A simply stunning knife (moved here from the Custom forum)

RL said:
1) you are SOOO arrogant...you gave me a chance??? buddy, i don't need your advice on how to post

2) I didn't buy one, but I would.,..not that it is any of your business how i spend MY money

3) look at my join date..1999..i was here FOUR YEARS before you so I know BF pretty well..I don't need a slap on the back or a "high five"...I am open-minded enough to look at knives of all styles and to not put others down because their tastes aren't the same as mine...since we are both giving each other advice on how to post, let me tell you that you should do the same...I don't expect you to like tactical knives nor do I care at all whether you do or don't but putting down other makers or other styles just because they don't appeal to you is lame

RL
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1. Doing the name-calling thing again. Lessee, "arrogant", "pompous ass". You missed a few. Cryin' a river, over here.

2. How does the knife in the top of your original post differ from the one that Peter posted? Or were you just "sharing"?

3. Mr. L., I've been collecting, buying, selling, making, modifying and critiquing knives since 1985. You obviously have fine manners, and I am a clueless, tactless bohab, OK? Just don't pretend that you don't care, because if you didn't you would have put me on ignore many posts ago. I can't even begin to explain to you why myself, ptgdvc, Jose Reyes, Anthony Lombardo, Roger P, Joe Mandt or others have a hard time with this piece, or the mentality that goes along with it. If you have been around that long, with an open mind, than you understand why something like this creates conflict, and would be OK with it.

4. I'm the only one stupid enough to parry with you. Enjoy the attention.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
jdm61 said:
Wouldn't a Strider be considered a "mid-tech" as opposed to a custom anyway?
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not the ones made personally by Mick Strider (marked M. Strider on the blade) or his partner Duane Dwyer (marked Dwyer on the blade)...the ones with the logo and marked Strider are the semi-customs

RL
 
jdm61 said:
Wouldn't a Strider be considered a "mid-tech" as opposed to a custom anyway?
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Not this one. It is a custom, in that Mick probably band sawed it out, DID grind and finish it himself, and signed it. They are rare.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Oh Yea nice piece. It shows a knifemaker's creativity together with the skills it takes to make a good grind. This is art that can be used.
 
I'm certainly not going to cut down this knife or who made it. I can't grind like that; nor, can I command the prices people pay for a knife like this one. Is it my style of knife? No, but I do think it's cool. Not(IMHO) $1200 cool, but that's not up to me to decide, since I'm not the one buying it. People have different tastes in knives; that's really all we need to keep in mind.
 
jdm61 said:
Wouldn't a Strider be considered a "mid-tech" as opposed to a custom anyway?
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That depends, Mick & Duane both make one off customs.

I hate the look of that knife, but if someone else thinks it is the cat's meow, then that is fine by me. The thing I really can't get over though is the price. I guess if they sell at that price then there are people that disagree with me.
 
Kohai999 said:
1. Doing the name-calling thing again. Lessee, "arrogant", "pompous ass". You missed a few. Cryin' a river, over here.

2. How does the knife in the top of your original post differ from the one that Peter posted? Or were you just "sharing"?

3. Mr. L., I've been collecting, buying, selling, making, modifying and critiquing knives since 1985. You obviously have fine manners, and I am a clueless, tactless bohab, OK? Just don't pretend that you don't care, because if you didn't you would have put me on ignore many posts ago. I can't even begin to explain to you why myself, ptgdvc, Jose Reyes, Anthony Lombardo, Roger P, Joe Mandt or others have a hard time with this piece, or the mentality that goes along with it. If you have been around that long, with an open mind, than you understand why something like this creates conflict, and would be OK with it.

4. I'm the only one stupid enough to parry with you. Enjoy the attention.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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1) even worse than "name calling" is being patronizing and condescending

2) reread my post...i said those were the knives that I looked at...I didn't say that I bought all of them

3) once again, I don't need your patronizing "explanation"...the fact that you have been making and modifying knives makes your criticism of another maker even WORSE...you would think that in 21 years you would have learned that it is poor etiquette to do so

4) I don't think that I am the one who needs his ego stroked with attention

RL
 
Keith, this is MILD. You should have seen the thread that was going about Cold Steel and Strider over in the Cove. Calling Lynn T. a thief and talking about Mick Strider's criminal record and lying about his military service, etc. Pretty wild.
 
HEY STeven Garsson, ALL MIGHTY KNIFE CONSULTANT..I WAS THINKING ABOUT BUYING A STRIDER. WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR MOST VALUABLE INSIGHT? THE KNIFE IS $675.00 DO YOU THINK ITS TOO MUCH? PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO I CAN MAKE MY FINAL DESCISION WITH APPROVAL..HAAA PLEASE KEEP YOUR DUMBASS COMMENTS TO YOURSELF. IM SURE YOU HAVE SOME KNIVES IN YOUR COLLECTION THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE WOULD CONSIDER UGLY, OVER PRICED OR JUST MEDIOCRE ALL TOGETHER. NOT EVERYONES PALET IS AS EXQUISITE AS YOURS. BY THE WAY, ONLY A QUEER SIGNS OFF "BEST REGARDS, STeven blah blah..
 
scotty1984 said:
HEY STeven Garsson, ALL MIGHTY KNIFE CONSULTANT...... BY THE WAY, ONLY A QUEER SIGNS OFF "BEST REGARDS, STeven blah blah..
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Gee, Scotty, thanks for doing all the hard work of making my point for me. I'm sure that you speak for the rest of those in the sandbox.:eek:

Nice use of capital letters, BTW, good to know that my tax dollars are being well spent for your education, or lack of it.

It is spelled "palate", as in taste, not palet, which is Spanish for pallet, a flat transport structure. You probably move a lot of those, in your line of work.;)

No Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
jdm61 said:
"there's the rub" as the Bard once said. I'm not sure whether or not the other folks in here take shots at this particular knife strictly because of its appearance, but one of my problems is that whatver time and effort was put into this knife does NOT ad up to $1250 even at Master Smith labor rates.....including guys like Jerry Fisk. A small Fisk hunter in 1084 probably has at least 3 times as much labor involved as this knife and yet is costs about the same if you can find one. Hence someone's comment about a any bead blasted knife with G10 handle scales (and no guard, mind you) not being worth $1250. However, I will acknowlege that there may be a general feeling that this particular maker...........well, lets just say "doesn't give good value for the money" anyway. Compared to some of the things I have seen in other threads, this little exchange was pretty mild when it comes to Strider. As for the makers that folks in here buy from, askthem yourselves. A couple of them have posted responses in this thread.
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Well, a custom knife's value is more than merely the sum of its parts, so to speak. Similar, you could say, to art. Be it sculpture, paintings or pottery for that matter. The value is whatever a buyer who fancies it is willing to pay.

Knife makers aren't auto mechanics charging by the hour for a service. They are artists and craftsmen producing items for a market that will determine it's own pricing thresholds for any maker's work. If no one thought that design was worth the price, then surely the price would fall. The fact that the knife not only sold for that price, but sold within a mere few hours of it being listed says volumes about the popularity of Strider customs.

I'm not saying everyone should turn their focus to Strider customs. I'm just asking why you all want to bash those who do?
 
scotty1984 said:
Kohai999
thanks for being my spell check! i need to take a shit.. can you be my toilet too?
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Thanks for fixing the all caps thing.

Now you want to use me as a toilet, and you called MY signoff "queer"?

Son, you need counselling, and maybe stay away from all sharp objects or firearms.:eek:

No Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
$675 for a mid-tech knife? BWAH, HA, HA, HA, HA There was a big stink about Cold Steel selling a copy of a Strider made in decnt stainless for a loss leader price of $40 and in the listing clling Mick STrider everything but a child of God. One I cut through all of the chaff, it left me with the question as to why is the Strider $375-450 for the same knife. Let us assume for argeuendo that Lynn Thompson did not have an axe to grind and sold the thing at closser to marker and then the dealer would put hismarkup on it. Using the standrd formula, let us saythat this would be $80 wholesale so about $125 discounted retail. Is whatever steel Strider is using worth an extra $250-325 minimum?
 
There are lot's of knives in the areas that I collect that I think are ugly and would never purchase. I used to collect tactical knives, but even in those days I would have considered this to be an ugly knife. The ones that like this sort of design obviously see something in it that I don't, and that is what makes it possible for there to be so many makers with so many different designs. Though at times we share a love of a certain knife's design, there are times we all disagree with someone elses impression. There is nothing wrong with liking this design.

When people purchase Striders for an investment it seems to be of the short term variety. This to me is a good strategy.
 
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