Contemplating Turn & Burn

[colobbfan]

Just read an editorial by J. Bruce Voyles in KI about "turning & burning" which is a new phrase to me. If I picked up his drift, t & b is where you collect a brand or style or type, enjoy them and trade/sell them to collect along a different line.
I've become comfortable in a daily self defense/emergency "tactical" type knife and will keep one or two favorites to use & carry.
I have almost every larger Spyderco and most of their smaller ones. That said, which one would you recommend for a long term knife.

I've to decided to collect more traditional Case knives and pass the tradition & collection on to my son. Any good suggestions on what to concentrate on for collector value in Case & Sons knives? I like the Stag, MOP & Bone. Any other must haves?

Thanks
John

 

[Raptor]

collobfan,
If you're gonna' collect CaseXX knives, I would recommend going here http://www.knifeforums.com/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=W.R.+Case+|AMP|+Sons+Cutlery+Forum&number=57&DaysPrune=100&LastLogin=

The above link is for the Case forum over at Knifeforums. Check it out.

As far as future investment is concerned, you can't go wrong with MOP, bone, & stag scales in almost any pattern.
Also look for limited editions, numbered runs, commerorative, and transitional knives.

But most importantly, buy what you like, not just what will pay off in the future. You can't lose if you stick to that rule.

--The Raptor--

 

[Boriqua]

I had a similar turn of tastes. My whole collection was high tech ats34 defensive style knives. A lot of them !! Dont have anything against them but I to have sold them all off and refined my collecting so that I dont maybe have as many knives but I collect what really turns me on. I like natural materials. Forged preferable and rusty steel. Good old fashioned using knives. I hope my daughter has a son I will get to pass these on to. The pic below is a good idea of how my tastes have gone. There is a few missing but you get the point

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