unpublished book about how to start a knife collection, I now realize I should have been on and involved
with AAPK all along.
Actually I’m writing this entry to let everyone know I have recently been on a few other knife forums
(that will remain nameless) and the people on them were so high and mighty, and were just rude to
one another. I saw one entry where an established member was telling a new member that if he didn’t
know the site rules, then maybe he shouldn’t be there. Another was admonishing a member telling him
to do his own research before posting something on the site instead of just helping the member with his problem.
I have found all of you at AAPK so far to be very helpful to one another, respectful and you don’t cut someone
down just because they make a mistake or their information and knowledge doesn’t match yours. People at
AAPK recognize that there are people out there at many different levels in their knife collecting and their
personal knowledge. You good people teach, inform, share and make knife collecting something fun to do every day.
Even though I did almost a year of research before writing my book I’m still not a knife expert. I don’t know
how to make one, I can barely sharpen a knife blade with a stone, and my knowledge of knife history,
the brands and all that goes with collecting is poor to say the least. The important thing is I’m willing to learn
every day. At AAPK I have found a site and group of people that are willing to listen and to help me advance
my knowledge and experience with knife collecting without all the hateful attitudes and disgusting language
found at other so called knife forums.
Thank you AAPK and I’m proud to be a member.
There are so many unknowns in the knife world and our little forum is very open to exploring any conversation or direction that you wish to go. My kind of place. Glad you like it. 
