Does anyone have ONLY one knife?

[Lycosa]

Pure genius. ^

 

[555]

Of course not but I've been thinkin about it. Sell all my blades and buy a large sebenza and just use it for everything and see how well it holds up.

I kind of like just having that one tool that you've had forever thats beat up and crappy looking but does it job perfectly.

:thumbup:

But I want a fixed blade with a Rosewood handle.

5 In 1 Putty Knife

 

[Franz_N]

I have close to Just one knife, I got two. A buck vantage select and a small crk insingo with double thumb lugs. I only really want one more knife for a while and that is a Benchmade 710 to pair with my small insingo.

My main reasons for having so few knives is i can't afford buying knives right now, i know you must say how can i say that when i have a sebenza, well that's all iv'e had for a while, its the same as someone owning a few benchmades. The other reason is that i tend to get rid of many of the knives i buy and i just end up losing money re-selling them, so i'm just trying to stick to one small knife and one big knife, maybe later i'll get a medium size knife like the Benchmade Triage or para 2.

 

[CapitalizedLiving]

Oh man, I wish I only had one knife.

 

[Bob W]

Talk about minimalism, I haven't bought any knives today yet.

So much for minimalism. You know how when sometimes you place an auction bid and forget about it, not really expecting to win?
I bought a knife today. Maybe two. On top of the two from yesterday...

Aw crap, I might have a problem.

 

[555]

So much for minimalism. You know how when sometimes you place an auction bid and forget about it, not really expecting to win?
I bought a knife today. Maybe two. On top of the two from yesterday...

Aw crap, I might have a problem.

Uh-oh, someone fell off the minimalist wagon.

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[hiwa]

One knife only.
In my hand.
The other few hundred ... all over the place.

 

[zcd]

I like the idea of being minimal, but as an outdoorsy guy I just couldn't manage with one knife. I have to carry a reasonable edc, and need more knife in the big outdoors. Only one EDC would be doable!

 

[Gary W. Graley]

Just carry sheets of paper, I hear tell you can get a nasty cut from that !!!

G2

But seriously, right now the Spyderco PPT is very handy

 

[Juraj]

How can anyone have only one knife? Surely, you need a bushcraft knife, large-ish chopper, a folder for EDC and a SAK of some sort, and something really big for a zombie apocalypse. As you can see everybody needs at least 5 knives

 

[Brutus013]

Apart from kitchen knives I only own one knife, and I've only owned one at a time for the last few years. I used to have a collection of a dozen or so folders constantly rotating through trades/selling/buying, but I would mainly stick with inexpensive knives ($30-$70 range). I found myself carrying mainly one knife for my EDC needs, a Case Swayback Jack in CV. I didn't really use my other knives and I needed money for other things, so two or three years ago I ended up selling everything except for that one Swayback Jack. I carried it exclusively for a year or two and then gave it away on the forums and carried an Opinel #6 for a few weeks. That knife somehow got lost (and by "lost" I mean "probably stolen," I simply don't know by who) so I started carrying a Blind Horse Knives Snapp Knapp for a few weeks. While carrying it, my brother found my Queen Country Cousin in his car (after being lost for over a year). I prefer a thin blade that slices well, and with the Country Cousin having a thin blade convexed by a previous owner and with the Snapp Knapp's main drawback for me being its 1/8" stock (on a ~2.5" blade it's a bit thick for me) and the thick grind, I gave away the Snapp Knapp and have since been carrying the Country Cousin alone. I'm now giving away the Country Cousin (yes, that's right, I'll actually own zero knives for a short period), and I think it's about time to start a collection back up, so the title of the thread will only apply to me for a short while more.

After whittling down my collection to just the Case Swayback Jack, I realized one knife of the right size and cutting abilities, and with decent steel, is enough to get by. It wasn't rough going, one knife served all of my purposes just fine. I realized quality over quantity is what counts, having a dozen inexpensive knives with mediocre materials isn't any more satisfying to me than owning one knife I really like. That's why I'm starting my next collection with a different mindset. Instead of cycling through inexpensive knives quickly (which does have its benefits, I was able to pinpoint the features I really cared about, the patterns and materials I cared about, the right size blade for me, etc.), I'm going to take the slow road and stick with quality stuff. An S30V/G10 Leek, ZDP-189 Delica, Gayle Bradley Air, Ritter Grip, Fallkniven U2, etc. are all on my list and will all be in my collection soon. I also realized I haven't carried a one handed opening knife for years now, and have a strong hankering to remedy that. I love slipjoints, but it's about time for me to get some tacticals back in my pocket.

 

[thejeep]

i have 1 edc folder bm 710, 1 fixed blade koster bushmaster, 1 machet ontario blackie collins 22", 1 hatchet gerber medium sized made in finland, 1 chainsaw husqvarna 372xp.

 

[elof_alv]

Sure, I do. Just one... per day for 3 or 4 months.
Does that count?

 

[NeverMore1701]

I don't think I've had just one knife since I was 7.

 

[Hauling]

I did until I bought a lot more.

 

[SomeNewGuy]

i only got 2

 

[Bufford]

I only have one knife in the hand when when working with knives.

 

[bladeknot]

Does anyone have ONLY one knife?

No

 

[MDQBox]

I have multiple knives in my collection but EDC only 1 at a time. Currently it's the Kershaw Rogue auto.

 

[claycat]

Ur kidding? EDC up to three but usually just 1