knife collecting

mfaster7

mfaster7

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I've just been thinking about my interest in knives and my new interest in Busse knives. Is this love of steel a hobby or an addiction. Maybe a vocation but i am not sure what that means. Any thoughts?
 
For me it is nothing more than filling a need, the need for a good knife. I am not interested in having safe queens, and would not buy a knife that I do not intend to use. I do have a couple of "extra" knives, kindof like extra shoes( don't have any Nike closet queens either). I get great satisfaction from knowing that I could resell a user or two and get what I paid for them without much trouble at all. That makes my Busse's almost like free trials, which I have decided to keep.

Not what you were looking for but my .02 none the less.
Nate
 
It starts out as a hobby that turns into an ADDICTION. Its great fun. Just dont get so addicted that you cant pay your other bills....LOL:D
 
Its alot more fun than paying bills. I must admit that sometimes I am shocked at myself when I think about what I spend but it is actually satisfying enough that I don't want to stop. My wife is pretty cool about it as long as I buy her stuff too.
 
It's like buying a collector car (only better).

You can drive a collector car and it might even increase in value.

You can use a Busse knife and it will probably increase in value.

There are a lot of other ways I can spend money but most of them have no prospect for appreciation or even resale.
 
For me it began as a hobby. Then, when looking for a great EDC fixed I stumbled into BF and a LMS. From there I went to a Blade Show and met Jerry. :)


I can stop anytime I want. Really, I don't need to buy the next offering from Busse.BUY I'm only mildly interested in what it is.WHAT I need to call Amy-0 and get a fix. :eek: ;)
 
I've been collecting knives since I was a kid. I would call knife collecting a love of all things sharp. Myself, I love learning about the history of edged tools/weapons and how they have progressed to what they are today. There was a cool show on the history channel a few weeks ago that covered the topic. I think it was one of those Modern Marvels shows.
 
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Actually I was considering that almost overwhelming need to buy knives. When I saw certain knives for sale I had to buy them. I am far from rich yet cost was almost immaterial. And it is not at all like spending money on some guilty pleasure like food or drugs or sex (whatever that might be ). There is no guilt or remorse. Just satisfaction. I can rationalize that steel is not a consumable and that it can appreciate in value but the desire to possess a fine blade is far more than that. I think it is more like true love.---Sorry about the sentimentality . I guess it's the holidays.
 
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