The sickness is subsiding. What next???

JScottB said:
Why don't you try collecting less expensive, but really interesting knives? I have plenty of expensive knives, sure. But I also find enjoyment in finding interesting locking mechanisms and opening mechanisms, such as the compression lock, axis lock, Nak-Lok, and others. I recently purchased a Kershaw OD-1 and took it apart and learned how it worked. Very fascinating, and there are hundreds of other knives with cool mechanisms in there that actually are quite functional. :)
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Yup that's how I started with different locks. I really liked trying new knife innovations hence my ti-lock right now. And that is how I got into framelocks, perhaps one of the most expensive style of knives. I've pretty much tried most locks out there. Including the funky cuda knife locks.
 
Too much too soon :D:D

Look at traditionals - which might segue into customs - you'll be proper screwed then :)
 
Reeek said:
What size do you like to carry? If heft isn't a problem it sounds like you need to go Lionsteel or Hinderer. How about one of the new Spyderco/Lionsteel Lionspys coming out in a month or so? Around $330 to $340 with Elmax. Or get on a list for the ZT 0777 but they are going to cost upwards of $480 street. The 0777 has me on the fence with the "modern" look it has but that video of it flipping has me mesmerized with the KVT pivot . . .

:D
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Hey Rick. Got a hinderer you want to lend me? :). The SMF CC is awesome. I love it. I almost got a lionsteel but don't like tool steel as much. I've read mixed reviews on sliepner
 
Steel_Addiction said:
Custom is the next step.

Try finding a Lochsa, it will take you a few years and keep you on the edge of your seat.
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The Lochsa would be the ultimate holy grail but I think it's a bit out of my reach. I'd have to trade off my whole collection for that one. Almost. But I think the Lochsa is awesome.
 
Guns can be kept in a safe, that's why it's called a "safe". Safe from kids and thieves. Really sounds like you keep getting folders cause they just aren't enough. Fixed blades and Tomahawks my man!
 
Thanks for all you guys' input. Quite helpful to see all your experiences.

I think what it is is that I get fascinated with a new look or style and then it quickly loses its appeal. Probably much lke anything else. Can't say I've found THE ONE. I think I've found the ten but I always think there must that one that's just going to blow my mind and make me want to sell everything else off.
 
You've got yourself a tolerance built up from knife buying? Only 2 things I can think of. Find a more pure form of your tastes or start making them. Buying knives is like snorting dope... making them is like shooting dope. Eventually, you will get there ;)
 
That's some hardcore knife love right there Mike. I've been freebasing Crucible's powedered steels lately, but it's under control man!

But seriously, in my experience going too hard too fast into something will burn you out. A person can only take so much, you'll get frustrated. Slow down, buy what you really love. Avoid the disappointments of buying so many knives.
I've slowed down on buying knives to the point that I've not bought one this year, BUT I do have a Winkler Hawk on order, and that's a big deal to me.
 
You could always venture into the "traditional" side of knife collecting (and using). Look at Great Eastern Cutlery (GEC), Queen/Schatt&Morgan, and Canal Street. Also, there are MANY excellent traditional custom makers these days... Kerry Hampton, Ken Erickson, Tony & Reese Bose, Anthony Pena, to name a few. There's a whole world out there... swing over to the Traditional sub-forum and start exploring. :thumbup:
 
7 months of knife collecting and you aren't moved by any designs anymore? That is not a sickness my friend, that is called a passing fancy. The next step would be to find a hobby that inspires true passion and lasting interest rather than waning after a few months.
 
The titanium monoblock handle construction is what is unique about the Lion Steel SR-1. The Slepiner steel came to me with a razor sharp convexed edge and hasn't gone dull yet, not that I have to use it hard, but still it hasn't lost the edge it came with yet. With similar characteristics to D2, rust should not be a problem with the Sleipner blade steel, especially with the blade finish it has. I don't know if this is what you may be concerned about, but thought I would mention it. The only other knife constructed in this manner it the custom by Scott Cook, the Lochsa, which has already been mentioned.
 
Presumed_Lost said:
I know I'm going to be burned as a heretic in this company but...

Why not just walk away? Most of my interests, this included, are cyclical. I've learned to go with it. Enjoy what you've acquired, pick up on something else, learn 90% of what there is to know about it, when you come back to knives there will be lots of new and exciting stuff, you'll have broadened your horizons, possibly saved some bucks, and won't have another half-drawer full of obsolete knives.

There's a point of diminishing returns in almost any interest, you start having to invest more and more money, time, research and attention for smaller and smaller increments of improvement. As a good friend and mentor of mine put it (about jobs and contracts, mostly), "The point of surfing is NOT to ride the wave all the way into the beach. You ride one until it's not so interesting anymore, then you kick out and find another".
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this ^^^^

i get bored with knives, move to guns, get bored with guns, move to paintball, get bored with that, move to fishing, get bored with that, move to something else......

it eventually gets back to knives...... which is usually when my EDC knife changes. reguardless, if you walk away you will be back and there will be new stuff to learn

or my second suggestion is learn to make them?
 
There are a lot of great Kershaw and ZT options. You may be discounting Kershaw 'cause most of what they do is mass produced and value priced, but their limited run stuff is worth hunting down: Volt, Junkyard Dog in Titanium, SpeedForm, Bump, Tirade, Tilt, etc.

I have been meaning to pick up something from Lion Steel and Fallkeniven and a mid tech GunHammer.

You might also take a look at a few nice traditionals.
 
crazyengineer said:
this ^^^^

i get bored with knives, move to guns, get bored with guns, move to paintball, get bored with that, move to fishing, get bored with that, move to something else......

it eventually gets back to knives...... which is usually when my EDC knife changes. reguardless, if you walk away you will be back and there will be new stuff to learn

or my second suggestion is learn to make them?
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ADHD?


I'm joking of course ;)
 
Knife designing or knife making would sound like an amazing hobby to take up. Don't know if I have the creative prowess per se but definitely something I'll research a little more into. Definitely have a good amount of people to learn from here. I agree with foxx's statement. Too much too fast. No such delayed gratification in these last few months. Never really had a chance to fully enjoy the craftsmanship of the knives I currently have.

I should force myself to edc each knife for a while and no switching back and forth.

Thanks guys for all the input
 
Charlie Mike said:
You've got yourself a tolerance built up from knife buying? Only 2 things I can think of. Find a more pure form of your tastes or start making them. Buying knives is like snorting dope... making them is like shooting dope. Eventually, you will get there ;)
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Classic!!! True.. very, very true. It's also like a gang.. you can get out for a while.. but you always get sucked back in.
 
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