Somebody explain to me the "knife" thing ...

[BadgeBunny]

Ok ok ok ... I finally admitted that the "gun" thing was not a mental illness ... Or if it is, well ... it's a better vice to have than snorting crack, but I am not feeling the knife thing at all.

Maybe it is because I don't understand. A lot of the knives I see are pretty neat but I don't understand the nuances, nor do I know quality from cheapo stuff. They all look the same to me. Guys, here is your chance to perfect your justifications. Help me understand.

 

[Perrone]

I sum it up as:
"Ooooooo shiny...."

Not a huge fan either, I have a pocket knife I carry, but it's for cutting stuff not showing off.

 

[ronny]

BB, I'm sorta with you on that. Some of the knives out there are really gorgeous; works of art even. But just how good does a knife have to be? And, more specifically, how much does it have to cost?

I saw some on a thread here yesterday which cost around $800. I would never actually use something like that.

 

[BadgeBunny]

BB, I'm sorta with you on that. Some of the knives out there are really gorgeous; works of art even. But just how good does a knife have to be? And, more specifically, how much does it have to cost?

I saw some on a thread here yesterday which cost around $800. I would never actually use something like that.

When I worked at H&H I bought a Damascus steel knife with a bone handle because I thought it was pretty. Never in a hundred years would have have paid money for something like that if I hadn't had an employee discount, plus I wanna say it was marked down on top of that.

It is in the box, with all the original paperwork, up in the top of the closet ...

 

[jbarnett]

Help me understand.

Me too

 

[okiemaggie]

BB...go look at http://www.agrussell.com I wasn't a knife person either until I bought my SOG. It's slicker than glass and uber-sharp, even though I "abuse" it

Some of their knives are like works of art. I swear it's like looking in the jewelry store, I always fall in love with the most expensive one. Of course I'm a sucker for fancy grips...I had that problem with our 1911 too

 

[Perrone]

BB...go look at http://www.agrussell.com I wasn't a knife person either until I bought my SOG. It's slicker than glass and uber-sharp, even though I "abuse" it

Some of their knives are like works of art. I swear it's like looking in the jewelry store, I always fall in love with the most expensive one. Of course I'm a sucker for fancy grips...I had that problem with our 1911 too

They even have throwing knives for all the mall ninjas out there

 

[redneck1861]

I do like knives, but only ones that are intended for use. Have you seen the ones that cost like $1500 and some are even more that that. I did start a thread looking for a good new pocket folding knife, I was looking for new ones that I have not seen yet. I use my pocket knife for everything, I abuse them and break them, one day I might clean a deer and the next day use it to cut my steak. So I typically don't spend more that about $75 on one.

Oh and BB, you should post that fancy knife in the classifieds here, and use they money to buy you a new gun or ammo, something you actually use

 

[Danny]

A knife is a tool. So depending on your use of that tool, you will have different ideas of what that tool should be, and what it should do. When you have a passion for a item, just like you know your own gun inside and out, you'll know what is good, and what is not so good. You wouldn't carry a 8" 454 casull (at least I don't think you would) in your purse for protection. And you wouldn't take a compact 9mm grizzly bear hunting, as your primary weapon. Knives are the same.

 

[NikatKimber]

Other than being handmade, the difference is the metal used.

My Gerber knives, while nice, will dull quickly, as the metal is relatively soft.

On the super high end, like $500-$1000+, it is that the knife is a handmade work of art, with super high end materials (for the handle and blade). Like the $10k-$20k shotguns.

I'd like to have a nice knife someday. Mind you, not $1000 knife, but one of the quality semi-customs like Busse, Coye, Dozier etc.