How many knives have you ordered so far in 2025 ?

[old4570]

Jan 07-25 , which is one week ! & I am up to 6 ... Not quite one a day !

 

[sim1tti]

Some might call that a problem. Some might not.

 

[old4570]

Hmmmm , used to be a flashaholic !
Now I am a knife a holic ...
So I guess if I have to have a VICE , then knife'a'holism isn't the worst .
At the end of the day , I still have the knives . And if anything , they grow in value .
Especially all those older American knives I purchased over 10 years ago ( Maybe more like over 15 years ago ) .
All those $15 to $25 knives are like $100+ knives now .
it's not like drinking money , or eating money , or smoking money or snorting money .
It's money that has been transferred into stuff , that can be turned into money again .

Hmmm , that's good stuff . I don't mind converting money into knives . Maybe 10 years from now ill convert them back into money ?

 

[sim1tti]

You'd probably fair better with the S&P 500, but there are certainly worse addictions. Definitely less interesting and more expensive ones.

Fixed blades are much cheaper than cars and healthier than wines. Less pretentious too.

Flashaholic...knifeaholic...It's good to diversify!

 

[old4570]

If I knew then what I know now = GTHO Phase 3 1971 Ford Falcon .

 

[Monocrom]

None! You know that's not going to last! 😜

 

[iacchus]

none yet, but seeing how Spyderco actually dropped prices for 2025 (a move that one can't help seeing as a thumbed nose at Benchmade), I am looking pretty hard at picking up one or two that I wouldn't mind adding to the stable at some point.

 

[leukos]

Six knives so far for 2025 is a good start! I'm only at three so far myself…a BRKT, a NKD, and a custom.

 

[trl]

Jan 07-25 , which is one week ! & I am up to 6 ... Not quite one a day !

You are indeed addicted to knives. So, what did you got this year?

If last trimester from '24 counts, then I got Cold Steel Katana Machete 97TKMS (very-very appealing, I totally love it; it's sharper than I was expecting, dangerously sharper actually) and Cold Steel African Walking Stick 91WAS (not a knife, but it should be helpful as collectable or self-defense).

 

[old4570]

CRKT 7190 ( Snap-on ) - Yeah ! There's a story with this one for sure !
Falcon flipper - Local ( Oz ) Ebay purchase ( Junk knife purchase )
These two have arrived ..

Ordered :
Ebay :
Tigend 1067
TwoSun TS394

Ali :
AD20
SR1 Lite
https://www.candlepowerforums.com/threads/yjgdcn-slip-joint-from-china.486068/ & another one of these !

That's 7 now for 2025 ..

 

[ebuchner]

none yet, but seeing how Spyderco actually dropped prices for 2025 (a move that one can't help seeing as a thumbed nose at Benchmade), I am looking pretty hard at picking up one or two that I wouldn't mind adding to the stable at some point.

I feel this 100%. I got a Leafjumper late last year on a pretty ridiculous sale and their outlet is practically within walking distance from me. I'm holding on for dear life to not go browsing it right now.

 

[iacchus]

So, Crucible declared bankruptcy. I'm not super sure what this means for those of us who love certain steels (any steel that begins w/ "CPM" is from them. Like S30V, 3V, 4V, 10V, 15V, S35VN, S45VN, M4, CruWear, Rex 45, Rex 121, Magnacut, Magnatuff, etc). These guys were the developers of large scale powder metallurgy.
The effects of their '09 bankruptcy was not great.

Hopefully Niagra steel can still find suppliers and keep up w/ demand. They've always been good to knifemakers.

Crucible Industries files for bankruptcy, seeks to sell factory early next year

Company leaders seek to keep the business running through the bankruptcy process.

www.syracuse.com