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Howdy knifenutz.....
A question that's been swirling my mind lately is though I swore off budget knives awhile ago, can't help but be intrigued by sheer plethora of designs these days. They could be from China or a U.S. based company but there's no denying some are legitimately great knives in terms of cost/value and actual use. One quote that really stuck by me was off a thread from a wise member here that contributed advice sought for new members of the knife community. Something along the lines of "what's the best advice you'd give a newbie" or "what have you learned the most in your collecting journey", etc. The quote which stuck with me was "cut the line and go straight to customs". Well, sadly by the time I saw this I was already deep in the progression game yet I did go custom and was fortunate to own a few.
The advice is sound I tell you.
Then this past year and a half came across some budget designs and models under $250 that kind of blew me away in terms of value. There's absolutely no denying the practicality here. If you're like me then you have multiple hobbies but only limited funds to which to supply to those. Catch the drift? I've seen the same lately too, guy's selling off a lot of their collection to fund some new golf clubs or new motorcycle parts.
As much as I love my small batch of customs, I'm teetering that line and wondering if I could go back to only have budget or $250 and under knives and be happy as well.
Nowadays especially it seems like there is no better time with all the great options. Thus very curious, has anyone done this and never looked back? It doesn't mean you lost the love for great knives or expensive knives but you somehow made peace with the fact that you'd like to channel those funds into other projects or hobbies or life expenses and in the meantime actually found you still enjoy your new collection and knives just as much.
A question that's been swirling my mind lately is though I swore off budget knives awhile ago, can't help but be intrigued by sheer plethora of designs these days. They could be from China or a U.S. based company but there's no denying some are legitimately great knives in terms of cost/value and actual use. One quote that really stuck by me was off a thread from a wise member here that contributed advice sought for new members of the knife community. Something along the lines of "what's the best advice you'd give a newbie" or "what have you learned the most in your collecting journey", etc. The quote which stuck with me was "cut the line and go straight to customs". Well, sadly by the time I saw this I was already deep in the progression game yet I did go custom and was fortunate to own a few.
The advice is sound I tell you.
Then this past year and a half came across some budget designs and models under $250 that kind of blew me away in terms of value. There's absolutely no denying the practicality here. If you're like me then you have multiple hobbies but only limited funds to which to supply to those. Catch the drift? I've seen the same lately too, guy's selling off a lot of their collection to fund some new golf clubs or new motorcycle parts. As much as I love my small batch of customs, I'm teetering that line and wondering if I could go back to only have budget or $250 and under knives and be happy as well.
Nowadays especially it seems like there is no better time with all the great options. Thus very curious, has anyone done this and never looked back? It doesn't mean you lost the love for great knives or expensive knives but you somehow made peace with the fact that you'd like to channel those funds into other projects or hobbies or life expenses and in the meantime actually found you still enjoy your new collection and knives just as much.
