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Greeting Porchsters! 
It's that time of the year again, and for me it's come round quicker than ever. I can only apologise for my relative lack of engagement during the past year, I've been so busy I've rarely had time to post outside the Guardians thread. I miss posting in the EDC thread, with all the fun and camraderie there, and hope I can get back to posting there daily sometime in 2026.
You Old Hands will know what this thread is about, but here's a reminder!
Everyone else, please read on:
In 2025, if you’re lucky, you may have bought, found, or been given, an EXCEPTIONAL knife. Maybe it was a knife you didn’t think was going to be that special, but it has absolutely CHARMED you. Perhaps it was an inexpensive knife, which you picked up somewhere, slipped in your pocket, and then found you couldn’t stop carrying it. It must be a knife you have gotten on or since Christmas Day 2023. If you’ve come across a knife like that, perhaps you’d like to nominate it as YOUR knife of the year.
Now, it could be that you’ve been perfectly happy carrying the knife you bought or were given many years ago, a knife which has served you so well, why would you want to change? If that’s the case, good luck to you my friend, but that knife doesn’t qualify.
It could be that you’ve had lots of knives this year, and liked many of them, but none of them really stood out. Don’t worry, maybe something will come along next year, which will absolutely knock your socks off. You can tell us about that knife next year.
Also, and we always get a couple of these, you may be one of those indecisive folks who just can’t make your mind up. Maybe you have two, or three, or four knives you really like, and can’t decide which you like the best. If that applies to you, feel free to start another thread, because if ONE of those knives doesn’t stand out, it doesn’t deserve to be nominated for this one. By all means mention a number of knives, but in the end, YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE. If you can’t…on yer bike!
So, we're not looking for the fanciest custom you picked up this year, we're looking for a knife that you've CARRIED, that has absolutely hogged your pocket in a way which may have taken you by surprise. Don't worry if you can't choose one, you're not being asked to choose your favourite child! Feel free to tell us about the knives that didn't quite make it as a KOTY, the ones you liked, but perhaps just didn't carry enough, or the knife you bought last week, which is so fancy you're saving it for Sunday carry, but if you nominate a KOTY, it better be a good 'un! 
This is supposed to be fun, so have a good think, and enjoy posting I hope that 2025 has been a good year for you, and that 2026 is equally kind, and if you don't have a KOTY 2025, good luck in finding one in 2026
This year, there's a bonus giveaway. The Guardians thread, which has now been running for nearly 10 years recently passed 6000 pages. So, if you don't have a Lambsfoot, or you fancy another, I have a simple stainless-bladed Lambsfoot, made by Taylors Eye Witness of Sheffield to give away. Please feel free to enter, just post in this thread, and include the words 'I'm in' in your post. If you can give a good case for your KOTY, I'll enter your name twice. One more thing, if you use IMGUR to host your pics, I may not see them
Good luck everyone
And remember:
It's that time of the year again, and for me it's come round quicker than ever. I can only apologise for my relative lack of engagement during the past year, I've been so busy I've rarely had time to post outside the Guardians thread. I miss posting in the EDC thread, with all the fun and camraderie there, and hope I can get back to posting there daily sometime in 2026.You Old Hands will know what this thread is about, but here's a reminder!
Everyone else, please read on:In 2025, if you’re lucky, you may have bought, found, or been given, an EXCEPTIONAL knife. Maybe it was a knife you didn’t think was going to be that special, but it has absolutely CHARMED you. Perhaps it was an inexpensive knife, which you picked up somewhere, slipped in your pocket, and then found you couldn’t stop carrying it. It must be a knife you have gotten on or since Christmas Day 2023. If you’ve come across a knife like that, perhaps you’d like to nominate it as YOUR knife of the year.
Now, it could be that you’ve been perfectly happy carrying the knife you bought or were given many years ago, a knife which has served you so well, why would you want to change? If that’s the case, good luck to you my friend, but that knife doesn’t qualify.
It could be that you’ve had lots of knives this year, and liked many of them, but none of them really stood out. Don’t worry, maybe something will come along next year, which will absolutely knock your socks off. You can tell us about that knife next year.
Also, and we always get a couple of these, you may be one of those indecisive folks who just can’t make your mind up. Maybe you have two, or three, or four knives you really like, and can’t decide which you like the best. If that applies to you, feel free to start another thread, because if ONE of those knives doesn’t stand out, it doesn’t deserve to be nominated for this one. By all means mention a number of knives, but in the end, YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE. If you can’t…on yer bike!
So, we're not looking for the fanciest custom you picked up this year, we're looking for a knife that you've CARRIED, that has absolutely hogged your pocket in a way which may have taken you by surprise. Don't worry if you can't choose one, you're not being asked to choose your favourite child! Feel free to tell us about the knives that didn't quite make it as a KOTY, the ones you liked, but perhaps just didn't carry enough, or the knife you bought last week, which is so fancy you're saving it for Sunday carry, but if you nominate a KOTY, it better be a good 'un!
This is supposed to be fun, so have a good think, and enjoy posting
I hope that 2025 has been a good year for you, and that 2026 is equally kind, and if you don't have a KOTY 2025, good luck in finding one in 2026 This year, there's a bonus giveaway. The Guardians thread, which has now been running for nearly 10 years recently passed 6000 pages. So, if you don't have a Lambsfoot, or you fancy another, I have a simple stainless-bladed Lambsfoot, made by Taylors Eye Witness of Sheffield to give away. Please feel free to enter, just post in this thread, and include the words 'I'm in' in your post. If you can give a good case for your KOTY, I'll enter your name twice. One more thing, if you use IMGUR to host your pics, I may not see them
Good luck everyone And remember:
