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When I was 12, i was playing darts in a bar with my dad (he was well known there and i was away from the bar so it was all good). Anyways, my grandfather showed up and decided to take me to the military surplus store next door, it's not there anymore, but that was my first knife i was able to pick out. I hadn't owned a knife before that, and felt like i needed to hide it from my dad, but i just couldn't keep it in my pocket and was showing it off to everyone. It was a little victorinox minichamp. Why i picked that when i had a huge selection and my grandfather would buy me anything was because i figured if it was small enough my mom wouldn't mind, i didn't think my dad would care. He checked it out, gave it back and said respect it. I had liked knives before this but i was estatic. Anyways, i used that knife, then the next knife i had was a schrade golden spike fixed blade. I felt like the coolest kid on the block, still knew nothing about knives but knew this knife was sweet. I carried that one EVERYWHERE i could. Then, i think i got my CRKT M16-03 (the old design with no auto lawks and alum. handles). Beat the crap out of that knife and it's still with me today. Around the age of 15, i got seriously into knives, sharpening, maintenance and learning about them. Well, wisdom sucks! The more i learn, the more cautious i am, seeing how knives can get damaged and whatnot, i cherish my knives and don't want to damage them. Well, recently i got a kick in the ass, from what who knows, but i've had the urge to just carry them and use them. So far i've used my grippy, blur, 110 and spydie caly3 zdp. I've come to realize all these knives are awesome. I've always carried a knife, but day to day i don't have much to cut. So i've decided to carve and such, made a popper with my 110 today. I guess since i've realized knives are only useful when used, i can sharpen any knife and fix it and the fact that people bought the knives to get used and not displayed, i need to use them. Thinking about if i bought somebody a knife and how it would suck for them to just put it away makes me want to use them, but from my view point, they're sentimental and i don't want to damage them. Anyone else come to this realization?
