When you just can't warm up to the knife

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I've had a few knives I thought I would love and just can't get with them. What do you do? Sell them on? Gift them? Put them in the back of the collection?
 
Abuse them. Throw them in the tool kit, the car, wherever. Maybe one day they'll break, or just go away.

I am edcing a Kershaw Concierge. I really like the blade profile - it's just about the perfect do it all.

However, it is tip up carry, and the belt clip is recessed.

I can't see any advantage to tip up carry in a finger flipper. And if there is, I just can't get used to it. I have to conciously adjust the position of the knife to open it.

Recessed belt clips reduce the profile and make for just a little more comfortable grip. But the downsides are obvious. Tedious wrestling to get them over pocket seams, and for "finer clothing" they will more aggressively wear fabric.

So I may be looking for a replacement. And if so, it'll go in the tool box, or some other place to be used and abused.
 
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They stay tucked away in my knife box ^^

I bought a Griptilian 550 because I liked how it looked in pictures - upon receiving it, I couldn't get over how ugly it looks to me in reality and how cheap it feels, since I paid Spyderco money for it ... So it lives in the box until I can think of someone to give it to or maybe I'll warm up to it, who knows :)

The Grip isn't the only knife that gets that treatment, but it is the most expensive one in that box of knives that don't get used
 
If I get a knife I can't feel its karma with, it usually turns out to be a fast mover in my collection.. I will either flip it or just give it away to one of my more edged tool deprived associates.. I have given away a couple of customs and a sack full of manufactured edged tools as a result of my finicky tastes.. So if the knife doesn't "talk" to me, it's on the fast track out of my collection after a couple of days
 
Ikhnaton said:
They stay tucked away in my knife box ^^

I bought a Griptilian 550 because I liked how it looked in pictures - upon receiving it, I couldn't get over how ugly it looks to me in reality and how cheap it feels, since I paid Spyderco money for it ... So it lives in the box until I can think of someone to give it to or maybe I'll warm up to it, who knows :)

The Grip isn't the only knife that gets that treatment, but it is the most expensive one in that box of knives that don't get used
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Make that Benchmade.
 
I say use it a lot, too
More importantly, figure out what you don't like about it.... Sometimes we see a pattern and learn what we don't like.

Me, I've never held a "Loveless" style Coke Bottle handle that I ever liked ....

I still have them, for when I need a reminder
 
I either sell them or give them away. That's a backup plan I plan on from the beginning; it's liberating since I can more freely try out a knife that I'm not sure if I will like. Sometimes I'll keep a knife that has something really unique or interesting about it (or would be difficult to replace), but for the most part I get rid of the ones that don't get picked up. There are too many knives out there to get hung up on taking one out of the collection.
 
It depends on the knife.

I buy mostly from two dealers who are great about returns. Last week I bought a used SR1 from one of them, I didn't like it and he exchanged it for a new American Lawman, which I love.

If it's something collectible, I'll keep it. For instance, I've got a Porsche-Wenger SAK that has very thick stainless steel handle scales. It's useless as a pocket knife, but it came in a pretty box and is a nice addition to my SAK collection.

If it's a good knife but just not up my alley, I'll either give to somebody who'll enjoy it or pass it on to a dealer that sells them for me.
 
Ikhnaton said:
They stay tucked away in my knife box ^^

I bought a Griptilian 550 because I liked how it looked in pictures - upon receiving it, I couldn't get over how ugly it looks to me in reality and how cheap it feels, since I paid Spyderco money for it ... So it lives in the box until I can think of someone to give it to or maybe I'll warm up to it, who knows :)

The Grip isn't the only knife that gets that treatment, but it is the most expensive one in that box of knives that don't get used
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Get some nice scales for it. It makes all the difference
 
I give ‘em away. A couple of younger knife enthusiasts live in my “neighborhood” out here in the country. They’re always delighted when they receive a factory boxed, almost new knife for their collection(s). Kinda’ makes me feel good as well.
 
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:oops:How else you gonna end up with hundreds of knives ? :rolleyes:

I try to sort anything really bad before the seller's return window closes .

Also , trying hard these days to only buy what I'm pretty sure will keep me satisfied ...at least for a while . ☺️
 
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