Is it too early for a 2013 KITH? I'd like to join one. I've been looking at all the past years KITH and it looks like alot of fun.
Update...
The KITH is on! We have enough interest.
Post in the official thread (not here)if you would like to be included with a big
IN! I will keep the list updated there.
Here are the rules.
Each maker will make a knife in the Category of "Fighter"
I want to deliberately keep the parameters loose so everyone can have fun and be creative. Just remember the one rule. It needs to say "FIGHTER" when you see it. It should scare me a little when it comes in the room. HAHA that does NOT mean it needs to be a foot long or more(but it could be), that will be up to each maker... Bigger knives are harder to make and take longer so keep that in mind.
The finish date will be Last day of April. I think if it takes any longer people loose interest.
Normal KITH rules apply as to who gets what knife. Random drawing.
I copied the following text from the sticky to make sure everyone knows.
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Each maker completes a knife by the draw date, and then the host draws names from the 'hat' to determine who gets which blade. The most common method (in my own experience) is to draw the names and make a list. Each maker sends his knife to the maker whose name appears below his on the list. The guy on the bottom ships to the guy on top. Done. Right? Not quite...
A KITH as it was conveyed to me is a modern adaptation of an old practice where guys at a job site would gather at lunch on Friday and throw their pocket knife in a hat, draw one out and that was what they carried for the rest of the week. Around these parts, the KITH evolved from an IITH (Iron In The Hat), where projects were kept very simple (arrowheard for example) to encourage participation.
In the end, a KITH is about community. It represents a challenge to new makers to do their very best work because they are sending it to someone who knows knives as well or better than they do. An honest critique can be a blow to a sensitive ego, but worth so very much in the development of a maker. For the ol' masters, it represents a chance to share years of accumulated knowledge and wisdom. For all, it represents a sense of brotherhood, sharing, and belonging.
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Those who are IN the KITH so far...
Ricky_arthur
Imakethings
Bfrancios
metal99
AAK
Ryano
Scoxx (possibly)