Ever bought a knife because of a single comment on here?

[Fred Sanford]

Absolutely. I’ve been on the fence and read a comment and opened a new tab and purchased a knife. Not often, but once or twice.

 

[Dogdrawz]

It's not how many I've bought, but how many I will buy.

 

[RBid]

I don’t think I have, but it’s hard to keep track of where I hea...

Damn it.

I just realized the first reference I saw to a Microtech DOC was here.

Paused typing to dig. Yep. Found it. Some familiar names in this.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/microtech-doc.1165335/

That original post and thread set me to looking. Got one in trade off another board almost exactly a year later.

 

[needler420]

No. My knife buying habits are very random and particular.

 

[JBC6650]

I'm all in on the new and improved Ritter MSK1-G2 due to all the naysayers.

 

[SteelJunkee]

Not a single comment but...

by far benchmade. love their designs, especially those from warren osborne. also, for me the axis lock beats anything else out there by a country mile

I think that (Benchmade 551 Griptilian Plain Edge) is a good place to start. I avoided Benchmade knives for years because I could not justify the price. The Benchmade axis lock is one of my favorite locks now and the dominant reason I will buy a Benchmade knife now even if I squirm a little on the price

The 551 Griptilian is underrated on Bladeforums. It’s an objectively great user. It has a light, yet hand filling handle, combined with a blade that’s thick enough to be strong, thin enough to cut very well. 154CM steel is good stuff. I have one which has served me well, it served my buddy great as a long term loaner, and I bought one for my brother which he is beating on and loving.

I voted Benchmade but I could have just as easily voted Spyderco. Both great knife companies making great knives. Everyone else is in the "runner-up" category, in my opinion.

All that made me click the "Checkout" Button.

 

[marcus52AR]

Absolutely have been swayed here.. I tend to contemplate new purchases for a long time tho, so it's more of a pile of straws that break my bank.. um, back.

 

[Hackenslash]

Never! I’ve never bought a knife that I wasn’t predestined to own! Now if you’ll excuse me, the voices in my head are pointing out some discontinued Spydercos I’d never noticed before.

 

[Ajack60]

Because of this place with the reviews, anticipation threads, sexy knife porn pics and good people that are enablers, yes I've bought more knives than I'll ever use.