EDC in the news

No wonder that most places are out of stock on some knives. I’ve read that here on BF, the members are only 1% of the knife world that knows about knives. With articles like this, it may not be true anymore. It wasn’t that long ago, you could browse to see what your favorite places had in stock and choose from there. Not anymore,
 
Chronovore said:
That's cool but WSJ won't let me read it without registering or paying.
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I'm sure we already know everything that article has to say. It's still good to see our obss- er, hobby in the mainstream news. I think the only reaction most NKPs are going to have is "you paid HOW MUCH?!".

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Hmmm. It sounds like I'm continuing the short but definite trend of pissing all over this. I want to try and emphasize some positive aspects.

1) Like I already said, it's good to see our interest represented on a more mainstream platform, and a "respectable" one, at that. There is still an "all knives are dangerous" stigma running around out there, and articles like this may do a little bit to normalize the idea that knives are tools, and the decision about what to cut is completely up to the user.

2) Building awareness of mid- and high-end knives could be a short term loss, but a long-term gain. If more people are motivated to buy mid-techs and customs, then there is the possibility that existing companies will increase production to match. Sure, there will be some that try to control supply to keep demand at the place they think it should be, but that's a Human Resources problem, and it's not just the knife industry.

3) A larger customer base would also leave more space for more makers to try their hand at the craft.

4) More makers means more people buying steel, and possibly motivation for places like Crucible to continue putting out alloys. The pursuit of harder, stronger, faster, better, is a race that we all win.
 
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