When your knife is a toy, not a tool?

anthony cheeseboro

anthony cheeseboro

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Yesterday and today, I really wanted to buy another knife, but I certainly don’t need one, and I have already treated myself this week. My point is although my knives are serious tools, at times they are just sharp adult toys. That goes double when I am tempted to sell something I really like just to buy one I don’t need.
 
It would seem there is a bit of toy factor with a lot of things.
I'm not into flipping and flicking knives open when It comes to use, but I often can't help but flick one open ( if I'm carrying a OHO ) when sitting at home.

I think it can happen with anything you care at all about, it's the condition called interest.
A wrench is just a wrench, but when you give them enough thought to have preferences there's a chance you hold a ratchet up to your ear and listen to the click of the pawl , fondle it to check grip , or take it apart and re-lube it with your preferred grease.

If they're anything more than just objects you hit, cut, or turn things with there's probably some toy factor in there.
 
Hickory n steel said:
I think it can happen with anything you care at all about, it's the condition called interest.
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Not really. Knives are different. They have "more going on" than the vast majority of objects folks are into. While it might be cool to have the most totally awesome lawnmower or screwdriver or smartphone, none are things that Jim Bowie or Rambo or Nessmuk or "badboys" used, or are used for "survival" or "combat," etc.

There is a knife industry because knives knives have fantasy associated with them. Not just "interest." Nothing bad with that at all. In fact not many other things have that. Which is what makes knives so damn cool.
 
marcinek said:
Not really. Knives are different. They have "more going on" than the vast majority of objects folks are into. While it might be cool to have the most totally awesome lawnmower or screwdriver or smartphone, none are things that Jim Bowie or Rambo or Nessmuk or "badboys" used, or are used for "survival" or "combat," etc.

There is a knife industry because knives knives have fantasy associated with them. Not just "interest." Nothing bad with that at all. In fact not many other things have that. Which is what makes knives so damn cool.
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That is so true!
 
I got rid of most of my knifesturbation toys a while ago. Balisongs, OTF autos, D/A autos, etc. But even though most of my knives now are "tools", I still have a few dozen. Not exactly "necessary".
 
You have a point when it comes to the modern/tactical/bushcraft knife industry. I'm not sure what the fantasy is for SAKs, slipjoints, Moras, Opinels, etc.

marcinek said:
There is a knife industry because knives knives have fantasy associated with them. Not just "interest." Nothing bad with that at all. In fact not many other things have that. Which is what makes knives so damn cool.
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rje58 said:
I'm not sure what the fantasy is for SAKs, slipjoints, Moras, Opinels, etc.
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Macgyver!
 
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rje58 said:
You have a point when it comes to the modern/tactical/bushcraft knife industry. I'm not sure what the fantasy is for SAKs, slipjoints, Moras, Opinels, etc.
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Fantasy ?
You mean basic no frills functionality ?

I don't see the fantasy unless someone just wants to be macgyver or whatever.
 
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