Forged vs Stock Removal - Cost?

I had a nice conversation with a Master Smith this morning whose knives are being referenced in this discussion. His remark to me was " when it comes right down to it when the knife is finished they're all stock removal knives."
Another recent post discussed the fact that ( in general and all things being equal) the older stock removal knives seem to lose value compared to the same knife currently being made. IMO this doesn't seem to apply to the forged knife market.
There was a general discussion about older knives bringing less han current ones. Another thing that I have noticed with some of the top smiths is that their older JS stamped knives and even their OLD apprentice era knives bring less than their newer MS stuff, but not only more than most current Journeymen, but also proportionally more than they brought back when said smiths were Journeymen, even when adjusted for inflation, general market changes, etc.
 
I had a nice conversation with a Master Smith this morning whose knives are being referenced in this discussion. His remark to me was " when it comes right down to it when the knife is finished they're all stock removal knives."

Right on! Also, all stock removal knives are forged. (At the steel mill)
 
The truth is simple. I just received a stunning 2 blade Trapper from Bill Ruple.
The knife has damascus blades, damascus bolster, damascus cap and damascus springs. It's already one of my favorites. Is this knife a forged knife or a stock removal knife?
One of the knives that won a "best of" in a forged knife category at Little Rock this year was by the time it was completed- per a venerable Master Smith- primarily a stock removal knife. It still was a dandy and deserved to win.
The reason for my post was to suggest that perhaps there was more room for agreement in this thread than disagreement.
 
Kevin - the Kressler knives are not likely a good basis for figuring stock removal pricing. Integral stock removal pieces are inherently more work (I assume you know this) and there aren't that many being made anyway.
After you are done grinding away steel from a very thick, thick bar of steel, then you have to fit the scale material in between two rock hard spots. I seem to recall a discussion by Loveless where he bitches and moans about just how difficult it is to do, but that was a long time ago.

Yes, full integral knives are time consuming and tedious work, however forging Damascus is no walk in the park either. So as I stated earlier, my example of the Damascus Dean and the Kressler are probably close on labor hours perhaps with the Dean going a little longer.
As some have eluted to here, you have to wonder how much production time really enters into the price comparison anyway.

Brings an interesting point to mind however as to how stock removal collectors feel about their makers utilizing milling machines and such rather than hand grinding knives. I noticed in David Darom's book "Custom Fixed-Blade Knives" in their step by step photos, Steve Johnson and Dietmar Kressler hand ground knives, however Edmund Davidson used a milling machine. Considering the quantity of knives Deitmar produces, he must spend quite a bit of time grinding if in fact that is what he does.
 
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