New Knife Collector Here...

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defiantsadist

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So I've always liked playing with knives.. and last summer my boss bought me a Kershaw Leek with blue and black handles for helping him over the summer, sort of as a thank you gift... and this year I decided to bump it up and get myself something a little nicer, a Benchmade 930 Kulgera, Osborne design.. and it's amazing, everything about the knife makes my Leek feel puny in comparison.. I love my Leek, but I feel like the Kulgera is twice the knife.

Just today I ordered a Benchmade Benchmite to play around with, maybe put on my keys... am I on the way to becoming a knife collector? :D I've got my eye on a few more benchmades I'm gonna have sometime before this year is over.. namely the Mini Skirmish, Opportunist, and a Mini Griptilian... Now I just need to find shorts with enough pockets to fit all these knives lol.

Just thought I would share my enthusiasm with everyone here.

Best Regards,
Steven
 
:DCool. It's good to see other knife enthusiats being enthusiastic about knives.
 
well welcome to the forum #1 and #2 it is a very addicting habit and it is worth it...people may look at u weird but realize when that zombie holocaust happens u will be prepared...because knives dont need reloading lol...enjoy and i hope ur collection grows well (side note: AHHH ANOTHER NATE...grrr lol)
 
Thanks for the warm welcome.

I've actually been looking to order my Mini-Griptilian in the next week or so, and had a question.

I've had my eye on just a plain edged one but just a few minutes ago I came across a Doug Ritter Mini Grip... now, it would only be 40 bucks more to get the Doug Ritter mini grip.. and it comes with S30v and from what I've read has a little bit of a wider blade, which I do like, should I spring for that one? I mean it's only 40 bucks and I do like S30v, my kulgera stays razor sharp for forever, and I cut everything with it, when I'm not carrying my Leatherman Charge TTi.

Steven
 
Sounds like your well on your way to building a nice collection:thumbup:. I bought my first Benchmade and Spyderco back in '96 and I love the quality of these knives. The Buck Crosslock is one of the first knives to get me into the one handed tactical knives. Then I got into autos like Microtech, Protech and Benchmade. In the past couple of years I have started collecting traditional slipjoint folders mostly in stag and natural bone. Now I am into the pocket fixed blades, a Greyman Mini-Dinka is being made for me right now as a birthday gift from my brother. This forum is great and contains a wealth of knife knowledge. The people here are awesome...welcome to BladeForums brother:D.
 
defiantsadist said:
Thanks for the warm welcome.

I've actually been looking to order my Mini-Griptilian in the next week or so, and had a question.

I've had my eye on just a plain edged one but just a few minutes ago I came across a Doug Ritter Mini Grip... now, it would only be 40 bucks more to get the Doug Ritter mini grip.. and it comes with S30v and from what I've read has a little bit of a wider blade, which I do like, should I spring for that one? I mean it's only 40 bucks and I do like S30v, my kulgera stays razor sharp for forever, and I cut everything with it, when I'm not carrying my Leatherman Charge TTi.

Steven
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Welcome to the forum. You can't possibly go wrong with a mini grip, including the Ritter version. Mine is used every day during the week.

Here it is with my 806 D2. Get one, you won't regret it.

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Benchmades are nice. Remember that there are a number of other manufacturers of high quality folders, including Spyderco, Emerson and Strider, to name a few. I find that most collectors eventually cross over to semi-production and custom fixed blades over time.
 
Benchmades are nice. Remember that there are a number of other manufacturers of high quality folders, including Spyderco, Emerson and Strider, to name a few. I find that most collectors eventually cross over to semi-production and custom fixed blades over time.
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I realize there are other high quality brands out there.. but with me when I'm gonna collect anything I always stick with one brand till I feel like I have all the ones I'll want for awhile... then try other brands out.. I'll be honest though, I am in love with the Axis Lock. Before my Kershaw and Benchmade, I was used to nasty cheap knives people would get at the flea market, with a whole bunch of blade play and being totally dull. It was a nice suprise.

I hope to learn alot in this forum, and maybe make some friends while doing so.

Steven
 
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