How many knives do you own?

CONFIDENTIAL POLL: How many knives do you own?

  • 0-3

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 4-10

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • 11-25

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 26-50

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • 51-100

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • 101-250

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • 251-500

    Votes: 1 20.0%

  • 501-1000

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 1000+

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    5
Bob W said:
One pocketknife isn't better than another just because it costs more. ;)
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snippy said:
But if you become educated and make wise choices, like we do here, then I contend that: Yes They Are!
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They can be, but it ain't necessarily so. Sometimes supply and demand pushes the price of a knife (or an entire line of knives) far beyond what they're actually worth. Knowing how much you should pay and not getting caught up in market frenzy is a part of becoming educated and making wise choices.
 
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riversidedep said:
Looks like I'm the first to post 1000+ :). I'm not actually sure how many I have but I'm pretty sure its just over 1000. Been collecting for around 41 years (I'm 48). I've purged my collection of pieces I no longer want twice: once at age 16 and once at age 24. I don't think I've had less than 40 knives since I was around 12 years old! I don't collect any brand or style in particular, but I have lots of knives from Buck, Becker, Kabar, Cold Steel, RAT (no ESSEE though), Queen and related companies, Case, Randal, Gerber (70s & 80s era), old Schrade and old Camillus, and lots of customs. I have anywhere from 1 to 5 knives from just about all other major knife makers I can think, like Kershaw, Benchmade, Spyderco, Dozier, Enzo, ZT, Boker, SOG, AG Russell, and many many others I can't think of. I've only ever used around twenty of them, and I've given some away. I did separate around 200 of them a few years ago with the intent of selling them, but I haven't got around to it yet.
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Thanks for sharing.. grew up in an urban setting.. and just starting to really get into it.. your comment also helps because it allows me to crunch some #s based on the responses so far.

#s based on the first 80 responses..

Avg collection is about 80.5 knives**
Median/midpoint of respondents is about 33 knives**

1 in 40 respondents own over 500 knives
1 in 16 respondents own over 250 knives
1 in 6.7 respondents own over 100 knives
1 in 3 respondents own over 50 knives

2 out of 3 respondents own less than 50 knives

**assumes that # of knives owned is evenly distributed within each option
HARDLY SCIENTIFIC.. But gives a very rough idea so far..
 
It seems like there are a disproportionate number of knife Users in the General forum compared to Collectors and Accumulators, and perhaps General has a younger audience as well. I wonder how different the results would be if you posted the same poll in the Traditional forum where, I would guess, the audience is older and has been collecting for more years. Or if you posted the same poll in a Collector-oriented forum area like the Schrade or Buck sub-forums?

Just thinking out loud...
 
bld522 said:
I use a slightly different tactic. I buy my wife expensive jewelry. Then she reciprocates by buying me expensive knives or at least not getting on my case when I buy them. And I NEVER hide a purchase from her. In fact, she handles the checkbook. Maybe that's why we've been together for coming up 40 years.

It's amazing how well things work when everybody plays fair. ;) :D
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If I had to guess, I'd say this is why you haven't had to bug out, yet. Wise words.
 
Had 3-4. Joined BladeForum I then had 15-20. Discovered CRK I now have 1BM 1Spyderco and 4 CRKs with 2 more CRKs arriving soon.
Damn this obsession is a bitch.
 
JohnLT13 said:
Had 3-4. Joined BladeForum I then had 15-20. Discovered CRK I now have 1BM 1Spyderco and 4 CRKs with 2 more CRKs arriving soon.
Damn this obsession is a bitch.
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True. But that's the price you pay for having good taste. ;) Now if you can just avoid getting into customs . . . :eek: :D
 
I now have 13... with 9 on "the wait"



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bld522 said:
True. But that's the price you pay for having good taste. ;) Now if you can just avoid getting into customs . . . :eek: :D
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I have looked into some customs, but at those prices I can buy a very nice CRK and still have 600 bucks in my pocket. I may be a knife nut but I'm not spending a mortgage payment on a knife. Not gonna happen............:rolleyes:
 
bld522 said:
Just goes to show that some of us are sicker than others. ;)
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Its all relative. Who's sicker? The guy who owns 100 $40 kmives, the guy who owns 20 $200 knives, the guy who owns 4 $1000 knives or the guy who owns one $4000 knife?
 
JohnLT13 said:
I have looked into some customs, but at those prices I can buy a very nice CRK and still have 600 bucks in my pocket. I may be a knife nut but I'm not spending a mortgage payment on a knife. Not gonna happen............:rolleyes:
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You can get a pretty sweet custom for not much more than a CRK. John W. Smith's knives are perfection and usually under $700 easy.
 
51-100
No exact count but off the top of my head;
11 Benchmades alone and another 10 Opinel.......
 
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