Weird Knife Wednesday!

On August 25th, 2023, I made an offhanded comment in the Lemmy.world PocketKNIFE community that we ought to have a Weird Knife Wednesday. The motion was seconded, and boy did I not have any idea what I was getting myself into.

And thus it came to pass that (sort of) every Wednesday ever since, a tradition that has stretched to three years running as of the time of writing, I would post an array of increasingly detailed and long-winded articles showcasing various entries of my collection of strange knives. Somehow this feature became a hit and now my stupid penguin mug is one of the most recognizable faces in the Lemmysphere. This is as much to my surprise as anyone's. I go by the handle @dual_sport_dork in the Lemmy universe. My original intent, as you can see, was to talk about motorcycles. The knife thing happened by total accident and over time has gotten rather out of hand.

The whole thing's been a hoot and a half. I've garnered a ton of support and encouragement from a bunch of total strangers on the internet, and for that I am ever thankful. It's been a process of learning and skill building, as well. I went from taking off-the-cuff snaps of knives sitting on my mousepad with my phone to developing a full blown photography workflow that, if I may be so humble, occasionally results in pictures that put the official manufacturer's photos of some of this junk to shame.

Herewith, then, is a listing of all of my Weird Knife Wednesday columns sorted chronologically, presented for your amusement and going all the way back to the beginning.

Bear in mind that none of the knives showcased here are for sale. All of this is just for entertainment!