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bothBuy what you can, use what you buy.
How do you intend to use this knife?
Pocket jewelry or pocket tool?
In regards to the top 3 you mentioned as well as that they seem to be readily available on the secondary, I’ve often wondered if that they popped up so often for sale because people tried them out and realized they weren’t worth the money they have tied up in them.Craig Brown FSD Mini, OZ Roosevelt, SPK Lamia
Flipper only: Andre Thorburn knife of some flavor. Imo represents the best value - especially in the used market. Hand made and one with engravings - the engravings are meticulously done by his wife who from what he said to me in person might be done doing them sooner than later do to her hands giving up on her.
Functional, fun to play with, retain their value (top three specifically with regard to value retention)
It should also be noted that the top three are near impossible for the casual purchaser to buy new. Your best bet is to be a hawk in the FS section here, reddit or FB and pick one up that way. They come up frequently enough that purchasing one is "easy" with a little patience and persistence.....I never had any luck buying them new, and lord knows I tried!
My wife and I chatted with Thorburn for quite a while at a show. She said "he seems like a great guy, why don't you buy one?". Not sure how to recreate that magic, but I didn't hesitate.Craig Brown FSD Mini, OZ Roosevelt, SPK Lamia
Flipper only: Andre Thorburn knife of some flavor. Imo represents the best value - especially in the used market. Hand made and one with engravings - the engravings are meticulously done by his wife who from what he said to me in person might be done doing them sooner than later do to her hands giving up on her.
Functional, fun to play with, retain their value (top three specifically with regard to value retention)
It should also be noted that the top three are near impossible for the casual purchaser to buy new. Your best bet is to be a hawk in the FS section here, reddit or FB and pick one up that way. They come up frequently enough that purchasing one is "easy" with a little patience and persistence.....I never had any luck buying them new, and lord knows I tried!
IMO it is because they are heavily hyped knives and people who really had no intention of spending such money on a knife got caught up in it to see what it was all about. Count me in that group too to some degree. They realize it will never be carried because of the price paid, they fondled it and 6 months later they want their 800 back for other things or they want to try another hyped knife...the cycle repeats. Simple as that imo. In the end, a CRK etc is just fine and I do not care about scuffing it up etc. It is a slippery slope, soon you have a nice new car sitting in your Nalpak.In regards to the top 3 you mentioned as well as that they seem to be readily available on the secondary, I’ve often wondered if that they popped up so often for sale because people tried them out and realized they weren’t worth the money they have tied up in them.
I’ve never handled any of those primarily because I just don’t find them visually appealing but I have no doubt they are extremely well made. But I also don’t see how they’re worth almost double of a crk, Hinderer, LG etc.
Just to be clear, not a dig on those 3 companies, just curious of your thoughts.
Exactly....this applies to anything - let's say guns.My rapidly inflating two cent's worth:
At $1,000 USD, any folder better be a damn good knife. There will not, cannot, be one "best knife" at that price point. The category of "best" blade steel alone will never be settled, not in my lifetime anyway.
The deal makers will all be preferences . . .yours. It all just depend on you and what you want in terms of design, materials and embellishment.
Another option would be to take your favorite Benchmade knife & get the Gold Class version. They have some really sweet ones out there.
that's the thing I already own a sebenza and am now looking for something "better". Many said a custom is the best choice for that priceFor me , $1000 would buy a new Large Inkosi or Sebenza and a Spyderco Vallotton Sub-Hilt.
But $1000 on one knife would send me to Rockstead offerings or a custom.
After being in your shoes and then taking the leap and owning many of these 800+ knives that are touted there several things to me that stood outthat's the thing I already own a sebenza and am now looking for something "better". Many said a custom is the best choice for that price
My rapidly inflating two cent's worth:
At $1,000 USD, any folder better be a damn good knife. There will not, cannot, be one "best knife" at that price point. The category of "best" blade steel alone will never be settled, not in my lifetime anyway.
The deal makers will all be preferences . . .yours. It all just depend on you and what you want in terms of design, materials and embellishment.
that's a great analogyAfter being in your shoes and then taking the leap and owning many of these 800+ knives that are touted there several things to me that stood out
1) exclusivity - they are hard to get new. See my above post on that.
2) this is the biggest difference imo of all - Deployment
Many people are hunting down knives that can easily flick or reverse flick open, but the lockup is to be a like a bank vault. Whereas with a CRK etc, you have to fold it open. That is really it for me in the difference - they are fidgety yet do not sacrifice centering or lockup.
Oh and hey, if you like your CRK Sebenza, you should look into a Kody Eutsler DUK....similar vibes as a Sebenza, but the deployment is vastly different and is along the lines of what I describe here. That might be the ticket for you right there albeit another impossible one to just haphazardly google and buy like a Sebenza.
Welcome to the "game". Most things mentioned here will have to be hunted down, unfortunately. Drops on their sites sell out in seconds.that's a great analogyand by the way, I can't find the regular models anywhere, they sell for double, triple the price on the bay. Exclusives are worth even more but they are worth the price unlike these hard to find regular models.
Custom seems like the way to go. Do you have a Rockstead as well? They look outstanding.that's the thing I already own a sebenza and am now looking for something "better". Many said a custom is the best choice for that price
I don't. CRK is my only expensive knifeCustom seems like the way to go. Do you have a Rockstead as well? They look outstanding.
I think crk and the other ones at that price range were built to a much higher standard. And for that price, performance matters the most, to me at least. Benchmade are still great knives but they can never outperform chris reeve, hindered etc..Another option would be to take your favorite Benchmade knife & get the Gold Class version. They have some really sweet ones out there.
This. With some searching you can find custom Tighes for around 1K. He also makes a heck of a knife.Brian Tighe.