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I told my woman I'll have the same number of knives as she has shoes. So far I can get another 30 knives if I want too.yep, this is completely accurate.
im good with your plan. its a too each their own routine.....but there is nothing silly about worrying about ones family after we are gone and making their sorting through an estate while grieving process, easier.......
gotcha. thanks for clarifying for me. I misunderstood what you were saying. I see your stance much clearer now and agree.My point is that I hope my knife collection is nothing more than a blip on what I have left behind. I have no safe queens, no knives where I have gone out of my way to keep boxes and papers. Same goes for my modest clutch of firearms. All working grade knock around stuff. Anything that is of sentimental value is only important in that regard to me, so after I'm gone it's just clutter.
I have enough assets socked away that my "stuff" isn't going to make or break my family's financial future. My daughter appreciates a good knife but is not drawn to the hobby. Being that I am the oldest yet healthiest sibling, I may outlive my brothers, but if I don't my wife will most likely turn them loose on what I leave behind. My smart middle brother will pick through the stuff that is well made and will be useful to use on his farm/family compound. Our youngest brother will find what looks coolest. The head and the heart of the family, so to speak.
I specifically told my wife that she shouldn't worry about any of this stuff. If I pushed off tomorrow, our house will be paid for, our high-school aged daughter will be able to afford a reasonable college, and my wife will have enough to carry her on until her pension kicks in.
I'm an odd blend of absurdist and fatalist, so I simply see it as fallacy for me to make it a point to worry about generational transfer of objects. No one will appreciate these knives much as I will have. None if it will generate a profit beyond the cost of the time and effort to track down blue book worth. It is far easier for the people I leave behind to just keep a couple as a totem that I once existed and liked knives and not worry about the rest.
I appreciate people having a desire to look after their family, though. I didn't mean to sound flippant.
I agree. In fact, I've had to help grieving relatives (who also happen to be friends) sort thru and figure out what to do with a big boxful of knives. It's no fun for anybody, especially when you have to tell the grieving relatives that nearly all of the knives had minimal value.While that's a good life philosophy, it puts your heirs at an extreme disadvantage especially if they aren't knife people. I try to think about those people that I may leave behind, people who care for me, not myself.
Good one! Same here, in fact!Well all I have is left handed knives and my family is all right handed ~
Fantastic enablement! Well done Sir!I think in a balanced investment portfolio you need something you can trade for a can of beans if things go badly. Knives fill that need. They travel well in a backpack, and don't have an expiration date. So while you're enjoying knives as a hobby, you're also hedging your bets.
When you die, that hedge investment in excess knives doesn't pop like a soap bubble, it can carry forward as long as necessary. You can pile a pretty large collection in a suitcase or two and just put them in a closet or attic until history reaches an inflection point. In the meantime, if you bought wisely the value of the knives will only increase over 20-40 years giving whoever is in possession of your collection even more options. Think of your collection as a long term hedge investment, instead of some irresponsible squandering of income to be ashamed of.