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I've seen a few help needed threads and figured I'd do one myself. Granted I think that may have been (the type) my very first post here...suffice it to say, it is needed once again.
Just a quick back story... when I was very young (around 8) I had found, what I thought at the time, a very cool knife. I showed it to my father and asked him if I could keep it. He was fine with it but my mom objected, so instead it went to him. A couple of years later he got me my very first knife, and soon after another. I used them for a while that year but had then moved on to other things and forgot about them.
Early this year I came across one of the knives he had given me and it brought back the memories and excitement I had felt at that time. For the first time, in many many years, I had knives on the mind. And thus my addiction was born.
After having purchased a few, and still very wet behind the ears (not that I no longer am now, I have very much to learn) I decided on getting him a couple for father's day. They were the Half-ton and Skyline from Kershaw. When he opened them he thought they were cool and thanked me. I thought about getting him something a little bit bigger and durable...but each time I saw him I would notice where he had put the knives away. They were still there, unopened, unused. I figured maybe they just weren't for him. He does occasionally carry a slipjoint and thought that maybe instead a slippie would have been the better purchase.
That is, until yesterday. He told me he's been taking the Skyline to work and recently a couple of his coworkers noticed it. They asked to see it and told him they dug it. He looked excited as he recounted the story. That in turn made me feel good, and am both glad and grateful that I was able to give him something he could both use and enjoy.
So here's my dilemma. I am planning a couple of purchases for my parents this Christmas, and I've recently made a big one for myself. I was thinking about picking up a ZT 0551 for him and myself. But with funds being tight this would mean having to sell off my favorite Umnum, although I could always pick one up again later.
Should I do it? I'm thinking yes.
Just a quick back story... when I was very young (around 8) I had found, what I thought at the time, a very cool knife. I showed it to my father and asked him if I could keep it. He was fine with it but my mom objected, so instead it went to him. A couple of years later he got me my very first knife, and soon after another. I used them for a while that year but had then moved on to other things and forgot about them.
Early this year I came across one of the knives he had given me and it brought back the memories and excitement I had felt at that time. For the first time, in many many years, I had knives on the mind. And thus my addiction was born.
After having purchased a few, and still very wet behind the ears (not that I no longer am now, I have very much to learn) I decided on getting him a couple for father's day. They were the Half-ton and Skyline from Kershaw. When he opened them he thought they were cool and thanked me. I thought about getting him something a little bit bigger and durable...but each time I saw him I would notice where he had put the knives away. They were still there, unopened, unused. I figured maybe they just weren't for him. He does occasionally carry a slipjoint and thought that maybe instead a slippie would have been the better purchase.
That is, until yesterday. He told me he's been taking the Skyline to work and recently a couple of his coworkers noticed it. They asked to see it and told him they dug it. He looked excited as he recounted the story. That in turn made me feel good, and am both glad and grateful that I was able to give him something he could both use and enjoy.
So here's my dilemma. I am planning a couple of purchases for my parents this Christmas, and I've recently made a big one for myself. I was thinking about picking up a ZT 0551 for him and myself. But with funds being tight this would mean having to sell off my favorite Umnum, although I could always pick one up again later.
Should I do it? I'm thinking yes.
He kind of picked his ear up at the mention of this. 
