Memorial Day is a time for remembrance of all those that made the ultimate sacrifice for the rest of us. It shouldn’t be an annual day of remembrance but an every day occurrence. Since its an annual event, I think its fitting to fall in May. May is the entrance point of summer. Trees are…
Why do you Collect?
I’ve never considered myself a collector, but my wife keeps asking me ‘why do you collect”? My stock answer is “I don’t”. I just accumulate. Focus In my humble opinion, to be a collector, you have to have a focus. That is, you’re collecting something specific. It might be guns, coins, knives, zippo lighters, etc….
Recent Gun Show News
Last weekend I participated in the recent gun show in Sauk Centre, MN. I set up 4 tables with axes, knives and accessories. Weather was cool and attendance was great. Saturday started with a line waiting to get in over a block long. The show stayed busy well into the afternoon. Most of the attendees…
Knife Prices and Availability
Last year I put up a couple of posts regarding knife prices and availability. At the time we were feeling the full effects of the Covid virus. Rising labor costs, rising material costs and shipping problems were being blamed on the virus. Here we are approaching the second quarter of 2022 and the situation regarding…
Condor Knives
I’ve carried a few Condor knives for over a year but the line has been around for years. Condor’s history dates back to the late 1700’s in Solingen, Germany. Originally a manufacturer of household tools, swords, military knives and agricultural tools they grew and expanded into overseas operations. In 1964 a move to El Salvador…
Automatic Knives
For years I had a fascination with automatic knives. I liked the concept but most were either a tactical design or the old stiletto pattern. Neither of these held much interest for me. Until fairly recently I never spent a lot of time carrying one as I never gave much thought to their usefulness. After…
Christmas Makes me Laugh
There’s a lot of emotions that come out around Christmas. There’s the sad, melancholy Christmas’ reminding us of losses and failures. Happy Christmas’ with kids, grandkids and friends enjoying each others company. Private Christmas’ we share just with close family. Christmas’ with more gifts then anyone deserves. Then there’s what I call the Funny Christmas…
Supply Chain Issues, Oh ya…
Inflation, supply chain issues, product shortages these are all real in the knife industry right now. And it’s axes as well as a lot of other associated items. This past summer and fall there were price increases and delays in product shipments. In some instances we saw two price increases on the same product within…
Piranha Miniguard Review
A couple of weeks ago I added some of the Piranha Miniguard auto knives to the store. Since then, I’ve been carrying one of the Miniguards on a daily basis. So far, I’m liking it a lot! At just 3.75″ closed with a pocket clip, it’s an easy to pack EDC knife. Add to that…
Helle Temagami 14 Ltd Edition
I just received confirmation the 2021 Helle Temagami 14 Ltd Edition has been released. These are enroute as I write. If you visit the Trestle Pine Knives storefront, you can order now and the knives will ship the week of 11.15.21. Only 200 of these are available in the United States. Temagami Variations Helle has…