Explosion Bonded S30V and Ti???

I don't like the looks of ANY of those knives!! And I would rather drop my $$$$ on a Custom maker that I know & like as a person.
 
Not really my thing, but good for this guy for coming from Austria and trying to establish a successful company in America.

Kind-of sounds like the American Dream doesn't it?
 
T.K.C. said:
I don't like the looks of ANY of those knives!! And I would rather drop my $$$$ on a Custom maker that I know & like as a person.
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Forgive my bluntness but who here knows this guy or has talked to him? Making assumptions as to his character is classless. Who here owns or has used his knives to make a decision that they are not worth the money? They look like semi-customs to me so price range may well be that high if the technology used to make them so dictates. I would not make any firm conclusions on their usability either based on small pictures.

A man's character and his company's products being judged soo harshly based on his webpage then again...

Sometimes these pileups are just...never mind... :jerkit:
 
You're reading way too much into T.K.C.'s statement PatriotDan. Just because she would rather buy knives from a maker that she knows and likes does not mean that she dislikes this fella. Pile ons may be stupid but making such assumptions are at least as bad.
 
roughedges said:
You're reading way too much into T.K.C.'s statement PatriotDan. Just because she would rather buy knives from a maker that she knows and likes does not mean that she dislikes this fella. Pile ons may be stupid but making such assumptions are at least as bad.
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He did say forget his Bluntness...They look interesting and their top model has a nice design to it IMHO, but I would prefer that design in a tool steel with a standard blade grind 20 20 angle or something. Not exactly my cu of tea.
 
roughedges said:
You're reading way too much into T.K.C.'s statement PatriotDan. Just because she would rather buy knives from a maker that she knows and likes does not mean that she dislikes this fella. Pile ons may be stupid but making such assumptions are at least as bad.
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Well I made no comment about TKC but I took that reply as it was a convenient example of the type of replies that clutter this thread. If I was wrong and everyone here were actually really open minded and gave the guy and his knives the benefit of a doubt then yes, I did read too much into them.
 
PatriotDan said:
A man's character and his company's products being judged soo harshly based on his webpage...
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If this gentleman chooses to make himself a prominent part of his company's marketing, the he becomes part of the "impression making" process. How many of us test drive a car before making a value judgment about it, and how many form an opinion based on advertising? It may not be 'right' but it is the way things often happen.

If this man can be the face of his products and make money, more power to him. But I wonder -- how differently would Cold Steel be regarded if Lynn Thompson was just a name on an "About Us" page?
 
roughedges said:
You're reading way too much into T.K.C.'s statement PatriotDan. Just because she would rather buy knives from a maker that she knows and likes does not mean that she dislikes this fella. Pile ons may be stupid but making such assumptions are at least as bad.
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Thank you! YOU got exactly how I meant what I said. :thumbup: And I simply do not care for the looks of the knives; it IS as simple as that. If I do not like the look of a knife, I will not consider it.
 
Not to mention our most esteemed TKC is a good deal more senior and respected around here than you.

I value her opinion.

Yours, not so much.

Besides, I happen to agree with her. I'm not a big fan of $600 production grade knives, even if they do have (TM) and (Patent Pending) splashed all over their marketing.

It may have won the Blade 2005 best new knife award, but the blade shape is a little too weird for my taste, I don't like a sharpening system where I have to intentionally BEND the blade laterally, possibly wanking up the pivot pin and washers to use, and besides, I can't seem to get any confirmation on what kind of lock it uses, which always scares me.

PS: Nice Starlingear Strider skull.

-j
 
I actually spoke with Mr Miltner at Blade and he's a pretty cool guy. He's a large man, a little intense, but maybe that's just his thick accent. He showed me the knives and they are pretty innovative, very light, easy to sharpen, and easy to carry. I'd give it a second look.
 
For those that pointed out that the page does indeed explain the 'hollowflat' blade, thanks. I did not dig deep enough indeed. I never said anything disparaging about the man, just poking a little fun at the marketing (which I tried to look at with a 'fresh perspective', and still found a little funny).
 
One thing is sure - the knife industry is full of character.

The hollowflat grind really doesn't look any different than the concept of a straight razor grind - just done on one side.

FWIW.
 
So does that mean that a hollow-flat ground blade is hollow ground on one side and flat on the other?
 
Yes. And no.

To be precise, it looks like it's saber-ground on the obverse side, and some strange asymmetrical hollow on the reverse side.

Just like a traditional Japanese sashimi knife, except for a left-handed user.

It looks like the exposed flat along the edge for the Miltner-Adams is wider than on a traditional Japanese knife though.

-j
 
clw3 said:
I actually spoke with Mr Miltner at Blade and he's a pretty cool guy. He's a large man, a little intense, but maybe that's just his thick accent. He showed me the knives and they are pretty innovative, very light, easy to sharpen, and easy to carry. I'd give it a second look.
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I think it looks cool too, Id handle one in person at least before I spewed on the net :p

...Then if it SUCKED I would talk about it more than if it were good.

*Internet Cowboy*
 
Innovative, well-made, exotic materials... I have no doubt these things can perform, but that MA-4's blade appears to be mostly air. I have an aversion to blades that are basically hollowed-out frames. This one looks like an ice-skate blade to me.
 
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