A good knife, even a custom one, is like a good fishing lure. You never really have it for a real long time, you only get to use it often for a while before you lose it. I related the story on here once about the very nice bone handled folding stock knife that my late little sister had given me once for Christmas back when we were just kids. I gutted lots of deer with that knife and it was my constant companion on every deer hunt. Then one day I felt in my pocket and it was gone. I looked for that knife for days retracing my every step because I realized then that it meant more to me than any buck I was hunting. I was devastated until the last day of the season when it rolled out from under the seat of the truck. It has been safe in my drawer ever since. Don't use what you cannot afford to lose if for only sentimental reasons.
