Ok...Let's be honest....

Two of my knives, a Cattaraugus 225Q and an older Buck 105, came from my wife's grandfather. Along with my SAK, she considers that more than enough knives for me to own. Add in an old Barlow, an Izula, a Leatherman Charge TTi, Gerber LMFII, Benchmade 585S and 745, Kabar Dozier Thorn, a couple other knives...

She doesn't like my knives. When I was younger I collected cheap swords. She is waiting for me to get rid of them.
She shook her head at the Jarvenpaa Aito I found in a shop one day, was startled by the S30V WC Davis hunter I custom ordered, but she is totally unaware of the recently acquired BRKT Bravo1, HI 15" Vojpuri, and also the swamprat HRLM & RMD I bought yesterday...
Do I feel guilty having spent ~$500 on knives in the past year without her knowledge? Absolutely. But... the addiction is sated... for the time being... and I could always sell some of them again, right?
 
usfpaul82 said:
How many of you guys out there have significant others that don't know how much your knives cost???? Have no clue that the last knife you bought happened to be a chris reeve and cost $400 because if she found out she would probably grab my new knife and cut my sack off. I don't consider it lying to her...lol...just not really telling. Am I going to hell?
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Worse. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
When you do not tell your wife what you are doing, you are scorning her.

My wife knows what each of my knives cost. My wife is more important to me than a couple of knives.
 
knarfeng said:
Worse. "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
When you do not tell your wife what you are doing, you are scorning her.

My wife knows what each of my knives cost. My wife is more important to me than a couple of knives.
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I think there is a difference between scorning an individual and wishing to avoid conflict. If two individuals know they disagree on the value of something, why would they want to make non-issue items into an issue? I don't want to know h ow much my wife spends on her things because I know they make her happy and I like her to be happy. My knowing would only lessen my happiness. LOL!
 
My fiancée knows exactly how much my knives cost me. There's no point hiding how much it costs, as it's going to come out eventually. If necessary, she could always search online and find the prices anyways. Luckily, my spending has been very frugal as of late, and I'm back to using my Opinel No.8 and Case Sodbuster Jr.

Hey, she tells me the prices of the make-up she picks up, as well as brushes. Did you know a good make-up brush can set a person back nearly $40? That's ridiculous.
 
When I *WAS married I simply took a new knife and quietly slipped it in my pocket and told "honey" that it was one I had for 6 months or more. She didn't know one from the other, but she did figure out I must have a LOT of knives put back somewhere that she was seeing!:D

It's really a matter of getting to the packages first. That is why I always had them shipped to work.:thumbup::)



* I'm free, I'm free, I'mmmmmmmm FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
 
Habbekuk said:
My wife has two horses. OK, ponies. The cost per month does not get near my monthly knife spendings. At this very moment she is internet shopping for saddle cabinets. Everytime she mentiones dimensions, materials and price I chant "Sebenza, sebenza!" She knows the european prices for sebenzas. I do not buy the sebenza (yet) but it also means she does not complain if the occasional Buck, Spyderco (or even some of my new chinese friends) arrives in the mail.
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Funny as hell.
 
Just start doing some buying, selling, and trading. It then becomes sorta like an ambiguous magic trick, where even you can't remember if the knife delivered today was traded for. ;)

Professor.
 
Hahaha.

My wife has no idea. She doesn't ask though. I have a lot of users, but keep some safe queens to sell here and there and occaisionaly make a decent profit, especially on the Busse family knives. That keeps her happy and supportive. A lot to pay up front, but you can make some bucks and she understands that.

She likes my Sebenza. Can only imagine what she would think if she knew what it cost though. We pay our bills and live well so until this hobby gets in the way of that, we are good to go.


... oh and she buys her share of dresses and shoes too.
 
If she asks you how much that knife costs, ask her how much that purse or new shoes are:thumbup:.

From what I can tell, most women spend more on those bare necessities than any one of us on knives.
 
My wife is the financial guru of the family. Since we both watch the bills, she knows what I spend on my hobbies. Conversely, I know what she spends on hers. She doesn't buy shoes or purses (much). She is a certified Disney nut and loves to sew. We collectively tighten the belt when we have to. But, my wife and family is more important to me than a few knives. I used to collect antique American swords, knives are cheaper...so she came out ahead there.

And if you value your relationship you never point out what your wife spends on her habits. I never have and never will. I know what she spends. But I will never say a word about it or the money she does spend on clothes, make-up, haircare, manicure, pedicures, coffee, and all the other stuff I do without. I am sure she feels the same way about some of my eccentricities as well.
 
A fella, that I work with, came home from work last week went to his knife drawer,and there wasn't a knife to be had. :eek:
Big panic for sure,finds out from his daughter that Mom, through them over the fence, into the neighbors yard. I'm still shaking from this, wondering what my reaction would've been. :mad:
 
Sometimes I tell her the truth, sometimes I don't. If she finds out, no biggie. I just prefer not to see the 'I don't get it' expression once she finds out.

I like to use the ol' "This has to be the 5th time you've asked me about this (brand new) knife (she's never seen before). I got it in a trade last year."
 
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