Was does your partner think about the knives?

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Maverick4546

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I ask... as over the last few days I have had some cosy chats with my better and more intelligent half about knives.

Just curious what your partners think?
 
I have had more expensive hobbies .
my wife likes it ...makes her gift shopping for me easier .
Just make sure you let her know what type knife you are looking for.
Circle a picture in a catalog or something similar.
Other wise you might end up with some Franklin mint or fanasty knives....I got some will keep them as they were gifts from the wife,kids and grandkids.
 
Evil Eye Earl said:
Other wise you might end up with some Franklin mint or fanasty knives....I got some will keep them as they were gifts from the wife,kids and grandkids.
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Earl,
That makes me think of a time when my wife and I were first married she decided she would get me something related to my alma mater. Now my alma mater is the University of Washington, but my wife was not really paying attention to the finer details and got me a nice mug from Washington State University (interstate rivals). I proudly display the mug on top of my dresser. :o
Mike
 
Not exactly on topic...but I was once engaged to a young woman who could not stand the sight of a sharp blade...she would faint at the sight of a hypodermic needle...a razor blade would make her barf... :rolleyes:

Don't know what ever happened to her...but it would be wise to find out what your wife thinks about extremely sharp blades before creating new nightmares for her... :D

[size=-2](I forgot...I did see her son's name in the paper...possession of a controlled substance...<sigh>)[/size] :(
 
My partner is pretty good... about my obession for blades. She was fine about me putting my knives on display.

But she has said its a knife and its not beautiful and comments like that. I have persuaded her that knives are not bad... and a knife is a object and only bad people can do bad things with knives...

But to me they are stunning... to her they are a knife
 
:cool: ...Mine shows signs of acceptance and understanding....at times....It's not too bad when a few months go by and she doesn't see a new addition to the credit card statement. I can then sneek in a relatively inexpensive purchase. It's when she sees five or six at a time that she goes bonkers...Her question to me is always the same... "It looks just like the hundred or so knives that you already have!!! Why did you need those new ones???" ...Try explaining that a date mark or a steel type or a scale material makes a difference to a woman who is not an engineer sometime...If I can time my purchases to times that she buys shoes though...I'm in the clear...but who knows when a woman gets a "shoe craving" ???...:D :eek: :eek: :cool:
 
mine has gone from "eat that buck knife" to giveing me the cash or geting me one for birthday... like above if she dont see a lot on the card i get by mostly but she watches for the "box" in the mail and she says that i dont drink or smoke any more and cars are expenxive so it its not tooo bad....
some times i have to sell one to get another... like i sold some of the hole baldes in a 560 frame. keep one i did like i keep one of most and sell dup's or lesser ones to get a better one...
i think most of us dont want to wheel or deal but limits make us make choices...
 
My wife is O.K. with it she says I have Buck OCD. Obsessive compulsive disorder :D She bought me a Buck 110 Guide series S30V for my birthday.
She also lets me put her Buck 119 special american flag cutout in my display case :)
Thank you Lord marriage is great!
Jim
 
Maverick4546 said:
My partner is pretty good... about my obession for blades. She was fine about me putting my knives on display.

But she has said its a knife and its not beautiful and comments like that. I have persuaded her that knives are not bad... and a knife is a object and only bad people can do bad things with knives...

But to me they are stunning... to her they are a knife
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I've had this conversation with my wife on many occassions. I've tried to explain to her that a knife is one of the oldest tools and its beauty lies in its simplicity. Add to that it being a great platform on which to display various craftsman artistic skills and you have a very approvable combination. The Yellowhorse and Michael Prater knives are fine examples. But, you don't have to go that far to appreciate a great looking knife that has been made with acute attention to detail and uses the best materials.
 
humm ... mine has a sister but she is married to my brother ...
yea its legal in west by god virginia...
 
Knives are just one of my hobbies. Guns and knives are the others. She just shakes her head when the topics come up.
 
My wife is fine with my purchases. She always knows before I buy one. Right now I've made a deal with her to not trade or purchase anything (related to knives) until next July. I have plenty of knives to keep me happy and I really don't need to buy anything new. If I could I would buy a new one every month, but that would be about $1200 a year on knives and I can't do that.

Right now I can afford about $150 - $200 a year on knives. Hey, it's better than being able to afford nothing. ;)
 
Get some advertisments on boats and motorcycles and fancy expensing sports cars. Leave them lying around the house with the most expensive or dangerous item circled.

Then tell her that collecting bucks had been controlling your mid life crisis up to now - but you may need to up the dose. Tell her Dr. Porkster perscribes one Buck a month.

Hearing that, she may even plan a trip to the Buck factory for you. - Or - she could throw you out. or worse - throw out your bucks.

Bad idea! Just do as you have been doing.


Porky
I am not really a doctor - I just play one on TV
 
Porkchop3223 said:
Get some advertisments on boats and motorcycles and fancy expensing sports cars. Leave them lying around the house with the most expensive or dangerous item circled.
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I like that!!! :) I may even take my latest flame to the local Chevy dealer, and talk buying a new Z06 with the salesman...take her for a test ride; let her look at the window sticker...then go around emptying car ashtrays of change; checking under the cushions; tell her if she finds any money in the washer/dryer, let me know right away... :D

Then sit her down and tell her she has enough shoes...there are more important purchases to consider... :p :thumbup: ;)

That should free up some working capital... :rolleyes:
 
chickentrax said:
I like that!!! :) I may even take my latest flame to the local Chevy dealer, and talk buying a new Z06 with the salesman...take her for a test ride; let her look at the window sticker...then go around emptying car ashtrays of change; checking under the cushions; tell her if she finds any money in the washer/dryer, let me know right away... :D

Then sit her down and tell her she has enough shoes...there are more important purchases to consider... :p :thumbup: ;)

That should free up some working capital... :rolleyes:
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Or make you single LOL
 
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