Why Can't I Keep my Knives?

It's a sickness. But, it's fun. :D
You'll end up will a bunch of knives you like and you will rotate them.
Rolf
 
I'm a owner and user, not a collector. That being said I tend to give knives away. When I find a knife I like more than the one I was using previously for a specific task, then I give the old one away to someone I care about or someone whom could use it. I see no purpose in a tool sitting in a drawer collecting dust so I'll give it to someone whom will use and appreciate it for what it is. I also tend to buy knives as gifts for hunting buddies etc.

It may surprise people but I literally only 'use' three knives and that's it. My BK2, Mora, and Ferret (I consider my wave a multi-tool not a blade). Those 3 get used all the time so I see no need for others currently.

This translates to my gun hobby as well. Only users, not a collector their either.
 
What's the problem?
Probably it is wise to do so.
If you are not a collector with a specific topic in mind, then this might be the way to enjoy knives.
Funding a new toy with a toy you feel you don't need anymore is fine.
red mag
 
jill jackson said:
It's the knife companies fault! They aren't like they used to be long ago, where they just had a few models out for year after year. That's all there was and nobody felt the need to get rid of their old ones and replace them with, the latest, greatest new model. Now they have discovered we are a fickle bunch and are easily tempted with the new offerings. So, we drop the old and go with the new, in our never ending quest for knife happiness. That means a lot of us will sell off the old, to get the funds for the new, or we just don't care about them as much even if we don't need the funds for the new, so we let them go, forgetting how thrilled we were when they first came out. :D

Remember when you were a young kid and how you'd long for the newest toy, you'd see advertised on TV? How your life would seem to be so fulfilled if you only had it? How your old stuff would seem so boring, compared to the newest? (hypnotized from a young age to believe that material things bring happiness) I think a lot of us do that with knives now. Back then the marketing ploy, of the toy companies hadn't fully caught up with the knife companies. Today I believe it's going full swing and we for the most part have embraced it. :o
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It's not their fault; it's ours for allowing ourselves to get sucked in and for, in many cases, discovering we reside in Landofdiminishingreturnsville, USA. When I find myself moving in that direction now (which still happens, albeit rarely), I give myself a (figurative) slap in the face and NEARLY always realize that what I already have is wonderful and need not be replaced or substituted.
 
I'm not a collector. I've recently decided to sell some knives that I just don't carry, because of several favorites, and won't keep on a shelf because they don't "speak to me".
I used the money from the sales to buy a knife that does "speak to me". It was a good decision.
 
It's because you, and a lot of people on this forum and nucking futs! A knife is a tool used for cutting and most people here treat them very differently than that, which is driving you literally crazy. Up all night, scouring websites, looking for the latest and greatest thing to help you feel less useless, and when it arrives and you realize its just a very nice cutting tool, you set of on another magical quest to help you feel less useless again. Try living instead of consuming for fulfillment.
 
Cryptyc said he has just 3 knives he uses . Well That's pretty much all the knives ANYONE needs if they use them and don't collect . And that's where the problem is . Anyone who is on this forum has a "thing" for knives and see them for both their practicality and their esthetic beauty and workmanship . But because we don't need more than 2 or 3 knives to do nearly any task you can think of , that leaves us in quite the predicament . We have what we actually need , but we see other great knives all the time that would do the things we need also .

Someone said this .

It's the knife companies fault! They aren't like they used to be long ago, where they just had a few models out for year after year. That's all there was and nobody felt the need to get rid of their old ones and replace them with, the latest, greatest new model. Now they have discovered we are a fickle bunch and are easily tempted with the new offerings. So, we drop the old and go with the new, in our never ending quest for knife happiness. That means a lot of us will sell off the old, to get the funds for the new, or we just don't care about them as much even if we don't need the funds for the new, so we let them go, forgetting how thrilled we were when they first came out.

Remember when you were a young kid and how you'd long for the newest toy, you'd see advertised on TV? How your life would seem to be so fulfilled if you only had it? How your old stuff would seem so boring, compared to the newest? (hypnotized from a young age to believe that material things bring happiness) I think a lot of us do that with knives now. Back then the marketing ploy, of the toy companies hadn't fully caught up with the knife companies. Today I believe it's going full swing and we for the most part have embraced it.
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I think that explains it pretty well . Life was just simpler when the knife companies didn't bring out "new and improved" models every year and there was no internet so we could see every single model in the world .

There are some people who can still just buy a knife and never look back , but for us "knife nuts" on here , the struggle goes on .


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HardTripper said:
It's because you, and a lot of people on this forum and nucking futs! A knife is a tool used for cutting and most people here treat them very differently than that, which is driving you literally crazy. Up all night, scouring websites, looking for the latest and greatest thing to help you feel less useless, and when it arrives and you realize its just a very nice cutting tool, you set of on another magical quest to help you feel less useless again. Try living instead of consuming for fulfillment.
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Correct (and perhaps slightly exaggerated) :) !
 
I cant speak for anyone but myself but for me I just get bored with certain knives. I get them, think they are great then after awhile I get bored with it and something else comes along and knowing I probably will never pickup the others again get sold to fund the new purchase. I never really look at my collection as a drawer of keepers but rather long term leases. I currently only have a handful of knives that are "keepers" and its only sentimental reasons for which they fall into that category. To this day I only miss one or two knives. Mostly because they cant be replaced. But I am honored I had the chance to own them and am happy they went on to homes and made someone else happy. I dont think there is anything wrong with a cycling collection. Especially for family people like me. I dont like spending $500 on knives when I know that money could have went into a college fund for my daughter. So I have adopted a policy that if I buy ANYTHING that isnt a necessity something else has to go to pay for the majority of it. And they way I look at it is if I was able to sell it, I must not have had that large of an attachment.
 
91a2jettavr6 said:
It's not their fault; it's ours for allowing ourselves to get sucked in and for, in many cases, discovering we reside in Landofdiminishingreturnsville, USA. When I find myself moving in that direction now (which still happens, albeit rarely), I give myself a (figurative) slap in the face and NEARLY always realize that what I already have is wonderful and need not be replaced or substituted.
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Sure it's our fault for buying the new stuff constantly. I buy some of the new models that pop up, but I only use a handful of my knives. I've did pretty good with that too, as a lot of it is limited and will go up in value instead of down. A lot of people here will buy something just to use when they already have perfectly good users. Then they will act like the newer stuff cuts so much better than what they already have. They even act pissed off if others don't use everything they buy. I can't see that at all. There's just so many ways a knife will cut something and until what I'm using wears out, I'm not going to start using the rest of my knives. I don't get hurt that way collecting limited and sprints runs, as they in general hold their value very well.
 
Hi Jill.
I could carry my Sodbuster and be content with this folder but I've come to like a pocket clip and a chisel ground blade.
The knife world pot just keeps boiling.
Also, knives can be an investment.
 
HardTripper said:
It's because you, and a lot of people on this forum and nucking futs! A knife is a tool used for cutting and most people here treat them very differently than that, which is driving you literally crazy. Up all night, scouring websites, looking for the latest and greatest thing to help you feel less useless, and when it arrives and you realize its just a very nice cutting tool, you set of on another magical quest to help you feel less useless again. Try living instead of consuming for fulfillment.
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I think I found my answer. Thank you.

I think in going to stick with 3-5 blades at any given time, and when I get tired of them; I can acquire some new ones. Ideally, I can keep moving up in quality until I'm happy with what I end up with.
 
Lycosa said:
Hi Jill.
I could carry my Sodbuster and be content with this folder but I've come to like a pocket clip and a chisel ground blade.
The knife world pot just keeps boiling.
Also, knives can be an investment.
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And most people don't even cut all that much anyway, on a day to day basis. The funny thing is some of the ones that do a lot of cutting around here are farmers and they tend to have some of the most worn out, low tech knives in their pockets you will ever see. I've even shown them my knives and they look at me like I'm crazy, they have zero interest in paying more than they need to.
 
I find myself selling few knives Id never thought Id sell to found others. Some of that for me is Im chaging up my collection but for most part I love the chase. Im the same way with other things in life like women, guns, and cars. If I had the funds Id never sell anything but sadly I dont and need to feed the chase lol
 
Yeah, I did this with guns more so than I do with knives, but for me it is the customization/project aspect. I want to see my idea fleshed out and after it's done I lose interest. I've found that if I can resist the urge to jump on to the next thing I will come back to the guns/knives I already own though.
 
IMHO, what you do is actually more sane than hoarding them. I find it liberating to jettison the things that I don't use on a regular basis. I am comfortable keeping a five or six knife "collection". Any more than that I start feeling like I'm being excessive. So when I go to buy something new I ask myself if what I want is any better than what I already have. If it is then I am willing to let go of the one that it's replacing. If not then I probably don't need it.

Anyway, that's just the way MY mind works. Not knocking anybody who enjoys owning 50 or 500 or more. Whatever makes you happy.
 
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JustinWatts said:
Every time I find myself chasing another knife, I can't help but sell knives I though I'd loved to help fund that one in particular. To this day, I've only had one knife for more than a year simply because it was handed down to me. Other than that, I've sold every knife I've acquired, and fairly quickly too.

Perhaps I'm just not easily impressed; does anyone else succumb to this? I almost feel cheated as I lose money on every knife, and I don't feel I gain anything out of owning them. Perhaps I still need to find the "one," but I feel as though that will never come...

Thoughts?
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No, I'm just the opposite. I've never sold a knife and only traded one very nice Spyderco Military. I have given away a few but I find it very, very hard to part with a knife once I have it in hand.
 
red mag said:
And here we go again "the need".
Different people have different needs. The knife I carry fullfills more needs that just cutting. ;)
red mag
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Of course our knives fulfill more than needs than just cutting. That's why we are knife enthusiasts. It's all about the hobby and passion.
 
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