Good Afternoon All. Thank you for having me.
Tony, 46yo, from San Antonio, TX. I've found this place to be a super helpful resource in my web scouring for knife information. Signed up to continue learning from the folks that know.
For decades I have given my friends and family nice knives as gifts. My younger brother collects, I've given him countless knives from Spyderco, ZT, Kershaw, MAC kitchen knives and several others. Two Fry Customs, including one made from the steel used by Jason on Forged in Fire, along with a personalized note. My best friend collects straight razors and I've gifted him several, plus a Fry fixed blade skinner. My Dad daily carries a Lone Wolf folder that I bought him over twenty years ago, cooks with a full set of Shun Premiere's and has many others from me over the years. Even a John Wayne case, lol. Gave my Stepdad a Spyderco Carribean Salt, black and yellow with an LC200N blade last Christmas.
I have three nice (for me) knives. All were gifts. A Spyderco Chaparral, SOG Ultra XR (worn out and floppy) and a little handmade staghorn job from Mexico. These have all been daily drivers for the last three or so years.
Had an unspent gift card from my Birthday two years ago, and last week, figured I'd finally get myself a decent knife. Landed on a BM CLA 4300BK-03. So far, so good. I like my tools to be and look well used, so no safe queens for now, but I'm sure that will change.
Next I'm eyeballing a Mini Bugout, BM 535-3. Something slicier and light for daily and making the CLA a weekender for now. After that, I'm leaning towards a few Protechs. Imagine it will take years to figure out what's me, because I've tried so few.
That's my knife story, past, present and future.
Please forgive me for any new guy mistakes, feel free to call them out promtly. Say the word if I can be of any help or assistance outside of knife knowledge (for now, because I'm ignorant on the subject).
Thanks again!