I understand if you don't like the design. That''s just personal taste. I think it looks real nice. The thing is maybe it is this particular brand. It is pretty good quality. As I said, no gaps anywhere, good lockup and everything blade rests in the center. I obviously know what to look for. It is not a expensive knife plain and simple but for less than 50 bucks it is worth that IMO. I just liked the style, actually because I do not have another knife like it. Which means as we all agree it is no clone. TKC may have misunderstood without even looking but I do not hold that against him. So here is the kicker. it actually cuts! Yes, I figured for $48 who cares. I did not cut rope of course. I would not do that with a Walker even though it could. I stoped after splitting 50 sheets of 11-1/2" 40 stock paper. Not a ragged edge on last one and still sharp. Bottom line guys this is worth the tiny amount it costs so long as you like the style. I expected nothing honestly. I am very impressed. Having what I do the only reason I got it because I liked the looks. I seriously expected it to arrive in Five pieces or at least fall apart when I flicked it. I did not care for that price. If it had gaps and rough spots and looked shoddy I would have trash canned it. Luckily that was just not the case. Now, to also be honest I read on amazon there are plenty of bad ones. I am just lucky I got a good specimen I suppose. YMMV. Big time I bet. You know you are not going to get a bad WH or high end custom but look at the price difference. That is not fair to set the standard that high on a full Damascus knife for under 50 bucks. So, yeah I am pleasantly surprised. If it is not someone else's cup of tea I completely understand. All knives are what you like. At least it is not a clone. I did not think so. If it was I would have had to destroy it. That is my strong belief as well. So TKC is certainly not wrong there. Luckily it is not seemingly a clone of anything I know of.
Yes,madcap that is exactly my justification for this. One, luckily I can afford them. Two, art on canvase is way more money. Originals from the masters can be multi millions. So in that regard I guess this is "cheap" art if you look at it from that perspective. Also no, they unfortunately are usually in a very massive safe with combinations and security key. I have too many people in and out of here for that. Art on canvase would take balls to grab but a 3" knife can disappear on me. Cleaning staff, laborers,repair folks, plain guests I don't know well Etc. That part is unfortunate actually. I do regularly take them out and look at them though. I just feel better under the circumstances not to display them. The amazing thing is a high end engraved knife you can find new things 10 years later! They are very complex which is the big factor in the cost. One might take 500 hours to make. Of course Mokume or whatever is less money. I am lucky truthfully but on the other hand I was not going to fret if I lost 50 bucks. Which is why I took that gamble already being in the position of owning admittedly much nicer knives.
I would say if you want to gamble 50 bucks this might be a better deal than the lottery. You may very well get a nice knife. Don't let Pakistan fol you on this brand I guess. At least the one I received. I truly did not expect it to be any good at all. They have different styles so something might suit someone. One caveat it is absurdly heavy. I am not sure why. It is carbon Damascus,given the pattern probably canned but I am not sure why it is that heavy. like 11 ounces. A WH that looks pretty with Damascus and wood and a 3" blade might weigh less than 3 ounces some less than 2. I am just trying to give all the details so if anyone here does order one they did not feel mislead. Of course I am sure there are plenty of duds too. Some of the craftsman there may be better than others. I have no idea. Also people said the bone ones were plastic but I am not sure they know what they are looking at on Amazon. I would gather they are real bone. Have no idea though. So probably just stick with the wood. I took pins instead of screws because I did in fact want the traditional look. Of course I will not be getting another. I just needed to satisfy my curiosity if that was too good to be true. Lucked out I guess.
I am just glad it is not a clone. I really did not think it was or no way I would have ordered it.
