At the rate the price hikes are going, budget knives will reach 100 before 5 years time.
Maybe companies will do away with their budget lines altogether when they see the amount of money they pull in with collector tier knives
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Maybe companies will do away with their budget lines altogether when they see the amount of money they pull in with collector tier knives
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The average person doesn't carry around a knife. The average person that carries a knife doesn't carry a collector tier knife. There's a reason why companies like KAI produce so many cheap Kershaw knives.
I also consider under $50 to be cheap.
But, I did just order a Kizer Mini Roach on sale for $45 on the Kizer site. Looks pretty good at that price. Knifecenter selling them for $75.
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By the way has anyone else ordered a used knife from Kaviso? I had bought a Bestech in grade B that I thought was decent.
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You got me looking at the Kizer clearance now, I think I may have to pull the trigger on the Kobold 2.0 with 4V (new steel for me) for $60 - using the points for free shipping though not always going to spend $99+!
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Earlier in the clearance event, I broke down and ordered the discontinued Kizer Microlith at a very friendly price. Now I'm very happy that I did. I still have to put it through New Knife Orientation but you'll see it in the EDC thread soon enough.
That Kobold looks good.
I have a WE Black Void Opus. Titanium with carbon fiber, $127 on the WE site. It is a very nice small front flipper, but I can only open comfortably with the index finger reach around.
Black Void Opus
Was thinking a larger knife with a longer & wider handle like the Kobold would be easier to open with my thumb.
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The Feist XL is one of my favorite front-flippers. It's very easy to do with lots of methods. Unfortunately, it isn't on super sale.
The Kizer Agressor is down around $55. While not a crazy deal, it is a decent discount. It's an interesting knife. The front-flipping tab is smaller but good. It has a larger hand-filling handle relative to the blade size but that works for me. The handles are also specifically contoured to accommodate pinch grip, which is a rare feature. My only issue is that the outer scale edges were a little crisp on mine so I did go around and soften them a little. (Of course, I have namby-pamby office hands that are extra-sensitive to ergonomic issues so I do little mods like that to lots of knives.) Here is a pic of mine.
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WE is still too rich for my blood right now but I did get the Lundquist OSS dagger for a little over $40 around the holidays, just to have 20CV. I'm going to be trading some services for a Piranha with S30V and a Microtech though, I guess it pays to know the specs enough to recognize those opportunities even when you're on a budget.
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Even on the Exchange at this forum? I imagine you may have to watch like a hawk..
The friend I'm trading with might also have a Benchmade he's willing to part with, it's certainly also rare and it's only after knowing him for years that I found out he's got a collection and that we might be able to do a trade.
Heck some people might not even know what it's worth if they inherited it or something.
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I'd like to do that, but I realize aside from pricing and knowing the value is being able to service the knife. While I might be fine taking it apart and cleaning it I feel the one missing piece is sharpening skills. Maybe I just need to put in the time and have more patience or invest in a decent sharpening system but I imagine it would actually be far more satisfying to restore a neglected piece. If there was a hands on sharpening workshop I would certainly be up for that, though maybe it's time to look at reviews of systems that lets me do a decent job sharpening without rock steady hands..