Staring at knives

Great thread, I to have some of my collection on my desk, in a nice box, with a glass lid, so I can keep an on them. Thats normal right? I have kids at home so I don't get a lot of alone time with my collection at night, so I bring them to work to get my fix ;)
 
Well..............this is just great ! I thought I was sick or had some sort of problem . But now I know I do and I can't get any help here because you guys are all as sick as I am !

It's fun thought , isn't it :D


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HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS !:emot-yarr:
 
Phew after reading about you guys I guess I'm not crazy after all. Well not THAT crazy at least.
Whenever I get a new one I keep opening and closing it a few times a day (even while driving but hidden from sight) for a few weeks and swing it around until I get a good feeling for the new one and can open it as fast as possible and don't get hurt.
After that it gets better and I don't even look at it until I actually use it or for maintenance.
But the Adamas is neat. :) Its huge and that's great with my hands and it is exceptionally well balanced!
 
Mike-The-Knife said:
Well..............this is just great ! I thought I was sick or had some sort of problem . But now I know I do and I can't get any help here because you guys are all as sick as I am !

It's fun thought , isn't it :D


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HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS !:emot-yarr:
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You are not alone in this, we're here to help you. Now what is your knife related problem we can help, be it knife selection, sharpening, or finding that hard that one that always gets away. Pretty sure we have members here who are great photographers who give out tips so you can get that perfect picture of your favorite blade and make a poster of it to put on the wall, or make a calender as well.
 
Oh yeah , I have noooooooooooooooooooo problem :hopelessness:

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Help !


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HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS ! :emot-yarr:
 
jmclfrsh said:
I suppose it's like a little kid carrying a new or favorite toy with him everywhere, just because he doesn't want to be without it. Toy dinosaur, for example...gotta love a brontosaurus, right?

Problem is, I'm 53, not 5, nor 3! Should I just go ahead and sign up for counseling now?

Anyone else ever just enjoy looking at knives, or have I waded into deep waters? :eek:
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I am soon to be 57, and I never stare at my knives, unless I am fondling them as well. Then I stare with pinpoint focus. As others have stated, staring is not polite, but I make exception to this rule if fondling is involved. One time I was fondling and staring at my neck knife at work when the phone rang. I set the knife down to answer the phone, which turned into a rather lengthy conversation followed by about two hours of some intense work as a result of the call. Then it was later than my wife was expecting, so I packed up and left the office for home. Upon getting ready for bed that evening, I removed an empty sheath from around my neck. Shocked, I frantically checked my waistband under my shirt looking for my knife, carefully patting myself down as it is kept razor sharp. Then it dawned on me that I had left it on my desk. The next morning that knife was cold, lonely and pissed. I promptly placed her back into the sheath and tucked her under my shirt to warm up, and that evening I gave her a good polishing through 10,000 grit water stones. I think that she has forgiven me as she continues to perform exceedingly well for me, but my heart sinks when I think about discovering that empty sheath.

True story.
 
I can kinda relate; I lost my Ulize once (left it in my office one day) and was so concerned the cleaning crew might walk off with it that I jumped into the car and drove all the way back to work, 45 minutes each way, just to see if it was there.

This was at 9:00 at night; I was going to be there at 8 am again, but I knew there was no way I would have been able to sleep that night if I didn't go back and see if it was there.

I kept thinking, "I could replace it I suppose, but THAT one is MINE and a replacement would never be the same."

Thankfully it was there. And it's the one in my avatar.
 
Codger_64 said:
You guys are just twisted. I hate to be so blunt but such obsession requires bluntness. I have seven... no, eight knives on my desk right now but I do not stare at them. I do talk to them occasionally. The 110 year old knife needs to know that the 40 year old knife next to it has not replaced it and the custom needs to know that it is appreciated as well. Calling my knife "my precious" and fondling it is just a part of the job of a dedicated knife whisperer. But I don't stare at them, no. That would be impolite.
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Codger - you have a way with words. You should have training seminars for young knife owners, including the proper care, feeding, fondling and talking to your knives. I totally agree with you. My 85 year old Marbles needs a little more respect for my custom Breedens. He calls them "whipper-snappers."
 
utah_fish said:
Codger - you have a way with words. You should have training seminars for young knife owners, including the proper care, feeding, fondling and talking to your knives. I totally agree with you. My 85 year old Marbles needs a little more respect for my custom Breedens. He calls them "whipper-snappers."
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I know Breeden. I have one of his knives here on my desk. It is a custom recreation of a 112 year old Marbles Dall DeWeese pattern. The knife gets along well with others. The bladesteel is very nearly black with honestly earned patina. And the other knives respect it. In fact, while more historic and still unused, my 1939 Camillus/Kent Kromeplate etched sportsman pattern does not garner as much interknife respect from it's deskmates as either the Breeden DeWeese or the c. 1911 Kastor fishing knife. We are still working on their relationships but all in all, they get along well considering their design and age differences. None of them are sure yet what to think of the Stifle made Marbles Ideal recreation that just came to live with us. He has only proven himself breasting a pair of mallards so far. The life of a knife whisperer isn't an easy one, but someone has to do it.

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