Starting over

[Ironbut]

There'll never be a need for me to start over. I occasionally buy a new one & my grown sons, who are in their 40's & have never had to buy a knife on their own, are only too happy to relieve me of the knives that I no longer carry. There are a few knives though, that they know that they'll have to pry from my cold, dead hands when I die.

 

[palonej]

There'll never be a need for me to start over. I occasionally buy a new one & my grown sons, who are in their 40's & have never had to buy a knife on their own, are only too happy to relieve me of the knives that I no longer carry. There are a few knives though, that they know that they'll have to pry from my cold, dead hands when I die.

I'm in the same boat IB!!! I hide the ones I don't want them to 'borrow'!!
Joe

 

[EDCanAdamas]

Good question. Something perhaps we should all think about in pursuit of progress in an increasingly cohesive society.

I think we should be looking at imports.. as compared to our own market in a globally competitive market. It's not just about quality or even the product itself.

Good will is now the essence of every business. What a business represents withe the product. Not just what was used to make it, but how it was made. Transparency and business integrity, reliability, is where people will want to invest in, especially when the product itself is of the same quality.

Let's face it, ATM, quality of imports is good. Imports were our standard for decades, when eventually molded those countries into the top manufacturers.

We do need go back to supporting local.. but you know local also has to go back to supporting the people, not just by pushing product.. hawked from another system to improve just that individual business, but by pushing product which entails work and good will.

What does this semi-coherent wall of pro-globalization babble have to do with the OP starting a knife collection over again, other than the fact that he mentioned buying a few imported knives? I had to read this three times trying to it out, and I disagree with the premise that it is somehow a moral obligation of the consumer, IN ANY COUNTRY, to purchase things from some other countries merely "to spread good will". Give me a break.

If I had to start my collection over, I would be waiting for the new 2017 models to come out.

 

[ChazzyP]

What does this semi-coherent wall of pro-globalization babble have to do with the OP starting a knife collection over again, other than the fact that he mentioned buying a few imported knives? I had to read this three times trying to it out, and I disagree with the premise that it is somehow a moral obligation of the consumer, IN ANY COUNTRY, to purchase things from some other countries merely "to spread good will". Give me a break.

If I had to start my collection over, I would be waiting for the new 2017 models to come out.

I'm not one for bashing others' posts, but I'm with you on your comments above. We're at the point here that our "good will" has been spread so thin that it's all but gone. I wander off topic myself, though.

I don't think I could ever start all over. I have about a dozen or so knives that I really don't care for much, handle, or carry. They're all in the $35-65 range (new) and I feel like selling them off is almost more trouble than it's worth. I'd also probably end up keeping a few of them anyway.

The other four dozen start somewhere in the middle of the others' price range and are fairly evenly distributed in value/price through to my Shiros at the (current?) high end. I could probably sell a few here and there that I'm not particularly fond of (and have and will continue to do so) but mostly I'm pleased with what I have. My guess is that if I started over, my collection wouldn't look a whole lot different than it does now.

Maybe I could clean them all out and put the $ to another use...or keep just two...or three...or four...or...????

 

[TheEdge01]

Dont be fooled by gimmicks. Quality costs money. The design and construction of a knife is more important than the blade steel. Good steel is important too but it doesnt have to be the lastest and greatest super steel.

I have started over recently myself. I tried different brands and styles of knives, but I ended up going back to Benchmade. Their quality and warranty are hard to beat. I had several Benchmades at one time and ended up parting with them. I'm thankful that I have a Benchmade dealer in the next county so I can get my collection built back up.

 

[wilsonj1018]

under 100$ definitely pick up a HOB exclusive kershaw link..

 

[sabre cat]

I am pretty happy with what I have right now but, if I had to start over, I would try to focus on better quality knives and have a smaller collection.

There are two knives that I would add to my list. First, a small, plain Insingo. Second, an Emerson CQC-7 but, I am concerned about Emerson's quality.

 

[Loulasher]

So when all the madness started for me it was a microtech ultratech that I thought was the coolest thing I'd ever seen. The second for me for some reason was a benchmade 940. I have owned and loved many others through the years spyderco crk hinderer etc.....actually got on a multitool kick for a while as well. Long story short what brought me here to this thread was a search for "benchmade" ....was hoping to find a 940 or a 755 on the exchange. I guess my tastes didn't change much from the beginning, but it's going to cost more to replace them now.

 

[T.K.C.]

OP, what do YOU want to add to your collection? Have you ever owned a CRK? How about a custom knife?

 

[Wunderbar]

an Emerson CQC-7 but, I am concerned about Emerson's quality.

Funny you mentioned this. I got my latest CQC-7A waved this year. The writing on the blade is partially missing. Something I've been seeing more often. The wave feature was also partially missing. It was more of a nub shape and totally useless. I had it ground down since it was cheaper than sending it back to EKI.😣

 

[Wunderbar]

OP, what do YOU want to add to your collection? Have you ever owned a CRK? How about a custom knife?

Only looking to the future now. Just newer models.
I prefer production folders. I do have a couple custom fixed blades though.

My dog's name is Champ. He's a Miniature Pincher.

 

[P2P]

I started completely over. Sold all mine when I had my kid 2 years ago. Since then I carried a CS Recon 1 waved. This Christmas I finally got to treat myself. So the Para 2 M4 in jade handles it was. It may be another year or 2 till the I get to "add" to the collection.So, I tried to make this one count. I'm very happy so far.

 

[wensynch]

What does this semi-coherent wall of pro-globalization babble have to do with the OP starting a knife collection over again, other than the fact that he mentioned buying a few imported knives? I had to read this three times trying to it out, and I disagree with the premise that it is somehow a moral obligation of the consumer, IN ANY COUNTRY, to purchase things from some other countries merely "to spread good will". Give me a break.

If I had to start my collection over, I would be waiting for the new 2017 models to come out.

What? What moral obligation?

My bad; I was babbling. Please excuse my pardon for not giving context again. I was speaking goodwill in the business context which today extends further than just business, which is I was trying to get at in my babbling.

Goodwill is an intangible asset that arises as a result of the acquisition of one company by another for a premium value. The value of a company's brand name, solid customer base, good customer relations, good employee relations and any patents or proprietary technology represent goodwill.

Spread good will? Sort of like spreading the Christmas Spirit? Like that? Ok, happy holidays.