What's your criteria for NOT EVER using a knife??

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this are questions about the knives you plan to keep, not sell or trade:

how expensive/collectible/rare does it have to be for you to not ever use it?

what make/model would you NEVER use?

..or would you use your knives no matter how pretty, rare, & collectible?
 
I think if I was fortunate enough to find a knife with historical significance I would not use it, otherwise it will be carried and used :D
 
I've got a Lance Kelley California Bowie with outstanding engraving on the blade and handle from the mid to late 60's. This knife is about my only one that I absolutely wouldn't use because of the rarity. I've got knives worth more that I use, but not anything this scarce/rare.
 
I don´t think I could resist not using a good knife, if I had in may hands the original Bowie, or a knife that belonged to Napoleon, or whatever, I would look for a piece of thread and cut it, I would be very careful not to scratch the knife or anything, but not use it at all ???, I don´t think I could do it.
 
knives are meant (for the most part) to be used, i use all my knives if i can find an application worthy of certain ones. currently using a strider custom as a hiking emergency carry.
 
I have a beautiful custom damascus bowie that I haven't convinced myself to use. It is my most expenive knife to date, so that would be why.
 
Mostly any knife I obtain never gets used.I do have three or four that get used but very lightly so.Don't ask me why but almost everything I own stays like new.tom.:confused:
 
Originally posted by shane45-1911
Is your car a Yugo or a Lambourghini?
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haha, good point.

hey voodoo - i have a $50,000 BMW, and also a $5,000 honda. if i paid 5K for a knife, i'd date it & not even try to make it to 1st base out of pure respect. if i paid 50K for a knife, i'd marry it & let it run my life :D
 
I'd never buy a knife that wasn't for using. I have spares of knives that haven't been used....yet....
 
i can picture a completely different set of answers in the custom knife forum.

i personally have knives that i use, and knives that i don't. i'd never use my $1200 brend model 2. i use all of my benchmades & spyderco's, all of which are under $200. i'm excited about a duncan aftershock arriving in a month or so, but i'll probably sit there, open & close it, admire it, carry it around on romantic nights out, and not cut anything beyond thread, tape, and thin package wrapping with it.

sorry, but that's just my feeling on this subject. maybe if i had spares of each expensive custom, i'd have a user & a "looker" -- hey that idea doesn't sound too bad! my wallet's gonna hate me..
 
I have a quartermaster's knife that my grandpa carried in WWII and gave to me a few months ago. I cleaned it all up, and have thought about sharpening, but you can be sure it will never see any real use. I actually am planning on making a box or something to hang it on the wall in, just haven't had a chance yet.
Beyond that, I would never buy or make myself a knife that I don't intend to use.
 
If I buy it I use it no matter how much, the only knife I ever bought and never used, was an old WW2 Pilots Camillus Folding Survival Machete. I bought it put it away for a couple of years than sold it on Ebay, I never used it cause I had Machetes that were better suited for the job of chopping.
 
I have several expensive, valuable, collectible, rare (even one-of-a-kind) knives. I use them all.

I don't think I'd buy a knife I didn't intend to use. If I did, I imagine I would soon sell it, due to frustration. I enjoy their beauty and perhaps their exclusivity, but I buy them for their utility value, and use them accordingly.

As for money-growing investments: I bought Corning (GLW) for $1.66 per share earlier this year; now it's bouncing around $11-12. Knife investments are riskier, more poorly leveraged, and generally worse than I can do with stocks, options, futures, etc.--and thus buying valuable knives for speculation seems unappealing to me.

--Mike
 
AaaWWWwwww!!!

But what if you bought corning at 12.00 and it went to one?

More people lose money in the market than make money as you should know if you are an investor.

Brokers are wrong about 80% of the time, they make their living off others buys and sells, not owning stock themselves for the most part.

If you are not a collector, you'll answer that you will use them if you buy them.

I have some knives bought as investments, but you have to realize they are long term investments and not something you'll make a lot on in 5-10 years usually. Mine are there for part of the retirement enjoyment in about 15 years and they will be cash sells so old Uncle gets cut out of the equation.

The right purchases of knives as investments will never go down over the long haul. The rarer the knife, the more it will be worth eventually to you or your survivors.

As in all collectables, rarity, then condition controls the value. Having both rare and NIB gets you there most assuredly, unless you think knives will fall by the wayside and become unpopular in the future [ unlikely ].

You only need choose wisely initially and let it sit new to make money over the long haul.

People who bought Scagels, Serles, and such 20 years ago for 100-300.00 are looking at these worth somewhere in the neighborhood of 2000-4000.00 today. Rare to begin with, no more being made, they become good investments [ in cash ].

Lets take guns--I own three preban m1a's.
Two cost me a mere pittance of a few hundred, now they are worth 18-2500.00.

Old Colts--ww1 and ww2 originals in 80-95% condition. One [ the 1942 Colt ] cost me 400.00 in "90", worth about 18-2000.00 today.

The ww1 cost me 1600.00 5 years ago, today at least 2600-2800.00 These are cash when I sell them.

The idea is to diversify your investments, know what you are buying, do the research, buy the best you can afford and stick them away. They'll appreciate considerably and do it year in and year out.

I have users and put aways in guns and knives. One must know what will be worth more due to demand and have patience and the time to allow them to grow in demand.

Think them Colts are ever going to go down in value? Think the Serles, Scagels will ever be less than they were purchased for?

You don't have to be a collector, but if you like a certain theme, like knives, have the cash to buy the right knives and the time to wait on them, they'll be part of the retirement [ in cash ].

How about that Bagwell Belle of mine. When Bill has gone to the big kahuna in the sky, I can guess pretty accurately they'll increase 2 maybe 3 times what I paid. As he is not 20, nor 30, or even 50 now, how long before they increase to those levels. Timing, you have to look at the big picture and have the time to wait.

Knives are bad investments if you pick the wrong knives to collect [ like stocks ]. They can be enjoyed, admired, and be a source of income when you need it.

Brownie
 
I use all of my knives. Thats not saying much, because not one of them was over $200.00. That being said.......its all in your opinion of art and tool. If you view a custom knife as a work of art then maybe you should display it with pride, and try to keep in the original state of purchase. If you buy a knife to actually cut things, then use it. Weather its art or functional art is up to the owner. If I had a $400.00 on up custom knife made by hand I could see myself just looking at it.
 
I refuse to use any antique knife. Knives that are more then 100 years old should be treated as historical relics. We are only the temporary custodians of these historical artifacts, they should be preserved and passed down. I do sometimes make an exception for examples that turn up in poor order. These damaged examples can be valuable testing subjects.

n2s
 
The only knife I see never using was a Sam Cox Slantpoint that was a gift from my father. I have several Brends that are users, and several that aren't yet. I don't see the need to ever use certain pieces in my collection, but that's not to say they would never get used. I doubt I'd ever buy a knife and say "I won't use that one." I've bought plenty without plans of making them users, and they have ended up in my pocket or on my belt.
 
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