4 Ways to Pick Engraved Kershaw Knives

Here are some helpful tips if you want to give Kershaw pocket knives to your customers this year.

Kershaw Chive 1600

Style and Size. Engraved Kershaw Knives come in different styles and sizes. Pick the one that draws your interest. Your customers will probably like that one too.
Budget. Some Kershaw knives are made in the USA and some are imported. So, the price range is wide. What is the average lifetime value of each of your customers? Do they spend $5,000 a year? If so, they would spend they would spend $100,000 over 20 years. Would you be willing to spend $40 to $100 on an advertising gift for that customer? Remember, Kershaw knives have a lifetime guarantee, and your logo will always be seen.
Features. “Speed Safe” is a patented easy-open mechanism that is built into some of these knives. It opens with a single touch of the flipper.
Color. Your corporate logo may have a color. If so, some Kershaw knives come in colors. Maybe one of them is your color.

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.

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 Secret of the 2 Case Numbering Systems For Blank Knives and Logo Knives

Case has 2 numbering systems. The reason is that one numbering system identifies the specific knife (SKU

The Secret of the Case Numbering Systems

number) and the other system (pattern number) tells you more about the knife.

Whether you are buying logo knives for your company, or just blank knives, these 2 numbering systems will help you find the right knife.

Each knife has 2 numbers assigned to it.

SKU number and a Pattern.

SKU number (Model Number)

This is like any other SKU number. It identifies the item according to its size, shape, color, number of blades.

Pattern

The pattern is not as specific as a SKU number. Several SKU numbers could have the same pattern. Their difference would most likely be a different handle color. The purpose of the “Pattern” is to encode information about a knife into only a few digits.

For example 6347 is a pattern.

The first number is the handle material (6)
The second number is the number of blades (3)
The last 2 numbers are the pattern number, (47). 47 is the code for a Medium Stockman. 54 is the code for a Trapper.
Sometimes the number is followed by 2 letters (SS for Stainless steel, or CV for Chrome vanadium)

Handle materials:

1- Solid hardwood

2- Smooth black synthetic thermoplastic rubber

3- Smooth yellow synthetic

4- Smooth synthetic

5– Genuine stag

6- Jigged bone, jigged synthetic, jigged laminate, smooth bone

6.5- Bonestag

7/P- Curly maple, rosewood, smooth laminate

8- Genuine mother-of-pearl

9- Imitation mother-of-pearl

10- Micarta, G-10

I- Ivory, Imitation ivory

EX- Exotic (Giraffe, Ostrich, Volcanic Glass, and other Exotic Handle Materials)

Here is a link to Case’s list of handle materials:

https://www.casexx.com/Library/Secret.asp

Pattern Numbers:

The Pattern number is not always 2 digits. Here is a comprehensive list from Case that lists all their pattern numbers.

https://www.casexx.com/Library/PatternNumbers.asp

Engraved Kershaw Knives Don’t Leave a Job Undone

Engraved Kershaw Knives Are Dependable

Did you ever have a knife give out on you before the job was done? Engraved Kershaw knives won’t leave you hanging. They arrive sharp, and stay sharp for a long time. When you need dependability, you need a Kershaw. The high grade stainless steel is just the right Rockwell hardness to stay sharp, without being too hard and brittle.

How Can We All Be Healthier Together with These Red Logo Knives?

Red Logo Knives for #AmericanHeartMonth

January has passed, and most people’s New Year’s resolutions have come to a halt. Now that we’re in February, how can we get back on the healthy bandwagon? This month is American Heart Month, a month that aims to bring awareness to our heart health and the prevention of heart disease. How can we do this?

Track your heart health stats (talk to your doctor about your blood pressure, weight, and cholesterol goals)
Eat healthier (increase intake of fruits, veggies, whole grains, while reducing sodium, saturated fat & sugar intake)
Manage stress, encourage healthy sleep patterns & quit smoking
Be physically active (the NIH recommends 30 minutes, 5 days a week)

The easiest way to hold yourself accountable for any of the above is to form a support group. Who else in your office would love to improve their heart health? Get the group motivated by handing out matching red logo knives to your team at work. Go on daily walks together after lunch; share yummy healthy recipes at your company potluck; have a competition to see who can reach their heart health goals first.

Case Smooth Red Synthetic Trapper 91460

Red Leatherman Skeletool RX LM51

Red Victorinox Classic Knife 00

Press The Reset Button With Pocket Knives Engraved With “So Long, 2020”

Pocket Knives Engraved for 2021

If ever there was a year that we were all excited to see come to a close, it would be 2020. With social and political unrest everywhere you go, it’s about time we press the reset button.

Your customers and employees will have a chuckle if you get them all pocket knives engraved with “So Long, 2020.”

Happy New Year!

Buck Nobleman Linerlock Knife

Small Rosewood Pocket Knife

Where Do You Buy Pocket Knives Engraved with Your Logo?

Case® Zytel Caliber Camo Lockback Pocket Knife Engraved

In my experience, I have never found a retail store that is capable of selling pocket knives engraved with your logo. Initials and lettering, yes. Logo, no. That is probably because the equipment needed for laser engraving a logo is much more expensive than a “letter scratcher”. Any jewelry store and trophy shop has one of those machines. The best place for you to look is online. There are a few pocket knife engravers on the internet. That’s the best place to go to get pocket knives engraved with your corporate logo. Laser engraving knives is an art and science. Why?

Not all steel (or wood, bone, synthetic material) is able to be neatly laser engraved. The hardness and makeup of the steel may not allow the job to come out neatly, without a halo burn, and without rough edges.
The imprint has to be the right size and located in the same location on each knife. To do this, a jig has to be made for each knife style.
The timing has to be adjusted to get the best imprinted image.
The laser power has to be adjusted to also get the best results.
The final color of the imprinted area can be adjusted by using certain chemicals in the process. They make the image more noticeable. There’s nothing worse than seeing a silver image against a silver background.
Cleaning up the knife after the job. If this isn’t done, the laser dust can discolor the areas on which it is sitting. This anomaly is permanent, and cannot be erased or removed.

The Best Pocket Knives of March 2020 Award Goes to Engraved Buck Knives

Award-Winning Engraved Buck Knives

This month, the award goes to these engraved Buck Knives. The Alumni knives 524 were picked because of

their variety of colors. One of them will fit into the corporate colors of a company.
their light weight. The aluminum scales are responsible for this.
the secure “lockback” locking mechanism. This is a favorite of mine because it is easy to unlock, by squeezing the back of the handle.
their being made in the USA.
their small size, so you can easily hide them in your pocket.
the ability to laser engrave your corporate logo on either the handle or the blade (or both).

BUCK® ALUMNI KNIFE 524

Why Your Competitors Give Buck Knives To Their Best Clients

You can learn a lot from your competitors. Why are they doing better than you?

Buck Knives-Kent Getsee-Dave Navoyosky

By studying their methods, you can implement their ideas and catch up to them in the business world. Here’s one trick they use. They give Buck Knives to their best customers. Here are the benefits, and why you should do the same:

When they give quality Buck Knives, they are reflecting the quality of their own products and services.
Giving any gift, is a reason to make a sales call.
Their corporate logo is on the knife, so it will be a constant reminder to the customer.
If their customer can’t use this type of gift, surely their spouse can. Now they made two people happy.
The customer appreciation will last forever, because the Buck Knives will last forever.