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How long have you been a knife person?

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First of all, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Hope you have a great holiday and an even better new year.

So, how long have you been a knife person? Me? Virtually all my life, ever since I was a little kid and that's a long time (been on Medicare for a few years already).

I'll relate a funny story. Several years ago I had the opportunity to fly back into my old home town where I grew up. I decided to drive past the old house. It was about a 100 years old when we owned it! So I stop, get out of the car and start to look around. On a whim, I decide to tell the people I had lived there and ask permission to look in the back yard. The woman that answered the door was really nice, and asked me if I would like to come in and look around, which I did. After touring the house, which had drastically changed through all the owners, she said "would you like to see the basement?". Of course I accepted.

We walked down to the basement and it was like walking into a time machine! Everything was exactly like it was when I was a kid. I pointed to an old pantry and said "there's where I used to throw my knives, I can still see the indents! Here is where I shot my arrows, look at the holes the field tips left" She was amazed, said they always wondered what caused those marks, hundreds upon hundreds of them!

So, ever since I can remember, maybe 6 or so, I've owned and used knives. I remember playing mumbly peg at out feet! I don't think there is a day goes by that I don't have a knife on me.

So how bout you guys? How long?
 
2nd grade is when my first knife ($0.50) appeared compliments of my allowance at the time. It was an Imperial from the local 5&10. Have owned and used knives every since.
 
It's been a life long obsession with me. I'm 42 and don't remember not being into knives. It's odd too, because I've had tons of interests come and go, but my love for knives had never waned.
 
I was about 4 or 5, when I noticed Grandpa always whittled on something instead of watching TV.
 
Not very long. My father gave me a Leatherman about 10 years ago for work but I never carried a pocket knife with me. That changed in the last year.
 
Mugsie,
Thats a great story seeing your childhood home.
I was born with a love of knives had my first pocket knives at about 7 years old and became a full time maker 1998.
 
Wow, you guys were really young. I did not have my first knife until the ripe old age of 8. I do not recall the make but is was a single blade.
 
Little over a year. I've owned a couple of pocket knives for much longer than that but only got "into" knives around October of 2012.
 
As long as i can remember, seeing as i grew up on a farm. Although i really didn't get into knife collecting or keep my self up to date with the ever changing industry until 4 years ago, I am 23 now. When i was able to fund this sickness at around age 19 i really started to learn about all the great quality knives that are out there!! Like most I started buying crap knives and then learned a great quality knife can go a long way.
 
I was 11 (back in 1985) when I fell in love with my buddy's Swiss Army knife. I was in awe of all the different blades and tools that it had. My stepdad at the time , who built the log cabin home that we lived in , had every tool known to man. Including a couple Swiss Army knives (among other blades) that he carried. So when he heard me raving about my friend's knife and then saw me admiring his knives , I had hoped he would give me one of his old Swiss Army knives. But instead , that weekend he bought me a brand new Wenger Swiss Army knife of my very own. Words can't describe the utter joy that I felt. I remember I had a hard time falling asleep that night because I was so pumped that I actually owned such a sweet knife. One of the best gifts I had ever received to this day.

That's how it all started for me.
 
I have carried a knife for as long as I can remember . I'm 55 and grew up in a small town . My father ALWAYS had a pocket on him and a fixed blade if he was in the mountains . He instilled in me that there was nothing more handy to have with you than a little knife of some sort and gave me my first little folding knife at maybe 5 or 6 years old .

Today the only time I don't have a knife actually on my person is when I'm in bed sleeping .


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I've been a knife person my whole life. My Dad always carried a stockman or an electrician's knife until I gave him a Muskrat that he really loved.
 
I had always wanted knives since I was a teenager (30 now). But it wasn't until about three years ago that I noticed a knife sticking out of my friends pocket and asked him about it. He told me it was a Benchmade and spoke very highly of them so of course I ordered one immediately. I didn't do any research, Just picked the first one I could afford. Long story short I carried it everyday for about three years until I decided I wanted a new one. It was at that time that I stumbled upon BF and actually got addicted to knives and started actually learning all I could. So here we are almost a year later and my knowledge and knife collection is rapidly growing and im more addicted than ever!
 
My Papa gave me a Barlow when I was 5 years old and he always had me on his Tractor ( i was 5 then also ) but from the time he started me on Barlows everybody in my family always gave me all sorts of Barlows until I was 10 years old and found out what a Case Knife was.! Then it was a Case addiction for years along with Buck Knives.! Still collect Case & Buck & Barlows and about 7 other brand name knives plus my Custom folder & Sheath Knives.!** I could be doing a lot worse things with my money ~~ but at least I know that my Grand-sons are happy Papa buys them knives and when I pass my knives will go to them.!***
 
My first knife was the folding plastic blade that came with the Play-Doh Barber set. Anything to be like Grandpa. :)
 
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