I have my ideal slip joint pocketknife...

Interesting thread, it's nice to know there are others with a similar obsession.
Feels like a group therapy session, however, the affliction could be a whole lot worse.
Enjoy!
 
I've had the ''ONE'' many times, I love everything about it, it's been to work with me and and performed exactly how I wished it would, but then after a month of loyal EDC, I get this sick feeling in my stomach, I need another knife. But before, I carried ONE knife, a Case Muskrat Knife, everywhere I went, it went with me. Then in the Blink of an eye it was gone, but I hadn't lost it, I put it up, I LEFT IT!!! A knife that would last me a lifetime is now replaced by another knife..... that would last me a lifetime.

It's not a hunt anymore, it's a fix. And I'm okay with that. :thumbup:
 
thawk said:
I have a new "Pocket Knife of the Month" every week.
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Yep, I definitely resemble this statement...

1581zebra said:
I thought this was the loony bin... isn't that why we're here?:D
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Just thinking about this, you just may be right.

Looks like we have a support group; not sure which kind of support it is. What we need now is a "12-step plan" and some accountability partners (this probably isn't the place to find them thougn).

This has been a very enlightening discussion. I appreciate everyone's comments and input.

Robert B., I hope you find the knife you are looking for. I applaud you for knowing exactly for what you are searching. I'll help if I can.

As for me, I will most likely continue on the road I'm on, looking, searching, probably not ever finding the elusive "one". I don't believe that ability lies within me.

Roland, with all the knives you have, maybe you could get on that TV reality show...

Ed J
 
What is this?
Theology that we are in search of the One Eternal Being?
Marridge that we are searching for the one and only woman?

No, this is knife collecting
A shameless letting go into hedism where we follow our whims and pleasures
We see a knife we want and buy it.
No need to rationalize.

I collect slipjoints as I find them to be things of beauty in the way they are made and how each knife is different in its own way.
I have knives I use and knives I don't.
And I enjoy them
 
Good onya Neeman!
We are all pretty damn lucky to be able to chat about, collect, and dream of "the one"! When I find myself getting too submerged into finding the next knife or questioning the number of knives I have, I step back and think about what's most important(insert your values here). When I do that, I remind myself this is a hobby. It's how I like to spend my extra time and spare cash. It's fun! and it's OK to have a bunch of knives and not have just "the one"!
We are more than just collecting knives or being knife crazy here. There is comradery here, friendships, generosity, learning and more by logging into BF. Knives fascinate me and I am drawn to them but they wouldn't be near as interesting without reading about, sharing and discussing them with others.
The day I have just one knife will be the day I lose interest in them and stop logging into BF.
 
neeman said:
No, this is knife collecting
A shameless letting go into hedism where we follow our whims and pleasures
We see a knife we want and buy it.
No need to rationalize.
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Tell that to the ol lady when she sees another charge on the VISA bill for the local knife shop!:D

Carl.
 
My name is Steve and I'm a knifeaholic. Interesting thread Ed and one I've thought of for many years. I've said many times I've found my last knife. Right now I found it in a #56 dogleg. I have mostly stockmans so I would say as a tool I gravitate toward them, and I thought I found it in my Queen # 9.......the Mooremaker before that. It never ends. Although I don't do it much anymore but my favorite thing to do was look for old knives in anywhere from antique stores to flea markets. Again the hunt like some have said.
Favorites? its just a few, the ones mentioned above, and more that a few I let get away. If it goes into my jeans and stays there a while it is it. If I put it in my pocket and take it back out and replace it with something else, then its only just another knife.
 
Due largely to economic reasons, I've backed off quite a bit on new knife purchases (save for one recent, 9-knife order). My 'obsession' has now shifted to optimizing the edges on knives I've been accumulating for 20+ years. With each successive knife I've re-sharpened, my results have continued to get better, and so my 'IT' knife generally is the one (or two) that have the best edges on them. I'm gaining a whole new appreciation for old, sometimes even 'inexpensive' knives, that have real cutting potential now. That gives me some great, warm & fuzzy satisfaction. :)

I have noticed, though, I seem to be putting a stockman in my pocket quite often now. So, maybe I've narrowed down an 'IT' pattern, anyways. ;)
 
I don't think I am looking for THE ONE, but more of enjoying the chase of the one that is the most elusive one at the time. It's like art to me, as I enjoy looking and holding a different pattern. Some get carried, and some go into the show case, just to be looked at and occasionally cleaned and oil the joints. They don'e eat or cost any money to just sit there, but I sure enjoy just looking at. I enjoy carrying some patterns more than others. The ones that don't come up to my expectations get given to family and friends. It has to be an addiction, that has a cure---just buy another one. LOL. I enjoy reading the post on here, and adding a little input at times. It is the friends I have made that makes it most worthy of my addiction. So I will keep on looking and dreaming of the next one w/o any reservations at this point. Thanks for supporting my habit.
Harold
 
TLARbb said:
I did break down about a month ago and bought a Canal Street half moon trapper, I've hidden it from myself because if I don't, I might get like 2dead and have a dozen or so.

Ed J
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Hey!!:grumpy::D There is, or at least was a reason for so many. I found I liked trappers. I liked the slim design of a single bladed knife. The half moon trapper fit nicely. Ok, I got my first one. Now what? Do I stick with this smooth bone in this color? What about that color? What about wood? Stag? etc. and then you end up with a collection. And then other manufactureres to consider.

I like single bladed knives, but found having more than one blade is useful. A blade to cut an apple or my steak and a second blade that can get dirty with glue from today's deliveries or whatever, and not worrying about mixing the two. So I start carrying two knives. What should the second knife be? Barlow? Congress? Peanut? etc.

Now I'm set. I'll carry a single bladed trapper and a second knife. But then you guys post all these wonderful knives and I start wondering, "How would that one feel?" And then I start trying out other patterns. I'm still doing so, and now 2 bladed jacks are working out pretty well too. And...

Ok, enough rambling. I guess I'm still looking for the perfect knife but not looking too hard. Too many choices and I'm having a good time using these knives and learning as I go along.
 
Finding IT?

This could be like Jason's Quest for the Golden Fleece...that didn't end too well either.:eek:

To quest is always interesting, but to find IT might result in the extinction of interest, passion and pleasure a kind of dullness no less.

Manic collecting or feverish hoarding is ridiculous but looking to improve on what you have or adding a dimension is another matter, and I like it. Being a Knifeanaut of Traditionals means there's a vast ocean of knives to voyage into, fortunately. Undeniably, I've seen and heard about knives in this place that I admire a lot, yet I'm unlikely to own them. However, I've never yet seen a knife that makes me think that's IT there are no others- end of interest in other knives. Come to think of it, never seen such a woman either or drank the ultimate wine seen the most intoxicating landscape etc etc.:D:D

This doesn't mean I'm discontented with my small collection, far from it. The great attraction of Traditional knives is their versatility, breadth of styles and beauty. Yes, I like Teardrops as a pattern, not best but a lot. I like 2 bladed knives and singles, yet the Stockman often visits my pocket and I'm glad of it too. Knife patterns can be similar to the books you've read, they have an influence inspire you but you still look for more. This is an intoxicating madness and if the loony-bin is populated by people with the glint of Traditionals in their eyes, well, it sounds a lot better than dull everyday reality to me!:D:thumbup: Let me in....
 
Well said William.
My trends or obsessions have changed over the years. Starting out with customs, Boot knives and folding boots, to stag which led me to traditionals and then Levine who led me to old knives.I always had a jack knife or sheath knife as a kid, but I never considered myslelf a collector until I dicovered customs.My trends are changing yet again as I seek out new traditionals in woods rather than bone or stag. I like the more out of mainstream patterns too like the moose, and the swayback. I haven't bought my last stockman either though. I plan on doing some scaveging this summer in some flea markets I hope. Always too busy when you have a 14 year old.
I don't have the fever right now because of the GEC 56 I just bought is keeping it down.
 
Yeah, this is something I think about quite a bit as well. I think back to those in my life that did get by with one knife, and I want to follow in their footsteps. A knife to them was simply a tool. A knife to me was something more, it was a representation of those that used them. A knife is a tool to me but it is also something more. It is a reflection to a past bygone and I feel that maybe I hope to find it in a knife. It is a search that is kind of endless but also rewarding. Now and then when I use my knife, I get reminded of the past and thats when my knife is "the one". Maybe one day I will be one of those one knife legends, but for now I will try my best to enjoy each knife I get and try not to focus too much on the elusive "One".

-Mark
 
Good thread guys! I echo many of the feelings of those who spoke up. I also keep on trying new patterns after hearing the stories shared by many wise members. I know that on my own I would never own a Peanut or 2 or a few Barlows. A Case medium Stockman and an Old Timer and a jack of some type would have been it for me. The memories, stories and pictures bring new and interesting knives to life for me and inspire me to keep exploring. There were a few knives that I knew I just had to have and the rest is a bonus.
 
To me I think the fun is more in the hunt. As of now a simple texas jack in cv by case keeps finding its way back in my pocket. At the same time I still love my copperhead patterns as they have worked for me for years. I like the german style with 2 blades, 1 for work 1 for food. Now I have my eye on a gec toothpick. As with my copperheads though, even if you find a pattern that just seems right, there are too many variances to decide on a single one.
 
Ed,I know for sure which of YOUR knives is my favorite.;)But i have a real hard time picking one of mine for myself.I get all excited about a writeup here or in a magazine or catalog.I went crazy on wharnie blades for a while and still im grinding down most of my trapper spey blades into wharnies.The Rough Riders work out really good for this.I know my favorite all time knife is the venerable 110:thumbup:.But in reality,i seldom carry one.I almost always have my trusty Victorinox midnite manager and my customized ivory handled Case peanut.Other than that,it's the flavor of the week deal that never seems to end.And im not unhappy about that at all!
 
I wouldn't say that I have found the perfect knife but I have settled and am content. I now have 2 knives in my collection well three if you count the one at case getting some warranty work done but that will probably end up on ebay when it gets back. One knife I carry every day and the other is for in case I loose the one I normally carry. I love reading over the forum posts and seeing new patterns but I have come to the realization I do not need another knife and looking at them and reading about them is fun enough for me.
 
Thanks Don. I am very fond of the sowbelly experiment myself; I'll probably do it again at some point. Thinking about taking the spey out of an second cut antique bone large trapper to pair with my wharncliffe mini trapper of the same flavor and pick up one of those double sheaths to put them in. Never mind that I have a mini and a full size trapper set with both clip and wharncliffe blades. It never ends; I'm pretty hopeless I think.

For some reason this year has kind of become the year of the jack knife for me, and by that I mean different kinds of jacks. I've got coke bottle jacks and swell center jacks and Barlows and even a swell end (???), and Easy Open and a coffin jack. Not one of these patterns have I ever owned and used before 2011. It's given me a whole new appreciation for the old patterns. I may very well move away from my more routine carry toward some of these new patterns; time will tell. The whole thing is a learning experience and an enjoyable pasttime.

I have lately wondered if I would finally settle into using a particular style/pattern as my regular carry knife. Even though that has not happened yet, the mini copperhead has gotten the call probably more than any other single pattern in my stable. But, I don't think it can be the only one because of it's smallish size. I've enjoyed the dialog on this thread and it helps me understand my own motivations by reading yours.

Ed J
 
Hi Guys just reading all the posts about favourite knife.I guess if we find one knife and only one we no longer suffer from knifeitis and all the fun is gone.The knife or knives I couldnt live without 15 years ago or for that matter 15 days ago now sits with all the others that have suffered the same fate.NO men and ladies once afflicted the search never ends,and may it always be so . Chuck V
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