Definition? Custom vs Midtech

[David Mary]

Just wondering what the accepted distinction is here. Thanks.

 

[J. Hoffman]

I think many makers have different definitions. I'm curious to see answers.

 

[David Mary]

I agree J. Hoffman , it seems a standardized definition is not really a thing in the industry. I guess I should disclose my understanding, and at least what would seem the most intuitive to me: Custom should be a knife that was made by commission specifically for a customer according to that customer's specifications. Whether it was all done by hand or there was plasma cutting, water jetting or machining involved doesn't seem to matter with regard, at least, to the word custom. But my understanding is that as soon as anything is outsourced like the aforementioned processed (or perhaps anything else, like engraving, or other embellishment techniques?) it becomes midtech.

 

[AVigil]

You can have custom midtech.

It should be Handmade vs. Midtech

 

[WValtakis]

Midtech

This seems to be a bit of a touchy subject and I am not sure how many makers will want to get involved in this thread, but it seems that the term midtech does not have a very distinct definition and I would love to know what people think of the whole midtech idea. When Ken Onion coined the...

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[David Mary]

Chip, lots of info for me there, thank you very much.