[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by fearn

Hi All,

I'll admit that the caretaker thing is as much a counsel of perfection as reality. I've got a few guilty secrets sitting back in the corners, and I need to get the rust off them.

That said, I'm honestly more interested in information in most cases than I am in having a representative piece, and most of my small collection is functional to varying extents.

So far as spouses go, my wife asked me, early on in our relationship, what I was going to do with a new piece?

It's always good to have an answer for that. Mine was several minutes long.

The wonderful thing about that question is that, once your partner asks it, that gives you the implicit right to ask it back (used with good judgment, of course). Tastes for fine jewelry and fine blades can certainly complement each other in a relationship...

Best,

F

I agree absolutely. There is always a "tradeoff" with one's spouse, and jewellery works just fine. I personally am lucky that my wife approves 100% of my collecting interests so long as the $$ are not needed for more important things.
Stu