Pic thread- knives that were ridden hard and put away wet!

[Nic S.]

This was my brothers Blur, he isnt a knife guy so he used and abused it. We found it at our parents house after he lost it for a few years. I cleaned it up a little and sharpened it and now its good to go again.

 

[chiral.grolim]

Some show the ugly better than others. Here's a few...

 

[CJZ]

I don't understand the people that think they have to use every single knife they buy either. Not only that they make fun of the ones that choose to use a few and keep some NIB. I wouldn't buy nearly so many knives, if they were just for using. Why? Because I simply don't need dozens of user knives. I need a few to use and can only justify buying the way I do if I keep most of them NIB. I'm a collector, of knives I choose carefully that may go up in value when they aren't available any longer. I'm a user of a select group of what I own, that I feel serves my needs best. If I took every knife I own and just used them all, I'd devalue my collection by many thousands of dollars.

Quoted for genius!

 

[G.Moll]

Loving this thread :thumbup:

 

[killgar]

I don't understand the people that think they have to use every single knife they buy either. Not only that they make fun of the ones that choose to use a few and keep some NIB. I wouldn't buy nearly so many knives, if they were just for using. Why? Because I simply don't need dozens of user knives. I need a few to use and can only justify buying the way I do if I keep most of them NIB. I'm a collector, of knives I choose carefully that may go up in value when they aren't available any longer. I'm a user of a select group of what I own, that I feel serves my needs best. If I took every knife I own and just used them all, I'd devalue my collection by many thousands of dollars.

I wonder what would happen to the knife industry if people only bought knives that they NEEDED or planned to use? I guess their sales would go way down. Profits would plummet. Some knife companies would go out of business. And those that remained would offer many fewer models.

Although I am no longer a "collector" of knives, I recognize that the collectors help keep the knife industry strong and profitable. And not only does that result in more knife models to choose from, but it helps to ensure the future of the knife industry altogether.

Heck, the Buck 110 that I received over thirty years ago could easily have served all of my folder needs, including several years of construction and warehouse work. I'm sure there are several knife companies that are thankful that I chose to buy many other knives, even though I didn't really need to use them.

 

[SouthEast]

The RAT 1 is one of my first knives.

I'm someone who strongly believes in "To each his own", and "Whatever floats your boat". And if people like the sight of beat-up knives I say great, more power to you. But to be honest, I just don't understand the fascination.

Many knives can develop wear and tear just being carried in a pocket for several years banging around against keys and coins and other pocket junk. I've seen knives loose their finish after a day of cutting cardboard. Merely dropping a knife on a hard surface can produce "character marks". A bad sharpening job can scratch the hell out of a blade. Heck, give me any knife you've got and I'm sure that after ten minutes of minimal effort I could make it look like it had gone through a nuclear war.

Anyone can abuse a knife, make it look worn, or choose not to take care of their tools. I don't understand being impressed by dings and scratches, especially when we don't know how they were acquired. Personally, I'm more impressed by what a knife can actually accomplish, and it's ability to resist wear and tear during use, rather than by how beat-up it looks. But that's just me. And like I said- to each his own.

I lent this to my friend for camping,, advise him not to sharpen it... and this only took 3-4 minutes he said.

Got your point, and I totally agree about more impressions should be toward the accomplishment of the knife in performance.
I don't know why exactly I am impressed with dings and scratches. they adds character, at least for me, as how I mostly admires "worn marks" or "worn effects" or even the dirt on my denim, backpacks, converse sneakers or my boots.

 

[trey999]

This one cut some sheetrock today: