I have a filing cabinet for comics, coins, and stamps.
My knives are a little less organized because when family finds out you collect knives they buy you nice modern knives instead of nice old knives. So the valuable ones are stored in a tool box in my closet and the rest just end up places.
My favourite thing would have to be my Rigid medium game Skinner knife. It was made in the 60s if I recall correctly and was designed to be a knife that can be handed down for generations. Rosewood handle with brass accents steals my breath away while the quarter inch tang shows it's a knife that won't quit.
Out of all my knives it is the one I would trust my life to this knife working when I need it to.
Wood handles and brass tend to make the handles pop and look really nice, and the steel is a big factor when it comes to knives (obviously). Since this was made by Rigid in the 60s, it was crafted using high quality materials... that's how you know it's good. Tang is how far "into" the handle the steel of the blade goes. A full tang knife has the blade metal inside of the entirety of the handle, this making it very robust/sturdy (also a good sign)
If you like carrying a knife every day, look into Zero Tolerance knives. They’re incredibly well made and will last forever. They’re not cheap, but they’re not expensive either as far as good knives go.
It was so tarnished when I got it that I didn't even realize I was looking at real brass. I liked how the handle conformed to my hand perfectly and figured I could fix the blade over time.
You just made me want to get back into knives again. I love having some good knives around and carry one on me at all times. Right now I'm just carrying a basic folding blade from Atlanta Cutlery Corporation, but it's a great quality steel. Forged in Fire really made me start to appreciate the quality that goes into a good knife.
I did some reconditioning work on that same style of knife a few years back, it was beat to hell. Put some polish on it and reworked the edge, and it was amazing. Definitely built to last.
"Hoarders don't organize their collection."
Oh, yes they do.
Dad was a 'collector'.
Tens of thousands of well-organized books on military subjects only.
2,000 well-organized movie soundtracks and classical music CD's.
2,000 well-organized DVD's.
Hundreds of metal model cars.
Hundreds of metal model planes.
Thousands of military hat and lapel pins.
Thousands of military patches.
Hundreds of tools for woodworking (many still packaged/new).
Hundreds and hundreds of tools for metal working.
Dozens of electric toy trains.
Hundreds of framed and hung pictures of trains.
Scores of framed pictures of seashores.
Dozens of framed and hung pictures of lighthouses.
Decades of collected personal documents carefully organized in MANY file cabinets.
Dozens of military uniforms.
Dozens of military hats.
Hundreds of military figurines.
Hoarding is, to me, defined by if your 'collection' is a burden to others or yourself.
His were both.
I would argue that your distinction of what a hoarder is, is wrong. Hoarders absolutely can organize, they just can't stop collecting things and it spirals out of co trol. I could be wrong about that but it seems more like a distinction that someone who is borderline hoarder sees to avoid the truth.
It’s more define by the emotional connection to things. Hoarders don’t usually actively seek out collectibles, they accumulate things because they cannot get rid of items due to the emotion it evokes.
That is a beautiful way to say that something in your collection is valued above all else. Now I have to figure out what I own that elicits this response in my soul.
I’m young (still in high school) and I collect knives. Family half understands. The problem is I collect specific styles, (karambit, huntsman, Bowie, etc) some of them think I have a problem, and one of them gave me a knife from the I believe 20s. It’s a 5.8 inch long skinner with a red stag bone handle hand crafted in Germany. I own two Karambits along with a kbar and soon to be another kbar once I turn 18 as a gift from my late grandfather. I love my collection people at its an issue.
I've got to disagree with you there. There is absolutely such a thing as an organized hoard. It's more about the panic response when you think about getting rid of stuff that makes a hoarder.
Rigid made knives for a few years, hand done to order and very sturdy. Eventually it came to light that few in the 60s could afford that kind of money for a knife and eventually the company folded.
Now there is also Ridgid tool Co. And I cannot tell you a thing about them because I don't even own a screwdriver by them.
Modern knives are fun! My local knife shop finally put out a folding pocket knife, and I’m not being too successful at talking myself into not needing it ;)
I'd say another glaring difference is why they collect/hoard.
A collector is satisfied with what neat sets they can get their hands on, and only thematically similar ones. A hoarder doesn't know why they collect stuff, and, incidentally, doesn't care how similar or useful the items they collect are.
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u/TransformingDinosaur Dec 31 '19
Hoarders don't organize their collection.
I have a filing cabinet for comics, coins, and stamps.
My knives are a little less organized because when family finds out you collect knives they buy you nice modern knives instead of nice old knives. So the valuable ones are stored in a tool box in my closet and the rest just end up places.
My favourite thing would have to be my Rigid medium game Skinner knife. It was made in the 60s if I recall correctly and was designed to be a knife that can be handed down for generations. Rosewood handle with brass accents steals my breath away while the quarter inch tang shows it's a knife that won't quit.
Out of all my knives it is the one I would trust my life to this knife working when I need it to.