If you've found "the one", have you kept "the others"?

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Pretty simple concept, but I'll do my best to make it hard to understand!

Some lucky enthusiasts have found a single knife that does all the things: cutting, looks, feels good to use.

So, if you are one of these people, have you sold off the rest of your collection?
 
I'd be curious to know, because, imho, some knives are better suited for some tasks than others. My Opinels really shine for food prep, but I wouldn't use them for opening crates; my griptilian really shine at opening crates, but the thick hollow ground blade sucks in all kind of way for food preparation. I would never use my mother of pearl handled Moki for splitting firewood, but my BK9 does that all day without it, or me, sweating.
 
Pretty simple concept, but I'll do my best to make it hard to understand!

Some lucky enthusiasts have found a single knife that does all the things: cutting, looks, feels good to use.-YES, CRK Umnumzaan

So, if you are one of these people, have you sold off the rest of your collection?-Yes, a couple of times and honestly sitting here thinking of doing it again!
 
After many years I‘ve found the Giant Mouse Ace Reo. Kinda think it’s “the one” for EDC: 3.32” blade, 3oz., & Magnacut @ 62/63. So I‘ve probably gone thru 200 to find “the one” and have maybe sold off 40-50 of those. But I’m keeping the remainder and looking closely for additional acquisitions!
 
elde66 said:
After many years I‘ve found the Giant Mouse Ace Reo. Kinda think it’s “the one” for EDC: 3.32” blade, 3oz., & Magnacut @ 62/63. So I‘ve probably gone thru 200 to find “the one” and have maybe sold off 40-50 of those. But I’m keeping the remainder and looking closely for additional acquisitions!
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I like the look of that knife but haven't found much info on it...
 
The Koenig Arius has been this “the one” for me
Actually it has spoiled a lot of my knives and since I have it I have sold most of my knives, but not all.

My collection is now in the range of +/-30 knives and I lost interest in a lot of designs due to the Koenig Arius
I think I had become more selective with the ones I keep
 
For me it's not "users" but "treasures".

For most of my life I dreamed of owning THE ULTIMATE switchblade (ULTIMATE by my standards), but that dream went unfulfilled. Then I started making switchblades, and although none had been THE ULTIMATE, I considered each one a prized possession, and there was no way I could ever part with them.

Then I finally made my ULTIMATE switchblade, at least as close as I needed to get to meet that definition, close enough to consider that lifelong dream fulfilled.

Then a funny thing happened, I noticed that I didn't feel the same about the other switchblades I had made. I still had an affection for them, I felt pride in them, but it was like a love affair where the passion had faded and all that was left was a friendly fondness. So I no longer felt any reluctance to part with them.

I've always been a minimalist when it comes to possessions, I just don't like having a lot of stuff around. I don't have any children to leave my knives to, or any family members who are into knives, so I decided to start selling my older switchblades, the ones I thought I could never part with. I wanted to pass them along to others who I knew would treasure them.

Today, as far as switchblades go, I could be very happy with just my ULTIMATE switchblade, and I kinda like the idea of having just one (minimalism). Of course it helps knowing that if anything ever happened to it I could always make another.

I have discussed this topic with people before, and I've made the comparison of finding the one right woman, the one who makes you lose interest in all other women, so you throw away all the old phone numbers, cut off ties with all the old girlfriends, and live happily ever after with your soul mate.

And I have never once regretted selling any of the knives I've sold. :)
 
i have tried many different brands over the years, if i had to choose one it would be the basic vg10 spyderco endura with saber grind, for me thats still the best overall pocket knife and the one i carry most in my rotation
 
mak1277 said:
Just my opinion, but the attempt of people to “optimize” any area of life typically ends in dismay.
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This was more or less where this thread came from. I opined in another thread that if I had to, a Cold Steel Mini Recon could do all the things I realistically need a folding knife to do. It's not terribly refined, but I think it manages to have a utilitarian look about it that would allow it to pass at snobbier events.

The problem is, it's boring. It does everything well enough, and if I'm being reasonable and rational, I should get one, and put the rest back in the box. Since I don't want to do that, clearly something else is at work, here. I started wondering if other people had been able to find the center of whatever Venn diagram our collective interest is built around. Some it seems, have found it more than once.

Keep the stories coming if you have 'em!
 
Not sure about the one... but what I do find myself doing is trimming down my collection to users. The older I get the more appreciation I have for the actual function of the thing, which is why I have a soft spot for mid range affordable tools. I've owned $500 knives... and while I admired their impeccable craftsmanship and materials, I always felt like they were just too expensive to use. I'm not really sure if that would change even if I had a boat load of cash but that's obviously a personal thing.

Something about practicality really gets me going lol.
 
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