Left behind?

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Do any of you ever feel left behind by the knife industry?

15 years ago, I anxiously awaited new catalogs to see what was coming out. I loved most of the new designs and couldn't wait to see more. These days, I see most of the new offerings and yawn. The knife world seems to have moved away from the things that I like.

I prefer tip down carry, but it seems that the majority of new designs are tip up.
I prefer straight-ish blades, but most new knives either seem to have a recurve or lots of belly.
I prefer liner locks and axis locks, but it seems most new knives are frame locks, compression locks, or tri-ads.

Most of my favorite designs are 7-15 years old, and I don't find any new knives all that terribly appealing.

Some of my favorites are the Benchmade AFCK 800, Benchmade AFCK 806, CRKT Carson M4, Buck Odyssey, Gerber Specter, Gerber SL 3.25, Al Mar Shrike, Spyderco Viele, CRKT Viele Wasp....

Does anyone else feel left behind?

Sam
 
I don't feel left behind at all. It's the best time in history to be a knife enthusiast. There are new steels, designs, makers, quality companies coming up and establishing them. While I have my favorite models and companies, I really enjoy trying new knives with various steels and lock types. Many production knives have a 4 way position clip, you can carry it any which way you like.
 
Left behind? No. Sometimes stuck in the past? Yes and more so lately do I prefer the knives that I started with such as the Gerber Gator, Gerber EZ Out, Gerber Magnum LST, Buck 442, Buck 119, I have a Buck Crosslock when they were first introduced, Kershaw Liner Action. It was back then that I consider to be the good time of my knife collecting i.e. when I first started. Yes, there may be better steels now and i have some of those knives. I like those, but love my roots. Those very knives I started out with I use to this day. The only knife blade I use consistently outside of a clip or drop point is a tanto. Never cared much for a recurve either.
 
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