Hi, I'm Fred, and I'm a Knifeaholic

Hi, Fred! I'm a traditional enabler.
For your traditional addiction, check out Rough Rider. They have trafitional patterns no one else makes (or only made a very limited high cost run of) for very few dollars. The large sunfish comes to mind. I only have two ... or is it five? of them. Amazingly good EDC that vanishes in your pocket, regardless that it is around 4.25 inches closed.
Anyway, Rough Rider lets you try out different patterns for a lot less money. They have a consistant level of fit and finish, rivaling knives that cost triple or more.

Check out the ROUGH RIDER AND RELATED thread, over in the traditionals forum. They have a great reputation over there.

Your Welcome. :)
 
And God forbid I should have proper funding, I'd be all over the serious stuff: Lake, Loveless, Moran, Warenski, Moran, Fred Carter, Tai Goo, all that kind of business

I'm hopeless
 
Fred, I think I can offer hope. There IS a breaking point. My collection of folders is about to hit 300 and I can verify that you WILL reach the point where there are no longer any knives you want.

Of course, in order to reach that point to have to stop looking at, thinking about, tinkering with or carry knives in any way shape or form. :)

What I struggle with is looking at 10 $150 knives and realizing I coulda almost gotten into a custom...but if I didn't have those 10 $150 knives I'd end up needing to buy them again.

Just be thankful that your addiction is knives and not wristwatches or sportscars...
 
Yeah, I know a guy into cars, which is stupid money (think buy a house OR the car kinda $) and another guy who does watches, one of his pretty nice watches buys a real fancy pickup truck
 
Hackenslash said:
Fred, I think I can offer hope. There IS a breaking point. My collection of folders is about to hit 300 and I can verify that you WILL reach the point where there are no longer any knives you want.
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:eek:

300?! Man, I thought I had it bad. Maybe I'm OK after all... :p
 
Fred S2 said:
Always wanted a big ol sunfish, maybe a GEC 36 in bone
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Try the Rough Rider in "smooth tobacco brown" (actually more of a honey color) or their smooth white bone. I 'm not sure if they still have the red jigged and amber jigged bone versions abailable.
At under $15.00 each, you can get 3 or 4 for the price of 1 GEC (if you can find the GEC).
 
Welcome fred!

Just know, you didn't walk into AA, you walked into a bar. So we're just going to encourage the bad habit! Lol
 
Recent government studies have determined that knifeaholism is a generational curse, predominate in anglo-saxon descendants. There is no cure!
 
There are different types of the sickness.
If you are a "searcher for the perfect blade", then there is hope (well it's not for free).
If you got that " I have to get each variant", then it is more complicated.
The cure would be to define new goals.
;)
 
I never did hear you speak of a large Sebenza, so you're not too bad off yet. I've been down the road; for a bit was trying to manage monthly knife bills that were knocking my socks off.
I think that I could be quite happy with a large Sebbie or Zaan, a Slysz Bowie, a Gayle Bradley 2 (coming out), a couple of PM2's and a Millie or two, several ZT's (including a 0450 Dremeled to fit my little finger onto the scale) and my EDC Brad Southard AVO which has relegated anything extra into the history books. Yeah, and a custom fixed or two....and a couple of SAKS... and a RAT 1.
I am at Step3 of 10, I suppose, but I have a positive bank balance now and look a lot, but sell one or two to buy one.
 
hey fred - when you are spending $25,000 EACH for a wolf loerchner, ray appleton, and/or michael walker folder, THEN you are a knife addict. or $5 GRAND-PLUS for an original bob loveless fixed blade... i know...i'm a knife addict!! LOL!!!!
 
Fred S2 said:
I tend towards pretty good quality, not sure I'd be happy @ $15
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Eh ... The three rough Rider sunfish I have are pretty fair quality wise. No gaps between springs & liners, not even when checked with a 3D LED Maglite flashlight. No blade wiggle, blades are centered, no gaps between the bolsters, liners and covers.
Both blades. (on all three knives) were hair popping sharp out of the box.

I used one of the sunfish to do some carving on a bit of oak, to repair some cabinetry in the truck. Didn't hurt the knife, didn't even need hit with the hard arkansas stone or strop, after I finished.

I really liked the smooth white bone, so bought two of them.
 
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