I am so sick of my knife OCD.

[ATwistedStaple]

My Sebenza thought this thread was funny

I actually laughed out loud.

 

[SAK Guy]

I'm with Lost Cosmonaut. Buy your knives used. The first scratches are already there.

+1 Cheaper too.....

 

[Ajack60]

Why do you use it in the first place, if you're worried about marking it up? I have expensive knives put up that I've never used. I have others I use and don't care if they get marked up. You can't have it both ways, you either use them and stop the worrying or keep them mint for the purpose of collecting.

This is exactly what I do. I have EDC's and ones I just admire(collect). You may not want to be labeled a "collector", but in order to keep your sanity, it is what it is. Otherwise you'll be a knife knut with just a knut.

 

[SadSappySucker]

I'm tired of my OCD regarding blade play. So far the only 3 knives that have lived up to my standards are the reate hills, sebenza, and pm2. It's gotten to the point where I wont even think about carrying it if it has the ever so slightest movement in any direction.

 

[austexjg]

Why in gods name do you carry a dull knife?!?! I understand that it "handles most tasks okay", but something sharp would handle All tasks, and handle them well

I agree - It is sharp, just not as sharp as I would like - recurved blade just not as easy to sharpen with my limited tools. But the edge is still a work in progress.

 

[Charlie_K]

I suffer from similar issues. My equally irrational resolution is that I buy two of a particular knife, use one, and keep the other one pristine. I have recently started to sell some of the multiples, but I'm not sure I have addressed the original problem.

I've got the same approach to doing things. Comes in handy in case a knife is ever incapacitated and needs to be sent in for warranty work.

 

[Lost Cosmonaut]

I'm tired of my OCD regarding blade play. So far the only 3 knives that have lived up to my standards are the reate hills, sebenza, and pm2. It's gotten to the point where I wont even think about carrying it if it has the ever so slightest movement in any direction.

I'm obsessive about bladeplay myself but there's only a handful of cheap knives that I haven't been able to get rid of it on.

 

[PURPLEDC]

My Sebenza thought this thread was funny

That is exactly where i would like to be but instead when the occassion arises to do serious work with one of my more costlier knives i start searching for any alternative as to not screw up my edc, i repeat my edc. I dont know which knife hates me more the crkt i hate use or the knives wondering why the crkt gets all the action, lol

Why do you use it in the first place, if you're worried about marking it up? I have expensive knives put up that I've never used. I have others I use and don't care if they get marked up. You can't have it both ways, you either use them and stop the worrying or keep them mint for the purpose of collecting.

I understand what i need to do and why i should do it. I just cant seem to turn that part of my brain off. I have been trying for years.

I can never get through a video review when I see those white gloves handling a knife. I believe it is the pinnacle of the worst of my obsession lol.

I can empathize with you DC. I used to be the guy that would obsess over that one scratch until I put more on it. If you have a hard time getting past that scratch maybe full titanium folders that can be bead blasted back to new with a spa treatment is your best option. That would take a lot of that worry away knowing you could spend $50/year to make your $500 knife pristine again.

I believe you just have to get past that first scratch. Not as easy as it sounds!

Thats probably what bothers me the most about my obsessive nature. I have been pimping knoves as a hobby for a few years now. I have the skills and the equipment to make any of my folders look any way i want. My only cost is a few hours of my time and maybe a new pack of sandpaper. All the more reason i should not give a rip and just enjoy the darn things. What is really weiird is i get more upset when ots damage that i cant explain how it got there. If i am using it and i ding it it doesnt bother me nearly as much as if i think its in mint condition and all of a sudden i spot something i had no idea how it got there. And yes i drive my family nuts. The only one who actually supports mu illness is my five year old. But i dont want her developing the same ossues over her toys.

 

[PURPLEDC]

That is exactly where i would like to be but instead when the occassion arises to do serious work with one of my more costlier knives i start searching for any alternative as to not screw up my edc, i repeat my edc. I dont know which knife hates me more the crkt i hate use or the knives wondering why the crkt gets all the action, lol




I understand what i need to do and why i should do it. I just cant seem to turn that part of my brain off. I have been trying for years.



Thats probably what bothers me the most about my obsessive nature. I have been pimping knoves as a hobby for a few years now. I have the skills and the equipment to make any of my folders look any way i want. My only cost is a few hours of my time and maybe a new pack of sandpaper. All the more reason i should not give a rip and just enjoy the darn things. What is really weiird is i get more upset when ots damage that i cant explain how it got there. If i am using it and i ding it it doesnt bother me nearly as much as if i think its in mint condition and all of a sudden i spot something i had no idea how it got there. And yes i drive my family nuts. The only one who actually supports mu illness is my five year old. But i dont want her developing the same ossues over her toys.

Try ACTUALLY having OCD...

"Whoops my knife has a tiny dent in it I can see with a magnifying glass *sharpen*"

I do actually have ocd and a few other ailments id rather not discuss. It has an effect on every aspect of my life but my hobbies are the worst for some reason.

 

[scottabrandeberry]

I must admit, I do have tendencies towards this affliction. Part of it is having a fair number of knives to choose from for EDC tasks. I have managed to go ahead and use a decent percentage of the knives that I have purchased brand new, but sometimes it's a struggle! As has been suggested earlier in this thread, I have started buying some used knives (with the new knocked off, so to speak) so I don't feel bad about carrying and using them. Some are duplicates (have three S30V Blurs), and some are the only example of the model in my collection (like my ZT 0500 MUDD user). I can't afford it, but I would love to be able to buy two of everything that I'm interested in (one for the collection, one for the EDC rotation), but unless I hit the lottery, not gonna happen! In the meantime, I'll just have to deal with my affliction, I guess!

 

[Kiteman72]

This is a great thread. It makes me feel normal.

 

[Ecohrs197]

IMO, scratches add to the character of the knife. Something I can look at, laugh, and think back to that moment of how it happened. I'm slightly ocd, but I don't let the little things get in my head. Unless its something i can feel, I'm ok for the most part

 

[22-rimfire]

You like knives. You use knives..... Designate several that you use and keep the rest pristine if that is important to you. In reality, that is what I do even though with a few minor exceptions, my knives were purchased to use. I just have too many to use and the pile keeps growing.

Which knife do I use the most? SAK
What is just about the least expensive "good" knife I own? SAK (The Cold Steel Tuff Lite comes right in this price range too.)
Which knife has the most scratches? SAK
Which knife has the most dings on the blade? SAK
Have I made my point? SAK

 

[Ouchyfoot]

I bought all my CRKs pre-pocketwashed specifically to keep the scratches from bugging me. The patina is great. I've learned to stop worrying and love the snail trails.

I just bought a used Sebenza. Brand new except for some pocket clip wear and some pocket scuff. Saved a lot of cash and slipped it directly to my pocket. Zero pocket shock. Smartest thing I've done in a while.

 

[whp]

Understanding your problem is the first step.

This forum is advancing to a new level! Now the next step is to identify appropriate therapy.

 

[zzyzzogeton]

I'm tired of my OCD regarding blade play. So far the only 3 knives that have lived up to my standards are the reate hills, sebenza, and pm2. It's gotten to the point where I wont even think about carrying it if it has the ever so slightest movement in any direction.

I'm obsessive about bladeplay myself but there's only a handful of cheap knives that I haven't been able to get rid of it on.

This is ONE of the reasons I prefer fixed blades. The two incidents of "lock failure" that I have experienced occurred with liner locks when I kept using a knife that had developed slop in the blade. Too frugal to break out a new user, while trying to milk out "a little more use".

My "knife OCD" is thankfully limited to obsessing that I have a back-up user of the same kind of knife that I'm using everyday. I don't like change in my carry knives. Let me misplace one of my carry knives, and I dig one of the backups out to use until I find the missing one.

 

[Redmasta]

luckily, my ocd lasts for a short period of time. when I get a new knife I spend plenty of time looking it over, "playing" with it, and it soon looses the new knife smell....then im ok if it ends up with a few dings and dents. that's when the true evaluation begins and I decide if its gonna make its way into my carry/user rotation or if it'll be put away until I decide what I will do with it...keep, trade, gift it, or sell it to fund another knife.

I'm the same way. I'm always a little OCD in the beginning no matter how much I try not to be but it fades quickly with time and then it's business as usual and I can actually enjoy the knife.

 

[Tyronethepro]

I used to be this way. I babied my first "expensive" knife. A Benchmade Griptilian. I started seeing a scratch in the coating, and it irritated me to no end. I finally said screw it, cut up some pop cans with it, dropped it a few times on concrete and now 4 years later, scratched up and beat half to death, she's still in my EDC rotation. Every new knife I buy immediately gets stabbed through a metal chew can lid or cuts up a pop can just to get scratches. Then I sharpen it again. It reminds me they're my users and not a bunch of collectors pieces to obsess over.

 

[KennyB]

I do actually have ocd and a few other ailments id rather not discuss. It has an effect on every aspect of my life but my hobbies are the worst for some reason.

Yeahhh I know how it is honestly. I get a chuckle when I hear people talk about OCD and their knives... Until you've sharpened a knife for literally 16 hours straight, foregoing food and water, repeating "I'm almost done," whenever your friends/family try to pull you away... Until you've been grinding on a water stone so long your fingers are all pruny and there's a raw spot on your thumb where it's been hitting the stone... Yeah until you're there, you don't know the half of it. Which is scary 'cause I'm sure at least half of you probably have been there

 

[Captain Howdy]

Use it like you stole it.