Since i joined this forum it has made me buy.....

j man

j man

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Since i joined this forum (almost 2 weeks ago) I have bought..
BRKT sandstorm 2
Mora swedish army
Eickhorn Pohl 2
Eickhorn German Expedition Knife
And leather strop
If the boss finds out how much i have spent ,she will have a huge choice on what knife to use to cut my b##ls off.
This Forum Should Come With A Warning.:D
 
Since I joined? BM 760, 710, and Spyderhawk off the forums. A Byrd Meadowlark, Cara Cara, and a Kershaw Talon from online and B&M. I've been exercising restraint :p ... or I'm poor. Y'know, whichever.
 
I honestly cannot count how many knives I've bought since coming to BFC 10 years ago.
 
Mine have come and gone. I can't remember how many knives I've bought, sold, traded, or given away here and on my, um, other three knife forums and two gun forums.

I might have a problem.
 
Purchased since joining:
(2) Belt grinders
Many belts
Drill press
Cobalt bits
Band Saw
Files
Sandpaper
Steel
Handle materials
Pins, tubes, Corbys
Epoxy, CA
Anvil (Forge to come)
Leather
Awl
Skivver
Overstitch wheel
Groover
Needles and waxed thread
Dye, finish, gum trag
Bone folder
Edging tool
Etc.

Knives bought--0
Knives made--1
Knives in progress--3
 
So far:

Tools
Bench Sander
Various belts
cheap saw blades (project stuff from another site)
More magnesium blocks
Couple cheap wire saws (just because I think they are neat for some reason)

Knives
Cold Steel Finn Wolf
Cold Steel Canadian
Cold Steel Roach Belly
Gerber Arifact
Kabar JAB Piggy Back Knife

Future
Too long to list but the missus is going to hate me.
(She said she was glad when I got past my gun bug!)

Did I mention that all of this was bought since yesterday afternoon?
 
Good stuff, i am not the only one then.
I still have 250 bucks to spend.
Not sure what to get:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
Another
Barky???
Could always use another White Hunter????
 
Schrade trapper
Wharncliffe Copperhead
Remington R-1178 Trapper
Remington R-293 Trapper
Kershaw Leek
Kershaw Needs Work
Kershaw Pack Rat
Spyderco Dragonfly Black FRN
Case Mini Copperlock
Case Wharncliffe Copperlock
Case Yellow Bone Copperlock
Case Orange Bone Copperlock
Jeff Mutz Red Bone Canoe
Queen Gold Pearl Copperhead
Gerber Folding Sportsman III
Small Schrade Uncle Henry Stock Knife

Joined January 2010
 
Think this is post 18 or so.

Spyderco Delica
Scrap Yard Scrapper 5
Swamp Rat RatManDu (on order)
Kershaw SpeedForm (on Preorder)

Looking at:
Paper wheel sharpening kit
Variable speed buffer
Kershaw Leek (composite blade)
Lots of others that I can't afford. In the big picture though....While there's a bunch of beautiful knives here...I really don't think I could bring myself to carry and possibly use a knife that costs 500 - 1K. While nice to look at and show off, seems to me like a waste of money. Well, not really a waste...but it could be better spent.
 
Mr. Bad Example said:
Purchased since joining:
(2) Belt grinders
Many belts
Drill press
Cobalt bits
Band Saw
Files
Sandpaper
Steel
Handle materials
Pins, tubes, Corbys
Epoxy, CA
Anvil (Forge to come)
Leather
Awl
Skivver
Overstitch wheel
Groover
Needles and waxed thread
Dye, finish, gum trag
Bone folder
Edging tool
Etc.

Knives bought--0
Knives made--1
Knives in progress--3
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Good GOD man. And when did you start knifemaking?
 
I had seen Becker blades (and even briefly considered a BK-9 as a gift for my son last year) but I hadn't really *seen* them - know what I mean?

I've always been a Ka-Bar and SAK fan and I suppose the forums have exacerbated that.

Since joining I've purchased:
Becker BK-11 (Father's day gift to me)
Becker BK-2 (the ideal outdoor knife, IMO)
Ka-Bar Dozier (folding thumb notch - just had to have a nice one hand folder)
SAK Huntsman (wanted this knife for a while but needed the forum to point me to the exact right model).
 
The other forum got me started, but this one has led me to:
D'Allara (sold now, but loved it)
Tenascious
Byrd Robin
BM Grip 555HG
and several traditionals, including a GEC Barlow for $100.

But, the forum has also given back in that I have won more than my share of giveaways.

I'd call us just about even when you throw in the enjoyment factor.
 
devinsdad said:
Think this is post 18 or so.

Spyderco Delica
Scrap Yard Scrapper 5
Swamp Rat RatManDu (on order)
Kershaw SpeedForm (on Preorder)

Looking at:
Paper wheel sharpening kit
Variable speed buffer
Kershaw Leek (composite blade)
Lots of others that I can't afford. In the big picture though....While there's a bunch of beautiful knives here...I really don't think I could bring myself to carry and possibly use a knife that costs 500 - 1K. While nice to look at and show off, seems to me like a waste of money. Well, not really a waste...but it could be better spent.
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I have to agree with that. As good as they look, the craftsmanship that goes into them, I think I'd still rather have 10 knives that cost $100 each, or 5 knives that cost $200 each, keep some for me, give the others to my 3 boys.

I was like that with guns for a while. Had to be more of the upper tier. I'd go out deer hunting in the next county with a $1000-$1500 gun wearing a $600 scope. Then I started in on customization: aftermarket stocks, custom barrels, etc. They looked good. They were shooting machines. Then one day I came to the realization that I killed more deer and enjoyed hunting more with the "cheap" guns I used to use. Why? I paid more attention to the hunting and wasn't so worried about tearing up something that I'd spent big money on.

I love inexpensive knives and guns as tools. I can honestly say that I've very rarely had any quality factory knife fail me in any way. Matter of fact the only ones I can think of are a couple of Gerber multi-tools (China) and a Buck Fieldmate that broke in half while batoning a log.
 
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