When did your knife addiction begin?

[88M SOLDIER]

My first memory of carrying a knife was when i was about 5, my dad showed me the knife he used on his shrimpboat and told me a few stories, Ever since then i've spent about as much on knives as transportation. Like any other addict I make excuses to buy more such as a Deployment,a new job or waking up in the morning. I carry An Emerson commander,kershaw leek, leatherman wave and a spyderco endura everyday(I lend this one out to the people we all know who like to dig holes in concrete and cut axles in half with pocket knives though they don't ever carry one themself). When did your addiction begin?

 

[Pocketknife]

I don't remember ever not having a pocketknife in my pocket, plus one in my tackle box, but my memory is pitiful! Probably the same age as you. So....about 50 years ago. I'm still low-tech, though....I haven't got one of those fancy folders with a pocket clip yet, but any day now! (Leaning towards one with a WAVE, or similar gizmo, for instant opening, if necessary.)

 

[djolney]

The very second that I saw my Uncle sharpening a German skinner with a stag handle and a shiny blade. I must have been 4 years old at the time.

 

[Mitchell Knives]

I really can't remember ever being without a knife.
I do remember that when I was about 2 years old, I had this small folding "Fisher Price" plastic knife that I really liked. I kind of doubt that you would see that kind of toy these days.:thumbdn:

 

[DGG]

I grew up in the country and everyone just automatically had a folder of some sort. They were no different to us than any other tool, nothing special just a knife.

I have to smile when I think of all of us in Boy Scouts with our folders, fixed blades, and hatchets at 10 years of age. We knew how to use, sharpen and carry them, no whoosy kids in that group.

 

[love4steel]

Ths first time I became interested is when I saw my friends benchmade cqc-7. But my addiction began when I began shopping for a good scuba-diving knife. This is where I started researching online and finding sights like this one to fuel the desire that was buried within. A year later I had a sebenza, camptramp, 4 striders, a benchmade and two spyderco's

 

[Franciscomv]

I come from a family of knife addicts, some have very specific tastes (like my grand-uncle who only collects and uses vintage Pumas) others just accumulate users. Every time one of my male relatives wanted to give me a special gift, it was something sharp.

Even before I seriously got into knives, reading about steels, learning about all the important makers, I had around thirty good knives (lots of SAKs and fixed blades, folders came later).

My real addiction began not long ago. I got a new job, as an outdoors guide, and I was asked by some customers about some knives, so I started researching. I found this forum and KF, bought a few new blades to try out... and I was hooked!

Suddenly I started "needing" a different knife each week, like "I don't have any one hand openers, I should get one". At first the excuses were almost legitimate, but that quickly gave way to weaker excuses.

 

[Joe62]

Like alot of people it started in grade school with the Cub scouts. Pens, Barlows, Scout knives, SAK, trappers, fish knives and of course the electricians knife were all knives of my youth. Then came the Buck 110's and fixed blade hunting knives. For a while the tactical bug bit me with Benchmade, Spyderco and the assisted openers. Now it's back to the traditional knives of my youth.
I guess next it will be customs.

 

[Doug C]

Not my fault,it was in the DNA.

 

[T.K.C.]

My Mom started MY knife addiction! I started when I was 7-8 years old; have been carrying one and collecting knives since then. It has 31, almost 32 years for me.

 

[WarRaven]

Same here, started around 7-8 years of age.

So, 30 odd years so far of packing a knife of some sort daily.

WR

 

[Bladewolf]

Same here, Boy Scouts, been carrying for 30 Years. Switched to FB's when I was about 18.

 

[65hoss]

My grandfather and dad were knife nuts. They started me on knives and guns basically from the time I was born. I have many of both of their knives and guns now that both are gone. You should have seen the look on the wifes face when I started bringing all that stuff home. haha.

 

[Tracker81]

You guys are sooo lucky that you have such support for your interest. No one in my family cares much for my knife addiction and that's probably why I spend so much time on this forum as its nice to see like-minded people. :thumbup:

 

[paulwesley]

late bloomer. About 2 yrs ago bouight a cold steel spike. I thought it was the neatest little knife. Then bought a colt ar-15k and was hooked. since its just been all the way up the ladder. Now its just BM, Spyderco etc. Im hooked!!

 

[Pocketknife]

Minor hijack, sorry.....Paul, how do you like that Cold Steel Spike? I'm thinking of getting one. I see they have 3 blade styles...which do you have?

 

[Ebbtide]

Here are my first knives

My Dad carved the wooden one for me so I could play Daniel Boone and the aluminum bladed survival knife came from the Flushing World's Fair.
There were others but they've gone their own way.

My Dad and uncles always had a knife in their pocket, so I guess it was a natural for me

 

[Hair]

I'm a late bloomer. I always thought knives were cool, since I'm a guy. But it wasn't until earlier this year that I really got into knives.

I got a job at a newspaper, which requires me to use a knife fairly often. That, plus my new (larger) paychecks got me thinking about getting some higher-end knives.

I got a Spyderco Native and a Buck 110 at Wal*Mart, and they started the "quality obsession". Now I am saving up for a Sebenza.

I like all types of knives. I want my collection to represent a lot of variety. Slipjoints, SAK, modern folders, traditional locking knives, fixed blades, switchblades, butterfly knives etc...

I'm just into production knives right now and want to get a lot of the top production knives out there (Sebenza, SERE2K, Manix, SMF, Skirmish etc...) before I start getting into customs.

 

[puukkoman]

Oh, jeez.
I was a little guy, carrying a slipjoint that was my Dad's first knife when he was tiny. Then, when I got into scouts, they told me I couldn't bring it to meetings until I got my certifications... Man, was I steamed. At that point I'd already learned how to use it and be responsible with it (cut my little tiny fingers learning the "do not stab your slipjoint into a tree" lesson... got my own bandaid and said "nuthin!" when Mommy asked what happened to my finger Dad must have been proud).
As soon as I realized that there were other types of knives, I started to get interested in amassing a collection of things that interested me.
Peace.

 

[joncevans]

It was my Grandpas past time trading pocket knives, and gifts from my Dad that whittled edged tools into my soul. Ever since I have had a knife of some form or another.:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: