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bigpatvoodoodad

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I am a gun nut, and really only ever had crappy tac-force knives that I bought for myself. That is until this past December when I bought myself a Kershaw Blur (Sandvik Steel) on an Amazon deal. Since then I have been trying to learn as much as a I can about quality steels and quality knife makers.

Well, tax return is a coming and I have been on a knife buying binge. Today I bought a Kershaw Launch 2, a Kershaw Scrambler, and a Buck Omni Hunter 10 pt. Tomorrow I should be receiving my packages from bladehq and knifecenter. I have a Spyderco Manix 2 XL, Spyderco Endura 4, and Benchmade Griptilian coming along with a Boker Kalashnikov Auto and other cheaper "beater" knives - Schrade Auto, S&W Extreme Ops Auto, and a Smith and Wesson Karambit folder that will be a box opener. I will EDC each knife in rotation and will definitely use them, but I like keeping them razor sharp.

I have a 2 sided DMT hand-held red/blue sharpener, but I also have the Spyderco Sharpmaker in the mail.

So as a newb, I must say that I really like the Kershaws I have. The Launch is my first auto that I own and it's a blast playing with it so far. The CPM154 steel is scary sharp. The Blur is also scary sharp and the Sandvik steel resharpens with ease. The Scrambler is a a good budget Kershaw, with a decent blade (8Cr18MoV) and the deployment via flipper is pretty easy.

The Buck Omni Hunter felt right in my hand and I like that it is shaving sharp out of the box and has a lockback mechanism. As it is a more budget friendly knife, I wouldn't mind loaning it out to a friend.

I look forward to getting my Spydercos and Benchmade tomorrow. I'm sure these are sure to impress me as much, if not more, than the Kershaws I have in hand. I also look forward to getting my budget autos in so I can give the Launch's spring a rest from playing with it. :)
 
Welcome to The Sickness, bigpatvoodoodad!

I look forward to hearing your thoughts on that great assortment of knives as you receive them?
 
You sound like me exactly 1 month ago :D I went on a steel researching binge, then bought my grail knife straight off the bat.

I hate to e the one to do this,but have you considered customs or semis? The knives you got total about 600, which could get you some high end stuff. Just a thought

Happy knife hunting!
 
Nice little collection it sounds like. Welcome to the community.

I have a Launch 2 and a Manix 2 Xl myself. Love them both. Be sure to pick up a Manix 2 at some point as well. A lightweight version. It's a bit dopey looking, but rapidly became my favorite knife to carry. Perfect ergonomics, my favorite lock type, clip and forget weight and a very useful blade shape.
 
Sounds like me when I first got into knives. If I could be so bold as to offer a little a advice it would be to slow down on the buying a little till you really know what you like. Then you won't end up with a hundred knives half of which you really don't want. :-) Welcome to the club!

Mike

bigpatvoodoodad said:
I am a gun nut, and really only ever had crappy tac-force knives that I bought for myself. That is until this past December when I bought myself a Kershaw Blur (Sandvik Steel) on an Amazon deal. Since then I have been trying to learn as much as a I can about quality steels and quality knife makers.

Well, tax return is a coming and I have been on a knife buying binge. Today I bought a Kershaw Launch 2, a Kershaw Scrambler, and a Buck Omni Hunter 10 pt. Tomorrow I should be receiving my packages from bladehq and knifecenter. I have a Spyderco Manix 2 XL, Spyderco Endura 4, and Benchmade Griptilian coming along with a Boker Kalashnikov Auto and other cheaper "beater" knives - Schrade Auto, S&W Extreme Ops Auto, and a Smith and Wesson Karambit folder that will be a box opener. I will EDC each knife in rotation and will definitely use them, but I like keeping them razor sharp.

I have a 2 sided DMT hand-held red/blue sharpener, but I also have the Spyderco Sharpmaker in the mail.

So as a newb, I must say that I really like the Kershaws I have. The Launch is my first auto that I own and it's a blast playing with it so far. The CPM154 steel is scary sharp. The Blur is also scary sharp and the Sandvik steel resharpens with ease. The Scrambler is a a good budget Kershaw, with a decent blade (8Cr18MoV) and the deployment via flipper is pretty easy.

The Buck Omni Hunter felt right in my hand and I like that it is shaving sharp out of the box and has a lockback mechanism. As it is a more budget friendly knife, I wouldn't mind loaning it out to a friend.

I look forward to getting my Spydercos and Benchmade tomorrow. I'm sure these are sure to impress me as much, if not more, than the Kershaws I have in hand. I also look forward to getting my budget autos in so I can give the Launch's spring a rest from playing with it. :)
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Mike45ACP said:
Sounds like me when I first got into knives. If I could be so bold as to offer a little a advice it would be to slow down on the buying a little till you really know what you like. Then you won't end up with a hundred knives half of which you really don't want. :-) Welcome to the club!

Mike
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Just to add to this thought:

Buy a gold membership here. That way you can sell knives you don't want to keep here on the forum.
 
Ha, I had a similar story. Lots of guns, but only cheap knives. Then bought a Blur. That was over 200 blades ago.
 
Great suggestions by all. I have not really considered custom just yet. Most I have seen don't really interest me much....yet.

Still kind of learning and really wanted to get a good representation of my top 3 - Kershaw, Spyderco and Benchmade. I have big hands and like larger knives, thus the Manix 2 XL and Endura 4. I'm sure I'll get around to the Manix and other Spydercos. I initially want an American Spyderco and a Seki-City Spyderco. The PM2 is also a want, but for later on down the road.

I handled a mini-Griptilian and glad I opted for a full sized one. Again, big ol hands. The Griptilian is the only Benchmade in my current price range and interest.

I also wanted an assortment of different steels just to see which I preferred.

I think I am done on binge buying. When something first grabs my interest, I tend to obsess, research and buy. The same was true for guns when I got into those. I still love them, just don't obsess. I've bought many and have sold many. My collection is down to what I shoot often or what I would not ever part with.
 
I too am a gun nut and one really nice thing about knives is that they don't eat a bunch of money every time you use them.
 
Dude, I know these feelings. In the past month I've bought a Southern Grind Spider Monkey, Spyderco PM2, Small Sebenza 21 w/CF handle, an Inkosi, Spartan Phrike, Spartan Enyo, a SAK Tinker, SAK Classic SD, and a SAK Cadet.

Yeahhhhhh.
 
edgybat said:
Dude, I know these feelings. In the past month I've bought a Southern Grind Spider Monkey, Spyderco PM2, Small Sebenza 21 w/CF handle, an Inkosi, Spartan Phrike, Spartan Enyo, a SAK Tinker, SAK Classic SD, and a SAK Cadet.

Yeahhhhhh.
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You sound like you definitely feel my pain. I need to look up most of what you mentioned. The only SAK I own is a multi-tool. It's the Spirit X and it rides on my belt when I'm outside working in the yard.
 
Do yourself a favor and pick up an inexpensive Opinel, a strop and possibly a ceramic rod for touch ups.

You will be surprised how easy it is to get an Opinel Incredibly sharp. They do both carbon and stainless equally as nice, so don't fear that you are giving up any ground by going stainless, if you want to.
 
Knurling_turtle said:
I too am a gun nut and one really nice thing about knives is that they don't eat a bunch of money every time you use them.
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^1 Long time gun guy here too. It's nice to be able to use and play with a knife and not have worry about having to replace a bunch of ammo. I have no plans of giving up shooting though so I guess I'll still be buying or reloading ammo.


Welcome to Blade Forums bigpatvoodoodad!! I'm actually newer here than you but thought I'd welcome you anyway. My story sounds similar to yours, I started with one knife and they multiplied almost overnight. I have a nice group of Spydies now along with a few others.
 
NJBillK said:
Do yourself a favor and pick up an inexpensive Opinel, a strop and possibly a ceramic rod for touch ups.

You will be surprised how easy it is to get an Opinel Incredibly sharp. They do both carbon and stainless equally as nice, so don't fear that you are giving up any ground by going stainless, if you want to.
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I have the #8 in both Carbone and Inox on my wishlists for future. I've never used a strop. I'd need to look into that before I attempted it. I have the Spyderco Sharpmaker coming. I think it comes with ceramic rods. It also takes the guess work out of the proper angle for sharpening or so it seems. I plan on using some old fillet knives and an old beater or 2 to get down the technique before I even attempt to use the higher end blades. Same for using a strop.
 
Sharp Guy said:
^1 Long time gun guy here too. It's nice to be able to use and play with a knife and not have worry about having to replace a bunch of ammo. I have no plans of giving up shooting though so I guess I'll still be buying or reloading ammo.


Welcome to Blade Forums bigpatvoodoodad!! I'm actually newer here than you but thought I'd welcome you anyway. My story sounds similar to yours, I started with one knife and they multiplied almost overnight. I have a nice group of Spydies now along with a few others.
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Thanks man! And a welcome back at ya.
 
Welcome man. You should have some nice surprises in store with the benchmades and Spydercos. That should give you a good basis for where you want to continue. Both companies make great products.
 
Leftytwogunz said:
Welcome man. You should have some nice surprises in store with the benchmades and Spydercos. That should give you a good basis for where you want to continue. Both companies make great products.
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Thanks. I am very excited to get cutting with both. They both seem to have an excellent reputation.
 
$600, and you haven't seen a high-end production or custom knife that interests you? Have you looked around?:confused:

For around that price, you could have:

A Rockstead
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An Umnumzaan
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A custom from André Thorburn
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Some custom traditionals
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A Sebenza
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A Matt Diskin Fire, a nice flashlight, or a custom from Mike Alsdorf
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An Olamic Wayfarer
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The Begg/Reate Bodega
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There's a ton of options out there. I only mentioned the tip of the iceberg:D
 
Nice startup package!
In just a couple months you've acquired pretty much all the "starters" for the 3 major brands, Benchmade, Spydie, and KAI (Kershaw/Zero Tolerance), you obviously did some homework on your own time before swiping the credit cards, and I want to say thank you for that, rather then just posting the standard "help me pick" thread. Love that you just went ahead and picked for yourself, and choose (D) all of the above, lol...

Welcome to the folds, lookin forward to hearing your opinions on each, and seeing which direction you begin leaning towards. Now all you need is a Mora and a slip joint to let the fixed blade and traditional bugs to set in, and you'll be really screwed ;)
 
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