Welcome alanhuth

Welcome @alanhuth

Please join me in welcoming our newest member, alanhuth. We are happy to have you as part of our community.
Why not start by telling us something about yourself!

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Welcome aboard

 

Welcome!

 

Welcome to the Fora!

 

Thanks for the nice welcome, everybody! If I may quote myself:

My son sharpens knives, and that's how I got into this. I started out being obsessed with anything EDC: pens, flashlights, watches, and of course pocket knives. I kind of plateaued at Chris Reeve, luckily. When my son was sharpening kitchen knives, I pretended to care, but it wasn't my thing. When he first got some good Japanese knives to sharpen, I started paying attention. Wow! This is much more interesting than pocket knives (imho), even though you can't EDC them.

My current obsession (perhaps because I don't own it and can't seem find it) is a KS. I like the concept a lot. Don't know whether I'll like one after I find it, but right now I'm on the hunt. If it's true that they won't be made any more (and even if it isn't true, now that I think of it) I'd like to find a KS clone that people know to be as good as, or better than, the original. Any suggestions appreciated.

I'm joining these forums with a little bit of trepidation. Kitchen knives are expensive and quite addictive, as I'm sure all of you know much better than I do. In pens, pocket knives, watches, and flashlights, I've started in the $25-$50 range and within a year or two, never mind. My wife can google. Anyway, while I realize that these knives can get up in price, it seems like the super-expensive ones are usually costly for cosmetic or F&F reasons, as opposed to pure functionality. That will keep the cost down, I hope, as those aspects don't usually do much for me.

Any suggestions or guidance most appreciated. Thanks for welcoming me aboard.

Alan

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