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Zulus

Zulus

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I prepared my next buy cart since a week.
Yesterday, after reading many, many threads here
I throw out of cart some, fancy and expensive ones
for example :
ZT Hinderer
ZT308
Gerber US Assist
CRKT M40
Spyderco Endura 4
CRKT Linchpin
CRKT Seismic
Spydreco Manix 2 Ball
and several more ...

Thank you guys !
Saved thousands :^D

I respect your collector's "Must Have" thing
but hate it dearly inside me :^((
 
22-rimfire said:
That is a lot of "buy" knives. What have you purchased? What do you consider expensive?

The forum is very good.
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Expensive depends on day, night and mood :^)))
Sometimes $20 is expensive, other time $200 sounds reasonable,
The Forum is a good wash.
 
When I first got into knives, I resisted the urge to spend money on CRKT models and bought a PM2. It was $130 at the time, S30V Camo with DLC, and it felt like I was spending a fortune on a "knife". Over the years that dollar number steadily climbed to the point where I'm looking at $500-$600 knives and some customs.

At least the knife hobby is much more forgiving on the wallet than many other hobbies out there.
 
I know, but I'm still resisting ...

I throw bunch of blades out of my last and future cart.
But they are still in my wish list !
That's sadly HUGE sack ...
And growing :^O
 
Personal opinion
Buy one or two at a time once a month starting at around $50-100
That way you can work your way up, won't be uncomfortable with what you're spending, and when you do get into
$500+ knives, you'll know exactly what you want and exactly what you're getting with a nice, well rounded collection.
Many people get into $500-$1000 knives and wind up circling back to the $100-$200 range.
Not that expensive knives aren't worth it from the right maker, but after about $250 there's a bit of a diminishing return unless you know
for certain what you're buying and why you're paying the price you're paying.

Blade Forums is an excellent supplement to faciliate the process of finding what you like and finding the good stuff at any price range.
Very knowledgeable people every step of the way. The somewhat unspoken rule around here is no BS. No matter the price no matter the maker/ manufacturer, honest findings and reviews from honest people. Being a "fan boy" is fine, but most will admit to that fact as a caveat when reviewing a blade that others are on the fence about.
 
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Korean Hog said:
Personal opinion
Buy one or two at a time once a month starting at around $50-100
That way you can work your way up, won't be uncomfortabel with what you're spending, and when you do get into
$500+ knives, you'll know exactly what you want and exactly what you're getting with a nice, well rounded collection.
Many people get into $500-$1000 knives and wind up circling back to the $100-$200 range.
Not that expensive knives aren't worth it from the right maker, but after about $250 there's a bit of a diminishing return unless you know
for certain what you're buying and why you're paying the price you're paying.

Blade Forums is an excellent supplement to faciliate the process of finding what you like and finding the good stuff at any price range.
Very knowledgeable people every step of the way. The somewhat unspoken rule around here is no BS. No matter the price no matter the maker/ manufacturer, honest findings and reviews from honest people. Being a "fan boy" is fine, but most will admit to that fact as a caveat when reviewing a blade that others are on the fence about.
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My Kershaw Launch 1 was only $100, and I love it. The factory edge is so sharp that I was playing with it yesterday and checking the sharpness of the edge and didn't realize until last night that I had cut myself! It wasn't deep enough to bleed but I didn't even feel it.
 
Zulus said:
I know, but I'm still resisting ...

I throw bunch of blades out of my last and future cart.
But they are still in my wish list !
That's sadly HUGE sack ...
And growing :^O
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I maintain a cart on the big river site. The only knife item I have purchased there was a multi-tool. I just emptied my cart yesterday (meaning I ordered the stuff). At times things in my cart become out of stock. When this happens I usually choose a substitute if I want to place my order today and often delete the out of stock item. I do not maintain a cart on any knife retailer. I tend to consider my purchase and make a decision one way or the other. I would rather get 10 little boxes over time than one big box with knives.

I can understand wanting a lot of different knives. I have been there, sort of. After a few years, this impulse passes slowly.
 
I find that I get to truly understand a knife when I bought no more than 2 at a time. You go through the honeymoon phase and carry it constantly. That's how to really get a feel for what you like and dislike about them.
When I bought in bulk I often went with my initial impressions upon opening the package. The ones that didn't sing to me right out of the box basically got pushed to the side as I carried the ones with the immediate "WOW" factor.
For instance:

One Christmas I got (gifted & bought myself)...
Benchmade Ritter Mini Grip
Lefty Emerson CQC-7
Spyderco Pacific Salt
Kershaw Induction
Ontario Utilitac II
Steel Will Cutjack mini
Spyderco Ladybug Salt
Spyderco Dragonfly II

The Emerson and Benchmade got all the attention (deservedly so) and the others got played with a bit then put away into a drawer while I became familiar with my new favorites. It literally took me years to rediscover those other knives. Each are really good in their own way.
If I got them all individually over a 3 month span, I would've been able to get to know each in turn and enjoy them sooner.

My advice would be, even if you have the funds. Take your time to discover and get acquainted with your new toy. That way you can apply what you learned about what you like & dislike about that knife to your next purchase.
 
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