State of the collection

Jakeywax31 said:
Well time to update my thread as I will use it to look back through the years of whats new and what is gone. I initially held off to just 10 for awhile lol. Over the last couple of months.....not so much. I have really enjoyed the first year and have met so many great people.

Gec and the Lambsfoot pattern has really been my focus. Particularly GEC patterns I enjoy and not so much every pattern that comes out. I find myself grabbing the 86 and 85 patterns often to go along with my usual Lambsfoot everyday.

Along the year I have been gifted these wonderful knives. Thank you Jeremy, Martin, Todd, Suave, Maison, and Marc. It really is special recieving a gift and I look forward to paying it forward in the future.

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The collection snapshot will show BF knives top right, Gec middle right, Lambsfoot bottom right, Misc top left, Case left middle, and finally older or vintage bottom left. The knife on the far bottom is my first custom, a JH Loyd. Not included are an 85 and 88 that are with Glenn being recovered.

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Again my intention is not to brag or boast but to keep a journal of my knife collecting journey for me to follow in the years to come.
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I’m glad we are well past the “let’s keep it to 10 of these little suckers” moment. Great collection my man!
 
This is a great thread. Maybe 20? Glad for the update. I’m a lot slower moving. In my trading than you are.
 
JM2 said:
This is a great thread. Maybe 20? Glad for the update. I’m a lot slower moving. In my trading than you are.
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See John you have a very important skill of restraint. Over the last 2 1/2 months have failed in that endeavor. I hope your workin that pocket carver every chance you get bud. I always look forward to your updates on the whittling thread!
 
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Jakeywax31 said:
After a great vacation and unplugging from social media and the internet for a week and a half I had a thought. I have made a 100 percent switch to traditional knives and don't see myself going back to moderns. However I have accrued a fairly large number of knives and don't use over half of them.

I am going to cut my collection down to 10 and every knife I buy another has to go. Only exception is gifts from friends and family.

Have any of you tried this approach? I feel it is going to work great as I will be using the knives more often. I love buying and trying but will only keep it if it can knock one of ten out of my rotation.

Here is a picture of what I am keeping for now.
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I implemented this approach last year and so far it's holding, though I set my limit at 18, as I have a collection box that just holds 18. I have 12 traditional and 6 modern with no need to manage the balance, just the total. I also don't worry about the total investment, and they range from $50 to $750. One thing this approach does is cause you to really focus and define what really defines your interests. You find one you like and have to decide which one you would need to sell in order to buy a new one. Do this a few times and you notice the collection's evolution. One interesting note. The more it evolves the harder it becomes to give one up, so the evolution process slows almost to a stop.
 
Jakeywax31 said:
See John you have a very important skill of restraint. Over the last 2 1/2 months have failed in that endeavor. I hope your workin that pocket carver every chance you get bud. I always look forward to your updates on the whittling thread!
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I have been. Been busy with life stuff. Work, and starting a new endeavor too.
 
ddallam said:
I implemented this approach last year and so far it's holding, though I set my limit at 18, as I have a collection box that just holds 18. I have 12 traditional and 6 modern with no need to manage the balance, just the total. I also don't worry about the total investment, and they range from $50 to $750. One thing this approach does is cause you to really focus and define what really defines your interests. You find one you like and have to decide which one you would need to sell in order to buy a new one. Do this a few times and you notice the collection's evolution. One interesting note. The more it evolves the harder it becomes to give one up, so the evolution process slows almost to a stop.
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I tried to do that very thing but failed. I was succesful for about 4 months. Maybe I will revisit this tactic down the road. Kudos to you my friend. Im sure you have an excellent collection.
 
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