How to explain to women & wives who ask us but don't understand,"Why all the knives?"

My girlfriend already carried a knife or two in her purse when I met her. Lucky me!!!
She still asked the "Why so many?" questions, but it wasn't a real problem for her.
I slowly upgraded the quality of the knives she has and got rid of all the junk by trading with her. "You really like this one, huh?" "I'll swap ya for that one with the wobbly pivot!"
The real turning point was when I sold my SKS to hurdle a financial gap when her daughter started kindergarten.
A few months later, when things had been sorted out, she bought me an AK! :thumbup::D
I'm definitely keeping this one as long as she'll put up with me! :D
 
just get her some of them zombie invaison movies . after that you cant have too many guns, knives, hawks.....:D
 
I lucked out my wife's a country girl grew up on a alfalfa farm,In Christmas
Vally,Or.So when I met here she had Buck and Gerber,I got here into Spyderco,
Benchmade,SOG,Rat,Etc.I've always carried daily 4 knives on me for the last 20 yrs.
My wife and I agree tell her,you like them and each one is unique in design and purpose.
and it is who you are if she can't accept that don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

hope ALL our advice helps you,

Tyrantblade
 
None of this works with my wife. She is practical to a fault. She does not own a purse, she does not own a dress, she has the boots that they provide at work and one pair of tennis shoes. She like to hunt but one rifle for deer and a 22 is all that she can see a reason for, She would have a kitchen knife, a hunting knife and fillet knife, no reason for anything else, she has a ax.When each of our kids got married, she borrowed a dress and shoes from her sister, same dress for all three weddings.

My answer to the knife and gun question is that I am a addict to the stuff and I don't plan any changes.:confused: It has worked for 42 years so far.
 
This should be followed by a thread titled "how much do you tell your wife your new knife cost" There is always a little room for embelishment in that area.

On another forum (can't remember exactly) a guy had in his signature "My fear is that someday I will die and my wife will sell of of my guns (knives) for what I told her I paid for them!"
 
Different tools for different jobs
I could always use the "it's for work" line (military)
Guys don't get jewelry ( but that's more of a watch justification)
Warrior tradition: I don't collect just anything with an edge: tomahawk, Roman gladius, even my Emersons to some extent are part of that lineage.
 
Explain to them that the knife was one of the earliest tools used by man, so it goes back a million years, give or take.

Over the millenia, the materials have changed, and we're now in the golden age of knife making.

Can you blame anyone for collecting what we've been making for over a million years? It's in our DNA, we can't help it!
 
I just point out to them that they have more than one pair of shoes and more than one purse. ;)

Most women don't get anything that isn't about them so it's really like talking to a brick wall. They look at it as the money you spent on that knife or knives they could have spent on more BS useless crap they buy tons of then throw in a heap. :jerkit:

Thankfully I am very happily divorced so I don't have to put up with that BS anymore, and I have money in the bank to boot. ;)
 
"`cause I'm a guy, and I like this stuff."

If that does not work, it is not likely that anything else will either. I mean, how many of use really know why we like any of the things we like, including the woman we fall in love with!

In the immortal words of that great twentieth-century philosopher Popeye the Sailor Man, "I am what I am, and dats ALL that I am!" You can make it more complicated sounding if you want to, but honestly, is there any more reason than that?
 
Hmph. My ex used to ask me three or four times a day "Why do you love me?" Sheesh. That was almost enough to drive me to drink. (Oh, wait . . . it actually did drive me to drink.) :)
 
I guess i've got it easier than most here when this question comes up. I don't "collect" knives per se, though i do have a collection. all my knives are either users or have some personal value to me(like my "firsts," one that reminds me of a special person, or one that i carried/used for years and is now retired). only exceptions to this are a cutlass, a 5' claymore, a Sting replica, and a pair of "claws." Those were bought as costume props, so even they do have a purpose, even if it's purely decorative.

now to business:

missin_hobo said:
My best experience: the last girlfriend I had got a couple of Gerbers and an OCC Leek while she was dating me, and since we usually worked together on jobs that required knives, she usually had one handy. At one point we had matching SOG multi-tools. She even gave her knives adorable names, as was her way, but she never really saw knives the way I did. She continuously reminded me that she thought my feelings on the matter were wierd, and that she didn't know how I could be passionate about them, and that she considered owning as many knives as she did to be more or less my fault; a couple's exercise at best, and a bad influence at worst.
I saw knives as an elemental technology, and a medium of art, whereas to her they were strictly tools or toys, and in that regard were not unique among her gadgets.
One day, though, she bought a Kershaw E.T., and it looked to me like she was really taken aback by how much she wanted it. After a day or so of playing with it, making it dance open and shut, and wearing it like a carabiner on her purse, she looked at me sheepishly and said 'Wow, I completely get it.' I miss her.
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i'm going to need her full name and last known location. :D


Holmesmade said:
My girlfriend already carried a knife or two in her purse when I met her. Lucky me!!!
She still asked the "Why so many?" questions, but it wasn't a real problem for her.
I slowly upgraded the quality of the knives she has and got rid of all the junk by trading with her. "You really like this one, huh?" "I'll swap ya for that one with the wobbly pivot!"
The real turning point was when I sold my SKS to hurdle a financial gap when her daughter started kindergarten.
A few months later, when things had been sorted out, she bought me an AK! :thumbup::D
I'm definitely keeping this one as long as she'll put up with me! :D
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be sure to let us know if/when she stops putting up with you.
 
I tell my wife, "Some men collect cars, others collect motorcycles. Still others collect women. Aren't you glad I just collect knives?" :)
 
knives are a better investment than 99% of any other material possession out there. AS long as they are properly maintained, they will be around longer than us or your girlfriends closet full of clothing she never wears. Not only can knives be enjoyed throughout your entire life and possible other generations but many times they appreciate in value. Nothing that a woman purchases appreciates in value to my knowledge, maybe jewlery but even that is a weird game.

If me and my ole lady were givin a $1000 to spend on material possessions while having the goal of getting the most out of the $, I would buy several high end knives at good price points, sit on them, and more than likely be able to flip them for atleast 25% more than what I have into them later down the line, at the very least the $ I sepnt will still be there. She would probably buy something that will break down, or go out of style within 2 years and not be worth jack. Not only is my initial investment still there, but I also have that and some if I decide to sell. TO be honest, if I was a baller, I would probably invest all of my $ into cutlery. Take one model for example, the Spyderco S90V manix which was able to be purchased for less than $175 when it first came out. Most women/people think its nuts to spend $175 on a sharp piece of steel. Well I used the thing, had my fun with it, listed it on ebay and it ends up selling for $250, and that happened in less than a couple months, not sure of too many banks/places you can put your $175 into and turn it into $250 in such a short amount of time. IMO, spending your $ on good priced cutlery is a win win when we are talking dollars and cents/sense.
 
Ask her why she collects black eyes...

Seriously though, my GF of 4 years (read: practically married) doesn't get my knife obsession, and downright hates it due to instances of knife violence in her family.

Consider yourself lucky that your GF just doesn't get it.
 
my fiance has come to partial understanding/not caring anymore and only wants to know that i will be able to pay for the wedding :D
 
it's not just women, but here's my answer. I spend 90% of my time in the backwoods of Northern Idaho. The roads are dirt, not maintained and cover fast elevation change and constant hairpin turns. There are wolves and lions and bears, and not very many people. The nearest hospital is 100 miles away. If you aren't carrying equipment enough to spend a few days on your own in the backwoods, you are preparing for disaster. Especially in the winter, when the chances of you winding up in the ditch or totaling your vehicle are drastically increased.
 
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