the utilitac was the more expensive knife. I said, "Feel the lockup, how smoothly it moves through the action. The blade takes a really nice polish, much better than the 154cm. There's no play in that blade. See how the G10 is milled on the Utilitac vs the Benchmade? It's a much flatter profile, which is great for carry purposes."
I made a case for it, and he thought it was a fair assessment for a moment before I told him the prices.
So here I am tonight thinking about buying a Buck 110 from Cabelas because the company is getting bought out and there are only going to be so many. Then it turns out this iconic design is going to be made in SV30 for a $30 bump over the standard version. SV30 is supposed to be really good at wearing over a long time. After reading this forum for a while I bet it won't really matter to me that the blade is SV30. In the back of my mind I suppose I could always just say, "Yeah, but it's in SV30!" as I use it for opening boxes of office supplies.
Then again, let's go back to the original question. Why is the Rift ten times the price of the Utilitac? Why does the contour of the Rift beat the flatter profile of the Utilitac? Why does the automatic action of the Rift (and lower reliability at some point in time) vs the proven and durable action of the Utilitac make sense?
In my case, I bought the Rift because it was the right knife at the right time for me. I probably would have bought it if it was $100 more due to the circumstances of the day. It certainly wasn't a rational decision. The Utilitac though, that was easy. It's roughly a Zero Tolerance for a tenth of the price if you ignore the name on the blade.
I know I like knives, and that's why I buy them. I just have always liked knives. It just seems like such a great idea, to have a knife with you at all times. They are so versatile.
But why do I buy any one particular knife? I know why people by Xactos, and utility knives, and I suppose filleting or skinning knives. Now I get kitchen knives a little more and why I want a chef's and a paring, and maybe a light/thin cleaver for chopping vegetables. But why a cryo over a scallion? How does that decision change your life?
I made a case for it, and he thought it was a fair assessment for a moment before I told him the prices.
So here I am tonight thinking about buying a Buck 110 from Cabelas because the company is getting bought out and there are only going to be so many. Then it turns out this iconic design is going to be made in SV30 for a $30 bump over the standard version. SV30 is supposed to be really good at wearing over a long time. After reading this forum for a while I bet it won't really matter to me that the blade is SV30. In the back of my mind I suppose I could always just say, "Yeah, but it's in SV30!" as I use it for opening boxes of office supplies.
Then again, let's go back to the original question. Why is the Rift ten times the price of the Utilitac? Why does the contour of the Rift beat the flatter profile of the Utilitac? Why does the automatic action of the Rift (and lower reliability at some point in time) vs the proven and durable action of the Utilitac make sense?
In my case, I bought the Rift because it was the right knife at the right time for me. I probably would have bought it if it was $100 more due to the circumstances of the day. It certainly wasn't a rational decision. The Utilitac though, that was easy. It's roughly a Zero Tolerance for a tenth of the price if you ignore the name on the blade.
I know I like knives, and that's why I buy them. I just have always liked knives. It just seems like such a great idea, to have a knife with you at all times. They are so versatile.
But why do I buy any one particular knife? I know why people by Xactos, and utility knives, and I suppose filleting or skinning knives. Now I get kitchen knives a little more and why I want a chef's and a paring, and maybe a light/thin cleaver for chopping vegetables. But why a cryo over a scallion? How does that decision change your life?
