Observe National Skilled Trades Day with Logo Knives

Tomorrow, the first Wednesday in May, is National Skilled Trades Day in the US. This is a day set aside to recognize the importance of those who:

A Buck Squire Lockback would be appreciated by a skilled tradesman

Fix the furnace and air conditioning in your office and homes.
Paint ceilings, walls, and bridges.
Wire your house and the businesses.
Build your homes and businesses.
Repair aircraft.
Fix your cars.
Cut your hair.
Build the highways.

There are many job openings right now. It is hard to find people who want to work. Tomorrow, you can recognize these important workmen by:

Calling them for assistance instead of doing it yourself.
Thanking them.
Give them a gift, like these useful logo knives. Any tradesman would appreciate a fine American-Made pocket knife.

Give Company Logo Knives for International Volunteer Recognition Day

The United States isn’t officially involved in this, but April 20 is International Volunteer Recognition Day in Canada and the UK. We don’t know who started this special day. But, it is a great opportunity to thank those who give of themselves. How can you be a part of this day? You can help in 2 ways. First, by being a volunteer yourself. Second, by honoring volunteers.

Give Company Logo Knives for International Volunteer Recognition Day

How to be a volunteer:

Pick a subject that you enjoy. Is it cooking, gardening, driving, painting, performing music, singing, writing, talking?
Find a way to combine your subject to an area of need. You may find it in local volunteer organizations, government, and churches.
Your local civic clubs, like Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions offer many ways to share your talents.
Governments need people to volunteer on citizen groups, like the parks, shade tree commission, zoning appeals board, civil service, and the utilities commissions.
Churches offer many ways to use your talents. Singing in the choir, visiting patients in the hospital, hospice, playing your instrument, cooking, delivering, and taking people grocery shopping.

How to thank volunteers:

Contact the mayor or manager of your city, and ask if he would be willing to write a proclamation to call attention to those volunteers. Then call the newspaper and have them take a picture in an appropriate setting.
If you have been on the receiving end of volunteers, you can simply give them a big hug, and thank them.
Give personalized gifts, like company logo knives to the volunteers in your favorite service group. You can choose a government, church, or civic group. Again, you can ask your mayor to call the newspaper and TV stations, to get involved in the appreciation ceremony. People like to read and watch human interest stories like this.
You just might be starting a brand new routine in your community.

5 Easter Food Ideas if You Have a Fruit Knife

If you have a folding fruit knife, you can decorate your Easter table with some edible decorations. Your Easter celebration will create more memories if you can take the time to use your cutting skills to decorate some tasty dishes for your family and friends. Here are some colorful ideas for you to consider.

Fun With A Fruit Knife

Easter Table Delicacies Made With a Fruit Knife

Use Your Fruit Knife To Decorate Your Easter Table

Easter Fruit Knife Creations

Engraved Tools: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

When you order engraved tools with your company logo, you usually want an attractive tool. You want tools that take a difficult job and make it easy. Here are some examples of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ones.

THE GOOD

The best example of this category is the world famous Leatherman Wingman. It is also my personal favorite. It contains about every tool that you could ever need in an emergency. Pliers, wire cutter, knife, bottle opener, blister package opener, can opener, file, scissors, etc.

Leatherman® Wingman LM37

THE BAD

My example for this group is the inspection mirror/pickup tool. Not that it is a bad tool, but it reminds me of the mirror that my dentist uses just before he starts up his drill.

Inspection Mirror/Pickup Tool 2292

THE UGLY

This is a difficult category to fill. I suppose it would have to be this new crazy looking worklight. It has an integral flexible cable that you can twist into any shape you want. It’s kind of odd looking. Maybe even ugly.

Mpowerd® Luci® Core Solar Powered Worklight 1034

Buck Knives Make Great Gifts for Vietnam Veterans

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. What can you do to show your appreciation to those veterans who never got an enthusiastic “welcome home”?

If you are in a certain position, organize a luncheon with a speaker on the
Thanks to Vietnam Veterans

subject.
Build a memorial and hold a dedication ceremony.
Invite veterans to help in your program.
Simply thank a Vietnam veteran.
Order some Buck Knives engraved with “Thanks for your service” on the blade, and pass them out to all the Vietnam veterans who attend your luncheon or ceremony.

Problems With Personalized Pocket Knives (and Solutions)

Personalized Pocket Knives Sometimes Have Problems.

Personalized Pocket Knives have your logo on them, so you can give them away and advertise your business at the same time. This is a great advertising idea, but here are some problems that can occur. Also the solutions and ways to prevent future problems.

Your knives did not arrive in time for your trade show. If the engraver promised a ship date, and failed to make it, then you deserve your money back. If however, he shipped on time, but UPS or Fedex took too long, then we are all victims of that situation. UPS currently doesn’t guarantee even a 2-day shipping method.
Your logo was engraved in the wrong location. You deserve your money back, or a discount on the knives. Or, the engraver can redo your order.
The knives are too big (or too small). The size of the knives is mentioned on the websites of all knife retailers. Next time, pay close attention to that. Sometimes the looks of a picture don’t convey the size of something.
The knives don’t look like the picture. The only time this can happen is when the handle material is natural wood or natural bone. Each knife handle can vary from each other and from the picture. If there is another variation, attributed to a misleading picture, then you deserve compensation.

Welcome Spring With Spring-Assisted Pocket Knives Engraved with Your Logo

March 20 will be the first day of spring. Winter is finally about over. What a relief!

Speaking of spring, let’s celebrate with one of these spring-assisted pocket knives engraved with your company logo. With an easy movement of the flipper, the knives open up and lock in place. There’s no need to worry about the blade folding on you when in use. When you’re done, just unlock it with the linerlock tab, and clip it to your pocket.

95-RT200L Kutmaster spring-assisted pocket knives engraved with your company logo

Kershaw® “Leek” Knife, Black, 1660 CKT spring-assisted pocket knives engraved with your company logo

Boker Magnum EMS Rescue 01LL472 spring-assisted pocket knives engraved with your company logo

Celebrate National Employee Appreciation Day with Engraved Gerber Knives

Happy Employees at Your Shop

The first Friday in March is National Employee Appreciation Day.

How do bosses show their appreciation?

Give a cash bonus.
Give the employees a ham or turkey.
Give them a party at the shop.
Gerber Paraframe I-8444
Give them a long-lasting tool, like engraved Gerber knives with the company logo.
Give them a Thank You note.
Being kind to them on a daily basis and praise them for jobs well done.
Hold a “Dress Down Friday”.
Display an “Employee of the Month” poster.

How do you find out what kind of appreciation your employees prefer? Ask them. Amazingly, I have found out that a $10 ham is cherished more than a $20 bonus check. This survey was done at a local shop a couple years ago. I was shocked at the response.

In any case, it pays to show your appreciation to your employees on a regular basis. It pays in productivity and longevity.

Who Says Engraved Buck Knives Can’t Be Colorful?

Engraved Buck Knives in Color

Buck has broken the mold of conformity, with the introduction of the Slim Select 110s series of pocket knives. Now buying engraved Buck Knives with your company logo can be a colorful experience. Many corporate logos have color in them. Now it is possible to reflect or compliment that color in the knife handle. These are made in the USA of domestic and foreign parts. They are available in Green, Tan, Grey, Orange, Red, and Black, and are a full 4 4/5″ long, closed. The blade is 3 3/4″.

The February 2022 Popularity Award Goes to USA-Made Engraved Kershaw Knives

We are proud of the Kershaw Leek Knife 1660. It was named 2002 Knife of the Year by Blade Magazine. Since then it has remained a top seller to companies that love Engraved Kershaw Knives. It’s a rather large pocket knife, a full 4″ closed. The feature that I like most, is the patented “Speedsafe Assisted-Opening System”. It also comes in a genuine Kershaw one-piece gift box.