Breaking rules and downsizing

I've spent quite a bit of money on knives over the past 20 years. I've made friends though, on the different forums and groups and at shows and campouts. I've met a lot of great makers, writers, collectors and designers. Might be why I enjoy this hobby the most.
 
Woodrow F Call said:
The wife read a book that made her think a little differently and I've been desiring a simpler life with less clutter. The one thing she read that helped was if when you touch that item, does it bring you joy? If not, get rid of it.
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My wife read the same book as well! She is a minimalist and so we sometimes butt heads over my collecting. Not the money, as I don't charge anything or take on any debt for a new knife, but she just doesn't see the point of collecting dozens or more of the same type item. However, my knives truly bring me joy and I cannot imagine ever selling them.

I still have two large cabinets full of cigars from my cigar collecting days of years ago and she's always after me to let them go. Even though my cigar smoking has dropped to nil and a 50 count humidor would probably last me the rest of my life, I still get a big smile on my face from opening the door of the cabinet and breathing in that sweet tobacco smell.

I know I have issues...
 
supratentorial said:
I would place a higher value on time than number of knives or dollars spent. If you have 1 knife but spend all day thinking about it then it takes up much more of your life than if you have 1000 knives and only think about them infrequently.
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I really do think this best reflects my experience. Very insightful.

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I own a lot of knives.
Because I can.
 
I don't think I ever got much above 20 slip-joints. I have about 6 fixed blade knives. I have exactly one "tactical" folder - a 4" Cold Steel Voyager. That's it. In reality I carry and regularly use about 4 or 5 of the slippies and a couple of the fixed blades. The rest I like and appreciate much, but don't end up carrying as much as I'd thought I would. I'll probably gift most of the ones I don't use to a couple close friends and my sons.

Which would I keep? My two 77 Barlows, yellow Peanut, large Case Stockman and my Vic Pioneer. Those are the ones that see the lion's share of pocket time. They serve my needs and are old trusty friends.
 
I have not begun downsizing yet but I don't see myself buying any more pocket knives, traditional or otherwise.
 
powernoodle said:
Your toys make you feel good. Selling them makes you feel bad. Keeping them is a form of pain avoidance.

If garden hoses made us feel good, we would have 50 of them and would be talking about them on gardenhoseforums and posting daily pics. What garden hose did you carry today? Supersteel hose fittings: worth the cost?

Its all about feeling good, whether its brought about by a bass boat, a golf trip, a martini or a CV Peanut.
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I love this. Very well said and I share the sentiment
 
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