Expendable knife or keepsake for generations?

Get a knife you will enjoy using in the here and now. Lots of handmade "custom" knives are affordable. Matt from ML Knives, Bruce Culberson, Scott Rousch, Church and Sons, Rick Marchand, and plenty others here on BF are forging very affordable knives. They can make customs or modify one of their own designs, I'm not speaking for any of them, just that I've seen what they can do. Other great custom knives are stock removal, and perform only as well as they are heat treated, same as forged knives.
If there is a production knife that you like, that has a lifetime warranty, then go fo it. Just don't think that custom=expensive, nor that production=cheap.
In the future, who knows what will be valued. But a quality knife that does what you need, and don't worry about where it is valued in the unknown future. If you want to collect, then get a safe and some white gloves, and by all means don't use the knives you collect.
 
Plenty of people really cherish whatever they have left from dad or granddad. Doesn't have to be a 400 dollar knife for that to happen. I saw my granddad using a swiss army knife for years on fishing trips i did with him. When he died, I was as happy getting that knife, as I would be with an expensive knife. I just saw it in his hands, you know? Being used! That's where the memories come from. Atleast for me;)
 
If you want to go a little cheaper, however still have great quality, shop around for a Benchmade 551 Griptilian, Buck 110, Spyderco Delica or a Spyderco Endura.
Go medium priced with good quality, very hard to miss here I think.
Also, its the sentimental value of the thing if you pass it down. I saw my grandfather use a SAK for years, when he gave it to me I was excited.
 
Think about the hand-me-downs that have gone through your family? or friends families? I know mine, Buck 110, SAK, Kabar USMC, some old fillet knife, none of them over $50.
 
Flush said:
@poez: I'd like to know which what knives punischerLc refers to since those sound like the best of thos two worlds for me.
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I didn't name them because in your original post you said "Not asking for recommendations on manufacturer or knife models vise versa", but I was referring to the Esee 5 and Scrapyard Dogfather. But there are PLENTY of other (possibly better) examples around.
 
Alright, I think I got it now.
It's been turning into an "What's heirloomworthy"-Thread but thats even better than what I anticipated at the beginning.
Thanks for all the replys!

Looking into all the suggestions now, Google taskbar will be burning tonight.
 
1. Steel cannot be made more dense by hammering on it, that actually makes it less dense since you make dislocations in (mess up) the natural structure (not that it actually matters since forged steel is always normalized before heat treat to eliminate internal stress). Grain direction is the best benefit that people can come up with, but bar stock is always rolled to get the same effect anyway.

2. Get something well made that will suit your tastes, there are bazillions of top quality knives out there that really are just as good as virtually anything else on the market.
 
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