Phases

Michael_Aos

Michael_Aos

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I know this has been touched on a bunch of times, but figured it was due again.

I've definitely noticed my knife taste going through phases.

Black tacticals. Then anything BUT black tacticals. Then dressy "gents folders", to small fixed blades. I spent a lot of time and money looking for the "perfect" do-it-all folder. Then I decided to go with a "good for some things" folder and a "good for everything else" fixed blade. One little, one big(ger).

I was spending more and more and more money, but finding myself actually USING knives less and less.

So right now I've got a bunch of "safe queens" -- they mostly see no use at all. I carry my Buck / Mayo collaboration every day, and sometimes either my Dozier K1 or Busse Active Duty around the house and on weekends.

Mike
 
Could be.

I sold that "perfect" folder you made for me. I convinced myself that an "OK" folder and and "OK" fixed-blade would suit me better.

I'm going to be kicking myself over that for a while.

On the plus side, I just can't say enough about this Buck collaboration. It really fits me perfectly right now.

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Michael,
I'm the same way. I've gone from tacs to the opposite spectrum with gents then to utility knives. From that to tacs again, then back to small blades. Now, I'm on gent/utility knives...I whole new genre!
Thanks,
Matt
-Forgot to add that I'm really jealous bout that Buck/Mayo...sweet knife! Of coarse, can't forget those other no name knives you have listed there.
 
Well, Michael, to be perfectly honest, I carry one of those Buck/Mayos daily.............it is a great knife and luckily for me the one I got was perfect (I have seen on the Buck forum that they had some minor problems-hopefully they are all resolved now)

They did a great job and it comes as sharp as any knife I have ever seen.... Wish they would make a bigger one!:p
 
Originally posted by tom mayo
They did a great job and it comes as sharp as any knife I have ever seen....
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Ditto..., yeah Tom.., awfully good edge on those guys! Great collaboration....
 
Yeah, I know what you mean.

The knife rags just ruin me. I read them and get turned on by stuff and have to go out and buy things I saw in the rags.

The knife reviews on the fourms influence me too.

I get pulled this way and that depending on what I read and stories that I hear.

It doesn't upset me. It's actually kinda fun. I just go where ever my mood pulls me and it keeps me happy.

I have a few favorites that I keep and carry. Besides that, I'm happy just following my moods and trying different things. No biggie. I can always trade them later for the next thing that turns me on. It's all part of the fun of collecting knives. I've come to accept that and I don't get stressed over it.
 
I went through the same phase over the years .Started out with GERBER then went to COLDSTEEL then SOG & SPYDERCO searching for that perfect fit & finish do everything blade. Collected well over 75 knives .Then FRED PERRIN % JAMES PIOREK of BLADERIGGER caught my attention and walla! my perfect tool came to be! Been a fan and collector/carrier of them ever since. Even had James modify one of his OMEGA JR. blades to my specs. Dont get me wrong all the factory production name brands mentioned are good knives but they just werent what i was looking for:D
 
I've gone through multiple phases re: knife styles, as well as numerical philosophy phases over the years. I'm now to the point where I want to work my way down to only having eight to ten knives at any one time. To me quality far out ranks quantity (IMHO). I've got my first small Sebbie (regular/unique graphic)and am saving up and selling other knives to have money for my second small Sebbie (classic/plain). Those two will take care of my non-work hours EDCs for a long time to come. I also am into "gent folders" since I'm not comfortable with 2.5"+ blades during work hours. I've got a BM/Pardue 330, Spydie Mouse, Spydie/Walker FRN and looking at the Al Mar Hawk classic to round out my work-hours knives. I try to keep these at or under $75.00. Once I get the Sebbie I'm going to get some "monster tuff" knife for the more difficult cutting chores. Currently I've got a 1991 Endura that handles these chores but I want a more substantial knife to go with it. Anyway, That's my rambling dissertation on my current knife phase. :)
 
Other than one or two utility/tactical folders, I find myself looking at more traditional folder patterns. These patterns have survived the ages for a reason, they work.:cool:
 
I think phases are a normal part of life and a normal part of any hobby. I've been through the practical folder phase and the practical fixed blade phase. I was collecting tomahawks for a while. Now I'm interested in Damascus "functional art" knives. I'm also collecting the work of a specific custom maker. The purpose of my collecting is to enjoy having and using knives. I have my favorites and by now I have a "perfect" knife for every reasonable situation but that doesn't stop me from collecting. It's the journey not the destination.

I wish it wern't true but magazine articles sometimes inspire me. The "gut hook" issue of Blade didn't make me run out and get a gut hook but the article on the Chris Reeve Green Beret knife did cause me to look into it a little closer. I also looked at the RMJ Forge Eagle Talon tomahawks as the result of a magazine article (along with 23,000 other people which is the downside).
 
I started off with slip joints and SAKs. Then I went to a little Kershaw lockback and a SAK. Then tactical folders. Then traditional patterns and a SAK. Lately I've been looking at neck knives as possible keychain carry. I figure between a small fixed blade an a SAK I should be set. I never thought of the SAK as one of my favorites but I've gotten more use out of them than just about anything else. They've been pretty constant companions.

Frank
 
For me, it was constantly worrying about 'dinging' a knife. My answer was to find a knife that I didn't mind dinging, was a good value and strong enough to handle this new attitude.

I chose Strider products. Very good, strong knives made form good steel. But like a pair of 'faded blue jeans,' they have that look as if they have been carried a bit. For some reasons, 'your first dent' kind of blends in with the factory dents, so to speak.

I cannot tell you how much this took off my mind.

Anyone want a deal on some pampered 'drawer queen'?
 
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