Well, everyone is different, Taylor. I can understand people like Jack, with over a thousand knives--that's pretty cool--; and someone like GT, with 200-300 knives, focusing on canoes, SAKs, Rough Riders, Spanish knives, and lambsfoots. I can also understand someone who wants to carry only one knife for the rest of his life.
No worries... I don't mind being called Dwight, I rather like the guy.
A's are looking decent right now! Hoping for a wild card spot!Well, everyone is different, Taylor. I can understand people like Jack, with over a thousand knives--that's pretty cool--; and someone like GT, with 200-300 knives, focusing on canoes, SAKs, Rough Riders, Spanish knives, and lambsfoots. I can also understand someone who wants to carry only one knife for the rest of his life.
I've only come to this "hobby" recently, about a year and a half ago. I've always carried a knife, but never spent much, and didn't think much about it. Sometimes I carried the same knife, such as a small stockman or Vic Classic, for years at a time. But I'd been meaning to get something nicer, and finally did when I received a cheap knife from the NRA as a joining bonus. It was a pretty sorry knife, so I set out to find something nicer and larger than I was accustomed to carry. I started out with a Case trapper. Then almost immediately bought a medium stockman. Then a mini trapper, and then a small lockback. Then I started reading BladeForums. My collection has gone from about 8 knives to 32 in the last year and a half. There are a handful that I carry over and over, but I don't really want a large collection of knives I won't carry. A few of my knives have sentimental value, and I intend to keep them even if I don't carry them. But I think I should slow down a little. I've got a few lambsfoots which I will keep for sure, and a custom made navaja from Spain. I am committed to buy the 2019 forum knife, which I am looking forward to, and I have something special in mind for my birthday, but I don't plan to spend too much more this year. Maybe a Case knife or two, or a deal at a gun show.
So just do what feels right to you, Taylor.
Hope you had a great birthday (but I'm not sorry the Astros beat the A's!).
They might make it.
Wow great game!
A's won. Congrats!
These A's know how to hit home runs!!!
It seems longer than that, in a good way.
What happens when you get to the point when you have more than 30 that have some type of value to you? I think I remember not long ago when you said the same thing but put the number 20 instead of 30.
The number that have special meaning to you will keep growing over time. Given enough time that number could get rather large.
tmd_87
- do whatever feels right to you and don't get hung up on a certain number.
You hit the nail on the head, that's exactly right. With only 20 knives, there were NONE that I could get rid of. So, I had to increase the number to 30... But I'd still feel more comfortable at 20.What happens when you get to the point when you have more than 30 that have some type of value to you? I think I remember not long ago when you said the same thing but put the number 20 instead of 30.
Yeah I dunno about that as a job....do you get a set of gold arm vambraces and give the blades out in a religios ceremony with a team of "followers" to do your bidding ? are you like the high priest of a cult that worships a giant shop display SAK....do you get to pick the most voluptuous and nubile warrior huntress as your PAPA(post apocalpse personal assistant)?
Nor do I feel the need to set a ceiling. I have a large number of books but I don't collect them together in some library manner either. What for??? It could be a sign of losing interest in knives as well If reduced finances are the problem-something nearly all of us will experience at times-then it's self-regulating. And if there are decent knives you really do not use or don't actually like, then sell them
You Americans have no excuse you live in a country with a big market for knives, not like here in Europe selling knives here is very special interest, akin to drugs only less harmful and profitable
Much easier said than done.If people suspect they have too many knives then stop buying them
