@m500@lemmy.ml

For me there are a couple reasons to collect knifes:

• Utility: I find myself using a knife somewhat regularly beyond just opening Amazon boxes. My kids are all in Scouts, I'm a Scout leader and routinely teach knife safety.
• Design: there are people who turn steel, wood, synthetic materials, etc. into tools. They are talented and the end result is not something you put on a shelf or hang on a wall to look at but to use!
• Variety: All cars get you from A to B but some do it differently than others. All knives will cut things but some do it differently than others. Plus knives are less expensive than cars :)
• Technology: I have a background in science. I find the science of the steels used to make blades fascinating and I enjoy learning about them. And all of that learning can be put to practical real-world use by buying one of those knives.

Knives are tools with personality and I like that.