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I love old knives, because they're a piece of history. The stories some objects could tell if they had the ability would be fascinating. That being said, I've always loved history.
 
Great giveaway idea, thanks for the chance.

I like old knives because they are aesthetically pleasing. Worn bone scales. Blades with a nice long nail pull, patina, swedges. What I really like is that feeling, that I get, when I see an old knife tucked back in a corner of a display case. Like maybe subconciously a dealer doesn't really want to let it go. It might be a $5 knife, but it has seen and done more than most people will in a lifetime. The stories that knife might tell. The stories that are visible in the worn down scales and spotted blades. What I like most about old knives is the excitement I get when I find one. I just feel like a kid on Christmas.
 
Thank You Stich for your generosty/ giving for no special reason but to put a smile on somebody's face.s. I commend you. I love old knives because the bring me back to my childhood and in my opinion simply look better. Like going to an old car show i could stay all day and ohh and ahh. But today's new cars really don't make me go WOW. Some of today's knives well they are high priced ( i know the have better steel blah, blah, blah)but they just don't do it like my olds bucks ect.
my soap box. Funny i sound like my dad, God rest his soal.
Thanks, i hope everybody on this forum has a great week.
Clay
 
awesome idea, very creative.

I like old knives because every single scratch, patina, nick or chip represents its own story. each story accents the personality of the knife. when you buy a new spyderco all that is on your mind is factory produced. but when you have an old knife in your hands it is like an actual person's story. also they just look amazing in my opinion. natural wear cannot be simulated in a knife someone has not had for a very long time.
 
Old knives have such great character. I also appreciate the affordable craftsmanship and quality associated with them. I usually wonder what kind of binds they were able to help their previous owner(s) out of.
That and you don't have to force a patina. :rolleyes:

Thank you for the chance, Stich2442!
 
I love to visit Flea markets and garage sales throughout NH in search of that one holy grail. I love to buy knives that are old, in tough condition but still in working order, and knives that show hard use. I then tinker, sharpen, clean and generally pretend to know what I am doing in hopes I restore one knife to carry condition.
 
wolfmann601 said:
I love to visit Flea markets and garage sales throughout NH in search of that one holy grail. I love to buy knives that are old, in tough condition but still in working order, and knives that show hard use. I then tinker, sharpen, clean and generally pretend to know what I am doing in hopes I restore one knife to carry condition.
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Except for local I couldnt of said it better. Thanks for the chance Pete, very creative :D
 
Count me in, if you would. :)

I like the older traditionals mostly because of overall quality. Working on a '40 Willys is the same idea- while the newer car may have better tolerances, the little things are better on the old. Smoother joins, cleaner bolt holes, and so on. A 1920s Remington may not be as fancy as a 2012 Case, but the little touches make the elder superior to me.
 
I love old knives because they remind of when things were simpler, where sitting and whittlin' on a piece of wood was an acceptable past-time. The pocket knives were a piece of art and craftsmanship. I love the feel of them, I love the walk and talk, I love how they speak of earlier times to me.
 
I love old knives because with each one I get, I feel like I am preserving a piece of history. It amazes me that so many of the knives have survived in the shape they are in.

I also like to restore and mod knives, so it's alot of fun to take them apart, see how they were assembled, and do stuff to them.

Thanks for the chance!

Glenn
 
Very nice idea for a GAW :cool: Thank You for the chance...

I think most older knives that have survived in useable shape did so by being well cared for, and for me the question of "who's hand held this knife" comes to my mind as I hold them. So many old knives are gone... rusted shut,broken,lost,or used up and tossed out. But some remain to tell us their story. I aquired a Boker Congress at a local flea market about a year back...sharpened by file, traces of paint, a tarlike coating on the blades, but still sound. I imagine that it was used to top the flowers from the tobacco plants so they would produce more. It also probably helped do other chores, but it's owner oiled the joints and kept it sharp. For me its interesting to try to "read" the knife and wonder about it's owners. After all, to have cared for their knife and insuring its passage through time, a commonality has been shared with a person that I will never meet.
 
This is a great idea for a give away! I like "old" knives for a few reasons, but the reason that calls me the most is they remind me of a simpler time in my life. Time spent with my Papaw, working in the garden, cutting twine to tie up tomatoes and beans. Time spent tending the ponies, opening sacks of feed (I enjoyed pulling the "zipper" string more), cutting twine on bales of hay. Time spent breaking down "pasteboard" boxes. Time spent learning to sharpen with a whetstone, seeing what blood looked like, and learning I didn't like the sight of mine. He taught me the joy of turning an ordinary stick into a pile of shavings, and that I have absolutely no artistic talent when it comes to whittling or carving. :)

I have several of his knives. Some are in decent shape, others not so much. To him, they were tools, to me, they were magical. I'd give them all away to have the chance to introduce him to my wife and children.

Thanks for the chance!
 
Cool idea for a giveaway. I like old knives because of the history attached the the knife specifically and that attached to the pattern or style that may have been used for many many years. I also like resurrecting a beautiful, useful old tool from a secondhand store/ fleamarket that may otherwise go unnoticed and unused.
 
Great idea. Please count me in.

I like old knives because you get to see how things were done back when. I just bought two "junk store" finds. If I picked them up new I'd probably be dissapointed but now I can look at them and go, "wow, look at the blade shape" or "check out the wear pattern on this one", wonder about the former owner and how he/she sharpened it, used it, cared for it. Check out the "crocus polish" that no one does anymore. Wonder at the patina... Wish they still made them the old ways... <sigh>
 
Thank you, Stitch. Please count me in if I qualify.

Finding an old knife at a good price is like an un-birthday present. You get more than you paid for (though maybe not more than you deserve, because you were the one to recognize quality).

I like old knives because they're beautiful and they work beautifully.
I'm honored to take over an old knife that's been well cared for, but I also like an old knife that's been beaten up. It's taken more than I'm likely to give it, so I can use it hard.
 
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I'm in on this one! I like mystery give aways; I've done one the last two Christmas seasons. I like old knives because of the beauty and craftsmanship hidden within the patina. Many times older knives just have a level of charm to them that seems to be lost or diminished on newer models. Again, as others have already said, is the mystery of its earlier life and what its owner might have been like. It's a connection to our ancesters that a knife seems to convey better than most anything else besides old photos. I get a sense of honor in using a knife from my father or grandfather.

Ed J
 
I love to find old knives that have been neglected and bring them back to life. Imagine the life of the knife and the people that owned it. Many times I just enjoy the search for a knife, whether it be one I have in mind or one that just comes to me. I also enjoy the process of bringing them back to life and the satisfaction of a job well done. Then the research to find out about the knife brand, the history of the people and companies involved in its manufacture and distribution, its age, and different facts that will improve my knowledge of knives in general.

I love a mystery and appreciate the chance, Pete
 
Great GAW! Thank you for the chance!

I've just recently started to get into traditionals, and the latest ones I've added to the fold are really nice, found out one of em was born the same year as me, that's cool to me. I also like how they have been used and show a bit of character.
 
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