This place is an outlet for me. No one else cares

I guess I am lucky then. Most of my co-workers have budding interest in knives (partially my fault) and at least a few of them have gotten decent knives based on my recommendations. My former roommate became afflicted with the knife-lover 'disease' as well.
 
carrot said:
I guess I am lucky then. Most of my co-workers have budding interest in knives (partially my fault) and at least a few of them have gotten decent knives based on my recommendations. My former roommate became afflicted with the knife-lover 'disease' as well.
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that's great. My father in law likes them a lot but other than that, no one cares.
 
Nobody I know cares about knives at all. My wife couldn't care less, which actually irritates me, since I make an effort to appear interested in the crap she's into, just out of politeness. My dad is somewhat interested in knives, but he lives in a different state. None of the people I work with or hang out with in town care about knives either. So I'm quietly amassing a nice collection of kick-ass knives that I can't show off or talk about to anyone.

My sister informed me over the phone yesterday that "knife collecting is a little weird". I guess she would know, being a bleeding-heart liberal lawyer.
 
moonwilson said:
Nobody I know cares about knives at all. My wife couldn't care less, which actually irritates me, since I make an effort to appear interested in the crap she's into, just out of politeness.
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funny you mention that. As I was replying in this thread, I was thinking to myself how much my wife fakes intrest and how little intrest in stupid jewlery I even fake. I need to work on that. she's a good woman, I on the other hand am a selfish jerk. lol
 
I'm fortunate. My son and brother are also into knives. In fact, I've done a number of trades with my son. My wife supports my knife hobby, and even tries to show interest. She's made it clear, however, that I'm never to give her a knife as a gift.

My boss seems to appreciate the knives I've shown him, and talks about getting one. My co-workers accept my hobby -- they're not interested but on the other hand they don't think it's weird either. In fact, they end up having me open packages, cut threads, etc. on a fairly regular basis.

I also have an excellent bricks and morter family-owned knife store in my area. I can always talk knives with the owners and their employees, and the customers.

Still, I look forward to my daily dose of Bladeforums. I always learn something new here.
 
I have friends that are into knives and I have friends that arent , it balances out. What I find enjoyable is showing my wife a new knife and hearing her say " Very nice , hollow ground , tapered tang , I like it , what steel ? "

or having my youngest lock himself in the bathroom and hear my middle son yell " Mom , bring your Strider ! "

hehe..yup , my wife and kids ...they are keepers :)
 
The most interest that my friends and family show is asking me to sharpen their knives for them. I wish I could find a good brick and morter store to check out. The closest I have is Walmart or Dick's. They're better then the local hardware store, but not by much.
 
never.to.sharp said:
I hear ya, JB. Just the other day, I asked to see a knife in an acquaintance's pocket because it didn't look like the gas station toy you mentioned. Well, it turned out to be a magnum, so that's better than nothing, I suppose. When I handed him my Lone Wolf Harsey T2 Ranger, he looked at it like it wasn't even there(blank stare, no admiration what so ever). He told me he got his for $50 from some guy in some rat hole, and when I told him the T2 he was holding cost $130(which was a decent price) he said, "$130 for THIS!!" Good thing I didn't tell him the MSRP.

I'm sure everyone here has moments like this. With the possible exception of some random guy carrying a Case, I have yet to meet another knife person.

Another incedent that occured quite recently; an old highschool friend stopped by, and I was showing her some of my kitchen knives. Normally, I wouldn't bother, but she is the daughter of a local, well respected restauranteur, and has worked in that restaurant since she was a child. When I handed her a Global, I may as well have handed her a masonary trowel. She picks it up and hefts it, "pretty light," she says(good reaction so far), then proceeds to bounce the tip on the counter as though she's performing some test. She then turned to the cutting board and cut some imaginary vegetables. WTF! What would she have done if I handed her a hammer, start pounding imaginary nails into the wall?

Sorry for the rant, but I've been wanting to gripe about this for a while, and it makes me feel better that I'm not alone.
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While it may have been a little rude to do what she did without asking first what did you expect a person who uses a knife professionally to do but try it out to see if she liked it. If you handed a new hammer to a carpenter don't you think he might want take a few practice swings to see if he likes it?
 
JB24;
You're not alone! I also go to these forums, for emotional and moral support. Anyone who learns of my knife hobby has an expression of guarded concern for my mental health. I know once I found these forums, my knowledge and appreciation for knives and the people who love them has grown immeasurably. We each have our preferences and opinions. But one thing we have in common is our love of knives. Enjoy your knives and know we are always interested in seeing your collection. Take care,
C.B.
 
I think 24 was the reason I started looking at knives. That part in season 1 where Jack has Ted Coffel in the limo and the guy pulls out a knife and Jack goes.... "Do normal business men walk around with a MICROTECH HALO??" I jumped on the net to check it out and to my HUGE disappointment saw it was an auto which are illegal here. :( While I was looking for it though I came across other knives and was hooked immediately.
 
Who do you collect knives for? I could care less what anybody thinks about my knives. I ask questions, get recommendations, and argue with more educated people on this forum than I'll ever meet in my real life. And I thank every one of you.
 
I have the same problem my wife thinks they all look the same apart from serrations or coating, but she supports it as long as I pay the bills (which I do)

My apprentice only wants to know how well it would stab or slash and the bakery people think I'm some kind of maniac with homocidal tendencies.

everyone else thinks I'm obsessed.

its just not on.

thanks for being a good bunch of people to talk and listen with
 
Chiller2 said:
While it may have been a little rude to do what she did without asking first what did you expect a person who uses a knife professionally to do but try it out to see if she liked it. If you handed a new hammer to a carpenter don't you think he might want take a few practice swings to see if he likes it?
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I don't think bouncing the tip on the counter would be a good test. Unless said person is clumsy enough to know that she's going to drop it again.
 
I am fortunate that my wife takes some interest in our collection, and even has a few pieces of her own in it. Of course, I try to take an interest in her jewelry collection, to the point where I can pick out pieces for her I know she'll like.

My partner at work, and officers under his command, are always interested in what I EDC, or the latest I've aquired for the collection, but most really don't understand why I'd pay $100 + for a knife, when one looking like it could be had for $10 at the local fleamarket. I've explained, but unless you do EDC a finely tuned/made knife, I guess you're not going to get it.
 
Giunta said:
I think 24 was the reason I started looking at knives. That part in season 1 where Jack has Ted Coffel in the limo and the guy pulls out a knife and Jack goes.... "Do normal business men walk around with a MICROTECH HALO??" I jumped on the net to check it out and to my HUGE disappointment saw it was an auto which are illegal here. :( While I was looking for it though I came across other knives and was hooked immediately.
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LOL right before he threatens to cram a towel down his wind pipe. Classic season.
 
Wow...I am not alone. I recently found an older Auto-Stryker (when it still had the Elishewitz logo on it) that matched my early model Nimravus and "manual" stryker (with A.E. logo). When I told a friend, he looked at me sideways and asked if I had ever thought of doing something productive with my money...like invest in Starbucks...

I'm lucky though to have one buddy who gets it. He was the one who convinced me to get the Auto-stryker instead of a Skirmish, simply because he knew I would regret losing that knife. BTW, he ended up witha Skirmish a few days later...
 
JackBauer24: Yes, it is true that most folk have zero interest in your newest knife purchase. As you wander through life and spend a bit of time in the trenches, you'll find an increasingly greater number of people who will look at you like you've lost your marbles when you tell them you've dished out over a C note for a folder. They just don't get it. And never will. They will push a Pakistani folder into the pocket and be done with it.

I've met people that have spent thousands on gear for their sport/recreational activity, but then they think we got cheated when we spent two paychecks on a Mission blade with a custom folder on the side. It is all a matter of taste and desire, and of course, the ability to pay for the addiction to metallic creations.
 
Most people seem to regard knives in the same way as cigarette lighters, flashlights or any other day to day objects they use and have around, but otherwise think nothing about. My wife thinks my interest is "creepy," but never harasses me in any way about it, and with the rest of the world I practice discretion. That has paid off in that I never have to deal with anti-knife attitudes except at airports or security stations.

Although I know many people who use knives on a daily basis in their work or whatever, in all my years (I'm old!) I have only known one bona fide knife knut, and he died several years ago. Another friend collects and trades them, but he only does so to be sociable among his friends and co-workers along the Ohio River, where he works as a marine engineer on barges. Every Saturday morning, these guys like to start off with the traditional eggs and whiskey breakfast, then gather in groups to show off and swap knives. But I'm not part of that scene.

There has been one significant exception to this general lack of involvement with knifecraft. Last year, I got interested in the Buck 110, which I had never previously handled or owned (thanks, Allen C.). When they went on sale at a local gun shop, I bought one and carried it around for several weeks to familiarize myself with it, something I do with all my knife purchases. It was carried in plain sight on my belt, so right away, when people I knew (and sometimes strangers) noticed the Buck, they would have something to say about it. Usually, it was a reminiscence about hunting trips with fathers or friends, how way back when they carried one in the military, or some other things of that nature.

More folks than I ever imagined regarded the Buck as an object of nostalgia and fond memories, and for once, they were the ones who started a knife conversation.
 
znapschatz said:
More folks than I ever imagined regarded the Buck as an object of nostalgia and fond memories, and for once, they were the ones who started a knife conversation.
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well maybe there's some light at the end of the tunnel. My current knife phase is large folders though. Most people consider them pocket swords only good for Ninja invasions.
 
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