Are "High End" production knives worth it? The video

[So-Lo]

Are high end knives worth it?
Yes and no.

For me, yes they are provided you "know" what you are paying extra for. Will a $400-$600 production folder do anything "a lot" better then your Spyderco or Kershaw? No not really

Should a new-ish knifenut sell their collection to get one? No, I don't think they would "know" what they are paying extra for.

 

[cziv]

So it's settled then:thumbup:

LOL.... :thumbup:

 

[SpyderocoMike]

Theres an easy answer here. When you have money you can afford to pay more. Lets say it costs you 100 bux to fly from NY to Florida on coach. if you fly first class...lets say it costs 2,000. (just a guess, im not a high wheelin deelin' kinda gent). The nicer chair and steak and potatoes you get on first class for the couple hours in the air doesnt justify $100 x 20 = 2,000. First class is not 20 times better than coach. But when you want the best things in life, you pay for it man. Its disproportionate because things cant be 20x better, but you can certainly be charged 20x more. Its the finer attention to detail, its a slightly better flight than everyone else, its the smoother car that cost you an extra 30,000 bux than the guy next to you on the highway whose still going to get to work just fine. Its not very vague at all, welcome to life lol. Hope this helps!

 

[shqxk]

Anything affordable which could be cause 'enough' appreciate are worth. Any archeologist would be please at rollback price t-rex shit on e-bay.

 

[Sonnydaze]

The money I spend on a Sebenza could also be spent on things like another Glock or perhaps a 1911 or something like that.

Heck, I just sold a Glock to finance my CRK Umnumzaan. I have plenty of Glocks. I'll never have enough folders.
SonnyDaze

 

[Sonnydaze]

Nice video.

High dollar knives are high dollar because they cost more to make. It might be materials (Titanium, unubtanium, etc.), it might be tolerances (Chris' has lotsa zeros after the decimal before hitting numbers), it might be labor (carving, engraving, etc.).

Sometmes those differences are difficult if not impossible for even the trained eye to detenct, generally impossible for a new student.

Just because you can't see the difference, doesn't mean it isn't there, sometimes it just means you can't see it.

sal

An excellent well-stated post from one of the Greats. Thanks, Sal.

Sonny

 

[Sonnydaze]

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[Sonnydaze]

Originally Posted by TheCarbideRat

Sometimes we the sharple can't see the flaws in knives either, be nice to have a knife-maker do a little writeup on flawed, poorly designed knives to help someone knife shopping.

Oh you know that ain't never going to happen...

Cute, Jim.

Sonny

 

[cziv]

Just to avoid your having to have a conversation with yourself. I don't know if too many knife makers would do write-ups on the cons of other maker's knives. It's a small community & grows smaller at the top.

My father always taught my brother and me to invest a little extra in the price of our outdoors gear. We figure, if you buy proven, high quality shotguns, rifles, handguns, knives and accessories - anything from brand hunting clothes, hiking/woods clothes, flashlights, hunting "calls" - you name it, and you generally have something that is well made and will last decades or more.

That can be applied to most of the high end production knives.

 

[Hadji Flip Me Over]

Short answer: To some people, they're definitely worth it. To someone like me who only has it for fondling and the infrequent cutting task, there is no need for a $400+ knife (Sebenza, Strider, Hinderer to name a few) that will see very little actual use. Especially for fear of damage, etc. ~$100-$150 is my sweet spot. Other people are welcome to spend however much they want as it's all dependent on taste and financial situation. Different strokes for different folks. And justifying your inner knife knut's insatiable appetite for ever-better cutlery.

 

[2TONYB]

...two year old thread gets me to buy a "bottle of fine wine"...these threads get me in trouble...is there some drug I can take before logging onto BF to prevent wallet drain?