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longbeard4

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I’m trying to think of the term Nutnfancy uses for the marks and nicks put on a knife by someone like a father or grandfather that make the knife special to you. Anyone know what I am talking about?
 
Character?

~Chip
 
Thought of it. Finally! The term I was looking for is Generational wear. When the wear and tear put on a knife increases the value of that knife to a person, because of who used it before them.
 
longbeard4 said:
Thought of it. Finally! The term I was looking for is Generational wear. When the wear and tear put on a knife increases the value of that knife to a person, because of who used it before them.
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That is a good one! I like it.
 
longbeard4 said:
Thought of it. Finally! The term I was looking for is Generational wear. When the wear and tear put on a knife increases the value of that knife to a person, because of who used it before them.
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Surely in the true Nutnfancy tradition, this should be referred to by the acronym, ‘G.W’? ;)

And yes, I did just call you Shirley. :p
 
longbeard4 said:
Thought of it. Finally! The term I was looking for is Generational wear. When the wear and tear put on a knife increases the value of that knife to a person, because of who used it before them.
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Yup.

My wife has her grandfather’s small folder that he used to whittle daily for about 60 years. It’s a disaster with almost no blade left, but she wouldn’t sell it for anything.

I will post a pic when I dig it out. It’s likely worth $0.50 if anything...
 
longbeard4 said:
Thought of it. Finally! The term I was looking for is Generational wear. When the wear and tear put on a knife increases the value of that knife to a person, because of who used it before them.
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Literally the definition of sentimental value >.>
 
I have long said to those who keep their knives pristine to “pass down the family” that an unused knife will mean little to your progeny.

It’s like here is a hat that your grandfather bought but never wore. VS. Here is the knife you saw your grampa use every day, and remember this story, and remember that time he..., oh and there was that one time....THAT is a knife that will become priceless in the family.
 
marcinek said:
Exactly. Not seeing what some random knife reviewer on Youtube making up a new term for it brings to the party, but hey.

I'm going to call it "Incremental chronologic familial wear deployment." Maybe it will catch. Much awesomer and more tactical that that tired old "sentimental value".
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You are no TNPer, Marcinek. I think you’ll find that it is ‘ICFWD’, which is the 47th kind of cool. Dude.
 
Lapedog said:
I have long said to those who keep their knives pristine to “pass down the family” that an unused knife will mean little to your progeny.
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Not necessarily true. Just an opinion.

Something that someone close chose to keep pristine, like a garaged and maintained car or knife, can have just as much, if not more, sentimental value as something used. The pristine object was cared for and cherished.

That is what sentimental value is about.
 
Despite my annoyance and lack of patience with nutnfancy, I kinda like the term "generational wear". It implies that it's not just an old knife that shows use and wear and "character", but one that you received from an older relative.
 
marcinek said:
Not necessarily true. Just an opinion.

Something that someone close chose to keep pristine, like a garaged and maintained car or knife, can have just as much, if not more, sentimental value as something used. The pristine object was cared for and cherished.

That is what sentimental value is about.
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Agreed.

What matters is the value the original owner placed on the item, how much they treasured it.

My kids will inherit a lot of used and cherished knives, but they are all well looked after.
 
Pilsner said:
You are no TNPer, Marcinek. I think you’ll find that it is ‘ICFWD’, which is the 47th kind of cool. Dude.
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Phrases made up by Nutnfancy hold no value for me, sentimental or otherwise.

We recently had a thread by someone who made up their own phrase to replace "EDC." Similar to replacing "sentmantal value" with "generational wear."

I mean, you are free to do that, but nobody's gonna know what you are talking about.

Maybe that's why people do it.

"Does that knife have sentimental value?"
"No, it has generational wear."
"What does that mean?"
"lol....You don't know? Shows what you know! You wouldn't understand it anyway."
 
Planterz said:
Despite my annoyance and lack of patience with nutnfancy, I kinda like the term "generational wear". It implies that it's not just an old knife that shows use and wear and "character", but one that you received from an older relative.
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Yes, but why create a new saying for something that already has a saying? Seems kinda weird to create the saying "generational wear" when it just describes how a knife has sentimental value... Why not just say "this knife has sentimental value to me" instead of creating a new saying "this knife is important because it has generational wear". Many of the terms Nutn creates or popularise serve a purpose but this one I wouldn't consider it as if somebody said this to me I would just think they don't know the word sentimental.
 
Pilsner said:
Agreed.

What matters is the value the original owner placed on the item, how much they treasured it.

My kids will inherit a lot of used and cherished knives, but they are all well looked after.
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Right...the key word is "cherished," not "used." Like you are not going to give them a box of your old socks and underwear!
 
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