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  1. Oliver Mendl

    High Resolution (1200x960 @ 1MB each) Pictures from a part of my collection

    hi, thanks for the nice comments! @ The Count, that's an MKII Watch, older Model called "Blackwater MMT", self-winding, double domed saphire crystal. afaik not longer available for purchase or customizing through mkiiwatches.com (Bill Yao) Greetings, Olli
  2. Oliver Mendl

    How do you display your collection?

    awesome! thanks for the info. maybe you have heard of them, http://www.doettling.com/doettling_en/ they make some of the finest safe's money can buy. one day i'm gonna own one to hold my entire collections. at least, thats the goal :) greetings, olli
  3. Oliver Mendl

    How do you display your collection?

    thanks kevin! your sideboard looks fantastic, something i can imagine for myself one day. i guess the "top displays" were made to your order? greetings, olli
  4. Oliver Mendl

    How do you display your collection?

    i keep a few of my knives in a display-box. it sits on top of a sideboard, when i don't take it into the sun for taking a pic ... as our life is constantly changing, all the rest is packed up in a peli 1650 or two. greetings, olli
  5. Oliver Mendl

    Unfolding: The World of Art Knives

    thanks for sharing, that definitly fills a part of the gap from the last of the weyer-book's to today. great, its a book to have for sure!
  6. Oliver Mendl

    New Twist/Scam

    did that check clear? i'm just asking because they can be revoked. keeping a knife with a flaw is odd, no questions asked - but there's always two sides :)
  7. Oliver Mendl

    New Twist/Scam

    how did "she" pay you? i will tell you my thoughts, and it's nothing more then thoughts. what if there were cracks, and she is now as suspicious as you are about her "scamming" you? i got "frauded" 2 times by what i thought where reputable knifemaker's, both times if i had done how they told...
  8. Oliver Mendl

    How To Set Up Your Own Website

    my pleasure! greetings, olli
  9. Oliver Mendl

    information for a complete "newbie" to japanese swords / Katana?

    thank you! i will work through thiose links and get back to this thread :) greetings, olli
  10. Oliver Mendl

    How To Set Up Your Own Website

    if godaddy doesn't offer an integrated install feature for wordpress, there's an very easy fix. get your ftp-account log-in data. should be a username and password. download wordpress: http://www.wordpress.org/ , download. unzip the archive you downloaded, you now should have a folder...
  11. Oliver Mendl

    information for a complete "newbie" to japanese swords / Katana?

    hi again, i took a look on the bugei website, but somehow thats not what i had in mind. they use a swedish powder-metallurgical steel, might be ok for display and cutting but that's not really traditional in my eyes. greetings, olli
  12. Oliver Mendl

    information for a complete "newbie" to japanese swords / Katana?

    hi, thanks for your answers. the budget is about 20k, if the sword is awesome and i like it, 25k aren't a deal breaker, 30k might be possible under certain circumstances. greetings and thank you, olli
  13. Oliver Mendl

    information for a complete "newbie" to japanese swords / Katana?

    hi, is there anyone willing to pass along some general information, where and what to look for, what not to buy under any circumstances? i will try to explain my situation: i really like japanese swords, the look, the feel, the myth. and i would love to own one, solely for displaying at...
  14. Oliver Mendl

    My New Les Voorhies Model 9 Folder

    that's a nice folder! clean lines, look's great! thanks for sharing! olli
  15. Oliver Mendl

    What do you wear at the show?

    i believe anyone should dress as they feel comfortable. i learned not to judge people by their appearance, and in the meantime i get that right. that said, if i want to do business, either for myself or the company and go to a show, i wear a suit and dress up accordingly. but i do it for me...
  16. Oliver Mendl

    High Resolution (1200x960 @ 1MB each) Pictures from a part of my collection

    expect a private message within a few minutes ;)
  17. Oliver Mendl

    High Resolution (1200x960 @ 1MB each) Pictures from a part of my collection

    thank you! well, i'm very dissapointed with that pam, but it fit's optically to that big knife. greetings, olli
  18. Oliver Mendl

    Why a knifemaker should carry one of his knives.

    that's a very nice knife! and i whole-heartedly agree that a knifemaker should carry one of his own knives. not only to show off if asked, but also to able to improve a thing or two if needed. to me, as a customer who uses the knives i buy, that is a very important part to see if the...
  19. Oliver Mendl

    Do you accept Credit Cards as payment??

    hi, i know that the cc companies don't want/allow additional charges for processing - but for a pretty small vendor like a knifemaker, those fee's add up quick and i'm a firm believer as long as the company doesn't know ... (yeah i know, could always come right back at you when you have an...
  20. Oliver Mendl

    High Resolution (1200x960 @ 1MB each) Pictures from a part of my collection

    a few more i added, tonight. David Winston Herbert K. Derr Juergen Schanz (the wife's) Juergen Schanz Mick Strider Greetings and thank you! Olli
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