My knife obsession!

If I had back all the money I've spent on knives, lighters, and cigars; I'd have a lot of money to buy knives, lighters and ci- oh wait
 
Sounds like the OP doesn't consider what he's doing to be a good thing. "Brain disorder"?? Sounds like a serious problem that should be addressed.

We don't have enough info to know if the OP's situation makes a knife obsession all chuckle-chuckle hunky dory. For example, his family's income may be very low and there may be many mouths to feed, and Wife may be desperately trying to fill little bellies. Meanwhile dad is squirreling family resources to feed a knife addiction.

Whatever the case, OP, you sound like you aren't happy with what you're doing. That's generally a good time to make a change. Lotsa ways to do that.

Good luck.
 
My master plan:
1) Sell some knives to get some money.
2) Buy a dremel tool, workbench, and belt sander.
3) Buy steel.
4) Make knives(neck knives).
5) Sell those knives.
6) Use the money to buy more steel and knives:thumbup:.
 
You need to upgrade your membership so you can sell some of your knives. This will enable you to buy better knives.
Whenever I feel quilty about all my knives I watch Cops or Intervention. Watching people with real problems make you feel better about yourself. Then I go online and buy another knife.
 
as long as your family is not wanting for anything , do what you want .. be probably better in long term to include them in what you do tho ... no secret stays secret forever .. and if its something that can give a spouse reason to get pissed off at yo .. like taking the oppinion that you buying expensive stuff for yourself and not sharing or including her in your fun .. for however many years .... its like investing in future grief and marital disharmony
 
I used to be obsessed with guns. This is MUCH for manageable. Trust me!

And yeah, knives aren't the best investment but at least they have some value and don't make you wake up in your closet with a 9 iron, your phone in hand off the hook wearing nothing but a strip club t shirt. Life could be worse. Trust me. If you have to choose an addiction, this is a pretty good one.
 
I have about 30-35 knives. I became "obsessed about 1 1/2 yrs ago. Curse you NutnFancy!! This thread started off kind of lighthearted, but I can read between the lines. Some of you sound kind of concerned/worried about your addiction. At the risk of getting piled on I will throw out these suggestions. Stop hiding the addiction from your spouse. You will need their assistance in controlling your knife bingeing. I am TRYING to limit my knife buying to 1 on my birthday and 1 on Christmas. At least half of my knives are value knives. I have given most of my deserving male relatives a knife. When someone does me a really big favor, or a bunch of small ones I consider gifting them with a knife. I would like to get my collection down to about 15 great knives. Wish me luck!
 
I've lost hours of sleep staying up at night looking at knives. I see one I want and I am just "focused" on it until I get it.
I have a Benchmade 710 habit.
I need to have 1 of every one ever made. So far I have 12 or 13.

ESEE knives are my newest desire and now that I have been checking out this forum I'm reading about Busse knives and they is piquing my interest.
Thing is there is no way I can afford any more high priced knives, high priced for me being anything around $100 give or take $20. So I'v ebeen looking more and more at CS because that might hold me over until I can save up for my next serious purchase (ESEE 6)

I've given up smoking, any kind of recreational drugs (weed not heroin or any of that shit) and lately I've been off the booze ( I miss my Bushmills and Jameson!!!) but I can't shake the knives I want!

Every day I'm looking at knife works's ESEE selection or on my facebook knife pages or the Benchmade forum or youtube knife reviews. Just anything to get a knife fix. What is wrong with me?

I have had a "knife" desire since I was a kid, now that I'm an adult I can indulge it, to bad I can't afford it.
 
Collectors tend to collect. If it is not knives, then it would be something else, and you would probably still be spending the same amount of time and money on whatever that is. I don't know what drives collectors to collect, but it is is deep seated and persistent in a subset of the population. Which is probably a good thing, since the fields of history and science probably stem from there. It is all about accumulating material objects and defining some orderly relationship between the individual samples; at least within our own minds. Which is to say, it is not the knives that are a problem, it is your drive to collect, which for better or worse is non-severable part of who you are.

n2s
 
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smcjoecohen@yahoo said:
I spend way to much money on knives. I had to open a separate bank account, get a secret debit card, and deposit cash made on side jobs to keep my purchases private. I'll discover a knife that I like by looking at every single website out there, even sites in asia that aren't even available in English. Once I find one I like I'll search every review and video or still image out there until I finally break down and buy it. I rationalize the purchase by calling it "an investment" or "a tool" that I needed. I love my collection, but I'm thinking that I may have some sort of brain disorder that forces me to do these things. I guess it's better than spending money on Liquor or drugs, I do have something to show for the 1000's Iv'e spent...Right?
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you talking about you? or the 182,924 members on this forum? lol. you know how many videos and written reviews i read/watch before buying the knife lol, enough to where when i actually get the knife i look at it and almost under appreciate it because i know everything about it already nothing is new to me. it feels like i have owned the knife for years when i have it in my hand from all the research.


G/L with your addiction though hopefully you at least have some fun with it :)
 
If it wasn't for knives I would collect guns or watches. I enjoy every knife that I have and don't regret the time spent learning more about them.
 
not2sharp said:
Collectors tend to collect. If it is not knives, then it would be something else, and you would probably still be spending the same amount of time and money on whatever that is. I don't know what drives collectors to collect, but it is is deep seated and persistent in a subset of the population. Which is probably a good thing, since the fields of history and science probably stem from there. It is all about accumulating material objects and defining some orderly relationship between the individual samples; at least within our own minds. Which is to say, it is not the knives that are a problem, it is your drive to collect, which for better or worse is non-severable part of who you are.

n2s
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Wow... Yes indeed.
 
mwhich50 said:
You know you are obsessed when you start thinking "I could have bought a nice knife with that money" everytime you make any type of significant purchase or payment. That was what I was thinking the other day when I took my dog to the vet and got hit with a $200 bill. She is a loyal, affectionate and protective, and I wouldn't trade her for 2 Sabenzas! Luckily, I will never be put to the test. :D
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Hah! Very true, I look at every large expenditure, or series of small ones as "units" of knives. It's almost like a second form of currency...:D

I am really weird about the reviews too. I will watch reviews like crazy before a purchase, and while waiting for it to arrive. And then, once it's in my hand, I watch reviews on it some more. I dunno why I am driven to keep looking at reviews once I have it in hand...
 
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Noctis3880 said:
My master plan:
1) Sell some knives to get some money.
2) Buy a dremel tool, workbench, and belt sander.
3) Buy steel.
4) Make knives(neck knives).
4.2) Feel unaccomplished, and buy air hammers and a forge.
4.3) Make more knives.
4.4) Sell your fridge and food to buy more steel to make more knives.
5) Sell those knives.
5.5) Realize your working for sweat shop wages.
6) Use the money to buy more steel and knives
:thumbup:.
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I think I made it more realistic... :o
 
I can see how people think most of us have a problem. But it is not a real problem unless you let your collections negatively effect your quality of life. I work hard at my job, we remodeled our house 95% on our own and we live a comfortable life. My wife and I have little savings accounts where we buy what want. She doesn't get mad when I buy a $200 knife or a $2000 .45 1911. It's our money to buy what we want.

We have limits and and usually abide by them. You have to have balance. Live within your means and never put a knife/gun on a CC that you can't pay off when the bill comes.
 
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