I caught the knife bug and I'm not sure there is much to do about it except give in.
It started out innocently enough with a Vic Spartan to keep in my travel bag. Got that one after being caught in Spain without a corkpull and opening a bottle of wine with the whatever I could find in the hotel room. I'm amazed to this day that I never got a cleaning bill for their wall.
Then I had some money left over on a gift certificate to LL Bean and I got a Buck 110 on a whim to spend the rest of the money.
The 110 came with one of those mini Bantams that saw active use as a package opener and all around house knife. I liked the Bantam so much I got a 503 to upgrade to something a little nicer to keep by the front door.
The SAK and 503 were plenty for awhile. Then we got a house and soon I had four Leatherman tools. A Supertool was a Christmas gift, the Juice S2 was purchased to carry around the house and do chores, and the Wingman/Style CS combo pack was too cheap to be passed up.
Then I started reading about knives and discovered the Vic Rambler. I needed one for my keychain. Then I discovered Alox and Swissbianco and realized I needed an Alox Rambler.
My father passed on his Wildcat 59x fixed blade when he was cleaning out his night stand.
Alox lust got greater and I went for a Vic Pioneer. Damn store was running a deal giving money back if you spent over fifty on Swiss Army Knives so I added a Compact to the order.
Now I've got knives in every bag, car, and corner of the house and I want one more.
I'd post for recommendations, but I already have a good sense, from reading all of the old posts, of what I need to get. I just have to decide which sub $50 locking folder wants to come home.
Does it end? Do you ever complete your collection? How do you stop it from getting worse? Is it bad to think about buying a new knife with cash so your wife doesn't see it on the credit card bill?
It started out innocently enough with a Vic Spartan to keep in my travel bag. Got that one after being caught in Spain without a corkpull and opening a bottle of wine with the whatever I could find in the hotel room. I'm amazed to this day that I never got a cleaning bill for their wall.
Then I had some money left over on a gift certificate to LL Bean and I got a Buck 110 on a whim to spend the rest of the money.
The 110 came with one of those mini Bantams that saw active use as a package opener and all around house knife. I liked the Bantam so much I got a 503 to upgrade to something a little nicer to keep by the front door.
The SAK and 503 were plenty for awhile. Then we got a house and soon I had four Leatherman tools. A Supertool was a Christmas gift, the Juice S2 was purchased to carry around the house and do chores, and the Wingman/Style CS combo pack was too cheap to be passed up.
Then I started reading about knives and discovered the Vic Rambler. I needed one for my keychain. Then I discovered Alox and Swissbianco and realized I needed an Alox Rambler.
My father passed on his Wildcat 59x fixed blade when he was cleaning out his night stand.
Alox lust got greater and I went for a Vic Pioneer. Damn store was running a deal giving money back if you spent over fifty on Swiss Army Knives so I added a Compact to the order.
Now I've got knives in every bag, car, and corner of the house and I want one more.
I'd post for recommendations, but I already have a good sense, from reading all of the old posts, of what I need to get. I just have to decide which sub $50 locking folder wants to come home.
Does it end? Do you ever complete your collection? How do you stop it from getting worse? Is it bad to think about buying a new knife with cash so your wife doesn't see it on the credit card bill?
