The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
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I really hope that was a troll attempt
I think we are lucky to live at a time when there's so many high-quality knives around to choose from.
Although they are not "perfect", lots of them are very, very good.
Spyderco, Zero Tolerance, Benchmade, all of them pumping out many models of knife at all price points.
And then there's the profusion of custom makers, more than at any other time, ever.
Demand more? We ARE getting more. :thumbup:
...two very distinct groups in this hobby: "Users" and "Collectors". ...
Judging from the comment about the materials "only costing 20% of what these guys charge, I think that the OP is under the impression that these factory knives are sold directly to customers by the manufacturers and they are making mall jewelry store margins.
For example, you can buy an 1.5" x 12" S35VN piece for about $30...that's enough material to make about at least 3 average sized folder blades, right?
No, In this day and age with information available at your finger tips you can see all the prices for all the raw materials used to make your knife.
For example, you can buy an 1.5" x 12" S35VN piece for about $30...that's enough material to make about at least 3 average sized folder blades, right?
And what about the cost of cutting, shaping, grinding, heat treating and finishing that blade? What about the employees that are making those blades?
No, In this day and age with information available at your finger tips you can see all the prices for all the raw materials used to make your knife.
For example, you can buy a 1.5" x 12" S35VN piece for about $30...that's enough material to make about at least 3 average sized folder blades, right? So $10 of raw material per blade, I guess.
The question was about raw material.
No, In this day and age with information available at your finger tips you can see all the prices for all the raw materials used to make your knife.
Wrong. You didn't ask a question. You made a erroneous acertation that modern producers are all overcharging for their products <$100.The question was about raw material.
...Btw do you know how much a coach purse costs...
...and why it costs that?
Okay, definitely troll.Keep the questions coming men, I'm happy to soak your grey matter with knowledge.
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Okay, definitely troll.
Coach purse prices vary from $100+. you can view more information here http://www.coach.com
I know some of the money has to go to the peeps in China making them.