What kind of knife person are you?

In knives as in most things I'm defiantly a user and go for quality. I have one pen I carry (S&W tactical pen; fantastic pen, good weight, accepts gel refills) and I intend to have like 3 quality knives for various purposes. I find a use for that knife multiple times a day and I always have it with me. Actually if you listen closely you can hear me mutter "PKKW" as I'm walking out the door everyday. (phone keys knife wallet)
 
Since a young age I've always enjoyed knives but until just recently I didn't get into the quality aspect of things. The best knives I had before were s&w's. About 3 years ago. I picked up a Boker AK74 which was pretty decent then late last year I picked up a Boker subcom again another decent knife that I put to good use. Then I found this forum and it was all downhill from there lol. In the last month I've acquired a SOG flash ii, SOG trident (since traded), Kershaw scallion, Kershaw Skyline and most recently 2 Kershaw Blurs (1 serrated 1 p/e). I'm jonesing for a ZT 0350 as my work knife. My skyline and scallion get the most off duty carry and on duty I carry the blurs and occasionally the SOG. Hoping to be toting that ZT soon though :-). To answer the question I'm a user all the way and from now on quality over quantity. I've got a shoebox of about 50 old beaters that I've acquired since childhood. I will say that I have one nice case folder that I won't use because my grandfather bought it for me and I don't wanna mess it up. As for the rest I use them all.

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I like a knife to work..Now I may have several knives at one that havent been used yet but I will and it dosnt bother me to do so..I got fish guts all over a zt today..
 
I'm first a user then a collector. As for quantity over quality, well....with my financial situation its more quantity. I only own a handful of knives over $100. Most are below $70. I like to try different designs and buy them for different functions as well. I'm a variety kinda guy.
 
I'm a very casual user.

I almost never use my EDC anyways, and inexpensive knives work well enough for opening mail or whatever light duty tasks I am likely to encounter, so I have a lot of difficulty justifying a new knife purchase when the money would be better spent on just about anything else.
 
I used to buy everything. Now I have that down to what knives will I actualy carry and possibly use. That took 1/2 of them out of play. I have about 20 folders now and 10 fixed blades.

I've alrady tagged what's left and beside two gift knives a BM 710 & 940 which I don't use or carry, I'll have that down to around 10 folders (2 back ups, 2 gift) and maybe 6 users.

Fixed blades will go down to 7, my RC-3 & RC-4 and one of my Izulas are going. I'm tired of looking at them. :)
 
I'm a user and a collector. For the user side, I'm an admitted steel and design snob. I rotate the EDC's to stay sharp, but don't carry anything, generally, worse than ATS-34. Life is too short to carry cheap knives, or that's my excuse/rationalization for my heavy collecting habit.

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I have focused more on folders over the past few years, since the expensive fixed blades that are safequeens on the collection side don't provide me as much enjoyment as the nice folders that I rotate through my EDC activities... i.e. I choose to carry and use some folders that are interesting to me. I have a short attention span, and demand high quality entertainment.

In the folder realm, when carrying for use that is unlikely to become pressed into defense mode (I orient my life to stay out of bad parts of Houston and the Golden Triangle, but still, Houston is a typical big city), I rotate through a big variety of Terzuola, RJ Martin, Chris Reeve, JW Smith, David Broadwell, Larry Chew, ZT, Hinderer, Reese Weiland, Microtech stuff, and a Lochsa.

When I am carrying with a bent towards potential defensive purposes, it's a Reese Weiland CQC8-styled folder on steroids, or a production version of CQC8's, or an RJ Q36 or Devastator... and if I get stuck in a sport coat / suit coat, a Bud Nealy Pesh Kabz carried upside down in one of his nifty sheaths that clips to the inside pocket of a sport coat. Black sheath and dark handle, super thin, it hardly shows if I open my jacket for a second.

When I'm carrying to work around the house or for other outdoor use, it's a couple Military's (M4, S90V) or ParaMilitary's (S30V, S90V) lately, but used to be a group of Benchmades (800, 812, McHenry Williams Axis, various Spydies, etc) I still own.

For fixed blade users, it's mostly something out of the Dozier stable... or Phil Wilson hunter. I plan to get more Phil Wilson's on order.

For bedside defense knife, right next to a .45acp or an 870 pump, I have a couple fixed blades ... a CRK/Harsey Neil Roberts at the moment in my apartment, and in the house it's a fancy recurve by a guy named Bona who does work on par with Siska but is a relative unknown.

In the car, I have a cheapie CRKT Polkowski design that has a sharp point and a great grip, and partial serrations just to encourage any asshole who sticks his hand through my window to back away... while I grab a firearm. I live in Texas, and am glad to work within the Texas laws.

I have safe queens... fixed and folders...lots of makers... I can't emphasize the peace of mind my bigass Liberty Safe (with some customized lock features) has brought to me since I swallowed hard and ponied up the monies. If you haven't invested in a good safe, keep that in mind for the future. Theft is the #1 risk, followed by keeping things out of kids hands, followed by fire. I'm preaching a bit, but I think it's important.
 
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Safes are great - unless you live in an apartment like I do. At that point, your only choices are to insure the bejeesus out of them or get a safe-deposit box.

I do both.
 
I'm a user first, a collector second. I try not to have any safequeens or knives that go unused. I buy knives chiefly because I enjoy using knives.
 
I'm definitely a user, but I'm also a gifter - I give knives away to friends and family. I believe knives have been unduly vilified in our modern society. I have tried to instill in my kids (and will start on my grand kids when their a bit older) that the knife is man's oldest tool and a person isn't truly prepared for life if they don't have one handy. My Dad taught me there are two things a gentleman always carries when leaving the house; a handkerchief and a pocket knife.
 
I tried being a proper collector, but I just couldn't. I need to play with my knives. Even though I've got many more knives than I need, each of them was purchased to be used.

I just like having a lot of choices to fit my needs. It's probably some sort of mental illness, but I love the feeling I get when I pick the perfect multitool/knives combination for the day.
 
Seanifred said:
i try and use all my knives, but some that were given to me have sentimental value and i find it hard to use them. lets just say, if i purchase something, im gonna use it
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:thumbup: Pretty much sums me up as well. Although, I do really enjoy using some of the knives I have been gifted over the years. Good memories there. ;)
 
It's the culture within. Started with the curved knife of Nepal from Himalayan Imports that i found BF (Impossible without the help of the Martinos. Dhanyabad!) and eventually went through almost all the journals and then i met BlinkyBill who opened up another Stargate. Then i was infected with folders from Cotherion and more classic makers from Mohd.
I would say for the time being i have to disappoint you a bit and change it into Axe person. Thanks to Etwood7 and RMJ i got to understand more about this fantastic tool. Other than my grail for ZT0350 and Strider folders, i'm a firm believer of 9" fixed blade and SAK.
 
Dorito Monk said:
I'm a user first, a collector second. I try not to have any safequeens or knives that go unused. I buy knives chiefly because I enjoy using knives.
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+1 I love getting a new knife and going out and finding things to cut. To see how it feels in my hand, how it cuts/slices through things, how long the edge stays sharp, etc :D
 
I own at least two of every knife I buy just in case I sell one or use one I still have one in 100% shape.! Gets a bit $$$$$ ~~ but then I don't drink much and don't do drugs and quit going out on the town ~~ so I have to have a vice of some kind and Guns & Knives fill that void.!* Even though 98% of them are Safe Queens I bought or traded for them and should be able to do with them as I want to and I do.!!
 
I'm a bit of a combination of user/collector. I have many more EDC knives that I really need, but they all get at least some pocket time. Likewise with my outdoor knives. About the only purely collectable knives I have are my dedicated Fighting/Tactical/Combat knives (traditional Japanese Tantos, big American Bowies, British Commando-style stilletos, etc.).
 
I think I am neither user, nor collector.
Yes, I do carry a knife at all times. But I do not have that much use for it. So strictly speakind I would never need more than tree - some SAK with scissors, a fixed Mora for any chores and a folder with one-hand opening and a clip for EDC... And that is not how I like it. I want more. So when I buy a knife - that is not because I need it, or even have plans for using it.

I am probably lazy when it comes to usage - not really making any effort to use more knives, use them more, rotate, test them or whatever.
On another hand I like to buy knives and am not really into selling them. So I have accumulated a considerable quantity of quality knives, and have seriously used/carried daily probably just 10 knives max.
I like doing what I like, and I do not think that I HAVE to do anything with the knives I have bought for the sake of buying and owning...
I also do not consider myself a collector - for I do not use a particular system for picking the next knife, for clensing my collection, do not make any study and seach - I just pick what I fancy at the particular time. Yes, I do not buy cheap low quality knives. But I do not think that qualifies me as a collector.
 
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