Why am I drawn to this?

hornetguy said:
I just found out I've been gifted this knife.... I've always been amazed at the sense of "family" among porch members, and now this? What a great place the porch is...
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No finer than Duane, I have been the recipient of his kindness as well:thumbsup::)
 
I bought one of these a while back just because. I've never done anything but look at it.

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I think that's the beauty of collecting. I have a whole pile of knives and edged objects I will never legitimately be able to carry especially in nyc, but I still maintain the collection and occasionally add to it. Our love for various edged objects drives this accumulation. Take for example some one with a Bat'leth or a longsword or a katana. Practically? you will almost never use or carry them. But boy they're fun to have.
 
I don't have a photo of mine handy but mine is the Fairbairn Sykes dagger.
I got one maybe a year ago. Traded a Japanese made kitchen knife for it. It truly is a beautiful piece.
My interest was sparked when I was reading a blade combat book. When the author was asked about what his perfect fighting knife design would be, he merely commented it already existed and could not be improved upon. After his description of the way it felt in hand I just had to have one.
And yet if the day comes I need to carry it, well, thems will be dire days.

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jmarston said:
I don't have a photo of mine handy but mine is the Fairbairn Sykes dagger.
I got one maybe a year ago. Traded a Japanese made kitchen knife for it. It truly is a beautiful piece.
My interest was sparked when I was reading a blade combat book. When the author was asked about what his perfect fighting knife design would be, he merely commented it already existed and could not be improved upon. After his description of the way it felt in hand I just had to have one.
And yet if the day comes I need to carry it, well, thems will be dire days.

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They sure are elegant looking, lots of military knives appeal to me but most are luckily not a dime a dozen because I have zero use for most and try to limit myself to those I will carry or at least use in some way.
 
I can identify with the fixed blade issue. I have a Buck 119,105, and 102, and want a 117 and a 212, but will probably never use any of them. Probably stems from my fascination with the Kabar MK II as a kid. :p I just had to have that seahorse whittler in smooth chestnut bone, but can never figure out a use for it. But they all give me pleasure just having them!
 
Hickory n steel said:
Lately I've really been drawn to the classic office knife, theres even a nice German clip point + spey example I've been eyeing.
I do not know why this version of the classic pen pattern appeals to me so much, but theres a simple elegance that just draws me in.
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You're drawn to it because you have hereto unknown (or unrecognized) "class" or fancy streak? :D
 
Hickory n steel said:
My blood comes from a bunch of poor sodbuster and soldiers, oh and theres a famous pirate in there somewhere too.
If theres any class in there I ain't dug deep enough :D
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sooo ... you've just scratched the surface ... :)
I figured you was/is a classy person, else you'd be single, like I.
 
I'm utterly drawn to big Bowie knives. I don't own one (exactly) - see photo. I'm a man of small stature and the impracticality of carrying a 9" or 12" blade on my belt is overwhelming and so I don't.
Have no need for such a knife except to fondle and look at. Can't afford to collect non users and so I turn my back. There are soooooo many beautiful examples though.

I also would be over the moon to have the good luck to own a hand forged KOTANTO with lacquered cotton cord handle and saya. Another style that I could only keep on a mantel (in my case - a window sill). :( Still, I can enjoy the longing. ;)

I do have this one - a concession to the longing. The maker - Bill Siegel - calls it a Bowie/Chopper/Fighter. I figured I could carry this 9" blade baldric style in the woods and use it as a chopper, leaving aside the Bowie/Fighter aspects for someone else later. :)
 
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I sometimes ask myself your "Why am I drawn to this?" question about almost ALL my knives. This happens almost every time I use one of my Opinels. I tell myself that a knife's function is to cut, and when I use an Opinel, I find myself thinking that few of my other knives cut as well as the Opinel.

- GT
 
5K Qs said:
I sometimes ask myself your "Why am I drawn to this?" question about almost ALL my knives. This happens almost every time I use one of my Opinels. I tell myself that a knife's function is to cut, and when I use an Opinel, I find myself thinking that few of my other knives cut as well as the Opinel.

- GT
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Oh I get it.
There are knives that just plain work, forget everything else and that's what matter most.
It could be crude and ugly but if it cut like the dickens and was reliable it wouldn't matter.

Usually in that mindset what I'm asking myself is why I payed or would pay so much more for another that doesn't perform any better.
Of course as an enthusiast it's worth it to a degree if you're getting one that also looks really nice, but theres a limit for me.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Of course as an enthusiast it's worth it to a degree if you're getting one that also looks really nice, but theres a limit for me.
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Yeah, that's the conclusion I reached, too. I apparently place considerable value on aesthetic features in addition to cutting ability, and that's why I'm willing to invest in other knives.

- GT
 
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