Pretty much same with me. They're fine with a SAK or if we're outdoors having a knife - but don't see the need for having more than one. I don't discuss or show them my knives. That is what this place is for
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What non knife people think of our hobby
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Uncle Timbo
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Oh, you're telling me this is a hobby? I thought it was a sickness for which there is no hope, treatment or recovery, except for buying more knives. 
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My dad always said, the greatest moment of his life was when he discovered he had so many guns and knives that my mom couldn't tell when he bought a new one.
I would like him.
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That's what I find. If i try to show someone they barely feign interest. But try to understand. If someone was talking to you about the various Air Jordan shoes you might not be able to feign interest for long.
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Sorry it's not me. That's Peter from Cedric Ada Gear and outdoors. I'll specify that now in the op.I never knew you were the knife reviewer. Good idea for the post and very nice body of review work with the blades. Keep it up.
I thought it was a really funny and entertaining video. Very friendly folks with a good perspective
Billy badass over here. The OP was just trying to share a bit of banter and fun in the general chat forum, get over yourself.
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It's like any other hobby, whether collecting knives, seashells, guns, hot wheels and matchbox cars, people often don't understand. About the only thing I see people relating to is if you collect jewelry, those who don't understand assume it's an investment but probably don't understand what to look for.
I don't collect anything myself yet managed to accualate about 10 knives. The only one I have that comes close to a 'collectable' is an S35 Buck Spitfire. Still, I do like this as when I do decide I want a different knife, I know what to look for.
I don't collect anything myself yet managed to accualate about 10 knives. The only one I have that comes close to a 'collectable' is an S35 Buck Spitfire. Still, I do like this as when I do decide I want a different knife, I know what to look for.
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Non knife people can’t sharpen their knives, so they ask me to do it for them. They are amazed at all the intricacies of putting a good edge on a knife. My friends see it as a hobby like theirs; most of us have our “thing”-card collecting, playing guitar, fishing.....
Uncle Timbo
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I still like what that one dude said, some guy is going to make out like a bandit when he buys my knives and guns off my wife for what I told her I paid for them.
As was I. I enjoy my knives enough to not worry about what others think about them.
And I did that without insulting other members, which I believe is not allowed in GKD.
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Non-knife people generally don't notice a lot of things that we do, but also see through a lot of things that people caught up in brand/model hype won't. Because all they know is whether they think a given knife looks cool or feels good, they can be very useful for bouncing ideas off of to make sure you're not getting sucked into industry spin. At the same time, that casual disregard for aspects that matter a lot more in the community is something that needs consideration as well. Just because a non-knife person thinks (or doesn't think) a certain thing about a given knife doesn't mean that knife folks are necessarily misguided. But getting a fresh non-expert opinion from a layperson can sometimes be useful for various reasons.