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Okay, I'll admit up front to a bias. I'm a buyer (~ 2-3/month), relatively new to the handmade marketplace. I had many great hours of fun in searching out makers, investigating their websites and scanning the "For Sale" sections of various forums. What I liked most about websites were the...

I'm a collector of custom/handmade fixed blade, wooden handled knives. Here's a question for you makers (and collectors to chime in): Should listings of these knives specifically disclose whether or not the wood has been dyed? Not just listings here on KD, but also websites, Facebook...

Sharing this idea to see if anyone has opinions, improvements or alternatives. Got the idea from a Brous Mini Division I bought. Arrived stored in a clear plastic tube (ideal for visual identification) with plastic end caps. Bought "Viewtainer" 2.75" x 12" tubes (which come with end caps in...

I am new here to KD. Not new to knives, but relatively new in assembling a collection, a portfolio of fixed blades. When I found this site, I spent time reading the rules, browsing the forums and sub-forums, reading "New Posts,' etc.. From my perspective, it looks like a wonderfully friendly...

Thanks for having me here! I am, in no particular order, semi-retired (as my Dad put it, "Walk half way to work, then return home.), a lifelong collector of old things, a guy who tries to help in my communities, a new Grandfather, an avid .22LR target shooter, a volunteer range officer at our...

I'll be brief here, as I have no business plan for myself and am new to knife collecting (but not new to knives). For more than 30 years, I worked in marketing, sales and training in the investment business, specifically fee-only portfolio management. My most notable 10 years were with the...