95% of my users are never used

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Nothing gets used enough.

I remember going into a knife store at a mall when I was a kid. Looking at the knives in the display case. Whole sets from each manufacturer. Picking a favorite, thinking about the difference blade shapes and intended use. Wishing I could take one for a test drive return it in a few weeks and try another one.

Part of my collection fills that role. My own private knife shop. I can pick whatever one I want and use it as long as I want and return it. More importantly it serves the same purpose for my kids. So they can try out different knives and see what works.

When my nephew made Eagle Scout, there was no knife store to take him to.

I laid out a good portion of my user collection and let him pick his favorite. Then bought myself a replacement. The one he picked was like new, or I would have bought him a new one.

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I also remember going into museums and seeing knives from history under glass, and thinking about the person that used that knife and the history. That is the other part of my collection.
 
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knarfeng said:
Knives have been a life-long passion for me. I've carried and used them for about 67 of my 73 years.
I like to compare them, how they carry in the pocket, how they feel in the hand, how they cut. I like to compare the usability of different lock mechanisms.
I have very few which have not been used. But most of them spend most of the time in my knife box. But I pull them out now and again to refresh my memory of how they perform, so I can compare other knives to them.

The fact that I have many knives that I don't frequently carry does not bother me in the least. This is my hobby, and I get to pursue it in any method that makes me happy.
YMMV
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Exactly! And unlike many other hobbies, a bunch of knives doesn't take up all that much room.
 
knarfeng said:
Knives have been a life-long passion for me. I've carried and used them for about 67 of my 73 years.
I like to compare them, how they carry in the pocket, how they feel in the hand, how they cut. I like to compare the usability of different lock mechanisms.
I have very few which have not been used. But most of them spend most of the time in my knife box. But I pull them out now and again to refresh my memory of how they perform, so I can compare other knives to them.

The fact that I have many knives that I don't frequently carry does not bother me in the least. This is my hobby, and I get to pursue it in any method that makes me happy.
YMMV
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Frank, you're like a fine wine. You get better with age.
 
eveled said:
Nothing gets used enough.

I remember going into a knife store at a mall when I was a kid. Looking at the knives in the display case. Whole sets from each manufacturer. Picking a favorite, thinking about the difference blade shapes and intended use. Wishing I could take one for a test drive return it in a few weeks and try another one.

Part of my collection fills that role. My own private knife shop. I can pick whatever one I want and use it as long as I want and return it. More importantly it serves the same purpose for my kids. So they can try out different knives and see what works.

When my nephew made Eagle Scout, there was no knife store to take him to.

I laid out a good portion of my user collection and let him pick his favorite. Then bought myself a replacement. The one he picked was like new, or I would have bought him a new one.

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I also remember going into museums and seeing knives from history under glass, and thinking about the person that used that knife and the history. That is the other part of my collection.
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Love the Bucks n Beckers!

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I just got really specific about what I was going to use a knife for. I don't like my Civivi Qubit normally, but it's great when I work at the bar. Cuts limes and such great AND has a bottle opener. My Icon D2 knife is what I use when working on my truck. My Para 2 is my default.
 
BOHAWG said:
I wholeheartedly agree with the title of this thread!
I have a knife addiction. I have carried less than 1% of my collection. I don't see the problem. I have a knife addiction 🤣
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If >1% of your knives meet your needs then what’s the problem? I say “waste not want not.” Why use a knife when there practical reason to do so. Fortunately, I don’t live in a socialist state so I need not quantify my existence in terms of need. To me knives are first and foremost a form of entertainment; a combination of art and historical artifacts.

Yes, they can cut and they are necessary tools, but the endless expression of these tools says a lot about our priorities, culture, history and technology. From flint and obsidian to the latest steels, these knives have been with us since man first learned to walk upright. They speak to where we have been, how we have lived, and perhaps hint at where we are headed. It remains one of the rare products that has yet to coalesce into a uniform idealized solution.

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As long as a knife is still in production, there's no reason not to use it as designed and intended. Concerned still? ...... then buy two.
Too many good knifes currently in production being sold as, "not carried, not sharpened." They're knives, not idols. Enjoy the knife and appreciate the quality. If there comes a day when you wear it out, then buy another one.
 
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I try to use all of them some of the time.
But when you have a bunch, that means no one knife is going to get a ton of use.

I do have some that haven't been used at all, but that is a rarity.
The Gerber Mark 1 my Dad gave me is one example.
Carried a couple of times, but doesn't really have much in the way of utility use potential to it. ;)
 
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