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NW PA knife club anyone?

Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:38 pm
by justin hosier
In a recent conversation with PA knives, the subject came up of an active knife club in the NW PA area. I was wondering if there were any interest in starting the same. My thought was maybe a quarterly meet and swap. Any thoughts out there? David has just met with the Western Reserve Cutlery organization and was quite impressed. Let me know what you guys think.

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 11:41 am
by PA Knives
Justin is a true student of knives and soaks up information like a sponge. ::nod:: Great guy, ::tu:: his idea is a good one, but don't think that it is limited to just NW pa. 8) I know everyone thinks we are at the corner of the world, ::huff:: but an hour or so drive three or four times a year to enjoy OUR favorite hobby is well worth it. :mrgreen: Think about it and contact Justin. :wink: Nothing fancy, just knife knuts like us who like to learn from others and share in our hobby. :D It would be GREAT fun. Hope you consider.

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Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:24 pm
by smiling-knife
Maybe I could be a virtual member.... wouldn't make it to many meetings though. :D s-k

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:09 pm
by bigden
:D As you know Justin I am in. Sounds like a great Idea lets do this ::tu::

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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 2:35 pm
by galvanic1882
I would be in, however I am a life member of the NCCA and find it hard to get to shows that they put on since they are so far from me. Usually 4 plus hours away. They don't have monthly meetings were you can bring knives and talk and trade knives. There is a club in NYC that has I think monthly meetings and I know some members that go and it is really good I am told. I was a member of the Keystone Blade Association and they had or might still have monthly meetins/swaps?? But I am not sure. I would love to be a memeber of a PA based group but not if it was only in Western PA. If it could be that a meeting rotates around so it would be easier to attend that might work for me. Not sure how that would work though. I would support a knife show put on by a knife club also.

Mike

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 3:10 pm
by Hukk
An online version would be of great interest to me. With today's technologies a streaming video, webcams-etc. could be an excellent and new way to hold meetings. I did attend meetings that were USA, Europe, and Asia all at once in the late 90's. I would think the price of the equipment is not as large as it once was.

An idea I find interesting, maybe Bryan has an idea of what it takes, I've been out of the mainstream technology gig for a few years.

Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:45 pm
by Sauconian
I'd like a Pa. based club as well. There is, or was one meeting in the Coopersburg, Lehigh Co. area, but I haven't seen activity on their website since last May.

N.W. Pa. would be a major trip, probably an overnighter, but rotating as Mike suggested, or a meeting place more centrally located, would interest me.

Fran