Brick and mortar rules / In-hand blade size

[snorkem]

i always draw the knife as accuratly as i can based on the picture and the dimensions, it works for me

 

[catspa]

I hear you, while I can not expect anyone to pay WAY over what a knife sells for on line, it is important to keep in mind the value of having a local place to help you out. In the end it is up to everyone to decide how much they are willing to pay to keep a great shop in their area.

I started this thread because I no longer have the option.

Please keep in mind that when I say "great shop", I am not talking about a place that has a good selection, high prices, and worthless know-nothings behind the counter. A "great shop" provides sufficient value to offset the higher price you pay locally.

I agree, with the understanding that even if a lot of knife nuts are willing to pay way too much, it's no guarantee that the local shop will stay open. That depends on the owner/manager's business sense, the state of the economy, the local demographics, and many other factors beyond our control.

I will observe that a person with the business skills to keep a shop open and the knife knowledge to satisfy the knife nut crowd is kinda uncommon around here.

Parker

 

[midnight flyer]

I like it best when an online vendor has his knife next to a ruler like Collectorsknives.net does. I can then get an idea of how big the knife is, and compare it to some of my existing blades to see an approximation of how it will size out when I get it.

For reference, I have measured some of my knives so that I will have an idea of a general size of the online knife by comparing it to what I have.

As mentioned above, I have also copied the picture online and scaled it our properly and printed the results as well.

Robert

 

[Reznik572]

It would be nice if all manufactures provided a photo of the knife next to something common like a buck 110... wouldnt that make life a little easier?