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

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COME ON PEOPLE! I made a tanto with a concave primary edge, spine jimping, and a swedged point YEARS ago and you all said it was terrible. Strider does it and its sudenly sooooooooo great.

LOOK AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES!
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SEE! STRIDER STOLE MY DESIGN!
 
Anthony Lombardo said:
Man oh man, you can get alot of knife for $1250 in the forged arena.
A true custom one even, which is what this forum is all about.
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yes......At Blade 'O5, I bought a guardless "dirk' bowie slyle fighter in ladder pattern damascus with a fossil ivory handle from John Fitch. MS for about that much. I also bought a super nice ST24 shaped knife with a premium stag handle and the wood lines sheath from A.G. "Barney" Barnes, MS for a hair less and a Jay Hendrickson, MS hunter with wire inlay for $850. I got a cowboy bowie with NS ferrule, filework on the guard and NS buttplate from Jerome Anders, MS for around $800. Hell......i even bought a Fisk Sednero that he did a stippled bone handle on for $1300 from Kenny Rowe and that included the upgraded elephant hide sheath that Kenny had made for it (I'm an evil capitalist killer of endangerd species, i know....lol) The list goes on. The ONLY knives that I have ever paid more for than what that guy wnted for the Strider was for the two Morans that I have. I paid somewhere around $600 for my stag Bagwell, but that was a while back. I hear hat it might fetch $1250 now. Nuff said about value in forged blades for Master Smiths. You cab still get some MONSTER bowies from the really good Journeyman smiths for a pretty fair amount less that $1250, even from purveyors.
 
Kohai999 said:
If you really look at the knife, you will see how it really is the ideal cake server.

The reinforced tip slides cleanly into the innards of the cake, and down, cleanly severing the layers, and "deanimating" it simulaneously.

The low-drag reverse curvature will keep any messiness from clinging to the blade, and the flare at the choil ensures that even a seven-layer gets cleaved down to the plate.

With a deft twist of the wrist, the now "free" slice can be removed, slid onto a plate, and served with a flourish.:D

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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Hahahaha:) :D! That was so good:thumbup:!
 
jdm61 said:
Wait.....i know what this is. It is a prop from the upcoming film "Predator & Jason Vs. Rambo & Freddy", right?:D
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You left out "Godzilla & King Kong - Service Pack II Vs. Star Wars & Lost in Space - Vista Edition":D ;)!
 
1. I like some Strider knives, and happily own an RC. The model in this thread does have elegant grinds, but like others, am befuddled by the price tag.

2. Up until RL chose to get offended, my comments were tongue-in-cheek, and meant in the lightest of spirits.

3. The interplay with RL was only 1/2 serious, this thread started in Customs, why Cougar chose to move it here is one of the great mysteries of the month. My style of humor, and writing in general, is well known in Customs, and this post was meant for that "crowd".

4. Had I been aware of the "other" post's seriousness, and length, I would have withheld any comment. Now it just looks like sprinkling salt, and am not pleased or proud of that.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
RL said:
1)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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I don't know hohai999 nor have I ever met with him so, I am not acting as his attorney but it is my understanding that he didn't try to put anyone down from what I have read. He just expressed his opinion about this particular knife. At least that's how I see it. Having said that I am very much into tactical knives and I own a large number of them, however I still don't like this knife mostly considering its price.

In this post http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4355532&postcount=57 at the end of the second paragraph kohai999 asked a very simple yet a very good question: "What was this knife designed to do?". What is your opinion on this? This can bring up another issue: what is a tactical knife? How do you define that? I have nothing against you nor, do I have any reason to have. I just find these very interesting issues.
 
DocArnie said:
1250$ for this? Is Mr Strider going Hibben?
What's with the "no nonsense design" motto?
It's not practical, not tactical, not beautiful. So Strider makes an ugly, dirty knife with bulky G10-scales, puts some crap on the blade (barb wire, a fence or a dead animal) and sand blasts the dirt away to get this "camo".
He must be joking! "Look, I can make whatever I want, people will buy it for any price!"
Really, don't drink the kool-aid.
I feel sorry for the knifemakers who would like to comment on this but can't, because they would be called "cocky" if they did.


Maybe it's another hardcore bottleopener for third world bars, like the one made by Dark-Ops.


I'd like you to answer this question as honestly as you can: Do you really think that Strider could sell this thing for such a price, if he hadn't lied about his history? Seriously!
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DocArnie

Two things came to my mind when I read your post:
1) This one is harsh,
2) I agree with what this guy says!
 
Its a shame that other knifemakers have chose to publicly put down another makers work, But its not the first time and surely not the last.

Really is alot of truth to Mr Robertsons words, this thread has proved that!

In the short time making knives I have had the chance to meet many really cool makers strider, emerson, hearsy, lovett, moon, osborne, krein, bradley, snody, zowada, well to many to list. One thing I learned is most makers that are good or have talent just do not feel threaten and give of there knowledge freely.

All of these men also have something that many in this thread have shown a lack of and that would be Respect, common sense, and the ability to hold their "tongue in cheek comments".

This crowd and that crowd mentality also really does not sit well with me personaly. All of these makers possess something which many not all but many of you in this thread once again lack, is talent and if they chose could make any type of knife they please and do it well! Yet once again they are secure in what they do and build what they like to build, many constantly push the envelope on a daily basis always raising the bar.

But as usual it is a small handfull who chose to yell the loudest, and no amount of oil will fix the sqeaky wheel its just defective!

Some of you have posted some really childish things so it will be of no surprise to me when you read this and tell me a thing or two.

So if high fiving or wearing funky hats is your thing would'nt it be nice if no one told you you where stupid or strange?

So with that try not to take yourself to serious, life is way to hard and short as it is.

Spencer
 
Kohai999 said:
Had I been aware of the "other" post's seriousness, and length, I would have withheld any comment. Now it just looks like sprinkling salt, and am not pleased or proud of that.
STeven Garsson
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For the record I would like to echo STeven's comment.

When I started this thread, in Custom Knives, I was completely unaware of the Strider saga in the GBU section.

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I will say up front that I have never really been fond of Strider desingsor any of the other similar knives and find Strider prices to be somethig akin to highway robbery. That is just my personal taste and how I define functionality and value. That said, I cannot read this thread without having been influenced by the other one, and although I do not personally know any of the makers listed in the previous post, from what i have seen and heard from and about Mssrs. Lovett and Zowada on here and other forums, I CRINGE to see their names...and arguably the others that i don't know much about.....mentioned in the same sentence with Mr. Strider. As for why knifemakers may bash Mick, perhaps is has less to do with jealousy over his finacial success and more to do with the notion that his words and actions have sullied the reputation of the craft in some way and cast custom knifemakers in a bad light on the whole.
 
SAR said:
But as usual it is a small handfull who chose to yell the loudest, and no amount of oil will fix the sqeaky wheel its just defective!

Some of you have posted some really childish things so it will be of no surprise to me when you read this and tell me a thing or two.

So if high fiving or wearing funky hats is your thing would'nt it be nice if no one told you you where stupid or strange?

So with that try not to take yourself to serious, life is way to hard and short as it is.

Spencer
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Spencer, it cuts both ways.

You are hardly qualified to position yourself as a moral compass. As I told RL, look at the source.

Have been around a few knifemakers, you know? The biggest sign that they are comfortable with their own work and quality of it, is when they goof on it, and their peers do the same.

Posted that this was not all seriousness and heavy crap. It was a goof. So which is it? Is it too serious or is it a deleterious lack of respect?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Spence,
Have I told you that I like you today???

It is rare, but even you can make since every now and then....:D

Tom
 
SAR said:
Its a shame that other knifemakers have chose to publicly put down another makers work, But its not the first time and surely not the last.
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great post SAR...it disgusts me too...some people never learn

RL
 
Mr. Trooper,

Sorry that I got distracted.

Great post! I think you have nailed it completely.

With proper legal counsel, you have one heck of a case, imho.

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