Collector or user

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Do you consider yourself a collector or a user or both or some where in between partial collection but use them all.

[cougar337]

I would consider myself a 50/50 user/collector. I usually try my knives out for a while when a new model comes out. I am now finding myself collecting more Sante Fe Stoneworks, other customized spydies and of course the multi-colors coming out

[bh49]

I am buying the knives, which I like and I am using the knives I love the most. I have about 70 Spydies and use 7 of them: C83 and C105 Persians, VG10 Caly3, Kopa Cocobolo, JB Micro-Dyad, Native, and Orange Ladybug. I do not think that I can consider my safe queens a collection. I have some Natives, but not all of them, I have some Calypsos, but not all of them, I have some Lums..... I do not have any Delicas, Militarys, Paras and many others popular Spydercos. So I just have some knives.

[Jazz]

I just keep buying new knives that I like to use, and so have aquired quite a few.

- best wishes, Jazz.

[unit]

I voted for partical collection. I try to collect and use complete knives though

There are a few that I have not gotten around to using yet, but I am not convinced that any knife will appreciate monetarily more than it will be appreciated in use!

[The Deacon]

Definitely both. Have some I know I'll never carry, but always have at least one with me when I step out the door.

[Peter1960]

Definitely both. Have some I know I'll never carry, but always have at least one with me when I step out the door.

Almost the same here; I have always one Spydie with me (inside the house and outdoor).

[Spyharpy]

I'm both. At first I had them for collecting with very few out as users. Since I had a lot of duplicates, I pulled them out of their sleep and now they are in my EDC rotation. I enjoy taking a different knife each time I step out the door. Adds a little more variety. :)

[npueppke]

I'm a user, I just use collection worthy knives where a Byrd Cara Cara would suffice.

[THG]

I use mine. To collect means to accumulate. You accumulate knives to what end? I made that mistake with pokemon cards way back then, and I'm not going to make it again.

Don't cage up spydies.

[vampyrewolf]

I have 60-70 knives in my collection, probably only use a dozen.

On that same note, when I have all my packages that I'm waiting on now I'll have 8 straight razors and 3 DE razors (and about 100 blades for em). Had to reorganize my storage to get a drawer open for this stuff. And one more flea market coming up in 3 weeks.

[Creepo]

Both. I mostly collect knives that I can use, small EDCable ones. When I get new ones I retire the old ones to the collection and sometimes revisit perhaps.

But there are some that I just got to have even if I can't carry them much, some for the collectibility and some for the sheer awesomeness. I however try to use all of 'em. If they're too big to carry I'll use them in the house for whatever and some extra.

In the end having a knife in a safe is like storing porn and never watching it. Fondling it is like masturbation. Using it... You know where I'm going with this. :D

[HistoricalMan]

I would consider myself both.

I have some that I will use, and others that I own for their collectability and aesthetic value.

[bohica1998]

Both. I have some I use and some I don't. I collect Natives, Rescues and Hawkbills.

Usually, I have one of each type, either in my pockets or somewhere nearby (EDC bag, in the truck, on my desk, etc.)

Some I can't carry anyway, for various reasons. The Police and PE Civilian are a couple of examples. It's funny, I have a CCW and can carry a gun, but a knife with a blade that is too long or looks too "vicious" will get me in trouble.

[Sequimite]

I use knives. I collect experiences.

I'm an admirer of Spyderco's designs. Using them is like immersing yourself in music or studying a painting in a museum. I buy some "fine" art but my preference is for usable art.

I have a handful of NIB collectibles, but they will eventually be passed on to real collectors.

[4 s ter]

Defintely both. Some I'll never carry, others I EDC. I carry about 20% of my Spyderco knives (12 of 60).

[vaa]

I do both. I have about 150 in my collection. Mostly Spyderco but also have quite a few Bark River (my preferred fixed blades), and some Kershaw, ESEE, Busse, Swamp Rat, SOG, Condor, Swiss Army and Fallkniven. I have some that I'll never use but liked the lock or design of the knife. Then I have my ecd rotation which has 3 fixed blades and about 10 folders that get swapped in and out. I always carry 1 fixed blade and 1-2 folders with me. Some are more woods knives that only come out when I go hiking or camping. Not all Spydies but they are the majority of what I buy.
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[yablanowitz]

To me, "collecting" implies some sort of organization, structure and goal, such as "I'm collecting Police Models and my goal is to have all the variations". It also implies a desire to preserve the best condition possible of each specimen. What I do is accumulate. I buy what strikes my fancy. When I get it, I carry it for a while and try it out. Most knives don't make the grade and end up in the big box o' knives. Some earn permanent pocket space and a few get back-ups for when they get lost, broken, stolen or worn out.

[alexcue]

Both... I'm up to 36 individual models w.variations, and some duplicates of my top choices. These are just Spyderco Knives.

Some as soon as I've bought them I realize will never be used, some for good reasons, some for bad reasons.

My EDC collection consists of about a dozen models that get used for various purposes or attire. In all honesty they aren't all Spydies tho. This EDC collection is further refined to about 4 models that are my go to knives. They are users, and if they get abused so be it.

[iwolf81]

I like to think of myself as a user. My 2009 Forum Native is on display only because I'm not a fan on the Native; I do carry the USN Endura. I buy knives that I want to carry. Unfortunately for my wallet, Spyderco makes many such knives. :)

Regards,
Ira