Becker/Ritter

R.A.T. said:
... Nowadays if I want to test something I pay retail and then say what the hell I want to say about it and give it to who I want to give it to.
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That has always been my policy, ever since the email begging trick failed. :D
 
I don't think the Brass weights are gimmicy. If there was no intention of machining out the tang I would agree, but since they are machining out the tang anyway I say it's an inventive use of whats already there.

Simple solution to a vexing production/ market issue. I like the thoughtfulness of it.
 
The knife looks good. Im glad that its not any thicker than it is. I cant imagine myself fiddling with the balance thing, and if one did, then its a one-time adjustment for life, unless you loan you knife out and let your friends adjust it.
 
Wow. I like that knife, but then again Rowen could make just about anything from 1095 and it would be appealing to me.

WAR 1095!
 
Magus said:
Rowen made, that's the high point of this knife for sure.
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You might want to re-think that comment.


R.A.T. said:
This has been a long time coming and I'm glad to seeing it happening. Even more happy that Shon is doing it! When you mention Becker, Ritter and Rowen, well, I'm not sure you can find any better three men in this world
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looks like a longer, leaner Campanion.

never liked the balance on the Campanion... it just didn't feel lively to be.
 
knarfeng said:
You might want to re-think that comment.
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Nothing for me to re-think. I probably could've made my statement a little more clear though. Rowen for me personally is the high point of this knife. I have all the greatest respect for Ritter and Becker as well. Own a BK2 and a BK7 as a matter of fact and wouldn't part with them. No Ritter's though....yet.
 
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fixer said:
looks like a longer, leaner Campanion.

never liked the balance on the Campanion... it just didn't feel lively to be.
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to me it's a longer, pointer less flat on top BK10 Combat Utility, with enhanced balance features, and some other bit. .1875 thick slicer dicer.


Bladite
 
Help me with this, the Becker Campanion, which is about the same size, goes for $55 with shipping from Amazon.....why is this one 2X as much? Is it because of the manufacturing (Rowen is top notch) and sheath? Seems like the price point like with other Ritter knives is a little high. His stuff is good but pricy.
 
Manufacturing costs for the quality you get with Rowen are naturally higher than mass produced manufacturing costs. It's simply the old "you get what you pay for" thing. Granted, a cheap machete will do about all you need to do in this world but when you want precise grinds, etc. then you're gonna pay for it.
 
hotbossa said:
Help me with this, the Becker Campanion, which is about the same size, goes for $55 with shipping from Amazon.....why is this one 2X as much? Is it because of the manufacturing (Rowen is top notch) and sheath? Seems like the price point like with other Ritter knives is a little high. His stuff is good but pricy.
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R.A.T. said:
Manufacturing costs for the quality you get with Rowen are naturally higher than mass produced manufacturing costs. It's simply the old "you get what you pay for" thing. Granted, a cheap machete will do about all you need to do in this world but when you want precise grinds, etc. then you're gonna pay for it.
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what he said ...

think economy of scale too. a run of 100. each with serial numbers, not mass stamped, and more... there's a lot of tooling to potentially do, and for just 100, well, that costs time, sunk costs need to be made up.

it costs more because ... it does. were KaBar to make it, they would probably sell it for more than the BK02 by a bit, due to the differences alone.

after 1000 are made? maybe the price drops.

also, this knife features a few interesting nuggets of manufacturing that might take more time (like the weights), and other considerations.


Bladite
 
Bladite said:
what he said ...

think economy of scale too. a run of 100. each with serial numbers, not mass stamped, and more... there's a lot of tooling to potentially do, and for just 100, well, that costs time, sunk costs need to be made up.

it costs more because ... it does. were KaBar to make it, they would probably sell it for more than the BK02 by a bit, due to the differences alone.

after 1000 are made? maybe the price drops.

also, this knife features a few interesting nuggets of manufacturing that might take more time (like the weights), and other considerations.


Bladite
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Those seem like resonable points. THe $120 price point will not prevent me from getting one.
 
R.A.T. said:
That pic caused a shitstorm with some folks when it got published in Blade magazine. I guess since it looked like a human baby that had been singed....
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Seen lots of pics of monkeys roasting on a spit from friend's trips down south. If I ever go down there I'll have no problems trying roasted monkey...as long as it's cooked well...but for my own peace of mind I do also want to be there while it is processed. It is an interesting visual image no doubt.
 
Has anyone preordered this knife? I keep coming back to it.....my wallet is calling me.....
 
R.A.T. said:
Manufacturing costs for the quality you get with Rowen are naturally higher than mass produced manufacturing costs. It's simply the old "you get what you pay for" thing. Granted, a cheap machete will do about all you need to do in this world but when you want precise grinds, etc. then you're gonna pay for it.
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Which again is why I say Rowen is the high point of this knife for me personally. You know it's going to be a quality blade. The more that I look at this one, the more I like it.
 
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