The knives I kept.

The Buck Cadet, along with an OT 340T for the longest where the only knives I had and would carry after I got out of high school. Still two dern good ones!
 
I'm only 34, but my tastes have changed over the years. If you had asked me ten years ago what knives I preferred I would have said modern folders. Things like the Chris Reeve Sebenza, Spyderco Military, and Benchmade 710. I wanted quick-opening knives, and I wanted lots of them. But now I favor slipjoints. I want a beautiful knife with flat ground blades and natural handle materials. I am also more picky. There aren't that many knives that I just gotta have, I guess I have become more discriminating. Any knife I buy now has to have quality materials, good design and fine craftsmanship. I won't spend my money otherwise.

But I still have knives other than slipjoints. I'm a knifenut, not a slipjoint nut, and I just don't want to limit myself. I still like the modern folders, as well khukuris (and other ethnic knives), bowies, and all sorts of bladed implements. As Sal Glesser likes to say, "All good, just different."

- Christian
 
Funny you mention the BM710, I carried it for a long time. Since i started hanging around here (yes i'm pretty much a one knife kinda guy) the knife in my pocket has really changed alot. Notice a trend?
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I've given away a handful of knives, but still have too many. And I don't get rid of them if I like them unless someone is REALLY deserving or I have multiple. A little obsessive, but what are you gonna do. As many have said, at least I don't collect guns.

I'm 33, too. I definitely went through a phase where I bought 'tactical' knives, but not expensive ones. Then I got a Camillus TL-29 on a whim. Hooked. Lately, I enjoy finding old slipjoints and cleaning them up. I kind of view my collection as an investment. If I had to, I would sell all but my favorite old slipjoints and my Sharpfingers. And I'd keep a SAK or two.

I've never had a 110 either for the same reason Carl states...I probably wouldn't have worded it as well. What I like in a knife now is simplicity in form, consistency in quality, and the ability to use it without freaking people out. Carbon steel doesn't hurt. ;)

That said, I carry a Leek in my back pocket and probably always will. Feel naked without a knife in the back pocket...but it is just routine...same knife. But I ENJOY deciding what slipjoint will go in my front pocket. Swayback Jack, Peanut, Congress, SAK, Cadet, OT of some sort...something small with multiple blades usually ends up in there.

Oh, and I still have two motorcycles. Oddly, very much like my knife collection...an 08 KLR and a 73 Honda CB450. Any long bike trip means a fixed blade. Sharpfinger or Mora. I have no idea when I'll stop riding...or if.

I've been meaning to give some more knives away on here. I'll do that soon.
 
kamagong said:
I am also more picky. There aren't that many knives that I just gotta have, I guess I have become more discriminating. Any knife I buy now has to have quality materials, good design and fine craftsmanship. I won't spend my money otherwise.

But I still have knives other than slipjoints. I'm a knifenut, not a slipjoint nut, and I just don't want to limit myself.
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Agreed.
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jackknife said:
No, I still don't have a need for a boat anchor with a knife blade on it.:D:D

Carl.
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How about 1/2 of a 110? Try a Buck 55, it's a 110 in 1/2 scale. I agree with you about the 110. I have a 112 and it's like a boat anchor to me. Definitely a knife you have to carry in a sheath on your belt. The 55 is a nice little pocket knife. It's like a Case Mini-Copperlock, similar in design and size. The Case is prettier, but I think the Buck is smoother. One blade though. :)
 
Knife Crazied said:
Well if you will allow a 23 year old to attend I'm coming. I would love to meet you an Carl. :) oh heck I'll take some bourbon also. :D
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Evan Williams, if you please. I've noticed that if you hold up a glass of Evan Williams to the light, it's sort of a chestnut bone hue. :D

Carl.
 
I'm in my 40's and the smallest knife carried on a regular basis is the Microtech CA legal otf UTX-70, after that, it would be the BladeForums 2009 barlow.

True in the last few years have not been taken with the biggest folders, such as the Cold Steel Large Vaquero or the Extra Large Espada, but still like a primary carry blade to have a lock and a blade length of 4" or so.

Realize that most of you folksy folks find that overkill and hard to understand, as you might the fact that I carry about 4 knives at any given point. Much of my whiskey is taken in dive bars and strip clubs...we'll leave it at that.;)

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I still relatively young at 28, but my knife carrying ways have changed as well. The more I carry knives, the more I enjoy a smaller blade. In fact, the penut has intrigued me quite a bit lately :)
 
I tried a GEC #25 Wharncliffe, but at 3" it's just too small for me. All of my carry knives are 3-3/8" to 4-1/2" closed. Anything without a pocket clip, yes, even the 4-1/2 inchers go in my right front pocket. If it's a modern one-hander with a clip, it goes in a cargo pocket or the watch pocket of my jeans.

I haven't yet reached the stage of life where I am decreasing my collection. I have more knives than I had last week, several more than I had last month, and many more than I had last year. I have gotten more selective, and do see a time in the near future when I might start paring down. Tastes do change, but slowly in my case.
 
Some times Simplicity is really what I was looking for,
But I had to Complicate it first.
And Sodbuster is about a simple as it gets.
 
I just turned 48 last week and I have been through a few fazes. I have carried a knife nearly every day since about age 7, yea ya wipper snappers EVEN TO SCHOOL every day! I started with ol cheep barlow knives, but when I was old enough to land some farm work making any real money the first thing I remember buying was a Case medium stockman with smooth green bone handles (wish I still had that one). I carried a three blade stockman of some sort for years then started to use a little more blade for somethings and less for others, so I needed multiple knives.
I spent a short time delving into auto and assisted openers, and still like some of them (Benchmade 940), but don't care for most of them. I find myself wanting a slim single blade knife more today, but I tend to cary different patterns. I love canoes and single blade trappers. Most days at work I cary a baby butter bean in my pocket and a Buck Hartshok around my neck. The latter comes in very handy opening packages. More and more I find myself drawn to old stand by patterns, good Barlows, trappers, and differnet sizes of canoe knives.
This may be too much for some people, but I REFUSE to buy any knife made in China?;)
I obsess over sharpening my knives and have them in desk, displays, kitchen cabnets, BOBs, tool boxes and just collections. I have a sharpener and different strops in the table drawer beside me as I type, and my wife ask "how sharp does you knife have to be?). I have also gone to shaving with a an old straight razor that I sharpen myself and keep stroped!:thumbup:

I won't even get started about the axes and other edged equipment that I just seem to have to have now a days.:yawn:
 
Not that I have to many years under my belt but I have found that after my boys were born my taste in a lot of things have changed. I stopped smoking cigs and moved to a pipe on occasion (cant give it up all together) I prefer a revolver over a semi auto any day and its heaven if were talking single action only. I much prefer to carry a small slipjoint such as a sway back jack vs any large modern folder heck I even have a hard time carrying a large slipjoint. I have thinned out my knives down to just a few and look at them as things I can pass on to my boys.

My wife asked me earlier today which of my grandpas I was trying to become.... I had never looked at it like that before.
 
The few times I've given knives away I've been sorry. In my experience, the people who deserve knives somehow manage to acquire them without my help. As I've aged (I'm 43) I find I prefer a larger knife. I own a few Buck 303s but I prefer the larger 301. I've never lamented having a blade that is too big but I have been in situations where I wished I'd brought a larger knife. As for the Buck 110 being an anchor; I can't relate to that sentiment at all. I routinely carry a Buck 110 or a Schrade LB7 in my back pocket and the weight is never an issue. I guess it's just what you get used to. My dad was never a knife guy so I figured out my likes and dislikes on my own; my father's personal prejudices never factored into my decisions.
 
I'm only 37, I guess that's why I can't give up my Spyderco military and I still like larger traditionals also like this Case backpocket.
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I can certainly appreciate the smaller knives though and never feel unprepared with the little swayback jack in my pocket or even a SAK classic.

I agree with you on the Buck 110 though Carl, I had one and never used it because it was to heavy for the pocket and I'm not a belt sheath kind of guy.

What I really want to know is did you give up on the motorcycles?
 
nmcbride said:
My wife asked me earlier today which of my grandpas I was trying to become.... I had never looked at it like that before.
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Not only an interesting question, but a very good one. It would be a great accomplishment to be a grandpa's equal. They lived in a tougher time, and so had to overcome greater obstacles in life to get where they were going. They paved the way for our dads and us.

Carl.
 
hoopster said:
What I really want to know is did you give up on the motorcycles?
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Yep, sold the Harley's in 2001.

Then got into Vespa motorscooters in 2002. I had one back when I was in high school in the 50's, and used a couple now and then when I was stationed in Europe in the 60's. I always liked some the trick engineering aspects of them, not to mention the fun. So Karen and I both ride PX150's, and Karen's sister and brother in law bought a couple too. We're called the in=laws scooter trash, and do rides on country roads around central Maryland. As senior citizens, the Harley's were getting a bit much. Now with gas going towards 4 dollars a gallon, it's nice to have something to go to the store that gets 90 miles to a gallon.

Carl.
 
jackknife said:
Yep, sold the Harley's in 2001.

Then got into Vespa motorscooters in 2002. I had one back when I was in high school in the 50's, and used a couple now and then when I was stationed in Europe in the 60's. I always liked some the trick engineering aspects of them, not to mention the fun. So Karen and I both ride PX150's, and Karen's sister and brother in law bought a couple too. We're called the in=laws scooter trash, and do rides on country roads around central Maryland. As senior citizens, the Harley's were getting a bit much. Now with gas going towards 4 dollars a gallon, it's nice to have something to go to the store that gets 90 miles to a gallon.

Carl.
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So you haven't given up on two wheels completely. That's what I was wondering. I sold off my motorcycle when our son was born and it pained me to loose that feeling of two wheels on the road.
I eventually picked up a 1983 Honda moped and have it going 45mph on flat ground now which is almost as much fun as my motorcycle was. I've got the collapsible wire side baskets for groceries and get 72mpg. My son loves to ride with me down to the park also so it's been a great investment for just over $500. :D
 
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