How do you stop?

I've got the kind of mind that needs to obsess about something. If it isn't knives, it's something else. I usually don't obsess about more than one thing at a time and I rarely move between obsessions smoothly. It's usually either all on or all off for me. So how do I stop buying knives when they throw their spell on me? I simply flip the switch and move to the next obsession . . . whatever that turns out to be. :)
 
grownstar said:
Hahaha! Yeah, he needs more furries in his life.
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Furries, knives, what's the difference? People without vices are way scarier than people who collect things or have strange turn-on's. It's all just a front anyway - everyone has vices, and those who hide them from others tend to be seriously twisted.
 
You don't my friend. Just be happy you aren't obsessing over things like heroin crack or booze that will literally destroy you and the things you love enjoy the hobby we all share that we can live with till the end of our chapter in the book of life :)

You can always sell some off here if you really need to, and besides....money isn't real anyway.

Turning paper and numbers into finely polished steel accompanied by a slick bead blasted titanium handle with a beautifully preserved wooden inlay or well-crafted micarta scales that fit astoundingly perfect around the skeleton of a tang is like an exquisite symphony to all our ears.

Enjoy it with no regrets ;)
 
CapitalizedLiving said:
Furries, knives, what's the difference? People without vices are way scarier than people who collect things or have strange turn-on's. It's all just a front anyway - everyone has vices, and those who hide them from others tend to be seriously twisted.
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I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices.

-Mark Twain

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UtahLuke said:
How do you stop buying knives once they have cast their spell on you??
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When you've had enough Ramen noodles. Seriously though. Pay your bills, take care of your responsibilities first, and then create a budget and stick to it. It can be hard when you are new to the game, it was for me. After a while, you may start refining your choices and collecting specific models or brands, or you will get into customs and then go for one or two makers. Everyone is different.
 
You start making them.



Then you spend way more on equipment than you ever would have on knives!
 
One addiction leads to the next.Then you wind up like me so jaded the only thing that gets you off is freebasing ground up moonrocks. And all that does is get me to normal.:D I just keep buying and selling, buying and selling. Keeping what suits me best or can afford at the moment. Knives are just so damn useful in everyday life you keep telling yourself more and more and better and better is necessary.
 
Mmmmm, ground up moonrocks
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So good
 
Once you go broke or run out of money.....that helps..!!!! but then you can sign up for Pay Pal Bill Me Later and buy a few more...GOOD LUCK
 
Aside from a small collection of antique khukuri, I decided I wanted to concentrate on users. You can only use so many, and as you use them, they quickly show you which you prefer to use. Sell what's left. Thankfully, I've sold much of my excess. I got my money back, and still kept a few extra toys. Some still may get sold. The only knife purchase I've made in a long while was my $14 Hultafors GK. It gave me the same rush I used to get from a $100-$200 khuk. But, the little Hulti is utterly useful and will not gather dust. Good luck.

ETA: I did just buy my son two Ontarios (khukuri and Kabar clone) for his B-day. He already has a Mora companion, so I'm going to try show him he has all his bases covered and needs no more.
 
I buy knives, check them out, and then resell them if I don't really like them. My guess is a lot of people here do that. As long as I've handled a particular knife for a few weeks, I generally don't mind getting rid of it for good. That's what happened to my 0350. It was too beefy and hard to sharpen so I sold it off and regained almost all my money. The knives I'll be keeping include my Benchmade Presidios, 710, Para 2, Dragonfly 2, and a select few others. as for not spending too much money, I'm a student so I don't have that much cash to begin with.
 
I just made a calculation of everything I have spent to date on knives. The total comes out to $546 for all the knives that are currently in my collection. I've spent quite a bit more than that total, but I've sold a bunch also, so that's how much I spent on the following knives which I still own.

Para 2, Presidio 5000SBK, Presidio 525, ZT 0350, Orange Skyline, Delica 4, Endura 4, Dragonfly 2, Tenacious, Blue Persistence, Leatherman Charge Alx, Skeletool Cx, Manix 2 Lightweight, Benchmade 710, CRKT Ignitor, and Morakinv HD.

I'm planning on selling a couple of these eventually, but overall I like what I have and I will continue to keep ones I like, all the while seling those that lose my favor. This certainly isn't a novel way to collect, but it is sensible, and it works well for me.
 
Best way to stop buying knives, is to stop using the Forum. I said i was done buying knives and so stopped visiting the forum. It worked for a while. I than decided to start selling what i was not using so i visited the forum for the first time in months and as soon as I sold like 20 i was back at it again!!
 
UtahLuke said:
How do you stop buying knives once they have cast their spell on you??
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Simple. Just continue your post secondary education while still paying off the old loans. Then whatever cash is left gets sunk into other hobbies.
 
You want to stop buying knives when you get a bill in the mail, then check your bank account, and your next thought is...

"....oh shit."
 
RevDevil said:
When you've had enough Ramen noodles. Seriously though. Pay your bills, take care of your responsibilities first, and then create a budget and stick to it. It can be hard when you are new to the game, it was for me. After a while, you may start refining your choices and collecting specific models or brands, or you will get into customs and then go for one or two makers. Everyone is different.
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Thats some good advice, another one is you try to let your OCD knife tendencies turn to OCD knife sharpening tendencies. Trick to that one though is to not fall victim to keep buying more sharpening equipment and to buy some basic equipment like a Norton Crystolon and/or India combo stone and some green compound and make some your own strops out of MDF, leather, paper, etc. And than you dedicate your time to mastering that basic equipment.

Currently trying to master the art of sharpening as it's the cheaper of all evils when it comes to knives it seems and as an added perk high end premium blade steels with absurdly high wear resistance don't factor in much once you reach a certain point. That part alone helps you drop a lot of knife costs when you no longer care about blade steel as long as it's adequate by whatever you definition is. And knowing how to sharpen and reprofile blades just means you make your knives a whole lot sharper and work a whole lot better :D.

Learning how to take apart and fine tune knives, maintenance, etc also helps you not spend as much as well in my experience. Fit and finish for one handed folders are generally of little concern to me as I am most likely going to take them apart to clean them and fine tune it as much as my abilities allow. This is something I generally do with all my one handed folder as I tend to buy more budget oriented knives which don't have perfect fit and finish.
 
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