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- Jul 13, 2015
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Hello to everyone. I recently visited a local outdoor store that I hadn't been to in years to buy a specific brand of rifle that no one else in town stocks. While waiting my turn with the guy behind the counter, my attention was diverted by dozens and dozens of shiny new blades. This ultimately led to the purchase of not only a new rifle and scope, but a new Benchmade Mini-Griptilian at a bargain (cheaper than online) price, the first knife I'd bought in several years. That further led to me to surfing the internet for reviews on my new knife and, well, without boring you any longer, here I am- a new knife collector. God help me.
The collection is growing at a fairly leisurely pace, as it will continue to do since I'm not rich. The next knife I purchased was a Spyderco Endura 4 followed by three Mora fixed blades that have been assigned various tasks in the kitchen, my get-home bag, and my range bag. I'm rotating the Mini-Grip and the Endura between my pocket and my EDC bag depending on my mood or what I'm wearing. I attend a lot of semi-formal and several formal events over the course of a year, so I determined that I needed to add a gentleman's knife to the collection. I'm now the proud owner of a Fantoni Dweller with snakewood scales and I'm totally captivated by the knife. It's beautiful and I can't keep my hands off of it. The first few purchases pretty much have my knife requirements covered. I've decided that I want my collection to focus on my perception of gentleman's knives, hence my handle. I've already got my eye on my next purchase, which will probably be a Maserin Gourmet with ebony scales, but I'm in no hurry.
I'm going to try very hard to take the advice offered to another new collector in another thread and take it slow and easy. I'm going to try to limit myself to no more than one knife a month and may not even buy that often. When I buy a knife, I want to make sure it's something that I really want and can afford. Anyway, I feel very fortunate to be able to take advantage of the vast amount of knowledge and experience from those who not only collect knives, but use them frequently. In my eighteen years of being online, I've visited a lot of different forums that discuss a lot of different topics, from guns, to fishing, to sports, and many others. I can't recall another forum that has the depth and breadth of knowledge on a particular subject that I've seen here. I have a lot to learn about knives and collecting and I can't imagine that there is a better place to be schooled.
The collection is growing at a fairly leisurely pace, as it will continue to do since I'm not rich. The next knife I purchased was a Spyderco Endura 4 followed by three Mora fixed blades that have been assigned various tasks in the kitchen, my get-home bag, and my range bag. I'm rotating the Mini-Grip and the Endura between my pocket and my EDC bag depending on my mood or what I'm wearing. I attend a lot of semi-formal and several formal events over the course of a year, so I determined that I needed to add a gentleman's knife to the collection. I'm now the proud owner of a Fantoni Dweller with snakewood scales and I'm totally captivated by the knife. It's beautiful and I can't keep my hands off of it. The first few purchases pretty much have my knife requirements covered. I've decided that I want my collection to focus on my perception of gentleman's knives, hence my handle. I've already got my eye on my next purchase, which will probably be a Maserin Gourmet with ebony scales, but I'm in no hurry.
I'm going to try very hard to take the advice offered to another new collector in another thread and take it slow and easy. I'm going to try to limit myself to no more than one knife a month and may not even buy that often. When I buy a knife, I want to make sure it's something that I really want and can afford. Anyway, I feel very fortunate to be able to take advantage of the vast amount of knowledge and experience from those who not only collect knives, but use them frequently. In my eighteen years of being online, I've visited a lot of different forums that discuss a lot of different topics, from guns, to fishing, to sports, and many others. I can't recall another forum that has the depth and breadth of knowledge on a particular subject that I've seen here. I have a lot to learn about knives and collecting and I can't imagine that there is a better place to be schooled.
Why do I suspect that some of you guys go to AA meetings and pass out free beer coupons?