I'm Done with this BS!!!!!

FortyTwoBlades said:
In the words of Jeff Randall "99% of the knife industry is BS". While I disagree a little with the accuracy of that figure (I'd say it's more around 75%) I very much agree with another piece of wisdom the man often mentions: You can get through just about any task with just a $6 machete and a $15 multi-bladed slipjoint.
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With that approach, I wonder how did we ever get out of the bronze age, or stone age for that mater. Those guys did just fine with bronze or stone tools, just about any task they had.


FortyTwoBlades said:
The rest of it is all about enjoyment.
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I agree, however it is also about industry progress, or should be. IMHO it's a shame that 50 or even 100 year old steels are still used in today's knives.
 
I've been thinning out my collection for awhile now, while buying a certain maker's stilettos. I have about 85 knives....some are collector's items only, while others are users. To be perfectly honest, I carry every one of them. I'll carry one for a few days, then I'll change up to another knife. Whatever knife I'm carrying on any particular day, I wouldn't hesitate to use if I needed to. Some of my higher end pushers and stilettos are works of art, in my opinion, but I wouldn't own them if I wasn't willing to carry them also.

Best name I've seen for a knife web site is Steel Addiction Knives. Yes, it is an addiction, but when you keep it under control, it's a Friggin' blast!
 
Gator97 said:
With that approach, I wonder how did we ever get out of the bronze age, or stone age for that mater. Those guys did just fine with bronze or stone tools, just about any task they had.
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Hence why I said personally I feel that it's only 75% BS rather than 99%, and that it fuels the industry as a whole. ;) Also, while you could technically get away with going through life with just a slipjoint and a machete, how easy, convenient, or enjoyable would it be? Hence why we DID get out of the Bronze Age. Just because things can get done with what you have right now doesn't mean that they can't get done BETTER if we use something different. :)


Gator97 said:
I agree, however it is also about industry progress, or should be. IMHO it's a shame that 50 or even 100 year old steels are still used in today's knives.
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There's no shame in it if it still works well. ;)
 
In 2009 BBF (Before Blade Forums), I was simply happy using my $30 Gerber Gator for my hunting, fishing, and camping trips. It field dressed lots of deer, hogs, and fish, sliced my steak at camp, whittled some sticks, and even opened a beer bottle or two. All was good. Then I discovered forums while looking for advice on a mere fixed blade for hunting. Now 30+ knives later and a good $2K spent, I obsess before every trip I go on about which knife to bring - what if I don't have X but need X's blade steel, blade shape, grind, size, weight, handle material, sheath type, etc. I think the OP should start a knifeaholics anonymous group for us. I sure could use the $2K right now, less obsessing, and about 29 less knives. :-)
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
There's no shame in it if it still works well. ;)
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They work(ed) well for their time. Or put it another way, it is a shame we don't have alloys or blade materials outperforming 5x or 10x times those from 50-100year back.
Sometimes when we do, then there is no demand, because lots of users have the same approach, if I can make a cut with whatever good old steel, why pay more for latest super steel. I agree, very often, super steels are more hype than actual performance, but also very often users/makers put 50 inclusive angle on the latest and greatest knife and then conclude it's just a hype...
 
I started downsizing a few years back. My collection is pretty small by BF standards. And I could probably do without a few that survived the great purge. I've done the same with books, music, movies, clothes, etc. The stuff I didn't need/like/want got in the way of the stuff I did need/like/want. I don't have the cash or space to collect stuff just to collect it. It's taken me a few years to figure out what knives & gear work for my needs. Not saying I won't continue to buy, only that I'm reading/learning more and buying less.

Frank
 
jimh0220 said:
That's it. Over 100 knives, and I've noticed a trend..... I got sucked in to the knife snobbery BS crapfest, and forgot why I love knives: using them!

I will no longer turn up my nose at a knife solely on the brand.

I will by a knife that I want simply because I like it, not because everyone says it's the best knife in the world.

I will thin my herd to weed out all the knives I bought and could care less about.

If I buy a knife, I will USE it.

I will not get sucked in to the 'needs to be _______ steel or it won't work'.

I will modify, strip, or otherwise alter any of my knives, and stop thinking of them as museum pieces.


Ther, I got it off my chest. Now, off to cut something!
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LOL.

That's awesome man. I felt the same way then bought my first Cold Steel and Bokers after "giving in" now most all I have are those "Cheap, no good, low quality" brands.

The other thing I noticed is I post less, enjoy more and have alot more money and time to spend on cooler things, like guns, training and better kit.

Best to ya in the future!
 
Now we see through a glass dimly, then face to face. You are getting a clearer picture.
 
Planetcat said:
In 2009 BBF (Before Blade Forums), I was simply happy using my $30 Gerber Gator for my hunting, fishing, and camping trips. It field dressed lots of deer, hogs, and fish, sliced my steak at camp, whittled some sticks, and even opened a beer bottle or two. All was good. Then I discovered forums while looking for advice on a mere fixed blade for hunting. Now 30+ knives later and a good $2K spent, I obsess before every trip I go on about which knife to bring - what if I don't have X but need X's blade steel, blade shape, grind, size, weight, handle material, sheath type, etc. I think the OP should start a knifeaholics anonymous group for us. I sure could use the $2K right now, less obsessing, and about 29 less knives. :-)
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:D

Being a Buck 110 guy from back in the day and one who likes to carry folding hunters, I bought a Gerber Gator for the first time in the last year, because I was reading a thread in the forum about them and had to have it because it's a classic hunting knife I had yet to own.
Have I carried it yet, No, did I need it, No.

Since buying the Gator, I still carry the 110 or Umnumzaan.

When I have bought on impulse like the example above, I later ask myself what the heck am I doing.
Maybe it's the times and everyone is managing and watching where their money is going closer than they did in the past.
But even a small purchase like an unused Gator can make you step back and question your own knife buying actions.

I don't believe there is a right or wrong to the number of knives one owns in their collections, it really boils down to a personal choice for the individual to make.
 
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totally awesome !!!

I love it when someone discovers that a knife ain't nothing but an over-priced pry bar !!!!!!!

Use 'em, abuse 'em ..... and discover the awesomeness of the knifemaker's art and the devotion that he or she brings to the craft.

Be kind, be gentle ...... and beat the daylights out of 'em. And most important, enjoy doing so.

Cheers,

NPH
 
I have got about 200 - according to the latest census. And I like it!
Why should anybody feel so guilty about collecting the staff you like? It is not even a sin. Somebody has compared that to gluttony, but that is not correct - by far.

And using or "modifying" knives for some reasons do not change anything from my point of view.
Wasting and breaking knives is not exactly a fit neither.

Of course, whatever the reasons for you deciding to quit collecting knives and leaving only those few knives you will use daily - these are sure valid personal reasons. Like your decision is your personal decision. Because you are not really coming back from the dark side, and not really demonstrating some exceptional strength of will people like myself lack.
Just do whatever you like man! Just do it safely and respect others. :D
 
Budget is my limiting factor, so I try to make sure I really want something before I buy it. However, I have looked at a few past purchases and decided they don't quite do it for me any more, so I have no problem selling them.

Congrats on wrapping your head around reality.
 
I'm going through the same thing here; I just bought a Spyderpac, and when I filled it with all of my 'good' knives, I had a lot of room left. But my shoebox with all my old beaters & inexpensive users is where I go when I switch out my EDC's. I decided that since most of my 'good' knives just don't interest me as much any more, they'll be going to new homes. (After I take pics.)

I've worked out what I want as far as why I'll keep some of what I have now, and acquire others I've been wanting, but my knife acquisitions are going to go way down from my yearly average. (I've bought & traded & sold & traded away well over two hundred knives in the last three years, maybe as many as three hundred.)

Feels good to be paring down the collection.

~Chris
 
Poez said:
Just do whatever you like man! Just do it safely and respect others. :D
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Quoted for truth. I think every one of us has a little voice that calls us to a particular philosophy with regards to our hobbies and passions, but it speaks in a whisper. It takes time and experience to quiet the voices of others in your head in order to hear your own and follow your own path. :)
 
I can't believe what New pig hunter said, I thought I had taught him better than that over the last few years............LOL.

Use em hard !!!

Robbie Roberson.
 
Okay, now that we've all fessed up and made contrition for our excesses, I have 2 last requests.

Will somebody sell me an XM-18 3.5" or XM-24 (much preferred) flipper at Rick's prices (what you "flippers" paid) and a micarta inlay lg Sebenza 21? :)

New of course. Must be a kind soul with a spare XM-24 or inlay Sebenza out there! :thumbup:
 
Wow so many people feel the same as me amazing.... enough is enough If thats what you want. For me I'm not sure yet but glad to hear other folks here feel the same way
 
I'm kind of surprised, myself! I thought there weren't this many of us! :D
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
I'm kind of surprised, myself! I thought there weren't this many of us! :D
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Look at it this way, Money is tight for a lot of people right now.
Food, Fuel/energy, Housing, Income, etc. are impacting a lot of people at this time.
Some might be changing paths in life, while others might be just taking a breather with over 10 Knives on their Want to Buy List. :D
 
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