Is collecting knives weird?

[outlaw918692000]

Your mother is right. Everyone who collects knives is messed in the head. Send me your collection so you can begin the healing process! Glad I can help!

 

[Arugess]

Funny. My wife thinks it's weird too but her sister recently started collecting knives and swords so I don't hear much about it.

 

[SOC_MRN_Leon]

My mom is the sme way. When I explain to her that it's just a hobby, she gets all ignorant and says that only murderers and delinquents carry knives. After that I usually drop the subject because ther's no reasoning with her. Still doesnt stop me from collecting though

 

[stabman]

Yeah, collecting knives is pretty damn weird. The lot of us should probably have our heads examined.

I'll save you...just send all your knives to me.
That offer stands for everyone else who wants to be "normal" as well.
(I'm a true hero)

 

[Maprik]

People that collect Hummel figurines are weird. I have a weird friend who collects cigarette butts from famous people and displays them like Butterflies... That's weird.

 

[Cassull]

Not at all. Knives are actually a pretty useful thing to collect. They come in various forms, you can collect artistic knives, utility knives, tactical, survival, fixed, folder, large, small, etc.

I think collecting stamps is much weirder, but they are 'safer' to collect because you don't see serial killers in hockey masks swinging them around in horror movies...

 

[kreole]

To collect anything in particular is weird. Having a collection implies having more than most, and to be weird is to be different than what is common. It's implicit in the act and independent of the object.

 

[JuJu-]

I'll save you...just send all your knives to me.
That offer stands for everyone else who wants to be "normal" as well.
(I'm a true hero)

Hahaha Hero eh!?

 

[mfi]

People ask me why I buy swords...to hang on the wall..like art..why not...

 

[Dorito Monk]

I'll save you...just send all your knives to me.
That offer stands for everyone else who wants to be "normal" as well.
(I'm a true hero)

Nah, I like being weird just fine.

 

[stabman]

Nah, I like being weird just fine.

Can't save everyone I guess.

 

[timberweasel]

To be more specific I was at my parents house using my dads work bench to cut some metal off my Condor Golok and when I was done, my mom approaches me saying that "i'm worried about you" in a serious tone. Now if she was joking I wouldn't pay it no mind. However she was all serious about it, almost like she thinks i'm leading up to the phyche of a serial killer or a school shooter. Now granted I did pretty much change it from a utility tool too a weapon, but still I consider my hobby in collecting and modifying knives to be healthy. I don't think that collecting knives is any different than any other hobby. So whats your opinion and when is the line crossed to where it becomes an unhealthy hobby? (...)

To set her mind at ease, you may want to branch out and take up another hobby that compliments your knife collecting. Bushcraft (including camping, hiking, etc), carving, cooking, gardening/landscaping... anything that adds purpose to your knives. And who knows? You may find more enjoyment in using some of your collection pieces. :thumbup:

Good luck!

 

[stabman]

To set her mind at ease, you may want to branch out and take up another hobby that compliments your knife collecting. Bushcraft (including camping, hiking, etc), carving, cooking, gardening/landscaping... anything that adds purpose to your knives. And who knows? You may find more enjoyment in using some of your collection pieces. :thumbup:

Exactly.
Bushcraft, whittling, helping prep food for dinner...anything which shows utility is a good thing perception-wise.

 

[Jack Black]

Is collecting knives wierd?

Maybe, but it was either that or beer-mats!

 

[silenthunterstudios]

Show Mom this pic, which is only a fraction of my hoard, and tell her that I turned out somewhat ok. I've practiced law for 21 years, married for 20 years to the same Mrs. Powernoodle, have 2 kids in a Latin school making straight A's, and only rarely do I hack up the corpse of a hitchhiker and stuff the remains in my freezer.

Is it strange that I can name most of those?

Friends know I like knives. One of my buddies always pokes fun when I post knife pics on Facebook. He carries a SAK for everything, doesn't know why I need more than one knife. He decided to stop collecting comics and focused on vinyl records. I don't know why he started when he has a perfectly good iPod, but hey, we have our own hobbies. He's not hurting anyone.

BTW, knowing that there others out there with the same affliction, does wonders for others ideas on the matter.

 

[Jack Black]

Is it strange that I can name most of those?

No! You just have a good eye for detail!

 

[clutchcarter]

My wife doesn't think collecting knives is weird. But she does think taking pictures of knives with...kittens...flowers, things like that is a little weird, I like it though!
Mark

 

[PitbullShogun]

Show Mom this pic, which is only a fraction of my hoard, and tell her that I turned out somewhat ok. I've practiced law for 21 years, married for 20 years to the same Mrs. Powernoodle, have 2 kids in a Latin school making straight A's, and only rarely do I hack up the corpse of a hitchhiker and stuff the remains in my freezer.

BUY A PELICAN CASE DUDE!!!!

lol youve got a nice collection though.

 

[Jack Black]

My wife doesn't think collecting knives is weird. But she does think taking pictures of knives with...kittens...flowers, things like that is a little weird, I like it though!

She's right!

 

[JTR357]

Collecting knives is no weirder than collecting other small durable precision artifacts like watches, flashlights, digital gizmos, etc.

Weird is collecting coprolites, half-eaten sandwiches, or cigar butts.

This pretty much covers it.

although I had to google coprolites