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ok lets see the knife aholics out there as we seem to have some so how many do we own i will start at last count i had 22 but still growing
Define "knife". :o): Do crook knives, multitools and SAKs count?
Grumit I can't believe you asked THAT QUESTION...
I can sense all the unseasy shuffling in the forum right now as they all begin counting...and counting...and counting...
and are finally forced to come to terms with the fact that they have
HUNDREDS!!!
:yikes:
crook knife folder's they all count :wave:
and are finally forced to come to terms with the fact that they have
HUNDREDS!!!
:yikes:
Well Hoodoo does! He won't even need to think about counting, he'll just know he's in the top category!
:shock:
rapidboy
23-10-2004, 09:41
8 around my monitor ,2 on the printer ,38 in the desk drawer ,2 on belt ,3 in living room from last night ,a couple in the car ,waiting on a 4 to be finished ,5 blades on order and im just ordering 4 forum knives (from another forum).
Can't remember anymore just now but i know they are out there :?:
i have 1,1 on order and all grumits. (and i'm only 9) :hyper:
what about kitchen knives?
I have 7 in a box with me right now but most are for resale.
I think you need to add a few more to the poll
say 20-30
30-45
45-60
more then 60
x1 sak
x1 puukko
x1 skinning knife
..... thats it now my opinel is no more :-(
Ed
RovingArcher
23-10-2004, 11:03
I used to have a fair sized collection of 120 or so knives. Today the knife count is more like 18.
TheViking
23-10-2004, 11:11
Erm.... i once had 3 crap knives. But 2 SAK's, 1 Karesuando, A knife from Brusletto I made myself (and one from Brusletto that isn't finished yet), a Vangedal, a leuku, and a crap folding knife. That's all I can think of. :?: :wink:
dave750gixer
23-10-2004, 11:47
oops thought I had 14 and voted in the 10-15 category. Then read the posts forgot to add SAK's, multitools and oops several more fixed blades
oh dear
and my diving knives
and do katanas and sword canes count?
firmly in the need help category now can someone change my vote please?
1 Mora training knife (SWAK)
1 AW Woodlore
1 Eklund self made left, (other 2 sold)
1 LM Wave
3 OSF knives, 1 in ATS34, 1 in O1 and one in O1 'under construction'
1 Fallkniven F1 limited edition in Laminated V2/SGPS
2 Bark River Highland
1 Gene Ingram Bird & Trout
1 Allan Blade Field Puukko
1 Frosts Crooked knife
And 1 Allan Blade bushcrafter on order, which will probably lead to a huge sell in the above 'collection'
:rolmao:
1 Bison Bushcraft
1 Northstar
1 Highland
1 Mini Canadian
1 Puukko
And an Allan Blade "under construction".
I refuse to vote because I don't need any help. :nana:
It's alright Hoodoo, we're all friends here...
come on...you can say it....don't hold back...deep breath mate...
ready...
my name is Hoodoo and I own.....
TheViking
23-10-2004, 14:42
It's alright Hoodoo, we're all friends here...
come on...you can say it....don't hold back...deep breath mate...
ready...
my name is Hoodoo and I own.....
:rolmao: :rolmao:
its ok hoodoo we understand your in denial :nana:
How do I say this without being rude? I'M THE NORMAL ONE!!
:o): :o): :o): :nana:
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!
:o):
got to be denial we will help you hoodoo just package them all up and we will get rid of the temptation for you :o): :wink: :wave:
hoodoo, do you even know yourself how many knives you own. To be fair to you we'll let you have +-5% accuracy
I think hoodoo thinks we are in need of help, with our comparitvely (sp!!!) puny collections!
hoodoo, do you even know yourself how many knives you own. To be fair to you we'll let you have +-5% accuracy
Not really... It's hard enough just trying to find a place to keep 'em let alone count them. :-) Storage space is something I DO need help with. :o):
How much, guestimate, is it all worth??
that my son is the £1000,000 question. Or should that be answer
Lemoneyewash
23-10-2004, 16:58
I refuse to vote because I don't need any help. :nana:
YOU sir, need more help than most :o):
As for myself, and in comparison, I need minimal help....for the moment :naughty:
TheViking
23-10-2004, 17:02
I don't need help..... honest! I NEED MONEY!!!! :nana: :o): :shock: :roll: :wink: :yikes:
How much, guestimate, is it all worth??
The whole is less than the sum of the parts. ;)
how many do you have that aren't users?
I've done a more detailed poll over on BB
If you mean how many art knives I have, the answer is zero. I do have a few knives that I haven't used yet, either because they are so nicely made that I hate to muss them up or they are a little too pricey and using them would lower their resale value. But just about every knife I own has been used.
even that nessmuk in your avatar?
2 Mora Training Knives
Finnish Puukko
Bushman Graduate
SAK huntsman
And a couple of cheap multitools
even that nessmuk in your avatar?
I have to admit that that particular knife is still basically a virgin. After I sent Allan the stag, he told me he was going to make me an heirloom and I think he did just that so for the time being, I will keep it in the drawer. But I have some other nessmuk style blades that are sweet users so I don't feel deprived. This is one I got from racquette that I just love! It was a big hit at hunting camp this year and I'm taking it with me again for deer rifle season. The walnut scales are very light, giving this full tang nessmuk a nice balance forward.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images8/dalesnessmuk2b.jpg
They're you go Hoodoo, doesn't it feel so much better now you're talking about it!
:wink:
Twenty three if I count in a GB Mini and two projects under construction but exclude the kitchen and workshop..
Spyderco's account for 6.
Ulp. you tend to forget until you count them up :shock:
Not likely to increase because I plan to cut back on the collection in favor of more "users" in future
I've got two,
my frost and my crook knife, that'll do me.
They're you go Hoodoo, doesn't it feel so much better now you're talking about it!
:wink:
Kim, I always feel good when I'm talking about knives. :rolmao:
I have to admit that that particular knife is still basically a virgin. After I sent Allan the stag, he told me he was going to make me an heirloom and I think he did just that so for the time being, I will keep it in the drawer. But I have some other nessmuk style blades that are sweet users so I don't feel deprived. This is one I got from racquette that I just love! It was a big hit at hunting camp this year and I'm taking it with me again for deer rifle season. The walnut scales are very light, giving this full tang nessmuk a nice balance forward.
http://www4.gvsu.edu/triert/images8/dalesnessmuk2b.jpg
I knew you couldn't use them all!
(Whats your favourite :o): ?)
I knew you couldn't use them all!
(Whats your favourite :o): ?)
The one I just bought, of course. :smile2:
Hmmm...I guess that would be a Bird and Trout I received from Gene Ingram. Or else the Allan Blade Puukko I got. I think they may have arrived on the same day. Wait a sec. I remember now. It's a little Barlow I picked up recently. That's the one. The most recent one. Until my Leatherman Charge gets here. And my custom Russell belt knife I have on order. And then there's that Dozier drop point I'm really really looking forward to... :wave:
would love to see a picture of your entire collection hoodoo.. i have a wide angle(sp) lense you can borrow, you will probably need it to get them all in frame!!
would love to see a picture of your entire collection hoodoo.. i have a wide angle(sp) lense you can borrow, you will probably need it to get them all in frame!!
If not, I have a fish eye...:nana:
hmm... let me see
1 allan blade pack-pal
1 fallkniven F1
1 Mora trainings knife
1 mora something knife
1 mora classic typ of knife
1 S&W cuttin' horse
1 opinel # 7
1 SAK huntsmen
1 Swisstool
1 Swisscard
1 SAK executive
1 ka-bar dozier folder thumb notch on order.
hoodoos aim in life is to gather a collection that could be seen from space
my list of knives grows
*mora classic
*mora from woodlore
*nieto lock back
*CRKT WASP
*spyderco delica (just won on ebay)
*swss tool
*IXL lambfoot
*SAK classic (plus a couple of spares on there way
*SAK climber (plus a spare for gift) -both on their way
*Fallkniven F1
*cheep multitool (no longer used)
*J Rodgers penknife (replaceed by climber)
*kukri
OK, let's see if my count was right...
1 x Finn puuku
1 x Laap puuku
1 x frost mora
1 x opinel
1 x survival knife
1 x gollock
1 x really s**** chinese folder
3 x SAK
2 x multi tool
so 12, plus 2 pen-tool sets and a knife on my key ring makes 15.
Yep I was right. I ticked the 5-10 option...er...I know I have an S-level maths certificate around here somewhere...
would love to see a picture of your entire collection hoodoo.. i have a wide angle(sp) lense you can borrow, you will probably need it to get them all in frame!!
I did post some pics over at British Blades once but those pics were pretty old and even those were not complete. My collection has grown quite a bit since. Also, since I started writing for Tactical Knives, I've been getting some extra knives as well. I don't have anything fancy, mostly just good users.
MartiniDave
25-10-2004, 13:13
O.K., lets see now -
WS Micarta Woodlore
Helle Eggen
Frost Mora (SAK)
2 x Kellam blades in my own handles
Normark puuko style
Vitorinox Huntsman
Victorinox Astronaut
Victorinox Climer
Victorinox Cadet (Alox)
Original Leatherman
Camillus USMC Bowie
5 0r so Opinels
Another half dozen pen/pocket knives got over the years, now seldom used.
Martindale Golok
Tramontina Machette
Newton Billhook
GB SFA
GB Wildlife
Whoops, I think I need a recount!
Must have caught something from Hoodoo over the internet!
Are we all likely to start having an effect on compass readings with all this iron mongery? :?:
Dave
masongary44
25-10-2004, 17:05
1 X Woodlander Knife
1 X F1
2 X Mora
3 X SAK
1 X Leatherman
5 X Folder
Oh dear, where did they all come from...... :roll: I think i may have voted in the wrong catagory... Doh
Tantalus
25-10-2004, 18:39
:oops: i am definitely in the "i need help" category
luckily i went to british blades where they are running a similar poll
..........they reassured me that i have nothing to worry about :rolmao:
am currently waiting on delivery of 6 more, one of them may even be legal to carry around in my pocket :hyper:
Tant
But Tant...isn't that like asking, Alcholics re-united if you have a drink problem...? :shock:
I just don't know how many I have. Some are scattered in various vehicals, fihing vests and takle boxes, not to mention the ones in vatious tool boxes. Hoodoo has me beat by a crountry mile though. I still think he has stock in most knife companies and takes kives for dividends. :o):
Boy this confronting.
1 Woodlore
1 mini canadian
1 WM1
1 Sebenza: large regular
1 Helle: Harding
20+ Victorinox.
2 Kukri: 1 Cold steel 1 Original Nepal.
2 Hill knives: SOK, Survival knife.
3 spyderco,s: police, military, S.P.O.T.
1 Brusletto
2 Buck: 112, 119.
1 Wave.
4 Mora: 2 spoon Gauge, 1 carving, training.
and a North Star on the way, do i really need help?
Dajak.
:shock: urrrrmmmm.......:wink:
Boy this confronting.
do i really need help?
Dajak.
Yes go here for help www.heinnie.com
1xBRK&T North Star
1xFrosts Mora (carbon steal :o): )
1xOne Letherman Original
1xLittle old folder single blade.. which i wouldnt be with out :)
Yes go here for help www.heinnie.com (http://www.heinnie.com)
:rolmao: :rolmao: :rolmao:
:shock:
....
Or here http://www.outdoors-magazine.com/s_topic.php?id_rubrique=22for inspiration.
I think I need more than these;
Puma Cadet
Cold Steel Master Hunter
Leatherman PST
Alan Wood Woodlore
Falkniven A1
Falkniven F1se
Alan Wood Outdare Classic
Bark River Northstar
Frost hook knife
Svante Djarv hook knife
Svante Djarv wood carver
Bristol Tools sheepsfoot wood carver
Becker Brute
GB SFA
on order;
Bark River Mini Canadian
Bark River Mikro
Bark River Fox River
Bark River Trailfinder Axe
As you can tell the Northstar has impressed me greatly.
Cheers And :biggthump
BIG-TARGET
01-11-2004, 01:50
As some in the Hoodlum's forum have said:" I have so many , my pants won't stay up!!!! :rolmao:
Thanks Andy for pushing me over the edge.
I forgot i also have a:
Cold Steel original tanto, recon scout, bushman.
Tramontina machete.
2 wenger SAK.
1 EKA knife.
sorry, i must get rid of some if i even cant remember them.
Dajak.
which EKA model is it?
will that appear in the classified section?
Hi Andy,
The EKA is a small folding knife with a logo printed on it from a dutch superb tent manufacturer.
If you are interested i can send you a picture.
oh yes please.
ahhh just bid on a spyderco.
logstacker
02-11-2004, 21:41
Don`t matter if you only have one knife-just make sure it is SHARP.
Tantalus
02-11-2004, 21:57
Don`t matter if you only have one knife-just make sure it is SHARP.
:super:
Tant
Don`t matter if you only have one knife-just make sure it is SHARP.
surely you mean one knife other then your sak/multitool (and your hand made kitchen knives and maybe wood carving knives)
Hi andy,
Did you get my email?
Dajak.
I mailed you a pic of the Eka knife you where interessted in.
If you PM me your current email adress then i,l try again.
Regards,
Dajak.
Squidders
06-11-2004, 18:17
If I just got a few more knives, how can I change my poll selection?
phaserrifle
07-09-2008, 20:07
I have 6, unless you count eating knives, in which case 7
EDIT: oh and a craft knife (snap off blade type) makes 8
i've got more than 15, but i don't need help, i need a safe, some more sharpening equipment, a tuf cloth and a lot more knives:D
Forest fella
08-09-2008, 09:06
I have about 90 and there are 5 more on the way,I'd say about 15 are user's and the rest are cabinet queens.
Voted in the 15 - 20 category as I keep a stock of 10 Moras for groups that I teach so I do not know if they count.
Sadly I just added to my knife collection as a good friend of mine Steve passed away last July. His cremation was last Friday and his wife gave me his Puuko knife. I was very grateful to receive it and quite saddened at the same time as it had attached to it the firesteel I had handled for him with antler.
It will though get some good use with the cadets I teach.
George
I voted more than 20 but I don't need help! ;):D
Try doing my job without a good collection.....:D
Ozhaggishead
08-09-2008, 10:26
Here is a wee list of my sharp things.
WORK KNIFES
x2Cooks knifes(JA Henckels and Wusthof)
Fillet knife( victorinox)
Boning knife(mundel)
Chinese chopper(Happy chef brand?Guy I work with got it for me in china);)
HOME KITCHEN
x4 chef knifes(anolon and solgen two cheap junk)
x3 parring knife(victorinox)
old oyster knife
Mezzaluna
Bread slicer
GARDEN
Cheap Serrated chefs knife(good for opening bags of manure)
Chinese army machete(used for weeding!)
CAMPING AND BUSHCRAFT
S.A.K(with fire steel)
Frost Mora(also used in gardening and woodwork):)
MADE MY SELF
x2(one scandi and a crude knife)
X2(Unfinished)
WOODWORK AND LETHERCRAFT STUFF
Solyed carver
Crook or spoon knife
X4 craft and modeling knives
HIGHLAND DRESS
Sgian-Dubh :D
NOT USED IN SHEAD
Old german pen knife(found at the side of the road)
Chinese folder(bad investment):bluThinki
Chiped chef knife(Wusthof)
TOTAL 37
Ummm... I voted for the second last one but on reflection I must have more than that... being away from home and all my kit I cant honestly say... :o
Cheers guys...
I have exactly 5.
Now should I vote for the "1-5 group" or the "5-10" group ?
I voted more than 20.
If there's anyone out there who needs help, I'd be happy to take a few knives of their hands.
What else could a fellow bushcrafter do?
/ Karl
As some in the Hoodlum's forum have said:" I have so many , my pants won't stay up!!!! :rolmao:
Don't keep them down your pants then....
I have exactly 5.
Now should I vote for the "1-5 group" or the "5-10" group ?
You obviously have a sharp eye too so that must be the 5 - 10 bracket then...:nana:
You obviously have a sharp eye too:
Oh I don't know about sharp, more a confused eye :-/
Did try a recount but failed to make it to 6 :(
Jedadiah
09-09-2008, 15:30
At the moment,
1 X Bison Bushcrafter
1 X Dave Budd
2 X Shing (awaiting handling and sheathing)
4 X Stu Mitchell
4 X Alan Wood
Crikey, the least amount i've had in a long time, best i sort meself out! Mind you, it's quality, not quantity!
clcuckow
09-09-2008, 15:54
I must have a least 2 dozen excluding kitchen knives.
this is a list of the knives I have at the momenti have had The Puma the longest its about 20 years old now.
wilkinsword woodloore
Puma 725 4star folder (great little knife)
karesvado Laxen 3522
Wenger Ranger
Victorinox Explorer SAK
Gerber MP400 Multi Tool Compact Sport
British Red
09-09-2008, 20:09
At the moment,
1 X Bison Bushcrafter
1 X Dave Budd
2 X Shing (awaiting handling and sheathing)
4 X Stu Mitchell
4 X Alan Wood
Crikey, the least amount i've had in a long time, best i sort meself out! Mind you, it's quality, not quantity!
Agreed
BTW any poll that ends at 20 is presumably for a specific type of knife???
Mike Ameling
11-09-2008, 05:18
More than 20 and I need help? The only "help" I need is finding and affording more!
I've got more than 20 knives in the bag of ... trading stock! There's at least 5 in the pickup truck! There's around 2 dozen sticking out from under the papers/books on the desk shelf! And then a couple cases of the fancy ones - the "knife porn"!
And not a Mora, Spyderco, Puma, SAK, EKA, Opinel, etc. etc. in the whole lot! But I do have that ONE Buck folder. And I seem to recall Gerber, but haven't seen it in a while. Hmmm ... maybe it's in the drawer with that Kukri. Or the other drawer with the AR-15 mags.
And do we count bayonets? Probably not. The "newest" or most modern one of those fits that K-98 Mauser. Otherwise we're back to the 1851 Enfield bayonet, or that plug bayonet for the 1760's Tulle fusil. Even the one for the Long Land Brown Bess.
So, like I said, the only "help" I need is finding and affording more!
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
p.s. and that ain't even counting the kitchen knives, butchering knives, wood working knives, and all those "farm" knives.
And not a Mora, Spyderco, Puma, SAK, EKA, Opinel, etc. etc. in the whole lot!
My God!! That's amazing! And I suppose, in this lot, quite unusual.
I suppose all of your stuff is older than those or copies of old patterns or selfmade or ...
Time to have a supplementary modernization? :)
Start with the Opinel. Being almost 120 years old, at least it's getting on a little bit.
Mike Ameling
12-09-2008, 01:57
My God!! That's amazing! And I suppose, in this lot, quite unusual.
I suppose all of your stuff is older than those or copies of old patterns or selfmade or ...
Time to have a supplementary modernization? :)
Start with the Opinel. Being almost 120 years old, at least it's getting on a little bit.
Naaah, I'm just not into buying the newest wonder toys. I make or buy them to be a using tool. Showy flashy new "gimicks" just don't appeal to me. A friend gave me one of those mini keyring versions of a folding multi-tool. It's tossed into the dresser - somewhere. If I need a pliers or a knife, I grab a real pliers or knife.
Hmmm ... I did buy that one "brush knife" modern copy of a kukri by Refriel in Italy. But I was young and follish all those years ago and thought it would work better than the farmer's "corn knife" I usually use for brush/camp/chopping. I learned it did not. The only think it did do was look ... menacing ... like that Kukri - another "younger and more foolish" purchase.
So "name brand" toys just didn't appeal to me. I just make/modify/scrounge stuff that works for me. About half the "sharp toys" are older than me. Some are only as old as the "dust bunnies" under my bed!
That also means I don't have any hammocks, ventile clothe anything, zebra billies, crusader cups (although I do have a WW I mess kit somewhere), and the only backpack I've ever used in civilian life is a WWII US Army combat pack. (a pretty good pack, but not all that &$^%^^# webbing you have to attach it to!)
I guess I'm just not a ... modern ... bushcrafter. But I've got all the gear/clothing to outfit me for 1760's, or 1780's, or 1820's, or 1870's. Or even 900's if we're going ... a Viking!
Mikey - that maverick grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
clcuckow
12-09-2008, 02:28
Naaah, I'm just not into buying the newest wonder toys. I make or buy them to be a using tool. Showy flashy new "gimicks" just don't appeal to me. A friend gave me one of those mini keyring versions of a folding multi-tool. It's tossed into the dresser - somewhere. If I need a pliers or a knife, I grab a real pliers or knife.
Hmmm ... I did buy that one "brush knife" modern copy of a kukri by Refriel in Italy. But I was young and follish all those years ago and thought it would work better than the farmer's "corn knife" I usually use for brush/camp/chopping. I learned it did not. The only think it did do was look ... menacing ... like that Kukri - another "younger and more foolish" purchase.
So "name brand" toys just didn't appeal to me. I just make/modify/scrounge stuff that works for me. About half the "sharp toys" are older than me. Some are only as old as the "dust bunnies" under my bed!
That also means I don't have any hammocks, ventile clothe anything, zebra billies, crusader cups (although I do have a WW I mess kit somewhere), and the only backpack I've ever used in civilian life is a WWII US Army combat pack. (a pretty good pack, but not all that &$^%^^# webbing you have to attach it to!)
I guess I'm just not a ... modern ... bushcrafter. But I've got all the gear/clothing to outfit me for 1760's, or 1780's, or 1820's, or 1870's. Or even 900's if we're going ... a Viking!
Mikey - that maverick grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
Mike I agree with Karl, try an Opi!
I think that you will love them (and at least you can carry them without just cause), very basic but a really, really good HC blade. I have not seen them when I have been over in the US but if you want I send you one the next time I am in 'Le Bel France' as they are ridiculously cheap over there.
I have got loads of other knives from custom, leathermans, Spidies, mora's, clcuckow's etc but I still love my 'cheap as chips' (french fries :)) Opi #8.
So "name brand" toys just didn't appeal to me. I just make/modify/scrounge stuff that works for me.
Seems ideal to me :)
About half the "sharp toys" are older than me. Some are only as old as the "dust bunnies" under my bed!
By Jove, that's scary talk.
That'll make most of you tools aboooooout... A bit older than the age you want to re-enact
I guess I'm just not a ... modern ... bushcrafter. But I've got all the gear/clothing to outfit me for 1760's, or 1780's, or 1820's, or 1870's. Or even 900's if we're going ... a Viking!
Keep it up, Mike!
I often find it quite interesting and inspiring to read your posts. They have a tendency to have a different angle to them, which I believe is coming from your interest in and practical knowledge of "past skills".
Mike Ameling
12-09-2008, 17:54
Old dust bunnies?:rolleyes:
Some of those dust bunnies had been ... stumping for the vote!
But now they gave that up. They are now old enough that they want a ... retirement/pension fund! :Wow: :rolleyes:
I freely admit it --- I am Cleaning Disfunctional - but working at it. (Well... sorta)
Yes, all you women reading this, a guy admitting that he is cleaning disfunctional!;)
But I luv my dust bunnies - and their kids, and grandkids and cousins and friends and in-laws and ...
They're so cute, and fuzzy, and only occasionally make me sneeze.
So that "only as old as the dust bunnies under the bed" can still be fairly old (mayhap a decade? or a score?)
Some of the new "toys" are nice, but I just prefer to use the old tried and true stuff. And deal with the limitations they come with.
Opinel knives are available over here. I just haven't felt the urge to pick one up yet. Instead, I just dug back out that knife I made from an old sheep shear. Fun little ... toy.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y132/ameling/TradeGoods/SheepShearKnife.jpg
Mikey - that grumpy ol' German blacksmith out in the Hinterlands
edispilff
05-10-2008, 06:19
3 total. 1 SAK, 1 Puukko, 1 Kershaw Bump 1590GR... Never been a collector, but sure do love making them for people!:D
mortalmerlin
05-10-2008, 12:02
Shame you can't carry them all :)
bonzodog
05-10-2008, 12:22
more than i need ,but less than i want
robevs73
01-03-2009, 20:31
Abot 50 knives in my collection, bowies, bushcrafters and survival knives. i also make my own which are my main users. I had more but i sold them to buy a 4x4 wish i had kept them and waited to buy car.
Jacknife
01-03-2009, 20:51
Must be about a hundred now, mostly SAK's, Opi's and Case knives with some Buck and Boker's thrown in..... Oh! and a dozen BAK's, a couple of EKA's, Ka-bar's, a Kukri.....
I'm slowing down on my buying now....got enough to last me out :)
Tye Possum
02-03-2009, 18:35
I think I have nine knives right now but in a couple days I'll be ordering two more. I have: kellam wolverine, Buck vanguard, dollar store swiss army type of knife(sucks of course), small lockback folder (unknown brand), two Victorinox spartans (one engraved with my name), Wenger swiss army knife with camoflauged scales (unknown model), a Winchester liner lock folder, and an old belt knife that might be home made but if it's not it must have been made by the worst knife company in the world or seen tons of use and no care. Soon I'll be ordering a Mora clipper and a Victorinox farmer. Only a few of those are actually used and the rest are just cheap knives I got when I was younger.
I haaave... in order of how much I like them atm:
Old Hickory Skinner (modified)
Tidioute #73 (drop and spey blades) folder
E. Jonsson Mora 4" (modified) x4
Erik Frost 106 Sloyd
Erik Frost spoon knife
Self-made kitchen knife
Mora Clipper (modified) x2
Self-made Seax, 5" (or thereabouts)
Self-made Seax, 3" (or thereabouts)
Self-made sgian dubh x3
Self-made "knifethatican'tthinkofawordtod escribe" (:D)
SAK ripoff
No name multitool x2
I actually thought it was a few less... still, I have a few more waiting to be bought :D
Mike - I think I've said so before but I love that sheep shear knife! I might see if I can find one kicking around when I'm on Skye, a lot of people have moved to the electric ones or stopped keeping sheep but there are plenty of sheds full of old tools and I expect plenty of people happy to sell stuff for a few quid. When we moved into our crofthouse on Skye we got two axes, an axe head, several saws, a hammer, a post hammer, three Scythes (one kid sized, which became mine) and two sets of shears :D Just wished that we had taken some stuff with us when we left. Still remember quite vividly how delighted I was when I first went into the shed though!
Pete
eek never bothered counting before ok here goes...um then not all bushcraft related ofc lol
4 cutthroats
8 flick knives
6 utillity knives
2 large bowie type knives
4 axes
3 multi tools
and one lockknife by toollogic with a firsteal and built in torch ...sounds cheap and gimmicky to be honest but its very well made and loocks the buisness ...i thought it was cheep untill i looked at the cataloge and discovered other versions of it come with a multitool attachment for GLOCk pistols lol
ofc only my frosts(mora?) and gransfors camp axe ever leave the house.
Tye Possum
05-03-2009, 04:51
I've ordered my farmer and I forgot, I also ordered a crook knife! Can't wait to carve me a spoon. I'm also ordering an axe pretty soon along with my mora if that counts and I have a handle that has multiple gouges and stuff that go into it and one of those is a knife.
traderran
14-04-2009, 00:44
I am a collector so I don't even count anymore. Over 150 the last time
i counted them over 20 years ago.
Air Pirate
14-06-2009, 04:02
In front of me on the computer desk: Pocket utility razor, Shrade, SAK Farmer, Benchmade Griptilian, Gerber Gator, Leatherman Skeletool, Spiderco Endura 4, Cold Steel Pocket Bushman
In my pockets: Smitth & Wesson Special Tactical, Victorinox Super Tinker, Victorinox Classic (on key ring)
On the wooden chest next to the desk: Mora #1, Mora #2, Mora Craftsman, BHK Tiger Knapp Knife, BHK Small Tiger Knapp Knife
Then there's the Knife set of drawers in my "adventure locker" in the garage. I can't name all of those off the top of my head. My wife saw the poll and instantly said that I fell under the "needs help" catagory. I feel like I'm perfectly in control, I can stop any time I want, I just don't want to stop.
MartiniDave
23-12-2009, 08:38
Just found my old reply about half way through.
I think I've just about doubled the count since then!
Hoodoo? Whats that medicine called you said I need?
Dave
Melonfish
23-12-2009, 19:17
So far:
Mora Clipper
Opinel no.7
drop point blank (needs scales)
Viccy Forrester
Viccy Hunstman
Draper swiss knife, actually quite reliable.
Bayonet 1 - (deact east german cold war pattern for ak74)
Bayonet 2 - (deact Russian cold war pattern for ak74)
Freaky scary knife given to me by father in law which i reckon is about as illegal as it gets and pretty soon is getting recycled or handed in!
the bayo's are from my airsofting days, part of the kit used whilst out and about in the field for shelter and general choppyness, they do not fit onto rifles so no danger of an idiot doing a bayo charge (which we never allowed anyways)
Just found my old reply about half way through.
I think I've just about doubled the count since then!
Hoodoo? Whats that medicine called you said I need?
Dave
Dave, you need a new knife. :lmao:
Mrs_Ursus
23-12-2009, 20:58
I have just 2 knives, a little Case Canoe knife that is *always* in my pocket and a Mora Clipper. Until very recently, I had something of a knife phobia (having had a bad experience a long time ago) so the fact that I'm happy to use these 2 is a bit of a miracle. I'm content with using my Mora to learn and hone some skills, but ultimately I think I'd like a custom.
MartiniDave
23-12-2009, 21:53
Hoodoo, I'm not sure about need, but I think I'll take your advice, when I see the right one!
Dave
Well I have a "collection" I guess....did'nt intend to perhaps acquire as many....they are mainly custom knives or high end manufacturers such as Busse....I don't really want to try counting them or adding up how much they are worth....it will only either make me anxious...or have me telling myself it is a part of my "pension plan".....it's around 50 ish...a lot more than I need ....
Here we go : 4 SAKs and two Moras as well. I suppose axes don't really fit in the picture but here they are anyway. Plus a Shing slippy on order.
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z53/rw20330/Sharpthings.jpg
NS
i have 1,1 on order and all grumits. (and i'm only 9) :hyper:
I have 6 and im 14
Siberianfury
27-12-2009, 22:05
hmmm, not sure how many i have in total, i must have at least 20 folders, 25 fixed blades, i have 4 machetes, 1 SFA, 2 billhooks and 3 17th centuary swords.
the fixed blades range from moras to home mades to customs..
i only use about 5 reguarly though
Everything Mac
05-01-2010, 12:10
i have three.
1x SAK
1x £3 folder
1x nessmuk i made myself.
i think that's it.
got two (well 4 actually) axes and a billhook too. lol.
andy
belzeebob23
09-01-2010, 10:59
Well then
If I listen to some peeps I have to many and other peeps not enough lol
I have
1 fixed blade
2 locking
1 svorde (group buy)
4 or 5 leathermans can't remember off hand
1 husky axe great little thing and half the price of the gransfor wildlife
now then is this too many or too few
scott
I have 2 SAK, a Mora clipper and a Gerber multitool. I also have a monsterous Rambo style knife someone gave me. Only reason I still have it is because it was a gift. I should have 2 other small fixed blade knives I've had since I was a kid but they seem to have gone AWOL! :eek:
Hello, my name's Old Pa and I'm a lifelong blade-oholic. Big and little, fixed and folding, old and new. SAKs, Randalls, Gerbers, Moras, Beckers, Pumas, Bark River, Boker, Benchmade, Spyderco, Ek, Kershaw, CRKT and more. Hunting, fishing, camping, tactical, whittling, bushcraft, axes, machetes, bayonets, scandis and otherwise. And no closet queens; they all get used. What's more, I'm sure I need all of 'em. I'm not asking for help. I just had to tell somebody. :D Some Randalls:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3021/2991594305_59e91d7b9d_b.jpg
_scorpio_
14-01-2010, 19:46
this lot:
http://i16.servimg.com/u/f16/12/26/74/68/img_7213.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=108&u=12267468)
plus probably 20 others in fishing boxes, survival packs etc. and just lost in boxes and trouser pockets. from this picture taken November i have since lost 2.
i put 5-10, but if craft scalpels count then its about 20 ;)
TJ
snelgrave101
25-05-2010, 22:55
2 SAKs , 2 leathermans , 1 damascus Bowie , 1 African dagger , 1 V for Vendetta dagger
1 Frost clipper , 1 Tanto lockback , 1 Buck skinner , 1 Coldsteel Finn bear
and 1 damascus blade to be re-handled plus several axes .
Almost forgot 1 Claymore , 1 basket hilt sword , 2 Dirks and 5 skian dubhs .
25 Mora knifes, then a bunch of other brands...
My collection:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/Bikerbloke99/Tools/Knives2.jpg
And with the flash
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y5/Bikerbloke99/Tools/Knives1.jpg
1 - Frost spoon knife with sheath (traded to Whittler Kev' today)
2 - Frost Whittling knife.
3 - Mora Number 1 knife with the Sheath made by Requin for the "Sheath in the Hat" thingy in the leather working forum at the British Blades forum.
4 - Nazi Dagger circa 1935 (Yup, it's the real deal.)
5 - WW2 Commado dagger. (Again, genuine.)
6 - My Dad's old bowie knife. Solingen Monarch. Cut my thumb open on this when I was 7 years old.
7 - My trusty Bowie knife. Had this since 1981 and love it
8 - Martindale Golock with the webbing sheath not shown
9 - Leatherman Supertool with homemade pouch and diamond sharpener with a flourescent G10 tag made by Cockroach in a recent "Craft in the hat" exchange at British Blades forum.
10 - A Fleam, a sort of old scapel used by French farmers on cattle.
11 - My Grandad's old penknife I've carried in my wallet since 1977 it's only 4mm thick.
12 - My customised Siamese twins Opinel number 9's. (Should it be called an Opinel No.18 now?)
13 - Newest knife bought from Paul Holtom at British Blades.
14 - Stanley carpet layers knife.
15 - A Witch's Athema (oak) I made a load of these for some Witchy friends back in the UK years ago.
16 - An old sheath knife from the late 70's (not a stainless steel blade)
17 - A bowie knife I tried making when I was young and stupid thought big knives were macho and which was never finished. Made from 8mm gauge plate. Needs heat treating after final filing is completed ... one day. We had a lot of Tyranosaurus Rex's about where I lived and I figured with that beasty I could bag myself one for the barbie.
18 - Old Victorinox kitchen utility knife.
Should I seek counseling or am I only borderline knife obsessive?
I have a thing for old tools but that's another story. :27:
Radix lecti
06-06-2010, 11:17
A few blades i have picked up along the way, perhaps i'm bordering obsessive too biker.
hi, new member here and i love knives.
after counting i have:
6 mora 746
mora 2000
spyderco tenacious
sog flash 2
2 crappy no-name folders
bruslettokniven
brusletto bamsen
strømeng 9" leuku
cold steel srk
medieval-style dagger, 12" blade
fiskars 14" hatchet
øyo 13" hatchet
so all in all, 16 knives and 2 hatchets...and i'm not done, i need at least 5 more knives.
Here's my little collection ...so far!:D
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq246/pak657/My%20collection%20of%20knives/DSCF2610.jpg
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq246/pak657/My%20collection%20of%20knives/DSCF2611.jpg
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq246/pak657/My%20collection%20of%20knives/DSCF2612.jpg
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq246/pak657/My%20collection%20of%20knives/DSCF2613.jpg
crimsonred
01-07-2010, 23:42
damn, i don't even have one...yet.but as a noob, give me a month and i'll come back on here. i tend to go crazy with new toys- i bought my first air rifle at the start of the year and now have 6 hehe.as well as all the kit to go with them..but still no knife.
crimsonred
01-07-2010, 23:45
unless you count my trusty secateurs , stanley and ceramic kitchen knife.
TomBartlett
02-07-2010, 01:29
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_rGVlfdauDH0/TC0v2aYCEAI/AAAAAAAAAZs/IQmo3U3xxRg/s720/IMG_8738.jpg
GB Wildlife hatchet, leatherman wave, mora crooked knife, mora clipper and a Orford Woodlander. Not pictured: one laplander folding saw
well i just got the steel in to make 170 ish ;)
ATB
Duncan
JonathanD
09-07-2010, 20:15
well i just got the steel in to make 170 ish ;)
ATB
Duncan
Cool, now all you need is the time.
Cool, now all you need is the time.
Dont i Know it ................Sold out house this week move out the week after the Wilderness gathering need to find a new garage
however have 100 ish ready for HT
Does anyone have no knives at all ?
Does anyone have no knives at all ?
i doubt it but you could live of Soup sliced bread and pre sliced / grated cheese its possible i guess to not ever ned to cut anything the supermarkets seem to be for ever bringing out new levels of pre preped food
But what about the challenge of managing without......
Biker.......you're not even bordering on obsesive mate !! LOL LOL !
Oarsnpaddle
19-12-2010, 22:06
A few:
An old Leatherman Micra
An old Victorinox "Swiss Tool"
A homemade boat- and camping knife
A knife for eating (as in "food utensil")
A kitchen knife with a sheath for those outings where I feel it would be nicer to have a dedicated one for kitchen duty (i.e. picnics with someone special).
A gentlemans folder for everyday things (it's an Ohta friction folder)
Most used knifes are my friction folder and my homemade one. The victorinox is solely used for its pliers, and the leatherman Micra is brought because it has a scissor, pincers and a nail file.
The others, well they do see use from time to time, but rarely.
That makes it to six, which sounds like a lot, but I think it's well within being reasonable.
Does anyone have no knives at all ?
Wouldn't that be like asking to consider paddling/rowing without a boat?
Piel de Toro
22-12-2010, 15:48
I lost count long ago.
Asking how many knives a person has is like asking a rancher how many cows he has or a Sammi how many reindeer. I am over the top of the list but don't keep count. As to Hoodoo this how he moves his knives.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd318/Quillrun/094-kenworth-rd-train-3x30ft-metro-1.jpg
The Lord Poncho
05-01-2011, 10:19
I like this thread becuase it has made me think about all the useless knives i bought when i was much younger- now kept only to demonstrate completely unsuitable knives when teaching the Scouts. Basically if it looked dangerous, and had 'special forces' written somewhere on the blade, then by god it must be a good knife.
ex member coconino
24-01-2011, 21:41
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2787/4284884550_1a8f411d24.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/coconino/4284884550/)
L-R: My dad's from when he was a child; an American penknife given to me by a good friend; bronze-age knife found at Vauxhall by my son on his sixth birthday; the penknife my boy first cut himself with; the knife I've used for graphics paste-up for thirty-five years.
As well as these, my son and I have a handful of Moras, axes and various penknives. Not an excessive collection; I'd be happy to have more but I'm also content with the toolkit we have.
fewer than I had yesterday and fewer than I will have tomorrow :)
you selling stuff then Fluffy ?
mikey.elefant
27-01-2011, 21:08
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff384/mikeyik/IMG_0038.jpg
my small collection left to right :
Ray mears 510
laminated number two, mora '
laminated 106 , mora
curved 164 , mora
bushcraft triflex , mora
Viking , mora
And a bowie rehandled by me not to long ago, i think the blade is BDGM Made in Germany
I also own a BKT companion.
my main users are the viking and triflex im hoping to turn the new 510 in to my main user
http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff384/mikeyik/IMG_0039.jpg
that is cow horn,leather, maple and deer antler- hant tried to handle anything since.