Knives, Knives, Knives!
Knives, Knives, Knives!
Everywhere I look I see knives! Am I a collector or a hoarder?
I look around me and all I see are knives. This brings me both comfort and anxiety.
I have way more knives than I’ll ever use or that would ever be practical.
This means I am a collector, someone for whom a little something is off inside. That sounds harsh, but for me, it’s kind of true.
I have a hard time letting go of certain things. If I can find sentimental value in it, I keep it.
Maybe a collector is just a very focused hoarder.
Whatever the case, I think I have been working to make my den or man cave the kind of place I’d like to dig around in as a kid.
My Grandpa’s basement was a place like that, filled with tools, projects, and ephemera from a life behind him. Everything had a story and a purpose.
What is the purpose of the vast collection of knives that get no use and are only appreciated? By my definition, I am more of an art collector than a tool collector.
I guess the real question I ask myself is, “When is enough, enough?”
What! Am I just going to have a house that continues to fill up with knives?
Isn’t that weird? I have given lip service to “reduce and refine” but have a hard time seriously considering it.
Where do I start? Where do I end?
Well, until I figure out the answer to that most meta of questions a collector can ask himself, I will continue to make my knife collection and man cave as fascinating as it can be to my possible future grandsons and granddaughters. Pick away, Kiddos!
Knife Junkie out!
Bob
The Knife Junkie Podcast (Episode 425)
Zac Wingard of Wingard Wearables joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on Episode 425 of The Knife Junkie Podcast (www.theknifejunkie.com/425) and he brings an exciting announcement -- a Wingard Wearables Knife, which Zac has worked on for years. It's gone through multiple prototypes, and is nearing completion.
Find Wingard Wearables online at www.wingardwearables.com, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/wingard_wearables, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wingardwearables, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/@wingardwearables.
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