I can noticed a big difference between a full blown custom and a production custom.

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I dont know what the final piece of the puzzle is but I can really tell a difference between a full custom built knife and a production custom like Hinderer xm18, Strider,etc... Is it that extra 1% of detail or is there another reason?? The difference is obvious when handling the knives. For a little bit more money, I cant see why any knife enthusiast wouldnt choose a real custom over a production knife??