This is one of the best videos you’ve made. Legit. Great points. SHARP

Sharp and engaged. Beat a lot or those knife buying urges, this just makes you strong and nowadays feeling pretty content with what I have already.

Another SHARP video man. I struggle with FOMO regularly so this video was right on time. Like you I have a pretty sizable knife collection and am always pleasantly surprised when I go back to a knife that I’ve forgotten about. I’m definitely going to try and appreciate what a have more. Great video.

Brother I wouldn’t be as SHARP as I am without having listened to a few of your episodes in the past. Can’t thank you enough for the shoutout. I felt your video so hard before that it’s been in my head now awhile. You’ve changed my perspective and my taste in my collection for the better. Appreciate ya 🙏🏼

I like your philosophy about this point in your knife journey. I can relate to many of the points you make. My collecting awakening came when most of my knives were stolen. I had sprint runs and collector knives that appealed to me. I played with them but never carried them. Then they were gone. I felt like what a waste that I didn’t get to experience how this knife handled. After that I try to carry and use the majority of my small collection

Ya it took me a while to get over that. Once I had a collection and found the knives I like, I slowed down heavily. I get a knife once or twice a year now.

Absolutely the right attitude! Gotta go watch Jon’s’ now. Always SHARP!

Sharp! I also struggled with figuring out what I was wanting out of this hobby as of late. I significantly cut back my collection and gifted a lot of knives to friends, I still have too many knives but I only ever find myself carrying a military, pm2, dragonfly, or small sebenza regularly. Something that helped a bunch with tempering the feeling of always needing to keep up with new releases was simply unfollowing a majority influencers and dealers from social media. Try to focus on the enjoyment of carrying, using, and sharpening the knives in my collection instead of chasing handle colors and steel combos. I also previously was in a trade where a knife was used regularly and now I sit at my desk all day so my daily carry is almost always overkill anyway.

Stay Sharp brother! Couldn't agree more with everything you said 👏

Always sharp

Needed to hear that Randy. Good to see you sharp again today. Always a pleasure. Take care brother.

I’ve been on a similar journey to yours. I’ve bought many different knives in many different styles to see what I like best, and then sold the rest. As far as modern folders, I’ve settled on the PM3 as my very favorite. At some point I had every single iteration of that knife, but then realized I would never use all of them. So I sold most of them and kept my favorites. Even so, I still have too many.

Sharp man!

Appreciate the insight, Randy. Sharp perspective. Good to know I’m not the only one who has questioned the consumerism of this hobby. Thanks!

Good perspective and something I’ve found to be true over the years as well. Stay sharp!

If we're going full existential here then its not another knife I want afterall but joy. And peace. Spot on message Randy 😉

Hey Randy,,,great vid & topic,,,your always "SHARP" to the point on each topic of your videos,,,your concern & honesty can be felt specialy on this one...thanks

Sharp video.

Great video! I came to the same realization a couple of years into the hobby. Before you gain experience and learn your own preferences it’s easy to get sucked in by the cool, limited and fidgety stuff. After a while it became obvious that what I actually used was almost exclusively Spyderco FRN backlocks. Practicality and utility beats cool and fancy. To consider a new knife these days it has to solve a problem not (entirely) solved by my existing knives or improve upon and replace something I already have. I still have enough knives to feel some consumerism shame, but new knives are further and further apart, and continuously tightening the criteria for what to keep. I rarely buy something that isn’t regular production, by the same “replacement logic” you touched on. To fully enjoy a knife I have to be able to easily replace it. Monetarily and logistically. In the end knives are just tools, if we spend more time and energy chasing them than they save us through their utility - then we ourselves are the tools (of consumerism).

Great video. I think a lot of people are stuck in this cycle. 😊

I got a spyderco ultra fine yesterday and that thing makes my knives SHARP!

Luckily for me, i have little to no desire to collect. I only want to own knives i'll carry and use regularly, and i also like having a genuine every single day carry. I bond with the knife, flashligjt, pen etc if the same tool is on me everyday. I'll rotate my carry knife every couple months between the 4 i have. I've sold more knives than i own 😂 I do still like watching people talk about and reviewing all the new knives coming out

Fantastic video brother! Sharp is the word! This is OnTheEdge72 btw on my work computer. The longer I have been in the knife game, the more i want to keep my collection small and really appreciate and carry the knives that I have. It's cool to have a big collection, but you don't build relationships with knives that just sit in a safe. And I love what you said #cantbuypatina

Nice video man! I enjoyed it. SHARP

Agree! Sharp!

sharp ;)

Sharp

Doggone’s video was SO GOOD!!!!!!

Thanks for the video

Keep em sharp Randy!

Good talk!

Nice one

The goat returns!

I buy 2 of what I like, I save up and work hard for them.. but I'll never put myself in a position where I regret or in a tougher situation. =]

Awesome video as always Randy!!!!

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the best way to defeat this whole impulse buying shit is to raise a family. As soon as you have your first kid prioritise will change and you'll be much more savvy in the way you spend. This is the very same reason why the modern consumerist society discourages family as, paradoxically, isolated individuals spend more than large families (this is my thought).

Soooo....should I get in on that Vero drop tomorrow or nah? 😂

Code word: sharp

I pride myself being a knife nut and only having 6 knives at the moment, at one point I was buying too much and it became a real problem. From my experience magnacut doesn't really hold an edge any longer than Spydercos S30v

In Sweden Spyderco k390 is about $250…and Benchmade is…The world is greed.

In most cases, the newer stuff has better materials, in terms of corrosion resistance and edge retention, but lacks in machining or hand tuning. SHARP

Almost forgot. SHARP!🎉

Totally agree. FOMO drops are a major turn off. If you want to make money, as a knife company, why not make enough for everyone who wants one? I don't enjoy the hype, and it contributes to the ridiculous secondary market prices. It caters to knife flippers (not flipper knives...lol), not hobbyists and users.

Always harp

I think people buy knives they can’t afford and this is why they won’t use them. They need to keep it new looking for when they need to sell it. Just a matter of time before they need the money back.

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