Being Ridicluous???

RevDevil said:
She will make a lovely paper weight, different strokes I suppose.
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But might it get a paper cut? Rubs from lying on the paper?

Yes - the thing was made to cut stuff, but everyone gets their enjoyment (or personal torment) their own way.

I use em' all.

best

mqqn
 
poolhustler said:
I completely understand brother, I had a Ford Pinto too !!!!!! :D
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Ouch!! Did you wax the gas tank that was visible from the rear?

I too had a new car I could not bring myself to drive.

I got over it.

I saw a great quote on another forum, related to guns but I will paraphrase....

Buying a beautiful knife and not using it is like having a beautiful girlfriend and not having sex with her so she is prettier for her next boyfriend.

Or something like that.

As in my signature - a wise man once said "JUST GO CUT SOMETHING ALREADY!!!"

best

mqqn
 
jaxxsun said:
It's not the price or the value that has me freaked out.
It's the work that goes in to making such a beautiful knife.

I love CRKs because. When you need anything tweaked. Just send her in and BOOM. She's like new.
But Diewares are not made buy a nation of elves. It's one guy. Who is far from bored.
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jaxxsun, that is a great point that I hadn't thought about. just to play devil's advocate though, it looks like that Direware is robust enough for a lifetime of (reasonable) usage, and it's clear you're not the kind to abuse your user blades. either way, fantastic knife, I'd heard of Direwares before but not really known what the hype was about, but seeing photos of it, I really dig the design and it does look like the fit and finish is incredible.
 
the only vehicle ive owned that I didn't daily drive was my '66 Impala SS and the only knives I hesitate to use are the ones no longer in production. grit your teeth, use that bad boy, and enjoy it. :thumbup:
 
It's not special. It's just a knife. Does it even cut well? Sounds like you'll never know You might as well have bought a Gerber.

Hopefully you see it's ridiculous to buy a knife like that and not even use it. It's not an art knife. It's got g10 scales? It's made for use not for looking at.

Use it or sell it. Don't let stuff own you.
 
Different strokes for different folks, but I don't have any desire not to use things and enjoy them. Every day is one day closer to death and I'm going to enjoy the very best things in life that I can afford. That includes cutting things with nice knives.
 
:D:D A gerber. Not in this lifetime. You have to see and handle a dieware custom.
When I was in to guns. I carried a custom and would debate with guys that carried more common weapons.
Until they handled and fired it down range. End of debate.
I want a show of Hands? Who has handled a custom let a lone a true Grail?
I never had, untill now. And I now fully understand the meaning of a personal Grail.


Fanglekai said:
It's not special. It's just a knife. Does it even cut well? Sounds like you'll never know You might as well have bought a Gerber.

Hopefully you see it's ridiculous to buy a knife like that and not even use it. It's not an art knife. It's got g10 scales? It's made for use not for looking at.

Use it or sell it. Don't let stuff own you.
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First , you're not being ridiculous.
Admiring something as a work of art is ok... that's a "use" you've found for it.

But if you consider it your grail knife and you have no intention of just flipping it as "NIB" then I say use it and just take care of it.
You really don't bond with a knife until you've used , cleaned and maintained it.


As long as it's cared for, you'll still get good money in case you need to sell it.
 
This thread makes my head hurt:(

A direware isn't a pice of "art", and it wasn't intended to be as such...
You want a piece of knife art? Buy a William Henry all decked out with gems and sh!t, or some other custom gentlemans knife.
That...is not art. That's just a tacticool flipper, and there's plenty of them.

I bet if you use it, you'll find it's about as useful as a pocket axe;)
 
I remember a story about a guy who bought an expensive car. When he took delivery, to the salesman's shock, the man took a knife out and deliberately scratched the bumper, saying "There. Now that that's over with, I can enjoy it."
 
mqqn said:
Buying a beautiful knife and not using it is like having a beautiful girlfriend and not having sex with her so she is prettier for her next boyfriend.

Or something like that.
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Nooo! My virgin ears lol :D

I would say just use the thing. But it's your knife and you can do whatever you damn well please with it.
 
A Samurai would not use his tanto for utility work. That blade is for battle. He'd use his kozuka. This blade was a utility knife.
I respect this philosophy.
rolf
 
man that thing is awesome. You did what it takes to own it, now enjoy it as you see fit. I don't have any super expensive knives, but I have a couple that have been long discontinued and are pretty rare. I get tons of enjoyment just playing with them and occasionally carrying them. It would not be enjoyable for me to use them so I don't. I also have a 550hp diesel truck that I drive like an old lady. Its mine, I own it, and I do as I see fit. This is my perspective. You don't have to answer to anyone
 
I experienced this early on in my knife obsession. Over the years I've come to two rules that work for me:

1. Life is too short to not use and enjoy your very best.
2. If I can't afford to use it I can't afford it.
 
GronK said:
I experienced this early on in my knife obsession. Over the years I've come to two rules that work for me:

1. Life is too short to not use and enjoy your very best.
2. If I can't afford to use it I can't afford it.
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Yeah, I've evolved to this philosophy too.
It took awhile but once I hit 50 it just came natural
 
Some people say you have to use all your knives. Like what is the point of having them if they do not get used! Or like you are not a real man if you do not do it! If you believe that: be my guest! I have no problem with that!
I have got my knives and I can do whatever I like with them: use them, or not use them at all! And I have far too many of them anyway. But I do not see it as a problem: that's my money and my knives. So the only opinion I have to consider there besides my own is my wife's and so far she was OK with it. So if you planned to use that knife hard but now you uneasy about it: do what you want to do! There is no reason whatsoever to make yourself to do something you are not comfortable with: not with your hobby anyway! Leave it for your work or for your family: your hobby should be the place where you decide, not somebody else!
 
Poez said:
Some people say you have to use all your knives. Like what is the point of having them if they do not get used! Or like you are not a real man if you do not do it! If you believe that: be my guest! I have no problem with that!
I have got my knives and I can do whatever I like with them: use them, or not use them at all! And I have far too many of them anyway. But I do not see it as a problem: that's my money and my knives. So the only opinion I have to consider there besides my own is my wife's and so far she was OK with it. So if you planned to use that knife hard but now you uneasy about it: do what you want to do! There is no reason whatsoever to make yourself to do something you are not comfortable with: not with your hobby anyway! Leave it for your work or for your family: your hobby should be the place where you decide, not somebody else!
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Nobody's trying to decide what the OP does with his knife, some people just think its stupid to put a knife on a pedestal. That's all...

This is a discussion right? Then we're allowed to have conflicting opinions...
 
just put your name on the list for another one, then you have one to use and one to collect. :)

being new around here, and seeing all the candy, I guess we all have this dilemma. We have to decide if we are knife collectors or knife users. Only guys like Blues can afford to do both. :)
 
buying things to collect and not use makes me feel like a museum curator for the next guy though. I have to get some use or it is not worth it to me these days.
 
My grail for a long time was an M390 Para 2. Finally got one - and a backup - and couldn't have been happier. But I was so worried about using them that they both sat on the shelf for the longest time. I eventually got and used the hell out of a 204P Para 2, but for some reason the M390 was too pretty to use. Anyway, I was watching Game of Thrones one weekend and there was one particular scene stuck out to me (warning, GoT spoilers/animal being processed):

[video=youtube;47MazYDnmaU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47MazYDnmaU[/video]

For whatever reason, it really struck home. While the father is lecturing his son, he hones his knife and starts working. And all the time he works he talks about the important things, the lasting things. The knife is truly a tool to him, and he shows himself to be willing to get his hands dirty despite being one of the most powerful people in the show. The metaphor his actions drew really drove home his words even more.

This got me thinking about my father, and his father, and how I shouldn't allow myself to be any different. I've got to keep my mind on the important things in life, and if something doesn't serve a purpose in it, I shouldn't concern myself with it. These are tools for me, not collectible pieces. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course, but it's just not something I want to get into myself.

So I sold those M390 Para 2s. I sold them at cost, and haven't looked back since. I still have my base model Para 2 and likely will never be without one, but while I still pine for an M390 model once in a while, in the end I'm happier without it.

Sorry to ramble. But once in a while, something you read in a book or see in a movie really sticks with you. This was one of those times for me.
 
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