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I just recently joined and am happy that I have found a site that more than covers one of my main hobbies.
I have been collecting knives, mostly folding, for about 30 years now. Maybe I should not call myself a collector but rather a cutlery addict, I do not limit myself to just one brand or type knife. I buy what I like, so I have a group of multi tools, some sheath knives, some old knives, tatical knives, hunting knives, a few, but very few high end knives, and some of those really cheap knives.
I can remember as a kid when we would go out of town to visit family, my father would stop at a paticular hardware store and purchase a amber handled 3 7/8" 3 blade stock pattern by Queen Steel ( a 9a if memory is right). I always thought that they were the most beautiful thing that i had ever seen, and I still occansionally buy a Queen knife.
And when I got old enough to buy my own knives I found the closest Queen dealer and started carrying a model 26a or 16a Queen. When I got older I purchased several queens and kept on until I started to branch out and buy different brands.
So that is where it stands today, I dont always look at the brand, I buy because I find the knife different or unique.