How do we tell "benchmade" from "production"?

[not2sharp]

This issue just came up on the Randall tread. We commonly classify knives as either custom or production, but although we all conceptually understand the issue, how do we emperically test to determine whether a knife is custom or production?

To me whether a knife is labled "custom", "production", "benchmade", "forged", or, "stock removal" is far less important then the quality of design, materials, and finish generated by the process. The value of a maker's name stems from the resulting quality and not by virtue of the quantity of his personal involvement in the knife production.

What are your thoughs?

 

[stjames]

I think this is starting to give me a headache. Like I have said before, I just like a good knife.

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James Segura
San Francisco, CA

 

[brian w edginton]

There are no absolutes.
Things are what they seem ....until you find they are not.
Nobody, here , is going to solve that riddle for you.
Observe and decide. Then change your mind on a regular basis as the evidence comes in.
We have all had to do it.....the clever ones are still doing it.

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BrianWE
ICQ #21525343