what to do with old EDC's?

Bastid said:
Close, but not quite. :D.

That top knife was made by Electric Cutlery Company. They went out of business around the turn of last century (if memory serves me correctly ;)).
The blade action on it is as nice as any modern production slipjoint I own and even holds up against a few customs by beginning makers.

DSCN0628_593.jpg
Click to expand...

That is an awesome knife. I've just recently come to appreicate traditonal folders and appreicate the pics!
 
brets-ftw said:
Well as the title says im curious what others do with their old edc's, and possibly what i might do with mine. i dont have anything worth selling or trading, of the few i have they probably have sentimental value, or are still carried as i now am up to 6 knives i generally keep on person with a few to spare for rotations, but i digress, what do yall do?
Click to expand...

If a knife ever became an EDC for me, not just one I like and have in the collection, I'd hold on to it. It will come in handy sometime in the future.

At the time you're thinking of letting it go, it may be useful to consider the good times you've had while using it. After letting it go, it's gone, and then you'll quite likely wish later on that perhaps you hadn't. If you hold onto it for a long time, say twenty or thirty or more years, that knife will talk... and tell stories... for your friends, or children, or grandchildren.

Never let an EDC go, unless you absolutely have to.
 
I try to help out friends. I don't keep knives and gear long so they are usually in good shape when I want to retire something and grab a newer version or try out another like item. I will pass a knife or what ever it is along to a buddy, a few friends have young kids/teens that are getting into this sort of stuff and knives so I'll pass stuff on to them as well. With my buddies permission of course.
 
If they are still able to be used effectively then keep using it. I have a knife that is like 20 to 30 years old with hard use on it still sharp, and i still carry it around for time to time.
 
Put a few in vehicles for emergencies.

I'd also suggest just giving them away to someone who will enjoy/use them.
 
If you love 'em, sharpen 'em, lube 'em and properly store 'em. If ya don't give 'em to someone who will.

I am in the 1st category, have only given away 1 knife in the 30 years I have been able to have them.
 
I have given away a bunch of knives over the years, traded some with family, and am on the verge of selling a few.
It's tough when some of your all time favorite knives have just a few things about them that you don't like anymore, and never get carried. Like the Mini-Manix I gave away a few years ago (don't worry, it went to my best friend, who has a good appreciation of fine things). Sad to see them go, but better in someone else's hands than hanging on a rack.
 
I give mine away to other guys who dont have a knife that I go to school with. That way theycan have one cuz every person needs a knife!
 
Typically I buy knives I want to use and add to the rotation, but if I find a knife has been sitting out for too long it typically gets sold.

Some have sentimental value and those are kept in a drawer or as others have stated, in place where they can be easily accessed for use.
 
The oldest one I have, an Endura Ive had for over a decade and I keep for sentimental value. Recent unused ones I sell or give away to family or friends that have a use for them.
 
My old EDC was a Gerber Paraframe, which has since been replaced by a Spyderco Endura FFG. There's no way that Gerber will stay in my rotation now, but I think I'm going to throw it in my car glove box, just in case.
 
I'm always comparing designs and features. So, even if I don't carry them, I keep them to serve as benchmarks.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top