Whatcha gonna do with that knife collection someday?

Wolfjohn said:
I like a lot of you, collect these fabulous tools some I've made~ others I purchased and have often found myself asking inside, "What will become of these when I'm not around?" I have lineage but none are interested at all in them
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Amon Amarth has good advice in Runes to My Memory:
"Place my weapons by my side for the journey to hall up high.":thumbup:
 
Wolfjohn said:
I like a lot of you, collect these fabulous tools some I've made~ others I purchased and have often found myself asking inside, "What will become of these when I'm not around?" I have lineage but none are interested at all in them ("if you can't plug it in, what good is it?" Generation). I figure I will grow tired of collecting someday (you think!?!) and sell them off and I'd like to donate the return to something worthy possibly a charity. I have around 400+ I've collected and can't tell you why but, I just do love adding a new one when I can. I'm wondering if any of you that collect have thought of this and would be interested in sharing your plans for you collections.
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I promis you I would appreciate them greatly. It's not too late to put me in your will. :p
 
Ill have a two casket funeral, the second one holding all my knives. But at the rate I'm going they might need a piano box!
 
The ones given to me as gifts from family, I'll give to my Daughter. She is interested in what her dad likes (granted she's only 5 right now).
 
I want them melted into a blob and dumped in the ocean so no one else can have them. :D
 
Pass 'em down to the kids if I have them, or nephews and nieces otherwise, and pass the fighters on to soldiers.
 
I don't have any sons... my step daughter likely won't want them. My brother would like them, but he hasn't earned them... so who knows. Same with my guitar collection.... makes me a little sad to think about.
 
I don't have a will, but I should make one. And if you have specific things you want given to specific people you should make one too.

When I was a kid I spent a lot of time with my grandparents. I loved to hear the stories from the old days and seeing the stuff they had, etc. There were a few old guns that my grand-dad had, and a couple that had belonged to my great-grandfather, that he promised to me. I was the only one in the family (other than my dad) that was very interested in that type stuff. Granddad never put that in his will, probably assuming the stuff would go to my dad. Unfortunately my dad died before my grandparents, and most of the things I really wanted went to my uncle. He's also gone now, too. His only daughter has no kids, so there's no telling where these family heirlooms are going to end up. They should keep being passed down through my kids, and theirs, etc.

I honestly don't know if anything he had would be worth anything to a collector, but they would be priceless to me. I still have the memories of the times I spent with my grandparents and that's the most important thing. I don't begrudge my uncle getting the stuff, but wish there had been provision for some of it made as well. Unfortunately, I don't have much contact with my cousin, and would feel kind of greedy asking for it now.

Even if nothing in your collection has much value to a real collector, but if you think someone might want it later, spell it out just to be safe. Or give it to them now.
 
I have dreams of a collector dying and their wife who knows nothing about knives goes to a pawn shop who knows nothing about knives and i buy them all for $50

what? dont look at me like that
 
Leave it to the family even though they are not into knives like the old man.
 
We would probably be a little surprised to see where our "stuff" ends up after we are gone. Looking in any antique store often finds me wondering about the stories behind these items and knowing some of it was someone's prized possesion at one time, be it jewelry or the like.
 
The Government said:
Burry them eight feet deep in an air tight water proof box, high in some mountains somewhere that are only accessible by foot. In your "video will," explain to your kin that there is buried treasure the likes of which they could never imagine and it is their job to find it. Give them clues that they can only solve together. Make sure that while they are on their journey that they learn the value of a good knife from the challenges they face. After they dig up the box leave a note inside that explains why they are now complete and why you are so proud of them and that the knives are now enchanted with magical powers that will allow them to complete your dreams of world domination.

That is what I am going to do anyways:D
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Love what you wrote. I cant top that. Very imaginative. They would defiantly appreciate the value of a good knife and great experience. I second this one ! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
This is one of the main reasons I decided to reproduce. Thank God I had a son on the first try! :D
 
My son, who is 4 years old now, will get all my firearms, knives and swords. He already told me that he wants my knives and swords when he grows up. Made me proud.. :)
 
mmmm....awhile back, a very close friend of mine made his stepson a beautiful pocket knife. He put sooo much time into that thing and it was a real beauty. I was there when the boy got it and it was a proud moment for him to give that to the young man. About 2 months after that, my buddy and I stopped in a pawn shop about 15 miles from home to look at some rifles and saw the same knife for sale in the glass case there...I couldn't believe it....the kid sold it for pocket money. I never in my life felt so bad for one man as I did him right then. My heart really ached for him. He told the owner of the shop the story behind it and the owner got pissed off too. My buddy got it back for what the owner paid for it...$75. That knife dissapeared from sight after that. The kid went back to the pawn shop to peddle something else awhile later on and I was told that the owner opened up on him with both barrels over it....the kid never mentioned it to his stepdad, my buddy won't speak of it but.....I know that kid will never see another come his way or any from the collection his stepdad has either. Somethings we do in life you can jus' can't forget about....and, somethings just gnaw on you the rest of your life too and, I think this one will surely do that to this kid....sad sad thing. I guess that's the thing that got me to thinking about my collection and what I'll do with it....
 
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