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I realize the was a similar thread last week but it was infact only similar, this is a different topic...
Do you have any knives that are for a specific purpose (even if that use is just general use/EDC) which you continue to use a cheaper/older knife of yours even tho you've bought newer, higher value knives for that propose?
The one that's most surprising to me is my Kershaw Shallot, it was given to me and after replacing some woren out of spec parts (and waving it) I absolutely love it. I carry it in my back left pocket as an SD knife and while I have several other knives for the same purpose, the most expensive being my Spyderco Chokwe, I almost exclusively carry the Shallot. I just love the knife, its so thin and isnt a PITA (literally) like the much wider Chokwe is or the other few knives that I also purchased for that use (including a spyderco Pacific salt I actually sold because I liked the shallot so much).
Have you ever found a knife you just can't replace, even with knives that cost much more, that you should like more? The funniest part to me is the Shallot was never even on my radar, let alone my "list", before I received it I didn't even know about it so that it continually beats out the knife I bought specifically as a replacement for it really says alot about it. Should I like the 3x more expensive spyderco better than the shallot? Yes I should, that's why I bought it afterall, I wanted the spyderco for a long time, I budgeted for it, saved up and bought it but after getting it I found I like the shallot more.
If you want to share let us know the cheaper knife, the more expensive knives it continues to beat out of your pocket and the reasons you like it so much more.
Edited to clear up exactly what I was asking...
Do you own any cheaper/lower end knives which you continue to prefer over a more expensive/ higher end knife you bought specifically to replace said cheaper knife?
Do you have any knives that are for a specific purpose (even if that use is just general use/EDC) which you continue to use a cheaper/older knife of yours even tho you've bought newer, higher value knives for that propose?
The one that's most surprising to me is my Kershaw Shallot, it was given to me and after replacing some woren out of spec parts (and waving it) I absolutely love it. I carry it in my back left pocket as an SD knife and while I have several other knives for the same purpose, the most expensive being my Spyderco Chokwe, I almost exclusively carry the Shallot. I just love the knife, its so thin and isnt a PITA (literally) like the much wider Chokwe is or the other few knives that I also purchased for that use (including a spyderco Pacific salt I actually sold because I liked the shallot so much).
Have you ever found a knife you just can't replace, even with knives that cost much more, that you should like more? The funniest part to me is the Shallot was never even on my radar, let alone my "list", before I received it I didn't even know about it so that it continually beats out the knife I bought specifically as a replacement for it really says alot about it. Should I like the 3x more expensive spyderco better than the shallot? Yes I should, that's why I bought it afterall, I wanted the spyderco for a long time, I budgeted for it, saved up and bought it but after getting it I found I like the shallot more.
If you want to share let us know the cheaper knife, the more expensive knives it continues to beat out of your pocket and the reasons you like it so much more.
Edited to clear up exactly what I was asking...
Do you own any cheaper/lower end knives which you continue to prefer over a more expensive/ higher end knife you bought specifically to replace said cheaper knife?
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