What kind of knife person are you?

Formerly collector, now a user.

My collection was mostly safe queens at some time. Now, it's smaller and knives I now buy are mostly for use.
 
Use only although I love looking at the collector/custom knives I doubt I would ever spring for one.

Probably couldn't afford it anyway.
 
powernoodle said:
I'm a user, with a strong tendency toward hoarding. I think that the fun of the hunt, the purchase, the waiting and the trip to the mailbox is a powerful reason why I buy.

From a pure usage perspective, I could get rid of 98% of my knives and get by just fine.
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Haha. I've seen pics of your collection sir. 2% is still wAy more than most people have. You've got quite a bin.
 
timberweasel said:
User. Where I'm from, a fella must have six things on his person at all times:

1 & 2: balls
3: knife
4: wallet
5: watch
6: keys

Pretty simple ;)
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You know, a friend of mine lost #1 playing baseball. He was hit by a line drive in...well...
 
I got hit by a line drive once too, but it was in the head, so there was no real damage done.:D
 
I buy knives basically for the joy they give me. You can say I use them because I carry them all but i barely get the chance to use them. I am currently doing quantity over quality and slowly working up. Like I buy the best $30 knives (skyline, tenacious, rat-1 etc.) then move up to mid range (endura, recon 1, manix 2 etc.) after that I go high (military, ZT 0200, benchmade 710). Hopefully i will reach semi-custom (smf, sebenza, umnumzaan etc.) Once I get older and rich I will be buying customs.
 
The knife is the truest and most usefull multi-tool for me. In a world of automatic sub machine guns I do not consider the knife to be much of a weapon. Quality over quantity always. I have 5 good knives and 20+ from since I was a kid that are sh!!t. Three out of the five are used all the time. I will buy with technology,looks and intended use in mind but I think availability is the main factor for me unfortunately. Luckily I have found some good and suitable for me pieces during the last year, in a country that nobody cares about quality knives.
 
User here as well, I like all the different designs but its a tool first. Tried collecting but once I get up to three, I feel like its a waste of money just sitting there collecting dust.
 
I am a user. I use all the folders (9 of them) I have bought, with some assigned as beater knives, some pricier higher-quality ones see light to moderate use for a month or two in a year to prevent the valuable ones from wearing out.
"Safe Queens" doesn't exist in my inventory.

Not yet at the stage to appreciate fancy embellishments or decorative features on a knife.

Ergonomics, speed, convenience, maintainability, availability, "good" steel, practicality, value for money, etc things I try to focus when getting a knife.

A folder for me wherever I go, even when I am sleeping! :D
 
I will collect no more forever. However i do own 2-6" fixed, 3-4" fixed, 4- folders, 1-machete.
 
Quality user. You won't see me in jeans without my beat up seb back pocket, and burger front. Unless I find something to replace either, in which case its likely I'll get rid of them.

I have a couple knives I don't use. One I'm giving away, one rides in my truck and the other was a gift and is gonna get some custom work done to it.

I hope to pick up a couple task specific fixed blades too
 
I use my knives, some more than others. No safe queens here. I like to consider myself a knife accumulator not a knife collector (I don't have 10 of the same knife just because they're all different colors).
 
Quality user. You won't see me in jeans without my beat up seb back pocket, and burger front. Unless I find something to replace either, in which case its likely I'll get rid of them.

I have a couple knives I don't use. One I'm giving away, one rides in my truck and the other was a gift and is gonna get some custom work done to it.

I hope to pick up a couple task specific fixed blades too
 
Cynic2701 said:
I'm more of a quality person. I have eight knives, and I feel that that is too many. Unfortunately three of them have too much sentimental value for me to get rid of them or carry much. So maybe it's more like I have five knives.

In fact, I've gotten rid of several knives that I just didn't end up carrying or using much. The Spyderco Para2 among them.
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I'm much in the same boat. I started making knives. I figure its the next evolution of the sickness.
 
Charlie Mike said:
I'm much in the same boat. I started making knives. I figure its the next evolution of the sickness.
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I'd love to start doing that! In fact I really really want to.

No time nor space to do so really puts a damper on things though.
 
All you need is a 1x30 belt grinder (Harbor Freight), a couple Bernzomatic torches, and a drill press. Why not?
 
Charlie Mike said:
All you need is a 1x30 belt grinder (Harbor Freight), a couple Bernzomatic torches, and a drill press. Why not?
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Haha, because I'm a grad student, and anytime I'm not studying/reading I'm working to pay rent.

Besides, I live in a small apartment, and I'm pretty sure neither my roommates nor my neighbors would appreciate power tools ;)
 
powernoodle said:
I'm a user, with a strong tendency toward hoarding. I think that the fun of the hunt, the purchase, the waiting and the trip to the mailbox is a powerful reason why I buy.
From a pure usage perspective, I could get rid of 98% of my knives and get by just fine.
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This would be my motivation to a large extent as well. I will usually focus on Sprints, LEs, or mid tech knives though. I seem to have a little OCD as well, I have multiples of many knives. If one is a user, the other goes into a safe. I collect Spyderco Military, Para & P2 Endura, and Manix2s mostly. I have a strong love for Ti frame locks as well.
 
I'm a " every task a knife can be used for- it will be used for" guy, I carry as many as I can and use them for anything and everything I can
I'm quantity OF quality.... I buy as much of and as expensive as I can afford usually so there's a balance between the two

I firmly believe knives that aren't capable of being used don't deserve to be owned
 
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