Besides CPK knives, whaddaya like?

Lorien said:
Bob Lum is who I want to be when I grow up :)
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Lorien, just remember, when it comes to value, not all Lums are equal. Lum tantos are nearly impossible to find, the right Lum folders (tanto blade and or Chinese) next. I see crazy prices out there when I see one.

Bob
 
Bob, I gotta ask. You often post pics then mention you sold that knife and regret it to some extent.

First, what process do you go through when deciding to sell?

Second, why do you regret it so often?

Thanks Bob!!!
 
First, Justin, remember my rule #1 (I don't share my rules, so don't repeat it), you'll then understand why I've acquired so many over time. Then realize that everything is relative. I love to trade knives, primarily when the trade is for a knife I want more than the one I'm trading away. I will always regret trading that knife away, considering rule #1.

As far as selling is concerned, I sell when I'm offered a deal I can't refuse. Not so much in terms of percentage return, though. A 100% return on a $500 knife is $500. Why sell something I really, really like, just to make $500? . Add at least a zero to that, then multiply it by something. That's when it becomes the time to sell, if and when approached. And it primarily causes me to keep what I buy, unless someone is crazy or rich enough to pay the piper. I am a collector, not a dealer.

But that's me.
 
timichango said:
Nah, you do you — I like the looks of your work better, personally. Just sayin'.


That said... when're you going to do a Lorien tanto, eh?
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oh, c'mon now!

I've designed several tanto inspired pieces, and am actually making a few myself at the moment

there've been a few Lums available lately, and really I'd take any of them, but $$$
 
Lorien said:
oh, c'mon now!
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Don't get me wrong - I think Mr. Lum's knives are gorgeous, and have totally dialled style, for the most part. But there aren't many that I'd personally want to take into the woods, and that's the context around which most of my knife use revolves (other than kitchen use, of course).

That said, I could definitely do with a Lum tanto - if they weren't so $$$.

So... I'll dream about a refined Lorien/CPK tanto in the 4-5" range instead ;)



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Those are beauties, gus. I'm going to have to start dabbling in some of Andy's customs. So far I've been buying his production models which are great users.

 
Might as well show Ulus, by Mark Knapp of Fairbanks, Alaska, the center one being featured (sharpness almost unequalled). The ulu (thanks to Wikipedia for giving a concise, clear definition) is an all-purpose knife traditionally used by Inuit, Yup'ik and Aleut women. It is utilized in applications as diverse as skinning and cleaning animals, cutting a child's hair, cutting food and, if necessary, trimming blocks of snow and ice used to build an igloo.

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timichango said:
So... I'll dream about a refined Lorien/CPK tanto in the 4-5" range instead ;)
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dream fodder?



the shiny one is quite similar to the FK, but with an angular tip profile
 
timichango said:
Way to read my mind ;) The one above it is interesting too. I'm a sucker for compound hollow grinds.
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no hollow grinds here, all work done with files and stuff
 
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