“Part of it is the personality of the maker.
“There are a lot of things that go into making a knifemaker’s knives ‘hot,’” he reasoned. How does the dealer determine what makes a knife or knifemaker hot? A lot depends on whether the maker has the kind of personality that appeals to the knife enthusiast.Īt BladeGallery, Daniel O’Malley specializes in one-of-a-kind custom knives. Gauging which knives and makers are hot is an integral byproduct of the dealer’s intuition and experience. Face to face is still part of the knife world.” 2. Shows are still important to attend, but nowhere like they were years ago. You hang out, listen, see what is moving, what dealers are buying and, of course, now with the ‘inter-web,’ we have so much more information within seconds, while in the ’70s or ’80s we had to wait for BLADE® Magazine or the gun magazines to run stories on Loveless. “This has got to be through the old way of human contact,” Denton observed, “sort of like the lunchroom in school. Loveless knife specialist John Denton says that staying informed is important. Photographed above is a Loveless Big Bear in sheep horn and Dan Wilkerson engraving (PointSeven knife image) 1. Bob Loveless knives are amongst some of the most sought-after knives in the collecting world. What questions should buyers and/or collectors be asking? Going to the source of the answer is a good place to start.
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Talking with a dealer offers an educational opportunity, but often enough the experience falls short of realizing its full potential. The buyer/collector develops a sense of trust, with time and money well spent as the dealer provides advice and access to certain knives that otherwise may be hard to find. Working with a reputable purveyor/dealer enhances the knife acquisition experience. Purveyors help knife buyers and collectors with what they need to know
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