Does anyone else try to limit themselves to one knife per run?

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texmex03

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There are too many knives GEC makes that I want to buy so I keep trying to limit myself to only one knife per run so I can afford others that come up.

My preferred purchase method seems to be buy what I want then decide.... sometimes for a few months and then cull the excess (usually when something new comes out that I want).

Right now though I am having a hard time as I just picked up the last of the 3 lick creek 38s breaking my rule. But, these don't come around often like the barlows and they are so unique.

Do you guys grant yourselves exceptions?

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I don't consciously limit myself, but I'm a user and accumulator, not a collector. I have one #73, one #15, and one #77 and that's plenty. When a pattern comes out, I get the knife I want with the covers and blade I want. I'm not interested in getting every single variation, nor have I ever encountered a knife so perfect that I've ever been tempted to get a double for a backup.

YMMV...
 
That is a good question. I am pretty new to this scene in general and it seems that purchasing traditional knives seems a bit different than modern productions. I am still getting a feel for what covers and blade configurations I like best so I pretty much have a mindset to buy variations that I think I will like and then adjust as it becomes appropriate. For instance, I was given a #53 with two blades, a sheepsfoot and a clip and up until I received the knife, I was under the impression I would only like single blade configurations. I quickly discovered that I use both blades equally as much as they are both suited to different tasks. Aesthetically, I think have my tastes pretty narrowed down but I am not going to limit myself either.

That all said, I keep myself to a fairly rigid budget for knives so it usually wouldn't be prudent for me to buy up every variation in a run. Like what kamagong stated, I likely will have one of a pattern that interests me with covers that I like and stick with that.
 
Josh, I (kind of) follow that same rule. I try to decide on what configuration I like in a particular pattern and purchase that one. I do however break that more often than not but my intentions are good:o

With the TC's I'll never collect them all but try to purchase one from each release:thumbup:
 
I usually get one of the model that i like in the cover i think I'll like the best but this run of #71's i splurged and got 4, well actually 5 cause i got my son one and i justified it because they're a little more affordable than most other runs. Or so i thought until i saw the prices on the canvas and burlap. Guess ill have to find more to sell on the auction site...
 
For the $ some GECs were going for on the secondary market, I just focus on customs and Case Bose annuals. The GEC models I get are few and far between, but I think you should try to get a certain handle material for the model you're interested in. Have a backup and a secondary backup.

Look at it as you're playing fantasy football, but anyone can get to your team first.
 
I limit myself to one per year (at least, for the past two years). I am shooting for a limit of zero this year. :)
 
1) GECare not the only good knives maker
2) GECis a good knife maker, not the only one...
2) There's a lot other patterns I like that GEC is just not aware of...
 
I've never purchased multiple of the same knives. I was tempted to get a certain sprint run of a certain very popular knife by a certain modern company, but I never could justify owning two almost identical knives. That has held true well into my venture into traditionals.
However, I did go ahead and pre order two 13s, a whittler in jigged bone and a clerk in stag, and I probably would have picked up a second clerk if money was no issue. I wanted a user too, because ill probably baby the stag one.
That is as close as I've ever gotten to picking up multiples from the same run.
 
As far as GEC knives go I've never purchased more than one per run. Not into flipping or collecting spares as I buy them to use. In fact, I'm over the GEC knife craze and won't be buying any more of them. Not that they aren't great knives, but the hassle of dealing with the frenzy of buying them, whether via a reserve system or otherwise, is not worth the time or effort, let alone the expense for a user knife especially when one considers the vast number of really good production knives available from other manufacturers both traditional and modern.
 
Jolipapa said:
1) GECare not the only good knives maker
2) GECis a good knife maker, not the only one...
2) There's a lot other patterns I like that GEC is just not aware of...
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This has been my thought for the last year or so. Im really enjoying seeing what is out there.

For me GEC has lost a lot of luster. They are still great knives and I enjoy seeing them, but they seem to have fallen in a rut in the last year with the same covers and shields, on top of the numerous sfos. They just arent the same imo. That, and it's hard to justify using a knife that will double in price the second it is sold out. I still love seeing the pics though as each run is hitting mailboxes around the world.

I think if they ever come out with a capped bolster senator gents knife or whittler I may get excited. Or, even if they brought out some new covers like Ram horn, buffalo, or MOP. Yet, the buying process is such a mad rush I doubt I'll care enough to try even if so.

Anyways, Im trying my hardest just to enjoy what I have.
 
Erik Brett and vini who are you guys buying from instead of GEC these days.

If I can find a case cv chestnut peanut with decent dye job its mine but they are all so light.
 
Im tryin my hardest not to buy at all. Yet, I still enjoy the exposure to new to me knives. Old knives that catch my interest. I just bought a SAK huntsman. Yet, mainly Im focused on the history of knives from around the world. One of the reasons I started this thread:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...USA-Show-Your-Non-American-Traditional-Knives

I really just want a small group of users that will grow old with me, build up some character to tell a story, and get handed down. If I was a collector or didn't mind spending the amount needed on the secondary market I would still be in the mad rush for GEC.

Edit: I meant to post in my first post but forgot: Those three knives in the OP are gorgeous! A pattern I am sure I would fail miserably in sharpening but they are gorgeous all the same.
 
texmex03 said:
Erik Brett and vini who are you guys buying from instead of GEC these days.

If I can find a case cv chestnut peanut with decent dye job its mine but they are all so light.
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I've bought some nice knives from A.G. Russell, Case, LionSteel and Spyderco and a couple of KA-Bar Barlows made by Canal Street; all production knives and well worth the money. No hassle in chasing SFOs, etc. Less money and very good quality knives. I buy a lot of knives but again the vast majority of which are users.
 
My last two new knives were a Case chestnut cv peanut and a Boker stockman Jack, and I still want to pick up a Queen. I'm just waiting for the right one to come along.

I'm not locked in to GEC products, but I will admit that they get the majority of my disposable income.
 
Jolipapa said:
1) GECare not the only good knives maker
2) GECis a good knife maker, not the only one...
2) There's a lot other patterns I like that GEC is just not aware of...
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KBA said:
This has been my thought for the last year or so. Im really enjoying seeing what is out there.

For me GEC has lost a lot of luster.
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Hahaha...people are too invested in GEC. I find the level of palpable frustration amusing. They're just knives and as pointed out, GEC doesn't own a monopoly on knife making skill. Perhaps it's because I didn't grow up with slipjoints, but I've always had more eclectic tastes when it comes to knives. Latest run of Charlows sold out? No problem, I have plenty of other knives on my list. I still want to pick up a Resolza, a Corsican vendetta, a Scottish dirk...
 
Christian, I want that French SFO Jolipapa bought and posted in the French thread. :D. Beautiful knife.

And I still need to save up so I can email Fausto :D
 
It's never even occurred to me to buy more than one knife in a run. I buy the one I like the best (the scales and blade choice) and buy that one. I use them so they're not for resale or collecting. In fact I'm down to about 10 traditional pocket knives now and that's more than enough (correction: add a couple of SAK's on that figure - so maybe 12 or 13 total). I enjoy the heck out of them and 3 or 4 of them see the most use by far. I just don't feel any compulsion to accumulate a bunch of them.
 
i remember when I thought the 14 was too small, then I ended up with 5 of them and eventually a 6th tc version. now Im back down to one. The thing is, with some runs, you are lucky if you can get one. Like the 77 barlow run recently. Wasnt even aware of the registration. Ended up scrambling for one. Luckily someone let one go at a respectable price to me.
 
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