You know you are addicted to Traditionals when......

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Great thread ... too funny and real! If you're a regular reader of this forum you're already beyond recovery. I spend more time deciding what EDC to carry than what shirt I'm going to wear to work.

You know you're addicted to traditional folders if you wonder if your Case CV Trapper is feeling neglected because you're EDCing your Ben Hogan on the weekends ...
 
Thanks guys.

I love the descriptions, Jared's knives and especially the excuses.

I know that I am a midget among some of this company in knowledge, experience and in both quantity and quality of cutting edges. I do not have the taste of a refined collector. I am just an aggregator of sharps; most for use; some for exploration of styles and patterns - there are no good knife stores near me; and some for admiration and enjoyment of great craftsmanship and wonderful and imaginative use of material.

One of my excuses has been: "...it is just a $10 knife from china" - wearing thin.

My wife owns, and I happily drive a used 17 year old Lincoln and a 16 year old Chevy Police Caprice. Yes, I spend more on knives in a year than the cars I drive are worth.

As to daily carry, I dress without fashion in loose clothes, dress white shirt and sport coat (to carry ... stuff), but no tie. I prefer using very sharp specialized knives for specific cutting and slicing tasks - mainly food prep and packaging, but some whittling. 3-6, depending on mood and expected chores is quite normal EDC. No Pocket clips and no bulges. My heavy trade work and outdoors requirements are 20 years past. I saw too many bleeding winners from knife fights to think to carry a knife for self-defense.

Thank you for your many charming posts.

Mike H.
 
jc57 said:
Heck, if I hiked in the mountains regularly I wouldn't feel quite so foolish about owning pocket knives. But I'm a cubicle worker in a large city and neither hunt, camp, nor fish, and it's been years since I did any mountain trail hiking. I should find a more practical hobby.
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Yes, and I would be the happy beneficiary of your donated collection when you choose to be more responsible. :D
 
You know when your addicted when after 13 years here you still open these,"...You know you're addicted when..." threads and they still make ya smile 'cause they still all apply to you. ;) :)
 
Mink said:
Yes, and I would be the happy beneficiary of your donated collection when you choose to be more responsible. :D
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I'm sure we could work out a suitable honorarium in exchange for my donation, if the time ever comes. ;)
 
rockgolfer said:
I am keeping track of this list, now I know who not to trade with ;)

The library episode from Seinfeld comes to mind :D
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LOL now this made me laugh which then got me a weird look from the soon to be wife! I have to say I'm guilty of this as well but it's one of those things I would never really admit because it sounds pretty weird but turns out there are lots of weirdos here as well so I'm in good company haha! :)
 
jc57 said:
Heck, if I hiked in the mountains regularly I wouldn't feel quite so foolish about owning pocket knives. But I'm a cubicle worker in a large city and neither hunt, camp, nor fish, and it's been years since I did any mountain trail hiking. I should find a more practical hobby.
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Heck, my mountain trail hiking is way scaled back to senior citizen walking. At my age, my far boondocking days are over. But as a citizen of modern 21st century American suburbia, I find a small sharp knife invaluable for every day living. Older arthritic fingers can't deal with a variety of packaging, so it's easier to just slit it open with a sharp blade. There's twine to cut for the tomato plants out back, ail to be opened, UPS boxes to be opened, staples to be removed, snacks to be cut in half and shared with the better half, and a hundred other uses.

City boys and office cubicle inhabitants just need a smaller knife! That's why there's peanuts.:D

Carl.
 
jackknife said:
Heck, my mountain trail hiking is way scaled back to senior citizen walking. At my age, my far boondocking days are over. But as a citizen of modern 21st century American suburbia, I find a small sharp knife invaluable for every day living. Older arthritic fingers can't deal with a variety of packaging, so it's easier to just slit it open with a sharp blade. There's twine to cut for the tomato plants out back, ail to be opened, UPS boxes to be opened, staples to be removed, snacks to be cut in half and shared with the better half, and a hundred other uses.

City boys and office cubicle inhabitants just need a smaller knife! That's why there's peanuts.:D

Carl.
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And Pembertons ;)
 
...it's gone from holding out a hand and asking the wife "Honey, pick one of these for me to carry today, wouldja please?" to holding out both hands and asking "Pick three!" ;)
 
So many true statements. Around other people I don't think anything of it, but here in a community like this and especially this thread it's more like, "hello I'm Eric and I'm an addict." That sure ain't a bad thing!
 
I've gotten into the habbit of making sure my knives are safe before sitting down, in ANY situation. There's a certain order to doing it right. Haven't dropped anything out of my pockets in years. And, yes, I'm talking about THAT room.:D
 
You insist to your girlfriend that that "carbon taste" on food is actually good for you and is considered a dietary supplement...
 
Jackknife and Smithhammer - please, I can assure you this is no laughing matter, the Surgeon General has warned of such carbon shortages in the diet for years...
 
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