come on guys and gals, this knife forum is starting to get as slow as the black powder forum.

But definitely QUALITY!

What Ms. Wendy said!

Also, please keep in mind that many of us have personal or business demands that keep us from replying at length on any of the forums here.

Case in point: Even tho I am retired, I have gone thru a busy period in my self-employed retirement business that has curtailed my involvement on the forums here.

I have replied on those threads that are of immediate interest: When El Toro and I visited the gunshop and El Toro scored the triple-lock bootlegger belly gun! Also comments about the mechanics of older Smiths (see my comments on the top two revolver forums). It doesn't mean I'm not checking in to see what's going on a couple of times a day; I am. But sometimes my time is constricted.

And I'll bet a lot of folks are in the same boat.

Don't worry, I watch everything going on here on the blade forum, 'cause I tend to be interested in the pocket tool boxes (thanks to Leighton for such a great and appropriate description!)

Bill

Well I'm not a knife collector but I do have 1 hunting knife and 1 novelty knife that has a pretty good edge on it. Since neither is a S&W knife I felt odd thinking about posting either of them.
I'm wondering how to get a better edge on the hunting knife. I've never owned a good knife before and was thinking of taking it to a professional sharpener to get the edge honed down. I also was given a 5" Old Timer folding knife for hunting as well.
Can anybody help me learn how to do it?
Here is what I have. Both are Buck Knives made just a few miles from my home here in Idaho.
The hunting knife is a Model 692 with an S30V steel blade on it. The other is a model 777 it was etched at Buck with my companies logo as a 5th year anniversary gift.
It has translucent grips and a built in LED light that is quite bright and works well.

I think that Bill had the best answer so far. I know that I bounce around from forum/thread to forum/thread, so often there are some that I forget to post on or miss something for a day or so. Too much to do in a limited amount of time. For me this forum is my "get away" area to relax, so often the last hour or so before bedtime is spent here.

Quality over quantity is what we try to achieve here. Sometimes quality is expensive, but other times not. Granted not all of us can afford a Randall, or a Puma(Green cased or wood box), yet quality can be had in say a Case brand, or someone who collects Schrade USA made. It takes time. I received last month a hawk from a friend here, and as yet haven't written about it or taken any pic's, plus I just got a new to me large Schrade sheath knife I've yet to write on or take pic's of, but its coming!!

I've been collecting knive's for over 30yrs of all types, and someday need to do a pic profile of them all, from my Puma's to my Case knives, with a small writeup of them.

Also a collection can be as small as one knife too as many can fit in your home. We've got some guys on here who probably have forgotten more about their collection, than we will ever have. Knife collecting is one of those that can cause you to spend more money than you realize, and covers more items, styles, steel's, manufacturer's, than firearms can. Some folks collect a certain type blade, or patterns, type handle material, manufacturer, folding, fixed, tactical, to hunting style.

Leighton I know exactly what you mean by expensive. My wife and I started collecting Japanese swords and Tonto's, plus other variations.

I have a couple of original Japanese swords, so I feel your pain!!!!!

Leighton After witnessing what goes into the crafting of a fine knife, I can understand the price. It takes up to 3 months to make a Katina from beginning to end.