What % of your knives have you carried and/or used at least 3x?

CONFIDENTIAL POLL: What % of your knives have you carried and/or used at least 3x?

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  • 21%-40%

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  • 41%-60%

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  • 61%-80%

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  • 81%-100%

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I own about 30 traditional and modern locking folders, there are only three that just get admired.
 
3 times? 100%. I have some I carry less often, but I carry any knife at least 3 times as soon as I get it! If its super fancy I'll carry a backup to beat on. A knife that has never cut dies a virgin. You wouldn't do that to a knife, would you?
 
61-80%, I have my designated EDC rotation, then some that are heirloom pieces that belonged to my grandfathers, I can't bring myself to carry them for fear of losing them.
 
With the exception of three knives that were father's day presents when my kids were little, I use all of them.

I enjoy knives but I am not much of a collector. Right now I have 3 fixed, 3 main folders (3 1/2 "-4" blades) and 2 small folders (3" and 2"blades). If I get bored with a knife and don't use it anymore it gets gifted to family/friends/co-workers.

My son will never say no to a hand-me-down knife.
 
I use them all, with everything in my life if I don't use it I sell it. From custom hunting knives with mammoth ivory to sprint run edc knives they all get used for their purpose.
 
I've carried all but a couple many times. I can't evaluate the design if I don't use it.

I have a couple of novelty knives that I've not really used.
 
I have only 2 knives in my collection that I have not used, both are from other makers.
All the other knives I have get carried and used extensively so I can evaluate steel, heat treat, or ergonomics.
 
It's not easy to admit but I have more knives than I need. I do not have a knife collection though I have a bunch of knives that I enjoy using. I try to be fair and give each one some time in my pocket or on my belt.
 
I'm impressed at how many of you carry all your knives. I'm somewhere around 40-50%. Actually probably way less than that, but I can't bring myself to admit it.
 
60-80% for me because of a few new backups to my favorites and a William Henry that has never left the house.
Other than that most of my knives are at least lightly used.
 
I do not own so-called "collectible" knives but fell below the 81% mark largely because of duplicates.

If i find a knife that I really like - like using and like owning I will sometimes pick-up a safe queen duplicate - especially if I come to learn that the particular knife in question is being discontinued.

Apparently my tastes in knives does not follow the masses given the number of my personal favorites that have been discontinued over the years - hence my growing collection of back-up/duplicates.
 
Hmmm... it seems i only use 26% of my knives on a regular base...
Which is pimarily because of our paranoid knife laws, i don't dare to carry fixed blades, large (medium to most of the people here) folders or any expensive knives, because they can take it from you whenever they feel fit.
So i only carry smaller folders, use an Ontario RD4 for in- and outdoor work and a Mora companion in the kitchen.
The rest did get fondled more the 3 times though :D
 
I don't have any knives that are too precious to use, but some get used more than others....all my folders and small fixed blades get rotated through carry, but I switch it out weekly, so it takes a while to get through them. The larger fixed blades don't get carried quite as much, but even when they don't get carried, I find a way to use them, like food prep, or yard work. The only ones that don't really get used are 2 bayonets that were given to me....don't have much occasion to use them.
 
Don't know about what % of my knives; but I have definitely put more than 15%-20% wear on my Buck 110. I beat the crap out of that knife :D

Does this thread count the Gerber's and no-names that I have used/ruined too? That would certainly up my percentage of used knives.
 
Mike45ACP said:
Those that say 80-100% how many knives do you own? I probably have 50-70 folders at this time but go back to the same 8 or so knives religiously for EDC. Doesn't mean I don't love some of the knives I don't EDC,

Mike
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10 folders, 3 fixed blades.
 
I rotate all my folders. My fixed blades only get carried when I'm camping, even though CA law permits me to carry a Katana size fixed blade, I don't do it because of the awful looks and confrontation I would get from cops
 
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