5th Annual TradGang Knife Swap - SWAP LIST ON PAGE 4!!

[Jeremy]

The swap list is posted on p. 4  here it is again

Glen Bennett ship to: tippit, GabeO, Jeremy

Doug Campbell ship to: bendbig

Tony Thornton ship to: skullworks

Clarence Smitherman ship to: John Steflik, razorback

Lowell Walker ship to: drewsbow

Frank Weingard ship to: TheBigRedArcher

Jeremy Steflik ship to: jonathan creason

Jon Shade ship to: madness522

John Steflik ship to: bendbig

Gabe Olguin ship to: drewsbow

Israel Roman ship to: Ragnarok Forge

James Oertel ship to: Izzy

Barry Clodfelter ship to: drewsbow

Jeff Springer ship to: James Oertel

Drew Reniff ship to: skullworks, longbowman, Jon Shade

Chris Scully ship to: Doug Campbell

Jonathan Creason ship to: bendbig


It's that time of year again (you know, to start a knife for the swap).

For those of you who don't really know who I am, I've organized a knife swap around here for the past 4 years. At it's largest there were over 80 knives swapped between TradGangers! WOW!

It'll be set up the same as in years past. You can enter as many knives as you like in the swap. They can be pretty much anything, as long as you made it (forging, stock reduction, "cheatr" knives, stone knives, etc) - sheath recommended, but not required (leatherworking is a whole 'nother skill to learn). You'll receive as many knives as you enter.

The deadline for this year will be May 31st

After the entry deadline, names will be drawn at random (ok, the computer randomly does it now) and I'll email everyone telling them who to send their swap knives to. It'll be a surprise to the recipients.

Here's the point I need to stress: when you finish your knives, email me with the number of knives you're swapping and your mailing address. Posting "I'm in" on this thread doesn't count  Doing it this way we eliminate many of the problems various swaps have had in the past, such as guys who received, but didn't contribute and waiting for 6 months after the deadline to receive a knife.

You have a about 4 months to complete a knife. It seems like a lot of time, but believe me it's not!  When you've finished your knives, please email me at

[email protected]

So, who's in

28April edit:
If you have a knife finished, please email me - even if you have already done so!

My computer crashed, hard, a few weeks ago and I was forced to wipe it clean and reinstall the OS. Ended up losing all emails and anything that wasn't in a public/shared folder.

[Ragnarok Forge]

Jeremy,

I have a series of knives I am working on completing over the next month.  I will pick one out and put it into the knife swap.  Thanks for putting this together.  I have enjoyed the arrow swap over the last few years this should be pretty cool.

[kansas stik man]

im in for sure got a knife blank started just the other day.  and i to would like to thank you for putting this together.

[Jon Shade]

I'm in too! I think I'll do a stone knife with a stabilized bone handle this year. Thanks once again for organizing a knife swap Jeremy! Jon

[skullworks]

In!    

[chadlee]

I'm in!

[ks_jon]

If I can manage to make one I'm not to ashamed of ill be in....

[KHALVERSON]

Originally posted by ks_jon:
If I can manage to make one I'm not to ashamed of ill be in....

jon no reason to be ashamed  
we all had to start somewhere
if your doing the best you can than thats good enough
i especially like to see how people progress both in skill and style after only a very short while

[Longbowman55]

I'm in and can't wait!  Making a kife from an old grinding wheel base from a local plnat that closed years ago.

[4est trekker]

I'd like to participate.  Thanks for organizing it again, Jeremy.

[James Oertel]

yes sir  count me in !  

[Jeremy]

ttt

[caleb0100]

I'm in! Once I finish up one that I am most proud of, I'll post pics.

[RM81]

Is there a beginners category?  Don't think it would be fair for an experienced knife maker to make a quality piece and get mine in return.

[razorback]

RM, don't worry about it. make the best blade you can and send it out. I had the same concern last year, still have it a bit this year too, but concensus around here was that people are happy with a blade that has heart and soul in it. If made with the right intensions the good folks around here are very understanding.

[J CARPY]

I'm in. I've been working on a saw mill blade,cocobolo and winge looks good to me, but a long way to go to catch up with you guys!

[hardwaymike]

So what exactly is a cheater knife? Is it ok to use an old knife to build a new knife? What I mean is, is it ok to cut out the new knife from an old butcher knife? I don't want to say I am in until I am sure I am capable,lol.

[Jeremy]

John,
The term "CheatR" knife was coined by sticshooter a few years back and refers to just what you're talking about: taking an old knife and cutting it down to make something useful out of it.  The old butcher knives seem to be the most popular to work with    LOL yes I sure did. made whole lot of them there knves    .<><

[hardwaymike]

So they can be used for the knife swap or no? I am sure that anything I come up with will not be as purty as any of the ones I have seen on here but I will try my darndest to make it better than nothing,lol. Thanks for putting this together Jeremy and for answering my questions so far,Mike.

[Jeremy]

Yup, always welcome in the swap.  I received one in the first swap that still sees use