If you can't laugh at yourself...

Comeuppance said:
Don't forget:

- The Minimalist: Probably the most intellectually honest out of all the subgroups, carrying a 2.5" blade - not because of local laws necessarily, but because they know that they don't need a 4" framelock flipper with M390 steel for the 2-3 times a day they need to cut tape or pop a zip tie.

- The Overprepared: Carries at least three knives at all times, ready for anything, but never actually needing more than the utilitarian one.

- The Operator: If the knife isn't designed to totally kill some dudes / perps, why bother? Also see: overly paranoid crackers.

- The Nationalist: USA! USA! USA! He'll argue about supporting US manufacturers all day, and how much you should distrust overseas manufacturers, all through his or her laptop or phone that was absolutely made in China, sitting on a chair that was made in China, wearing clothes made in Bangladesh.

- The Budgeteer: Not necessarily stuck with "cheaper" knives, but researches and patiently waits for a ridiculously good dollars:materials ratio on a knife.

- The "Why Am I On This Forum?": Someone who had one or two knives, and is perfectly satisfied with them and has been for years. No collection, no "rotation", and yet mysteriously hangs around to chat with people who have a borderline obsession with getting new knives all the time.

- The Photographer: You'd swear they only had knives so they could take pictures of them and post them on forums. Funny how these cutting tools are always pristine!

- The Documentor: Like the photographer, but the pictures are of the knives in use... Which means that they consciously stopped what they were doing to take a picture of the knife being used. The necessary self-awareness is generally forgiven because it's refreshing to see something other than carefully staged beauty shots.
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Ha ha. You got some good observations there. Don't forget the "grass is always greener" guy. No matter what knife he has, there is always that knife "over there" he is going to have to acquire.
 
I'm definitely the
The crazy sharpeners, ie. those of us who buy knives to put a 13.5 degree primary bevel with a 17.2 degree micro bevel with a slight convex to the grind.
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More for woodworking than pocket knives but I totally go after nearly every grind that comes on a knife including and emphatically my box knife blades. I will say, in my defense I buy, from this forum's perspective, cheep knives so the amount of thought and talent that goes into the grind is often questionable if not down right laughable. It's fun to get an exception.

sooooooo ha, ha, Ha, Ha, HA, HA I'm silly
but I enjoy myself.

I don't see the following sub set here so much but the people who don't want their knife sharp because they are afraid they mighty cut them selves . . .
well there is something wrong there some where for sure. I mean who is guiding that edge annnnyyyywhoooo . . . it certainly isn't the knife doing the driving . . .
 
Spyder59 said:
Ha ha. You got some good observations there. Don't forget the "grass is always greener" guy. No matter what knife he has, there is always that knife "over there" he is going to have to acquire.
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Wow...the more of these that get posted the more I'm fitting into...
 
The Mad Modder: Buys Beckers just to strip off the coating and make his own handle and sheathe--should just hire a Mall Ninja to obtain bare blades straight from factory. Looks at blade tips and thinks it should really be wharncliffe/clipped/different, and retreats to garage with dremel and grinder. Gets out sharpie to draw wave designs on a perfectly good Yojimbo 2, and will retreat to garage with dremel and grinder if one "looks right." Contemplates waving everything, then blaming Charlie Mike for starting it.
 
- The Nationalist: USA! USA! USA! He'll argue about supporting US manufacturers all day, and how much you should distrust overseas manufacturers, all through his or her laptop or phone that was absolutely made in China, sitting on a chair that was made in China, wearing clothes made in Bangladesh.

Omg this just reminded me of something! A few years ago I got a table at the local flea market to get rid of some junk I had around the house, a few lower end knives included. So up to the table walks a guy that picks up one of the cheaper folders, and starts playing with it. After a few seconds he puts it back down and says to me " I ain't buying it!" I said "Um.... Ok... Y not?" He says bcuz it's made in CHINA! And I'm not supporting them!!" I tried my best to remain serious and asked him "Sir..... Do I look Chinese to u?" (I'm Caucasian) He looked confused and said no..... I said "Ok, so then China already made they're money off this knife, it belongs to me now, and by NOT buying it, ur just screwing a fellow 'Murican!.... ME!" He just stood there looking totally dumbfounded with his mouth open, I think I even seen a little sliver of drool run down his chin as he tried to process this.... Anyway, he bought 3 knives! Lol!
 
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I think you are right about all of us being in one or two groups.
Like always I'm not sure where I fit in. I see a little of my self in almost all.
 
One of my absolute favorites who shall not be named are the slightly cranky, seemingly short tempered, older set of folks who have been on blade forum longer than people even knew that bf even existed, always on pain killers because of a medical issue and ergo haven't passed a bowel movement in 6 days... Thus causing the virtuous circle of why they might be cranky in the first place.

Anyhow they always crack me up and put a smile on my face during the day. Whether it's a dirty photo or just something snarky re: something on the forum that I'm sure they've seen a hundred times over.

They remind me of the guys I hung out with every day for 5 years in college.
 
Comeuppance said:
- The Photographer: You'd swear they only had knives so they could take pictures of them and post them on forums. Funny how these cutting tools are always pristine!

- The Documentor: Like the photographer, but the pictures are of the knives in use... Which means that they consciously stopped what they were doing to take a picture of the knife being used. The necessary self-awareness is generally forgiven because it's refreshing to see something other than carefully staged beauty shots.
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I sort-of fall into these categories. I like taking beautiful knife pics as much as I like showing a well-used and abused blade after some hard work.

I will say though, I don't "consciously stop what I'm doing" to take a pic of a knife in use. When I take pics of a dirty/abused blade is always after I'm done working (or while taking a break).

I'd like to add another to the list:

The Anti-Safequeen: This person has never bought a knife for "collector value". They buy only for aesthitical, functional, and satisfactory purposes. Often times, their knife has so many scratches on the blade it can be mistaken for a stonewash; and oddly, they prefer this look. It's as if their knife is used as a door stop, rather than a cutting tool.
 
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