First Customs

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I went back. After you find jobs that may scratch your custom you'll figure out that it's sometimes nice to have a beater around. I just bought a Kershaw something or other so I always have a knife in my truck for stripping wire after I dull the heck out of a custom cutting through sheetrock. Plus, no matter what custom I have on me my SAK is still in my pocket just in case. Or my BM Gravitator which is a super solid performer too.

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Yes, I keep my customs for playing and looking at, also investment, resale possibilities and my production knives for the "real" work.
 
I buy customs so that I have a few knives that are exactly what I want. Most of the time, though, I am quite happy with production models. Owning a few customs has not spoiled me for productions at all. My EDC set are about half and half.

--Bob Q
 
I went through a period of only buying customs once I had all the knives I really "needed" and was just buying stuff for fun. After buying a few low-end custom folders, I decided I could get better quality from production folders for less $$$. Yes, if you pay hundreds of dollars you can get tremendous quality and artistry in a custom folder, but I'm not willing to pay that much. For fixed blades I buy both production stuff and low-end customs. You can find a lot of beautiful, high quality custom fixed blades for a couple of hundred dollars.

So yeah, I've gone back to production stuff for folders.
 
The last production knife I bought was a Sebenza three or four years ago.

I mostly collect fixed blades and I haven't been able to find a production knife that will match a custom in fit, finish, or grinds.

I'm not implying that all custom makers are better than production companies, but the makers I prefer to collect do produce higher quality pieces than most manufacturers.

Matt
 
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