Advice???

[DocT]

A lot of people like to collect Spyderco (like me). They are simply excellent knives that hold their own with many customs. Plus, you get to try many new steels.

Some people also like to collect Buck knives and you can get custom knives from their custom shop, from SKBlades, and Copperandclad.com.

Let us know what you want to spend on a knife and we can direct you better.

A good example is a slipjoint Spyderco called the Urban Light Weight. It can be found in K390 super tool steel, Elmax super stainless steel, and N690 super steel. It is a perfect pocket knife. YOu can also find different blade styles and handle colors.

The Bucks can be had in regular 420HC, but also CPM154, BG-42, D2, 5160, S90V, and S30V. You can get micarta, G10, black palm, ironwood, stag, elk, and a lot more handle scale materials.

 

[jceckrosh]

Hey everybody, so I’m 19 and have been wanting to get into collecting knives. I have a few that I know are collectible (I.e. case, schrade, Remington, etc). Yet, I don’t really know where to start. My fiancé’s uncle said to replace all my “china knives” with USA or German made to start. But, I would like to have more of a direction you know? I don’t want to just have a collection of random knives. What should I do first???

Starting out you are going to make "mistakes" - you will end up with knives you thought you liked but it turns out you don't, knives you outgrow for a variety of reasons, knives that are very very similar to another knife you already have that won't vary your collection much, and on and on. It's just the way it works for most of us. Then, as you pursue the hobby longer, your tastes will change and you'll refine your collecting criteria. You'll understand better what appeals to you and be better at picking keepers. Lots of folks keep everything - even the knives they no longer use or even would use. That's cool too. But as a lot of people said, getting as much information and knowledge will help limit some of the experimental/learning phase mistakes. But it's like any hobby, you will likely end up spending some money on something you wish you hadn't.

For now, like others have said, buy stuff you like, and if you learn in the more budget area it's a lot less painful when you realize you don't care for something.

 

[abcdef]

I will definitely add pics. I want to get some supplies and clean some of em up first. Thanks a lot for the advice! I want to find quality knives then display and sell at auctions. At least I hope to take it that far haha

Welcome to BF. If you want to buy low sell high, remember you will be competing with many thousands of others doing the same. I have been reading about knives for years, and I won't try it. That said, do what makes you happy.

 

[mbkr]

I like the advice to buy what you like. A good place to find older knives, especially older slip joints, are local gun shows.