Anyone else had immediate family knife scrutiny?

Knife collectors are prone to the same scrutinizes of excess as every other collector. With knives, the average joe is only exposed to the throwaway garbage at Walmart. So the notion of having a $500 knife you never use is similar to a woman having a $500 pair of shoes they never wear.
Personally, I like to keep my collection small and only display 5-6 at a time. When I get around 15 knives, I start looking to thin out the knives I no longer use or never used. Generally, it gets by the "why do you need that many" censors.
 
If I wanted someones opinion about my knives, I'd ask. ;)
[video=youtube;D2_AiQLCb3U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2_AiQLCb3U[/video]
 
Awesome clip that basically says it all to my current company and pc workers.
 
on a side note....
as of 1th of July there is a new knife law in Denmark, allowing us to import and own onehanded opening knives, like spydercos and benchmade.

Hench my new small left handed insigno sebenza :0)
 
Hawkings said:
on a side note....
as of 1th of July there is a new knife law in Denmark, allowing us to import and own onehanded opening knives, like spydercos and benchmade.

Hench my new small left handed insigno sebenza :0)
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That's good to hear, congrats !
 
I do have regular discussions with my wife about the money involved. As I find myself in the very fortunate position where I am able to save a lot of my paycheck and still have a little spending money left, she is right to point out that that could change at any moment in the current economy. We are also looking around to buy a house soon, and such things always turn out a little more expensive in practice than on paper.

Still, I think she's being a little extreme.

What do you guys think is an acceptable amount of money to spend on knives, assuming it's your hobby?
 
The only opinion that I do consider when spending is my Wife. It's hard to set an amount. I only spend what woun't blow my budget for the month or save for it.
 
I've watched two versions of this story on Investigation Discovery Channel and Bob Heartsong seems to have a dark side in my opinion. I also can't get past the tofu knife being used from the drawer instead of one out of the knife block.
 
My wife has quite a collection of knives herself, all of them parked and ready for use in the kitchen drawer. I gain a lot a credit in the house by keeping her kitchen knives sharp.

Hint: this approach may help others find a usefulness in your knife hobby!
 
If it's a matter of always having a new knife, then sure, I get that from my wife.

My first Xmas in Belgium with my future in-laws got me the "Isn't that a weapon?" question when I flipped open a knife to open a present. Most of them tolerate it as one of my amusing American quirks; a few have come around to its practicality, and years later I now sometimes get gift cards to the European online knife retailer as gifts. After all, I haven't stabbed anyone yet.

But yes, while both sides of the ocean see knives as weapons (and don't tell me Americans don't, as many "tactical EDC" threads as I see here), one (generally) embraces them for their additional usefulness, while the other only sees the stabbiness when there's a pair of scissors in the bureau or a paring knife in the drawer.
 
I just do not fish for complements on my knife. It's for me, and I do not need others approval. This way you can avoid being butt hurt about your hobby. I rarely pull it out for show, unless It is a buddy who actually into knives. When I need it I use it and back in the pocket it goes. No need for, hey check out my new insane purchase, as they usually hear it.
Usually if it's a high end knife, I keep the price to myself as others will not be able to understand and justify the price.
 
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That's probably the most tame criticism I've yet heard (relative to other comments he could have made.) My mum once asked me years ago if my knives weren't all the same, and what is the difference between knife A and knife B. I suppose I should have taken the time to inform, but I was much younger and less patient so I just said "they aren't the same." A missed opportunity.

Like some here, the only family I really need worry about is my s/o. She's Polish, and her dad carries a Fiskars axe under his car seat. Various other drivers do too, I am told, and first aid kits with certain cutting tools and other things are required by law in the trunk of your car there, in case of accidents.

Anyhow, although she doesn't carry it, she's fond of a SAK she's had since she was little, and recently our nephew just got his "My First SAK" or something like that, I guess they make a line for kids. It's a funny story actually because the little guy brought it to granny so she could cut some bread with it. Granny was surprised at how sharp a SAK made for kids was (the tip is blunted though) and determined he can have it back later. Kinda fair as it was super sharp apparently and he's only barely 4.

My s/o isn't a knife person but she understands me, and got me a cool Muela folder without realizing how cool Muela is, and I got to sound cool by knowing their rep already. If someone isn't a knife person, it's at least nice that they understand you, and the value of a good tool, which she does. I try to understand her handbag collection too. Which in fairness, consists of mostly very large, utilitarian bags that are very useful for carrying her stuff and a bunch of stuff I don't want to carry either. ;)
 
JonesHall said:
I've watched two versions of this story on Investigation Discovery Channel and Bob Heartsong seems to have a dark side in my opinion. I also can't get past the tofu knife being used from the drawer instead of one out of the knife block.
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I am sure I am missing something here, but can you expand on this story? I do not understand the reference.
 
Rude questions deserve only a long, stone-faced stare at the buffoon asking them.
 
RedLynx said:
Anyhow, although she doesn't carry it, she's fond of a SAK she's had since she was little, and recently our nephew just got his "My First SAK" or something like that, I guess they make a line for kids. It's a funny story actually because the little guy brought it to granny so she could cut some bread with it. Granny was surprised at how sharp a SAK made for kids was (the tip is blunted though) and determined he can have it back later. Kinda fair as it was super sharp apparently and he's only barely 4.
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That granny probably would have had a heart attack at some of the stuff we carried around here as kids haha, then again I would think even in Europe children would have carried something bigger than a SAK half a century ago correct me if I'm wrong.
 
Sirryacus said:
That granny probably would have had a heart attack at some of the stuff we carried around here as kids haha, then again I would think even in Europe children would have carried something bigger than a SAK half a century ago correct me if I'm wrong.
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Oh I'm sure that some decades ago knives, even bigger folders, were more prevalent. My MIL is very cool though, asked to see what knife I had on me when I was visiting a couple years back. Sadly it was just a Gerber Paraframe since I didn't want to risk losing any favorites to baggage searches or other issues. She's very knife friendly and my FIL, although not a collector, sees a lot of value in various cutting tools.

I think it's great that SAK makes lines tailored to young kids, kinda how we had a "Knives for Kids" program started by one of the dealers here (can't recall which dealer, great guy/company.) It's so far for me been one of the more knife friendly countries on my visits there and I am lucky to have found a circle of people understanding of my interest. That said no matter where I am in the world I don't really show my stuff to anyone who doesn't ask and even in public I ask myself first "do I need to cut this with a blade?" before taking it out.

ETA: Curiously, SAKs at European retailers are redonkulously expensive, not sure why. You'd assume the opposite, given their proximity to Switzerland.
 
RedLynx said:
Oh I'm sure that some decades ago knives, even bigger folders, were more prevalent.

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ETA: Curiously, SAKs at European retailers are redonkulously expensive, not sure why. You'd assume the opposite, given their proximity to Switzerland.
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Decades ago, boyscouts still carried 'daggers' (fixed blades) as part of the uniform (from ages 11 and up, I think). I think most just had regular-sized folders, if any at all.

As for your second remark. Well, we seem to have a masochistic streak when it comes to taxes here.
 
Lodd said:
Decades ago, boyscouts still carried 'daggers' (fixed blades) as part of the uniform (from ages 11 and up, I think). I think most just had regular-sized folders, if any at all.

As for your second remark. Well, we seem to have a masochistic streak when it comes to taxes here.
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On a more positive note, at least the price you see on the sticker is the exact price you pay at the register thanks to VAT. No need to calculate how much more it'll actually cost at the point of payment, as we must do here.
 
RedLynx said:
Oh I'm sure that some decades ago knives, even bigger folders, were more prevalent. My MIL is very cool though, asked to see what knife I had on me when I was visiting a couple years back. Sadly it was just a Gerber Paraframe since I didn't want to risk losing any favorites to baggage searches or other issues. She's very knife friendly and my FIL, although not a collector, sees a lot of value in various cutting tools.

I think it's great that SAK makes lines tailored to young kids, kinda how we had a "Knives for Kids" program started by one of the dealers here (can't recall which dealer, great guy/company.) It's so far for me been one of the more knife friendly countries on my visits there and I am lucky to have found a circle of people understanding of my interest. That said no matter where I am in the world I don't really show my stuff to anyone who doesn't ask and even in public I ask myself first "do I need to cut this with a blade?" before taking it out.
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That is a pretty cool concept I suppose, my SAK as a child was a large expensive model that one of my family members picked up second hand some where I'm assuming, I don't think we had these child friendly versions 25 years ago in any case.
 
RedLynx said:
ETA: Curiously, SAKs at European retailers are redonkulously expensive, not sure why. You'd assume the opposite, given their proximity to Switzerland.
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Import fees(taxes), tariffs or whatever your country calls them, that run up the cost, not shipping.
 
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