BMCGear
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I'm not a huge fan of NY resolutions as I think each day/hour/minute/second is a new moment that we can change something we don't like. With that being said I churned A LOT of gear in 2014 after joining bladeforums . Bought my first Benchmade, Spyderco, and CRK that year as well as some others. Also bought several of those and even some of the same knife, lol! Turning gear and getting more was a lot of fun. I enjoyed those "out for delivery" notices a lot. But I'm tired of the churning and want to settle down for 2015 so here's my game plan:
When I'm not at work and in bluejeans I will carry my Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 (large) and a Case Peanut. I thought my knife to settle down with this year was going to be a Ritter Mini-Grip and I was finally going to buy premium scales for it and carry the knife since the plastic handles were just "ok." After getting the new handles installed it completely changed the feel of the knife and I didn't care for it. I re-evaluated what I wanted in a knife and landed on the Sebenza. Pricey but a worthy investment in my eyes. The Peanut is being carried because it is super light and small. I like to be discreet with my carry when need be and a large Sebenza may not always be appropriate or needed for fine task. Also, if someone needs a knife to cut something I'd rather hand them a $30 Peanut than the CRK. The Peanut will handle those situations like a champ.
I work in an office setting and I don't want to carry nearly 5 oz of titanium in my pocket and I personally don't like a clip in an office setting so I knew I wanted to go traditional here. I thought about just using the Peanut and still may carry it for the office some but I wanted a knife that was a little larger since it would be carried solo at the office. I have a Case Mini-Trapper that I will be using for office work. One utility blade and the other dedicated for food if I need to slice something.
I look forward to getting to know these knives really well in 2015 and not spending so much money on shipping!
But don't worry Bladeforums I still plan on purchasing a couple of nice fixed blades this year!
No pics right now because my phone bit the dust but I will have pics up when the new phone comes in.
When I'm not at work and in bluejeans I will carry my Chris Reeve Sebenza 21 (large) and a Case Peanut. I thought my knife to settle down with this year was going to be a Ritter Mini-Grip and I was finally going to buy premium scales for it and carry the knife since the plastic handles were just "ok." After getting the new handles installed it completely changed the feel of the knife and I didn't care for it. I re-evaluated what I wanted in a knife and landed on the Sebenza. Pricey but a worthy investment in my eyes. The Peanut is being carried because it is super light and small. I like to be discreet with my carry when need be and a large Sebenza may not always be appropriate or needed for fine task. Also, if someone needs a knife to cut something I'd rather hand them a $30 Peanut than the CRK. The Peanut will handle those situations like a champ.
I work in an office setting and I don't want to carry nearly 5 oz of titanium in my pocket and I personally don't like a clip in an office setting so I knew I wanted to go traditional here. I thought about just using the Peanut and still may carry it for the office some but I wanted a knife that was a little larger since it would be carried solo at the office. I have a Case Mini-Trapper that I will be using for office work. One utility blade and the other dedicated for food if I need to slice something.
I look forward to getting to know these knives really well in 2015 and not spending so much money on shipping!
But don't worry Bladeforums I still plan on purchasing a couple of nice fixed blades this year!
No pics right now because my phone bit the dust but I will have pics up when the new phone comes in.
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