Be all to end all purchase

Whenever I purchase anything it is always with the intent that I will keep it. I don't ever go into a purchase thinking otherwise. I see no reason getting something I don't intend on keeping.
 
I'm currently at about 100 knives, of the first 5 I bought I stl have 1, of the first 20, I still have.10, the last 80 or so there are 2 I occasionally contemplate selling. I do have have 2 good knife stores within 20 minutes of my location, so I do get to handle most models before buying them.
 
Many years ago I bought a Buck 110 the day after Christmas for $10. Still have it, only regret is I didn't buy a dozen at that price. All along I had always carried a SAK. Then a year or so ago I discovered this forum. I started thinking I wanted something else in my pocket for EDC. Almost got a Sebenza, backed out when I decided whatever knife I get had to have a screwdriver.
About a month or so ago the Case beer trapper was released. Had to have it. It arrived and invaded my pocket pushing the SAK out. On the site I discovered a left handed Trapper, full size. Had to have that, but it's big so on the same order I got a Case Mini Copperlock, small and lefty friendly. Also on another site ordered a pocket tool, so there I have the screwdriver, I'm set.
Whoa wait a minute, Trestle Pines has a barlow with a caplifter/screwdriver. I went through a lot of barlows back in the day, I'd lose them or ruin them trying to use as screwdriver. I loved Barlows and here's one that I might've killed for when I was young. I have that now and it also satisfied my urge for a premium knife. So now I'm set.
Thank You BladeForums for getting me to blow a wad, if it weren't for you I'd still be happy with just my 110 and SAK.
 
And I feel every one of them. It ain't the years so much, it's the mileage, wear, and tear.
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Man, do I hear that.
I work ground ops for a major US airline 16 years now.
My elbows are pretty much destroyed now.
My left elbow alone is so far gone with pain, I don't know what the hell to do.
My company could care less so I guess I'll just keep wishful thinking in mind.
 
In a way, I am already at the "be all to end all" point. There are a few knives that I would like but nothing that I really need. For my needs, the knives I own are just about perfect in their design and ergonomics. Fit, finish and materials are the areas that I would upgrade with most of my purchases.
 
Dddrees said:
Whenever I purchase anything it is always with the intent that I will keep it. I don't ever go into a purchase thinking otherwise. I see no reason getting something I don't intend on keeping.
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This is my way of thinking too. PLUS - I intend to use it - not just have it sitting in a drawer. They don't all need to be EDC but they need to be something that I will carry in the rotation regularly. Actually I really hate buying a knife with high expectations and then once in hand it disappoints. The Thorburn in my sig line below is a perfect case in point. I should have sent it right back to the store. From now on I will only buy from companies that have an easy return/exchange policy. Part of this process is, of course, learning what I like and staying true to that but every now and then I am curious and want to try something new.

I have been striving to own only 2 or 3 fixed and the same number of folders for the past 6 years. I can't seem to keep that perspective. Buying a knife without first holding it is risky business. if it wasn't for web stores and the BF exchange I would own 2 and be quite content. I really HATE buying a knife brand new then having to sell it at a loss just for the experience of holding it in my hand and slicing a tomato or using it as a letter opener once or twice. Not so bad with a $60.00 dollar knife but really brutal way to try a custom. Oh well :confused: no one pushed me into this knife obsession. :cool:
 
I always buy what I plan on using. Looking back through I don't remember ever selling any, but I gave a lot away, and lost some in a house fire back in 93.
 
I don't think I've ever sold off one of my folders... I have sold fixed blades and machetes to feed my habits a bit more though.
 
I buy knives with the intention of keeping them forever. Like some here, when I want a knife for a specific task I usually research for months before purchasing. I recently downsized, letting go of the ones I just wasn't using. Gave a couple to my wife and sold a few others. I can't remember regretting a knife purchase. I did regret buying a Mcgizmo flashlight. That kind of cured me from purchasing uber expensive tools.
 
I always buy knives with the intent to keep it. (Some times life gets in the way of that.) I like to buy knives from makers that are friends; it makes the knife extra special. I have never, ever bought a knife because it was the popular knife. I could care less about what other people like or don't like, when it comes to me buying knives. I look at the maker, then I look to see if it pleases the eye, and then I buy it or not. I so not know if there is a be-all-end all knife for me. I just buy what I like.
 
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There is no "be all, end all", for me it's as much about the chase as the catch. I thoroughly enjoy the research, reviews and conversations about blades. I will however never sell any of my collection but I'll gift a knife as my heart sees fit. I have quite an emotional attachment to my acquisitions after putting in so much time and thought to each.
 
It took me two years after joining BF to determine what I like and dislike. At one point I owned 35 folders.

In that time period, I discovered a few things.

I don't particularly care for hard use, heavy knives.

I'm not particularly fond of framelocks.

I generally dislike metal scales, with a few exceptions. Mainly due to living in the Chicago area, I don't like reaching into my pocket for a freezing cold piece of metal.

I absolutely, positively hate CPM-S30V.

I don't like thumbstuds, other than a few exceptions. Spydie holes and/or flippers for these arthritic hands.

I sold most of those 35 folders, and am down to 9.

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It's really #3 for me now. I've been doing the knife thing for 62 years. I know me and what I like well enough now to be pretty sure whether I'm buying a knife to keep or just to try out and then pass along. Like Rolf says, a rotation is what I have to satisfy my needs and likes. It's just a closed rotation. It's the same group of knives that it has been for several years.

Anything I get now is just because I like knives in general and I want to try some aspect of that particular knife and see how I like it. 99% of my new purchases are interesting, but not a keeper. Been a long time since a new purchase found its way into the rotation permanently.
 
I always think my next knife purchase will be my last. It NEVER works out that way. I have found the "perfect" knife for me countless times. And every time I get bored eventually, sell it and get the next "keeper". I no longer believe in the concept of keepers or perfect anything.
 
PURPLEDC said:
I always think my next knife purchase will be my last. It NEVER works out that way. I have found the "perfect" knife for me countless times. And every time I get bored eventually, sell it and get the next "keeper". I no longer believe in the concept of keepers or perfect anything.
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Ah wisdom to inspire - I have yet been willing to admit this :)
 
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