What's become of us ????????????

I love knives as tools, I have quite a lot of them. The ones I use as tools for the most part cost under $150.00. The fact is, I have all the knives I will ever need to use as tools. Now I am buying knives just because I like them and the knives I am buying now will never be used (one that I will be purchasing I hope to never use, but I will be getting trained in its proper use none the less).

I have no problem with someone thinking that all you need is a cheap knife just as long as they realize that I do not base my knife purchasing decisions on what other people think.
 
Yes Keith, that is the essence of a fulfilling and happy life...." to thine own self be true".
 
Gramps, My Dad gave me a similar lecture back when.
I had the good fortune to learn, however, that
there are times when , for mental health reason,
when "want" can become a "need".

Remember, all work and no play (rewards) can
really injure Jack not just make him a dull boy.
A person just needs to learn to moderate with
reason the "want".
 
Gramps,
You're okay in my book, the thread has generated good responses from many here.

Thats what the forum is for, to me anyway.

Exchanges of ideas about knives. Passing information between us on knives and being able to read others experiences with knives.

Thanks for the posting

Brownie
 
"What's become of us ????????????"

The internet pure and simple IMO, with a 1001 knifes staring us in the face day in and day out because we choose to be here, no wonder our hobbies might seem out of control to some, because of the internet they very well might be, that call is for each one of us to make ourselves i believe!

I have been collecting knifes for many years and i had it under control before the internet, it was mainly knife magazines and shows that kept me going with my love for knifes, now i turn on my PC and my knife world got a 1000 times more complex, add the forums where there are many others that feel like i do about knifes and you can add keeping up with the Jones on a world wide stage platform, like it or not if you play that game, which is only human, life is short and having fun is what it's all about. When the fun stops i will be out of here and if for some reason that's not until i die, so be it, we will all be gone shortly, life is way too short to worry about anyone pointing a finger at our pictures saying, there's was one messed up puppy before he left us! :p LOL hehe

James
 
I bought the first Buck folding hunter I ever saw for about $35 or $40 in the PX at Ft Bliss, TX, in 1965. At the time, I was getting paid $85.00/month by the US Army. I would never even think about spending a comparable percentage of my present income on a MUCH better knife.
I ended up throwing the Buck away in the Flattops of NW Colorado in 1970 because it was so hard to sharpen and wouldn't hold an edge. I finished off the elk I was working on with an old Case Trapper. I have never owned another Buck.
I started making knives partially because good ones are so expensive.
The cheap older knives used steel that is inferior to the modern varieties and the knives were not as well made.
 
Everyone's reply to my original posting has made me pause and evaluate my position, and the many reasons why we all like knives and how in some sense they bring meaning into our lives. For some of us it's collecting slip joints because that was the first pocket knife we owned, carried eveywhere, and used hard. For others knives are investments, or tools for use in our every day lives...and yet still for others necessities in the great outdoors...some folks literally make their living from knives.... for some they are a hobby that brings pleasure. I'm reminded of Mike's moving post: knife buying is more than just a hobby for him; it's the very essence of life , a way in which to cope with a terrible tragedy, and a link to the past as well as the promise of a future that helps him in a very profound way face the present. Each of us may have a different reason why knives are important to us, but all of us share in a common appreciation. That is what is important...that is ultimately what bring us to this forum. I now see clearly, no one has the right to pass judgment or to even evaluate another's reasons .....but we all have the OBLIGATION to be true to what calls us to knives, and share that in a brotherly way with each other.
 
Originally posted by TorzJohnson
Hey Gramps,
I'm currently living in the bustling town of Wingdale, which I won't blame you if you've never heard of. We do have a stop light on route 22 though.
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Wingdale's a big swamp, ain't it? ;) Do much duck hunting?

Bob,
from the booming metropolis of Whitehall, about 150 miles farther upstate, straight north of you.
 
an object is only worth what someone is willing to pay. if lots of people are willing to pay to much for a piece of metal with a handle so be it....
i collect american pre 58 autos and have paid alot for some of these pieces of metal with a handle and a spring. gramps if there were no opinions then think how boring this world would be
missaman
 
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