of fixed blades i would like to talk about as well. where should i post. i know there are other forums but i want to stay here.

johnnie

In hind sight, I think I made a mistake by naming this place All About Pocket Knives. That was short sighted IMO... I should have gone with a name that did not imply "folders only". I want to talk about fixed blades here myself. I say we do so in the general knife discussion forum. If someone complains about it, maybe we'll just rename the site...

Bryan

bryan, the sight name is fine. this a good place to talk about folders. but as a compleat knife knut, i would enjoy a little discussion on fixed blades.

johnnie

Hey Bryan,

Hope all is well with ya when you read this. I recently read a Colin Patterson tutorial, and I also saw somebody's "before and after" pics somewhere on this site. I was amazed at Patterson's work, as well as T.A.'s work that I saw. I'd be thrilled to see more tutorial stuff and I think it'd be great to create a thread for pics of "before and after" repair relults of anyone's old clunker fixeruppers. Just a suggestion. You got a great thing goin here on the net.

Hey Whittlenut ,
Check the 'Son Of A Gun' Thread under Custom Factory Knives.
Jeff Jones (agteacher2) here on AAPK did one for me and I can highly recommend.
Excellent work & fast turn around

9ball

Hi Bryan;
I have an idea, what do you say to combining the European and other foreign knives into European and the rest of the world and creating a new forum in the vacant slot for military and other fixed blade knives. Yeah I know S-K may not agree however it seems it would be optimum use of your resources. Just for your consideration.
W.B.

Whittlenut,
I'm doing great and I love your idea! I'll most definitely start thinking about how to set that up.

Mossdancer,
I think that makes a lot of sense and I'll for sure look into the feasability of that also.


Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and please keep them coming. As soon as I get some time, I'll do a small reorganization around here to put as many of these ideas into action as possible.

Bryan

Hi Bryan, Mossdancer and all others following this thread,

A combined European and rest of the world category seems appropriate given the relative frequency of contributions in the two forums. A military forum would be very interesting in my opinion. s-k

Bryan wrote:In hind sight, I think I made a mistake by naming this place All About Pocket Knives. That was short sighted IMO... I should have gone with a name that did not imply "folders only". I want to talk about fixed blades here myself. I say we do so in the general knife discussion forum. If someone complains about it, maybe we'll just rename the site... ::tu::Bryan

Hi Bryan,

I think the site is most approriately named. I would like to see main focus remain on folders. I think that is what distinguishes this site from a number of other more general knife sites*. However, I support a new specialty category for fixed blade knives.

*The real difference between this site and the others I have visited is the genuine friendliness and helpfulness of the members.

s-k