My collection! (and introduction)

RedwoodGirl

RedwoodGirl

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Hello all, and nice to meet you! :)

I'm San! I'm 19 years old, and am an engineering student at UC Santa Cruz who enjoys hiking, whittling, and medieval re-enactment.

Anyway, I've been hanging around this site for a while without posting anything, but today I was feeling inspired to share my collection. I try to go for quality over quantity, and my budget is limited. So while this represents several years of enjoying knives, my collection isn't particularly large, comprising:

A couple of customs:
1) Bud Nealy wharncliff whittler
2) Herb Derr damascus dagger

Some nicer production knives:
3) Chris Reeve snakewood Mnandi (still on the way, actually) :D
4) Benchmade Mini-Onslaught
5) Buck Woodsman
6) Spyderco Endura Wave
7) Buck Vantage Select

A few slipjoints:
9) Case XX “Ole Betsy” (this was my first knife, given to me by my father)
9) Case XX anniversary lockback
10) Kabar “Barlow” folder

(not counting my Leatherman micra)

Well, bed is calling. Pictures tomorrow!

PS: If there are any other young knife collectors out there, I'd love to hear how your collections are going!
 
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It's nice to see another young person take an interest in quality blades. Great taste and welcome to BladeForums!
 
I'm 35, and wish I had started my knife addiction much younger like your age! And, you have some sweet blades man!

My only advise for you:

don't sell any of them. Keep them and use them, pass them on to your family, and keep with good quality steel!
 
Welcome San, heck of a collection, I wish I had those knives at your age. We do have some younger members, I believe the Spyderco forum has a thread for younger enthusiasts. There are lots of subforums to explore, read the tickies at the top of each sub and you'll get the general vibe for each one. Look forward to seeing your collection. BTW I had/have some of Nealy's knives but than he's a friend and only lives 30 minutes down the road.
 
22 here, joined the forums at 20. There's more of us young'uns than you'd think on this forum, but less than I'd like. As for the collection, I've worked my way through approximately 80 different knives, and this is what's stuck around so far:

Folders
Spyderco Dragonfly II
Spyderco Saver Salt
Spyderco Lil' Matriarch
DPX HIT
Benchmade Mini Ritter Griptilian

Fixed
Spyderco Swick 4
Morakniv Companion

....and of course the obligatory SAKs and multitools that accumulate in a kitchen drawer on almost every farm in the US.
 
Welcome San! Forgive me for asking, but I'm assuming you're female? If so, I'm sure you've already found that it's much more rare to be a gal on this forum than it is to be 19....I always assume every fake name on here is a man when I'm buying or selling or just commenting. Either way, I agree, you've got a great collection so far, and it's cool to see a young student into knives.
 
I'm 19 as well, and I share the same quality over quantity mindset. There's just something about a well built low tolerance knife that emanates quality compared to all the other stuff people buy. Something about a knife that can last a lifetime vs. Most things made today that last less than 10 years.

My collection is only 3 knives, but since I am in college with a limited budget I can't get too many :(
If I had more money I would totally buy some Tighe/Begg/Wilson customs.
 
Welcome San!
Im 19 aswell:)
Ive witled down my collection significantly recently, but heres what I have atm.(folder wise)
CTS-XHP Sprint ParaMilitary 2
Custom Sprint Manix 2
Benchmade Griptilian

Also others, but those are my mains...like I said its pretty small atm. Used to have about 8 BMs and Spydies at once.

-Sebastian
 
Welcome to the forums.

It appears you have and enjoy traditional folders, as well as modern folders.

You shul also stop by the Traditional sub forum. Where we discuss all things traditional knives.
 
RedwoodGirl said:
Hello all, and nice to meet you! :)

I'm San! I'm 19 years old, and am an engineering student at UC Santa Cruz who enjoys hiking, whittling, and medieval re-enactment.

Anyway, I've been hanging around this site for a while without posting anything, but today I was feeling inspired to share my collection. I try to go for quality over quantity, and my budget is limited. So while this represents several years of enjoying knives, my collection isn't particularly large, comprising:

A couple of customs:
1) Bud Nealy wharncliff whittler
2) Herb Derr damascus dagger

Some nicer production knives:
3) Chris Reeves snakewood Mnandi (still on the way, actually) :D
4) Benchmade Mini-Onslaught
5) Buck Woodsman
6) Spyderco Endura Wave
7) Buck Vantage Select

A few slipjoints:
9) Case XX “Ole Betsy” (this was my first knife, given to me by my father)
9) Case XX anniversary lockback
10) Kabar “Barlow” folder

(not counting my Leatherman micra)

Well, bed is calling. Pictures tomorrow!

PS: If there are any other young knife collectors out there, I'd love to hear how your collections are going!
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Welcome to the forum. There are many people here who are kind and generous. Knife makers and collectors. You can really learn a lot here.
Here is a couple of my favorite EDC's
CRKT M16 14M / CRKT M16 14T (both of these are great knives for EDC (every day carry). They will last you a few years and run 30-70 $. I have carried mine for a few years now, still a great knife. This knife is an absolute tank and has a frame lock safety feature that is pretty nice to have.
CRKT Hissatsu folding knife. Great knife, I love the traditional Japanese blade design. This knife was really well thought out.
Kershaw/Emerson 6K - A wonderful option for a cheap ($30) EDC knife. It is a Kershaw/Emerson co-operative to give people who don't have the money for a Emerson the chance to try their design and knives for less money. A well built knife that is absolutely worth every penny. Emerson knife company uses a hook feature on their knives called the Emerson Opener which deploys the knife for you by grabbing medium on your pocket. The knife deploys when it leaves your pocket. I really recommend buying a couple of their knives. You wont go wrong in doing so. If you have the budget, go with an Emerson Sheepdog. (250$)
If you are into hiking I suggest taking a look at the Camelback Motherlode backpack (in foliage camo or cayote brown, which is what I have) The best backpack you will ever buy. I have owned mine for over three years now. It has been left in the rainy woods for over two weeks (lost, then found in the same condition even after rain which really surprised me. I thought it would be rotten and nasty) I carry it every other day, nothing has ever broken in it. (even carrying a 20 lb weight In the pack which was already loaded 12 miles). It is made of tough thick military grade canvas with molle attachments for your gear. It will accommodate a camel back hydration bladder. ($150-200) This will cost a bit more than other packs, however you will never have to worry about your bag/pack breaking. Pick one of these up for your next backpack. It will handle 70+ lbs of heavy books with ease as well and wont hurt your back. They are meant to haul 100 lbs of rough gear everyday for months.
 
Wow, thanks for all the comments, everyone! To VanDammet, yep, young female here; hardly the typical demographic but I've always been a "tomboy". I'll respond to some other posts later; for now, how about some pictures?

I'll go in the order I posted above (skipping the Mnandi until I receive it, of course).

So, without further ado, here's my knife by Bud Nealy:

(I find this one to be quite "photogenic"; I hope you all agree)

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Oh, and I may have used PhilL's "photographing knives" page for inspiration:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/452121-How-I-photograph-knives

Anyway, got to run to class! More soon! (all 9 should be posted by the end of the day)
 
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The Camelback Motherlode backpack with climbing Carabiners and Shirogorov Ti bead.
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A Cold Steel vintage Voyager and a CRKT M16 14M
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The Emerson / Kershaw 6K
 
Welcome!

I too am a younger collector, and I also enjoy the "photography" of knives. Join us in the EDC thread, we'd love some good pics of your days carry:) That Nealy is nice, I love the Mokume bolsters:thumbup:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...-Which-knife-or-knives-are-you-carrying-today

Enjoy your stay here, there are some good folks, and I think you'll find yourself feeling at home if you stick around.

My collection is rather large, so I won't post them all, but here are a few of my favorites:

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Welcome San,
It is nice to see a well spoken young lady on the forum. There is a lot of great people here and too much information.

Search around in the different forums, like Bigfattyt said, you will feel at home in the traditional knife section. Browse the knifemakers area and drool, then look on the exchange to ad to your collection.
 
Alright, so here's the dagger! I kept coming back to this on TNK and even though it wasn't likely to be “useful” I just needed to have it. You know the feeling?

I would call this very characteristic of Herb Derr, at least from my inference from his other works... beautiful custom sheath and his signature “bird's eye” damascus. The blade is 5.5” long, with a handle of dyed burl and a fossil walrus tusk.

The larger knives are a little harder to photograph, so I apologize for the slightly lower quality... I can't fit them on my windowsill anymore :rolleyes:

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Good for you, and Welcome to the Forum! I started collecting at a young age also (about 12 years old), but it really got seriously going when I had my first "real job" after grad school ( I was about 24 then). All downhill from there... LOL!

But the great thing about quality and otherwise popular knives is that they retain their value pretty well. So, down the road, you can sell old knives you're no longer interested in to fund new knives that you want to check out. I rotate knives in and out of my collection all the time, and it allows me to try out many other knives than if I kept everything I ever bought. Just a consideration.

Here's the newest addition to my fixed blade collection - it just arrived today - a Northwoods Iron River (compliments of Derrick at KnivesShipFree, my new Michigan neighbor to the north):

 
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