2018 BF Knife Poll X: The Final Say

Choose your Knife Package!

  • Non Grooved Bolsters & Standard Cardboard Box: $81 (+/- 5%)

    Votes: 146 39.2%

  • Non Grooved Bolsters, Cardboard Box, & Leather Pouch: $88 (+/- 5%)

    Votes: 29 7.8%

  • Non Grooved Bolsters & Pine Box: $92 (+/- 5%)

    Votes: 2 0.5%

  • Non Grooved Bolsters, Pine Box, & Leather Pouch: $99 (+/- 5%)

    Votes: 10 2.7%

  • Grooved Bolsters & Standard Cardboard Box: $104 (+/- 5%)

    Votes: 161 43.3%

  • Grooved Bolsters & Pine Box: $115 (+/- 5%)

    Votes: 24 6.5%
  • Total voters
    372
  • Poll closed .
Makael said:
If this knife doesn't have grooves, it will not separate itself from the standard 301. This really needs to have grooves for that reason. Otherwise it wont look or appear any different than the standard. Value will increase down the road with this feature. If this doesn't look any different or someone isn't familiar with how this knife became it will just disappear. But, with grooves the story will continue just like it does for all of the older knives that had features not found today. 10 years from now someone will google grooved bolster 301 with two blades. This knife will pop up. If it looks the same as every other 301 then it wont be as special.
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Plain bolsters without a broken blade hold their value better down the road.:(
 
It's still tough for me to get past the ~$81 dollar mark for what I was fully expecting to be a $100 knife. Regardless of the bolster discussion, I still see this as a $100+ knife.

Because of that, I think I'm leaning towards grooved bolsters. I was expecting $100, and to put the finishing touches on it for $4 seems worth it.

It's a very tough decision, but I figure we're only going to get one chance to make this knife, and I'd hate to look at it with even the tiniest bit of regret over an extra $4 than what we were expecting.
 
Sabercat said:
It's still tough for me to get past the ~$81 dollar mark for what I was fully expecting to be a $100 knife. Regardless of the bolster discussion, I still see this as a $100+ knife.

Because of that, I think I'm leaning towards grooved bolsters. I was expecting $100, and to put the finishing touches on it for $4 seems worth it.

It's a very tough decision, but I figure we're only going to get one chance to make this knife, and I'd hate to look at it with even the tiniest bit of regret over an extra $4 than what we were expecting.
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Plus shipping! Plus it might be 5% more when we get the final numbers.
 
There used to be a cartoon named “They'll Do It Every Time”, the price will be close to $140 with shipping, watch...
 
That $81 might end up being $93 at +5% +$8 shipping. That $104 might end up at $117 at +5% and +$8 shipping. Plus I honestly don't see the appeal of grooves on slanted bolsters with elk covers. Also, all this talk of "holding value" is pretty ridiculous. If the knife is used or sharpened ever then its value drops significantly.
 
Not that it will matter to the non-grooved voters, but I discovered a treasure here in the thread on Vintage Knife Ads(pictures only). It seemed that grooved bolsters were quite common on many of the knives. They looked beautiful and went perfectly with all the covers. It demonstrated skilled craftsmanship. I didn’t notice any pine or cardboard boxes, or slips, though. I’ll still be happy if my Buck’s bolsters doesn’t have its’ groove on.
 
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Ugh- looking at the pics of grooved bolsters my reaction continues to be: overkill - roccocco - guilding the lilly. Especially with a raw and rugged material like knobby elk, it's like taking a perfect burger off the grill then putting it on a china plate with silverware instead of a bun. . .
 
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