my knife passion is diminishing.

[mrdabble]

You've got to take a look at the culture we (humans) live in.
Were impulsive by nature, some more than others, but that is a discussion for another place.

I feel this obsession you speak of, yet I always seek what I want in a blade, not the current hype of others. Sure, it influences my decision, sometimes heavily, but when the fad isn't flowing your way, be the one to pass on that blade for a reason that is a value to you in what you seek in a blade.

There is no perfect blade. This forum and our knife collections would not exist if this wasn't true.

I am now 23, and my knife passion comes and goes, I can remember two separate periods of time where my knife collection peaked before this, as well as times in between both where my collection dwindled to just one user that was carried only half the time specifically for work or none at all when my first childhood peak was stashed in a shoe box somewhere I didnt even know for a long time.

Its back now more than ever...but a cease fire will come sooner than later. I downright tell everyone im a collector now because its not about it being new, but rather it having one feature or another that interests me enough to pick it up.

Dangerously had a great point that I am going to take to heart as well, I wish to become an amazing freehand sharpener, to do this I'll need more dull blades and that means more blade activity

I notice you joined not long ago, was that only to post on the forum in anonymity, or did you actually just join?

I myself have just joined and have never participated in a forum since I wasbaby hacking kyoceras to get WAP internet on a flip phone in 7th grade
I find a comfortable variety of people here, there are some that are more troll-ish than others but it most often leads to broken down and detailed arguments and discussions that can be enjoyable since you can relate well to many parties in the knife community.

If you are formerly a member disregard all that.

But be safe knowing that if your knife hobby does actually dwindle...

That it will come back with FIRE one day

 

[islandblacksmith]

lots of good thoughts here, i agree it is a sign of the need for soulsearching...buying is not collecting.

anything that primarily focuses on buying and consuming as an end in itself is not going to be a hobby or pursuit that is sustainable or fulfilling...
as a maker the parallel is the never ending temptation to tool up, buying the latest or biggest but forgetting to just get hammering. ("if only i had _____, then i would _____.")

...appreciating knives, maintaining knives, sharpening knives, taking care of knives, learning about knives and their uses, studying the history, studying metallurgy, studying aesthetics and design, teaching about knives, repairing or restoring knives, making knives...these are all places to build hobbys and vocations...

but buying for its own sake is an indication of an entirely separate issue that has no solution in this particular medicine, or in any that look like it...

...ponder, learn, share, teach, grow, pursue, challenge, enjoy! ganbatte, yoroshiku!

 

[SLUHstud]

I have started to really thin down my collection to knives I use. I had quite a few high end blades (hinderers/striders/rexford) that I just never used or carried. Some were bought because the internet told me they were good, and I just didnt find them as useful or as great as everyone seemed to think they were. Others were worth to much on a collector side for me to want to use it and ruin the chance at getting any money back out. I never sold them because it is basic human nature to want to have what everyone wants.

Recently decided to sell because so much money was tied up in things i never used or would use. Now i kept a few i do use and carry daily. I will add slowly back but always with adding what I like and find pleasing or wanting to own. Not because someone else said its the latest and greatest.

 

[ericvar101]

Hobbies and interest change through life. How boring would it be if we only had one hobbie or interest for our whole life, and never went on to other things. I have been into many things through out my life, I still enjoy many of them. But not like I once did when it was my main interest. I have been into wrestling, skateboarding, knives, watches, archery, golf, mountain biking, trout fishing, basketball, snowboarding, just to name a few. Variety is the spice of life. Move on to something else, You'll still always have an appreciation for knives but maybe time for something new.

 

[Blackie Scantling]

Well thats just awful. You need to send your unwanted knives to me.

 

[goldie]

I have become much more selective over the last 2 years,& i try to sell something if something new comes in.I have been turned off lately by the crazy prices on limited knives that i find its getting out of hand.i try to be satisfied with what i have already.My only problem is sometimes i run into a bargain & have to get it.My latest bargain was a zt 0600 for 295 shipped. I also try to match anything im looking at with what i already have & decide if its any better or more unique,usefull.i have talked myself out of a few knives this way,too....