Does a " perfect knife " really fit into the life of a knife enthusiast?

Great thread and great replies. :thumbsup:

Through the 1990s and early 2000s, I accumulated 200-300 knives when I had enough discretionary income to do so. Always looking for my 'perfect knife'. And realizing sometime later that something new was now (possibly) 'perfect'. So I had to have that one too. That pursuit got too expensive after some time.

Nowadays, 'perfection' in my knives has more to do with the fact that I still have so many of them, and therefore I can pick & choose what's 'perfect' for me today. On a whim, on any given day, I can choose what feels 'perfect' in my pocket right now.

I've also found another form of perfection in making a new (or old) knife my own, by putting a new edge on it that makes me happy, or sometimes altering or modifying them in other ways. I've felt great satisfaction in doing that. And that very satisfying feeling is as close to perfect for me as anything I've found.
 
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No, even if you were able to have that grail knife it would not and should not end your enjoyment of less perfect knives, ones you will use and not worry so much about damaging or losing….which would be on your mind if you use your grail knife as much….and thus taking away the fun of using a good knife.
 
cbach8tw said:
No, even if you were able to have that grail knife it would not and should not end your enjoyment of less perfect knives, ones you will use and not worry so much about damaging or losing….which would be on your mind if you use your grail knife as much….and thus taking away the fun of using a good knife.
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There is a member here who discovered the Case peanut years ago and pretty much left to just check in every few years with an update on his peanut.
It worked out for him, but I don't actually know how deep he was into the hobby before he got out.
Apparently there are people out there who really are just looking for the right knife, and luckily for that member it happened to be something easily replaced.
 
I have a few redsquid2’s knives, cosmetically imperfect, but they do the job and cut nice and I like them, not afraid to use them. Quality and great bargains.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I must be doing something wrong , because I've had a number of next knives that definitely weren't perfect.
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As soon as you buy one, that one is no longer the next one.
The next one will be the perfect one.

Unless it isn’t.
In that case, see above
 
perhaps it was perfect for the moment. that one singular moment just before you paid for it and before you started looking for the next one. They do say comparison is the thief of joy...
 
I used to search for the perfect knife and it doesn’t exist, but did discover “good enough” knives. I am carrying a slightly older chart & Morgan Gunstock pattern here lately. I nice looking knife that is good enough for pretty much all of my daily cutting needs. If I need something heavy duty, I have those knives too. Good enough is good enough for like 95% of my cutting needs.
 
I'm really fond of the zulu spear.
A low point almost like a sheep foot but still just a little belly.
Single blade EDC, as close to perfect for me as I can imagin.
 
If there was "the perfect knife" I wouldn't be carrying two out and about, and sometimes having to sub one of them depending on where I'm going - and have more than a few for kitchen use.
 
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