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EDC's versus knife collection.

I am retired and don't need a knive for any job related reasons. I bought my first knive to help with around the house chores. I now have over 80 (Case, Buck, Kershaw, SOG, Schrade, Rough Rider) knives in my collection. I have to recognize that my purchases are more to feed my collection instead of a needed EDC. Share your story are you simply in need of an EDC or are you a collector

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Permalink Reply by Alexander Noot on April 10, 2012 at 7:11

A little bit of both. Mostly an EDC kind of guy. I find that if I don't use a knife it loses it's attraction and end up getting sold or given away in general.

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2021 CalendarPermalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 10, 2012 at 23:13

Easy enough for you, James LOL

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2021 CalendarPermalink Reply by J.J. Smith III on April 10, 2012 at 23:18

Jay, I'm retired also, but in my old job we couldn't carry a knife. It was only after I retired that I started whittling, which caused me to accumulate a number of "spare" knives.

Now some of the "spares" are just too nice to use, so I guess they're a collection.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on April 11, 2012 at 19:48

30 or so EDC's on the table. 500 knives or so in the safe. Guess it is some of both but mostly collectors

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Permalink Reply by perry coleman on April 26, 2012 at 22:03

I'm not retired yet and carry a older knife every day. I like carryin older and sometimes a tactical too. Just like the classic feel and finish that you just can't get in a new knife. Right now I'm carryin this Shapleigh DE jigbone Barlow/Jack. It's razor sharp and cuts everything I need it to. With full halfs and worn down bone,,,,PERFECT!

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Permalink Reply by Sue OldsWidow on April 27, 2012 at 12:08

Mostly collector...have a boxful of EDC

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on January 30, 2013 at 22:20

I am mostly a collector. Out of just about 100 knives that I own, no more than half a dozen have ever been used.

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Permalink Reply by Lee Smith on January 30, 2013 at 22:25

I'm mostly a collector but I collect old edc's to.

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Permalink Reply by mark smith on January 31, 2013 at 5:36

For me the need to have a knife for work related chores turned into the need to collect. It seems to work that way for me with almost anything I get into....guitars, motorcycles, tools, etc. I usually carry two knives. One slipjoint of some kind, either a really old one or a custom, and an Emerson when I'm at work. I like to have a one hand opener for work chores.

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Permalink Reply by Brad T. on January 31, 2013 at 10:06

"Collection"....eh. More of an accumulation of knives. I definitely have some safe queens(30) and they account for 75% of the total value of my knives. The balance of 100 or so knives were rescues of older EDC's from eBay and antique stores. Those knives are carried when I get nostalgic for the old school.

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FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on January 31, 2013 at 16:27

You can have a "collection" of users too :)

"A group of objects or an amount of material accumulated in one location"

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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on January 31, 2013 at 19:39

I am a hunter, fisherman and outdoorsman, I have quite a few EDC knives. Some are fixed blades and some are folders. There are some worth alot and some on the less valuable side. I use knives alot in my endeavors but over the years, I have accumulated plenty of users. Now days, I may only buy one or two users in a year but in that same time frame, purchase anywhere from 6 to 20 knives for my collection or presents.