I really goofed it up: Possible $35K Knife!

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Albin

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Have I really goofed up:

Several weeks ago, while cruising the knife sites, I ran across Randall Made Knives. Having owned of these knives in the past (#5-5"), which was subsequently stolen, I blandly filled out a catalog request form, logged off and then completely forgot about the whole thing.

Well, the RMK catalog arrived early this week and I've been drooling over it ever since! I can't decide on either the #14-7 1/2" Attack or the #5-6" Hunter knife. Either one of these knives will cost at least $35K, maybe more.

Suggestions, comments or advice from experienced, and married, knife owners??

Thanks,

Albin









Oh, BTW, if you're wondering on the cost breakdown, it goes something like this:

- $255 - $300 for one knife, depending on options, including a sheath
- ~$34,700 for the divorce (this may be an extremely low estimate).

Thanks,

Albin
 
How will she know about it? I have enough knives that if I buy a new one and use it in front of her, she doesn't even notice. The best way is to save your pennies and use a non-traceable payment method - certified check or money order. Have it shipped to your work address. What she doesn't know won't kill her. It all evens out in the end, my wife regularly gets things on the sly and I find out about it some time later. "Oh, that? I've had that for a long time."
 
Lambertinia,

The downside of being married to a beautiful blonde that's extremely intelligent (a hell of lot more intelligent than me!!): I can't get sh$t past her! (The upside, among others :) , is that the last time I asked for a toy, a BK&T M-10-1 in Desert Tan showed up on my doorstep!).

Having it shipped to work would make it a probable +85K PER YEAR knife: I work for a large company (hear a noise in the sky? Look up and you'll be able to figure it out) and having any weapons, such as a large knife, would likely be grounds for termination, however innocent, especially after the Lock-Mart MS shooting incident.

Maybe a more pertinent question would be: Is $250-300 too much for a RMK with all the other, American, knife makers out there? When I bought my first Randall, it was 1977 or so, and custom knife makers were not exactly everywhere like they are now.

God, that #14 looks good!!

Thanks,

Albin
 
Just tell her it's an innvestment. Randalls hold their value like nothing else; if you don't use it you could sell it at a profit as soon as it's delivered. If you hold onto it for ten years, who knows? They are priced at what the market will bear and right now the market is mostly composed of collectors; that's where the prices come from. They are really nice knives too, just way out of my price range.
 
No $250 - $300 does not sound like a lot for a knife you REALLY like. I have my eye on a whole bunch of knives in that price range! Sure, there are LOTS of other knives out there for the same price... but you like the Randall! That should be what makes the difference.

When I want a new knife I talk with my wife openly about it. There's no use in hiding it since she manages the finances! She has NEVER told me no. I do always make sure to let her know what a great deal I'm getting and that I will use the knife. She tells me to go ahead and get the knife if I will really use it. (What a great woman!!!)

If your wife really hates you buying knives, just try to sell off some stuff and pay with a money order.
 
Go with the "But honey, I've had it for ages" ;)
It's an excuss that women have been using for decades :D
 
Albin,

For the extremely modest fee of an RMK #1-7" in carbon steel, I will provide the address to which you can mail the knife. For extra security, I can even work out a way that not even you will know the address! Can I say fairer than that? :rolleyes:

maximus otter
 
maybe honest is a better approach than deception. explain it to her, offer to sell other less desireables should she object to the price and buy the knife guilt free. post pics too.

the Lockhead shooting was indeed terrible. i hope that it does not result in even more assinine regs but i fear it will. sensitivity training anyone?
 
Sorry, I can't really relate to the problem. Every time I see a post like this, I thank the Lord for my good fortune. Married my dream girl 32 years ago, way out of my league. Am continually amazed that this great woman really, genuinely, has as one of her primary goals in life making me happy.

Growing up a poor boy in that South Alabama cotton field permanently marked me, I guess. Although coming off a lucrative engineering career, I am a real worry-wart when it comes to spending money.
When I start talking about procuring a car, boat, gun, or knife, I usually end up doing it only because she encourages me to do so. When I recently recieved my 12th Busse in about a year, I overheard her telling someone how glad she was that I had my knives as a hobby because I enjoyed it so much.

You can bet that I treat this woman like the jewel that she is. However, sad to say, she is not perfect. She absolutely refuses to learn to clean fish.
 
Take the woman to the mall,
Go to some "chick stores" with her, and be patient...
Tell her she can get any boots/shoes she'd like.
Or better yet, if she Ooogles something, just tell her it's hers.



Then go have a seat in the food court,
Bring her a coffee, or a frappacino better still...
Now as she's looking at you so lovingly,
Tell her. Tell her. You've decided you'll invest a few hundred in a very special piece for your collection.

It's oh so simple.





If she argues, tell her you'll take back her new whatever it is, and happen to forget anniversaries for the next 15 years. And probly a few Christmas festivities too.










:D
good luck.
and whatever you do...
making 85K+,
ain't no fathomable reason you can't get yourself a knife for $300.
I give you permission.
 
I guess I'm not thinking today, because I couldn't figure out what the original post meant. At first, I thought Albin had a chance to purchase a knife for a good price that cost 35K, but he passed up the deal. That was very confusing how it was posted. I would have worded the thread, "Wife will divorce me if she finds out I purchased another knife." Good luck, Albin.
 
Corbon, sorry it was confusing to you, I tend to post things about life as humor, which indeed this is. I mean, get real, if this is the biggest problem I have in life, how damn bad can it be??

Seriously though, if I were to discuss it with my wife, it would be no problem, especially when I point out the small print in the RMK catalog: order now, get the knife in late 2007 (I forget the exact month, I haven't opened the catalog in 24 hours or so :). Plenty of time to make $20 payments every 2 months.

$300 is not really that much for a RMK. While I don't recall the exact dollars I spent in 1976-77 for my RMK #5-5" with some options, the price was around $250 +/-. I paid it over time as a college student with no extra cash, that's the reason I don't recall the exact amount. The current price for a basic RMK #5 is $255, and this is +27 years!

Let me ask a different question:

For $300 is there another knife I should be looking at besides the RMK #14? I want to make sure I have no regrets about spending that much on a knife.

Thanks for the comments and suggestions.

Albin
 
If you're certain your wife is going to frown on the purchase, perhaps you should make a deal with her. You might have to go into a knife deficit, like, no more knives after this for 6 months or offer to complete household favors like wallpapering or something.
 
I´ll have to agree with notos&w. The honest way is the way to go about it. I always tell my girlfriend all about the knife, until she´s fed up about it. Then I explain how I will sell off one of the others, to make up for it. Then, I get the knife, never sell the old one, she forgets about it until I start nagging about another one.

Maybe that´s not the completely honest way though... ;)

Good luck


Niclas
 
Originally posted by Gonzo_Beyondo


..........If she argues, tell her you'll take back her new whatever it is, and happen to forget anniversaries for the next 15 years. And probly a few Christmas festivities too.

:D
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And then get used to your hand as your exclusive sexual activity for the rest of your marriage (however short that might be). Jeez, I hope you were kidding, Gonzo, because this is *easily* the worst advice I've ever heard on how to handle a woman. :eek: :eek: :D
 
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