think im going to quit collecting

jdk1 said:
Go with your heart. Forever my chopper was a Cold Steel LTC khukuri. At the time it was the best I could afford. The last few years, as my finances improved, I've bought a whole slew of big knives. It took a while, but I've figured out that my perfect big blade user is...drum role please...a beat up CS LTC khukuri:D

People can get caught up in the game, myself included. If someone just looked around here, they could easily conclude the US economy must be doing great. The reality is priorities can get out of whack pretty quickly. I'm a big Dave Ramsey fan. I wonder how many people here have over $1000 tied up in knives, but don't have $1000 in an emergency fund? I cringe when I see the "Something bad happened so I gotta sell these..." threads in the exchange. Most of the world uses cheap knives and they depend on them a lot more then we do. Take care amigo.
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Sometimes a few different "emergencies" occur in a row, leading to the drawing down of said fund before it can be replenished. I've had that happen before. Especially when money is tight, it takes time to get that $ back.
 
Hauling said:
I just got a new spyderco native FRN and I like it so much that I'm selling off a lot of what I have.
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Feel your sentiments, but it's the Spyderco Caly 3 that's
setting the standard for me. Other knives are just falling
off, left and right.

Granted, I'll still spring for a knife out of curiosity or what
not...now and then, but keeping them is a whole other
matter entirely.

To the OP, breaks are always good. Allows one to find that
fire, again.
 
I have never been a collector. Always saw myself as user.
But I can relate. I've thrown down money I essentially should not have a cpl knives. Rude wake up calls followed.

Whatever your are going through, you follow what your soul tells you. Hope to see you back soon.
 
Indianbladenoob said:
I have never been a collector. Always saw myself as user.
But I can relate. I've thrown down money I essentially should not have a cpl knives. Rude wake up calls followed.

Whatever your are going through, you follow what your soul tells you. Hope to see you back soon.
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I am going to look at what my friend is selling today, he told me if i saw something i like since i known him since 2nd grade that i can pay him back later, if i see something i might just pay him if i can afford it, the problem all along is i have been buying and buying when i couldn't afford it, thats why i decided to get rid of it, also canceled some orders i had waiting for me (god knows i couldnt afford the Para 2 in brown handles that i had pre ordered, the zt 0550 i had sent out due to coming messed up from knife center (i just asked for a refund and they were cool about it) And the emerson cqc 7v tan handles i had reserved for me) I got carried away and went way above my means. If i can control myself, i can afford to get one knife aslong as i stop with that, not get one knife look at it think about what else i want, retire it to the drawer after 2 days and start my search for the next, one and then use and love it.
 
chrisfa said:
I am going to look at what my friend is selling today, he told me if i saw something i like since i known him since 2nd grade that i can pay him back later, if i see something i might just pay him if i can afford it, the problem all along is i have been buying and buying when i couldn't afford it, thats why i decided to get rid of it, also canceled some orders i had waiting for me (god knows i couldnt afford the Para 2 in brown handles that i had pre ordered, the zt 0550 i had sent out due to coming messed up from knife center (i just asked for a refund and they were cool about it) And the emerson cqc 7v tan handles i had reserved for me) I got carried away and went way above my means. If i can control myself, i can afford to get one knife aslong as i stop with that, not get one knife look at it think about what else i want, retire it to the drawer after 2 days and start my search for the next, one and then use and love it.
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A friend of my old man who is a very experienced outdoorsman, hunter etc, apart from being a counter insurgency soldier for many years told me to get 1 good knife and use it for at least a year or to death whichever came first. I did not completely take his advice then but it sounds a lot like what UR saying now. Its a good way to go.

My circumstances led me to realise I might be able to make cost effective knives because it is (I wail, ad infinitum) phenomenally expensive to get decent knives in India. My Kershaw Scamp and Crown ran to near $40 each delivered to my door. The SOG NW Ranger ran over $110. The knife I am currently working on will not be comparable just yet but its costing all of $20 and bringing me incredible experience enriched by the people and info on this forum. Shorttime, Mr.Apelt, Cam and many others. It was gratifying to receive a post from Ethan Becker just because I bought one of his knives!

Making my own seems better than buying chinese knockoffs (seriously claimed 60-62hrc, D-2 Sebenza and Hinderer clones for $70) and as long as I state whose designs I was inspired by, I don't feel so bad. It seems beyond my creative abilities to create a truly original design.

And lastly its a very relaxing thing to do. My father is a ex-combat pilot and an accomplished yogi and even he says there is no better meditative or peaceful activity than working with your hands at something you love. And I know you love knives. So try it. Make a knife, modify an existing knife. It will definitely improve your cost benefit ratio for your hobby and make you feel a lot better.

Edit: I have seen someone on this forum who has "A very relaxing way to make my hands ache" on his title bar...............
 
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one knife, this time ima just go look and when i see something i like ima get it instead of talking myself into something different for stupid reasons. And ill have it and hold it and use it forever and name it squishy and itll be my squishy forever.
 
chrisfa said:
one knife, this time ima just go look and when i see something i like ima get it instead of talking myself into something different for stupid reasons. And ill have it and hold it and use it forever and name it squishy and itll be my squishy forever.
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Glad you didn't go with "precious"...............:D
 
Thank you for this thread, helping me to take a look at the time, energy and $$ that I invest in this hobby/ obsession. Are my priorities outta whack? Heck yeah! I am not getting outta the game but will be making adjustments. Thank you and best to you.:cool:
 
I am fortunate that my first love, believe it or not, seems to be Mora. That's mighty convenient. Yes there's Spyderco, and ESEE too but I have all the ESEE's I want (for now) and the same is largely true of Spyderco...I suppose I'll always want another Military.

I won't reach the place the OP did...not with knives. I have however reached that place with guns. I have a halfway decent version of just about everything I should have and that's good enough. Need a real for sure carbine of some sort...that's about it. Long since sold off all the military surplus rifles in the funny calibers. Totally got over the Mosin Nagant thing...totally. Phooey on corrosive ammo!

But I don't think I will every dispense with my knife collection, such as it is. I will say the fever for acquisition has died down some.
 
Indianbladenoob said:
A friend of my old man who is a very experienced outdoorsman, hunter etc, apart from being a counter insurgency soldier for many years told me to get 1 good knife and use it for at least a year or to death whichever came first. I did not completely take his advice then but it sounds a lot like what UR saying now. Its a good way to go.

My circumstances led me to realise I might be able to make cost effective knives because it is (I wail, ad infinitum) phenomenally expensive to get decent knives in India. My Kershaw Scamp and Crown ran to near $40 each delivered to my door. The SOG NW Ranger ran over $110. The knife I am currently working on will not be comparable just yet but its costing all of $20 and bringing me incredible experience enriched by the people and info on this forum. Shorttime, Mr.Apelt, Cam and many others. It was gratifying to receive a post from Ethan Becker just because I bought one of his knives!

Making my own seems better than buying chinese knockoffs (seriously claimed 60-62hrc, D-2 Sebenza and Hinderer clones for $70) and as long as I state whose designs I was inspired by, I don't feel so bad. It seems beyond my creative abilities to create a truly original design.

And lastly its a very relaxing thing to do. My father is a ex-combat pilot and an accomplished yogi and even he says there is no better meditative or peaceful activity than working with your hands at something you love. And I know you love knives. So try it. Make a knife, modify an existing knife. It will definitely improve your cost benefit ratio for your hobby and make you feel a lot better.

Edit: I have seen someone on this forum who has "A very relaxing way to make my hands ache" on his title bar...............
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Well a very gratifying post. I think it appropo that you are taking this approach in India where, as far as I am able to discern from history, modern iron metalurgy was born. India is actually where "Damascus" steel actually came from. It got the misnomer because that city is where Europeans first encountered it during the Crusades.

Good luck. There is a fantastic blade making tradition in India, Nepal and the various cultures in that region.
 
Indianbladenoob said:
Glad you didn't go with "precious"...............:D
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lol, im just joking around, trying to make the best of it, going to try to get myself to appreciate what i got and not feel like i need what i dont, itll be hard but ima do it, i mean i grew up with not alot and was happy so i dont need a ton to be happy, im heading to my friends right now, we'll see if i find anything i want, im taking half the money from the money stack with me, 175, the other 175 im putting in my savings account.
 
You know, I've also been selling off a lot of my collection. Partly because I'm interested in more expensive/specific types of knives and partly because I'm sick of the hassle. I've decided to collect just a few very nice knives and keep only a few edc knives. I think I'll be happier this way :p
 
im home... i bought something, AHH i love it though, ill post pics in a new thread.
 
HoosierQ said:
Well a very gratifying post. I think it appropo that you are taking this approach in India where, as far as I am able to discern from history, modern iron metalurgy was born. India is actually where "Damascus" steel actually came from. It got the misnomer because that city is where Europeans first encountered it during the Crusades.

Good luck. There is a fantastic blade making tradition in India, Nepal and the various cultures in that region.
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Shamefully I came across this information a little late in life. And I am actually from the state where "Urukku" or "Wootz" originated.
Anyhoo, it seemed like destiny. I am looking to buy/build a small lil home forge eventually (don't tell my wife) along with the tools and material necessary and maker better stuff.
For now http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1000789-Begining-WIP-my-own-knife
The lost reputation vis a vis the derogatorily termed "paki crapmascus" and the "decorative" knife makers in this region saddens me but I guess people buy so they sell. Still not much an Intellectual Property rip-off as a customer rip-off.

PS: Too much deviation? Sorry bout that.
 
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Indianbladenoob said:
Shamefully I came across this information a little late in life. And I am actually from the state where "Urukku" or "Wootz" originated.
Anyhoo, it seemed like destiny. I am looking to buy/build a small lil home forge eventually (don't tell my wife) along with the tools and material necessary and maker better stuff.
For now http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1000789-Begining-WIP-my-own-knife
The lost reputation vis a vis the derogatorily termed "paki crapmascus" and the "decorative" knife makers in this region saddens me but I guess people buy so they sell. Still not much an Intellectual Property rip-off as a customer rip-off.

PS: Too much deviation? Sorry bout that.
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I just saw a fantastic program on NOVA. It turns out that a small proportion of the Viking swords are made of real for sure crucible wootz steel. It turns out that, as far as anybody can tell because there is no written record whatsoever, they must have traded for ingots from Iran, Afghanistan, or India proper via the Caspian Sea trade route. The swords all date from 700 - 900 AD and then stopped. Vladimir, first Czar of Russia closed down the Caspian Sea trade route in 900 AD (or in that century anyway). So they were making full fledged crucible steel in India in 700 AD. That just blows the mind. So when the Crusaders first encountered wootz steel, they'd been making it for 300 years minimum. I think the Turks and the Arabs were doing likewise, importing igots of wootz from the east and making their own style of blades from it locally. That is one of many traditions Indians can be proud of!
 
chrisfa said:
was like uhh , Ontario rat 1, buck vantage select, Kershaw oso sweet, 2 Enlan el 02's, 1 enlan el 01, Sog twitch 2, Spyderco Manix 2 translucent blue, Benchmade Griptilian opening hole, Kershaw JYD 2.2 composite, Cold steel large voyager clip point, Byrd hawkbill.




I'm going to take the money and sit it aside, I'm not gonna spend it, i wouldn't appreciate the sebenza I know I wouldn't. I just don't see why its worth 350$ so I know it wouldn't be the right choice for me right now.
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I agree, I dont see why its worth that either. the ergos aren't that great, and the steel is in the 100 - 200 range. I dont think the quility of construction is noticably better than any Benchmade or Spyderco. that I own.
 
HoosierQ said:
I just saw a fantastic program on NOVA. It turns out that a small proportion of the Viking swords are made of real for sure crucible wootz steel. It turns out that, as far as anybody can tell because there is no written record whatsoever, they must have traded for ingots from Iran, Afghanistan, or India proper via the Caspian Sea trade route. The swords all date from 700 - 900 AD and then stopped. Vladimir, first Czar of Russia closed down the Caspian Sea trade route in 900 AD (or in that century anyway). So they were making full fledged crucible steel in India in 700 AD. That just blows the mind. So when the Crusaders first encountered wootz steel, they'd been making it for 300 years minimum. I think the Turks and the Arabs were doing likewise, importing igots of wootz from the east and making their own style of blades from it locally. That is one of many traditions Indians can be proud of!
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Fellow named Rick Furrer is trying to revitalise the wootz concept. But here its said that the original Urukku was a specific ore with certain "impurities"that gave it the Damascene characteristics and not some pattern welding or alloying methods.
This is a whole other discussion I can totally get into but we're hijacking Chris' thread. :D
 
Sounds like its not for you man... nothing wrong with that... i dont think i will ever quit buying/selling/obsessing over nice knives but thats just me. I almost wish i had never discovered this as i would have a bit more money but what the heck.
 
MEJ said:
Sounds like its not for you man... nothing wrong with that... i dont think i will ever quit buying/selling/obsessing over nice knives but thats just me. I almost wish i had never discovered this as i would have a bit more money but what the heck.
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Moot point. He already bought another one.
 
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