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Message: <blockquote data-quote="watchcollector1968" data-source="post: 1386380" data-attributes="member: 5945">Knives can be as addicting as guns if not more sometimes. The trick is to get a good one to begin with, if you do you will probably be hooked, get one that is not so good and you will be thinking "Whats the big deal?"Spyderco, Benchmade, Cold Steel and Al Mar are all good places to start. Maybe start with a Spyderco Endura or Delica. If you find you like them, then they are good knives that will last you a long long time. If you still dont care one way or another, well you still have a good knife.Careful with sharpening. Get yourself some crock sticks (ceramic sticks that sit in a V shape) and practice on an old knife. Be careful of the gun show types with an electric grinder and a sign saying "knife sharpening". Grinding wheels can be very unfriendly to a knife blade when they overheat and ruin the heat treat of the blade.Bench Stones (natural or diamond) are a great way to go. They have to be learned though which takes plenty of practice. Still, they are far easier than you might think.</blockquote>