re: Who are the board's knife collectors?

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Not necessarily a collector yet but got into knife sharpening with Japanese whetstones over the last year. Wife wanted her near 30 year old set of Chicago Cutlery knives sharpened. After watching dozens of videos on how to and then falling arse backwards down a YouTube rabbit hole I'm hooked. I get my knives at estate sales, garage sales and thrift stores for a few bucks. I'm planning to replace the handles on a few and eventually would like to make my own. I had no idea until I got into doing this how huge the knife sharpening and knife building community is. It's also very therapeutic for me to work with my hands and learn a craft and escape all the daily BS I have to deal with at my day job.

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This is me.
I will not pass up a kitchen knife if it is a good price especially an older Chicago Cutlery.
I also look for Old Hickory but will take a good look at any if it is cheap enough.

EDC - Civivi Elementum. Lost my button lock one. EDC is budget friendly, used daily, and no big deal if lost.

Fixed blade - ESEE 4

Hunting - Case Trapper, bone color. Great two blades for skinning/cleaning squirrels, deer, hogs, etc

collectors- my old Victorinox cross Pioneer, my Grandpa's old Case, Case my Uncle gave me in 05, and my late Uncle's Cub Scout folder from early 60's

Handful of other fixed and folding kives

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This is me. I will not pass up a kitchen knife if it is a good price especially an older Chicago Cutlery. I also look for Old Hickory but will take a good look at any if it is cheap enough.

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I have a couple of Old Hickories with carbon steel blades but handles are shot which I plan to replace. My best find was a 1940-50s era beautifully patina Dexter 48912. There was just a few small specks of rust on it which I was able to remove with BarKeepers friend. I haven't gottten around to sharpening it yet but oiled the blade for now to prevent future rust. I only paid $1 for it. Below is pic I found of one that's almost identical to mine in appearance.

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Lost a Chris Reeves Damascus little Sebenza recently. Kind of sucks.

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Lucky person who finds that. Lol.

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I’ve got them tucked away all over the place. I’ve got these 4 in my bathroom drawer

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You should add a K390 to your collection if you don't have one. They're Japanese Spydercos, so the fit and finish is hit or miss, but their heat treatment is so good it's worth it. I fixed the sloppy grind on mine (Endela) and got some G10 scales for it and I love it. Liked the steel enough that I bought a Dragonfly in it as well.

I don't recommend AKC knives ....
I have a OTF which has broken and i cant get info from Italy ..and GrindX wont help after
90 days I have mostly autos ..AKC was over $100 and broke

I have a 3 microtechs and 7 Benchmades. My favorite is my crooked river Benchmade. I have a custom made folder. It has a carbon fiber handle and is probably the easiest knife I have to keep sharp.

Bathroom looks well guarded. Feel free to mail me that yellow one, LOLOLOLOL!!!!!

My everyday carry knifes I rotate depending on what kind of shorts or pants I'm wearing