Welcome Home...THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY

I was recently asked what was my favorite pocket knife style. I did not know the answer but said I know what I like when I see it. Hope I am not alone in this indecsion.

Views: 122

Reply to This

Replies to This Discussion

Not at all.  I have evolved from a collector to a lover of all things sharp.  Our collection started  out as Case knives, now it is what we like when we see it LOL

I'm partial to 3 to 5 layer SAK's  and Case 3 blade Sowbelly's after that I have some small 1 blade folders

like my Kershaw Chive that often gets back up from one the above knives.  But overall I'm a lover of

anything that's sharp , knifes / hatchets / axes  etc.. The list is endless

WHITTLERS...Those are my favorite.

However, I've got a Victorinox Recruit in my pocket, alongside a Japanese Higonokami.

Old & rare stampings

..then..

Lockback whittlers

..then..

leverlocks

..then..

automatics, in general

..then..

cutting instruments w/ superior blade steel

..then..

friction folders

..then..

cutting instrument that do not appear to be cutting instruments

..then..

items that can be sharpened to cut things

..then..

Yup, I think I'm in the same boat.

Not at all!  Seems similar to the "How many knives are in your collection?" question. 

When I first joined my local knife collecting club, I got hit with the "What kind of knives do you collect?" question a lot.  That's a viable question, one meant to bring collectors together, certainly well-intentioned.  Unfortunately it also tends to really expose the differences between collectors, both in tastes & collecting styles.  My first impulse was a sarcastic one that I had to fight:  "Um, the ones with blades...?"

But there are so many different kinds of knives & ways to collect -- it's like putting history geeks together -- then realizing you've got ancient Asian historians milling about with modern American historians & everything in between.

I tend to move about different focuses in my overall collection, & I would get bored with only collecting one type of knife from one manufacturer (for example), but the latter certainly works for some people quite well.

Regardless, the most valuable aspect of this type of question is the opportunity for introspection it gives us.  It's easy to just go about our collections knowing that we like what we like.  But as you stated in the title of this thread, it's really interesting to analyze what we like, & usually that's intertwined with the question as to why we like it.  This often leads us to looking at our collection in new ways -- or at least to spending more time & thought on our collection, & that's seldom a bad thing.

Reply to Discussion

RSS

whiteriverknives.com

Latest Activity

Kevin D commented on George R Naugle's photo
9 hours ago
Lars replied to Dennis Hibar's discussion A new iKC calendar and a new year of knives!
17 hours ago
George R Naugle replied to Tobias Gibson's discussion Camillus Knives in the group BOX FULL OF KNIVES
17 hours ago
George R Naugle posted a photo
17 hours ago

KnifeMaker
Andy Larrison replied to Dennis Hibar's discussion A new iKC calendar and a new year of knives!
18 hours ago
Dennis Hibar replied to Dennis Hibar's discussion A new iKC calendar and a new year of knives!
yesterday
Carl Bradshaw commented on Jan Carter's group Daniels Family Knife Brands
Tuesday
Carl Bradshaw commented on Jan Carter's group Daniels Family Knife Brands
Tuesday

KnifeMaker
Doug Ritter posted a discussion
Monday
George R Naugle posted a status
"I used this knife to process a deer two years ago, just as an experiment to see if it was still useful. It is."
Sunday

Featured
dead_left_knife_guy commented on George R Naugle's blog post My first hunting knife
Sunday
Kevin D replied to John Robinson's discussion Boker Tree Brand 1925-1928 pattern 9821 Pocket Knife
Saturday
John Robinson replied to John Robinson's discussion Boker Tree Brand 1925-1928 pattern 9821 Pocket Knife
Saturday

Featured
dead_left_knife_guy replied to Scott King's discussion Member Needs & Prayer Requests
Saturday
Jan Carter replied to Scott King's discussion Member Needs & Prayer Requests
Friday
George R Naugle commented on Fred Feightner's group Case Fans
Friday

© 2025   Created by Jan Carter.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service