To answer those bulleted points....
1. It was over 400$. My work is worth that much, and if you knew the amount of time I put into each knife you wouldn't have to make a price comment. Oh, why do you even have an opinion about the $ involved since you weren't the one who made the purchase?
2. Meteorite doesn't do anything for you, fine, I get that, no big deal. However, if you knew as much as you act like you do, you'd realize why it's only on one side. Meteorite isn't as consistent or stable as Ti or steels. As it is now, it's on the non load bearing side (meaning, the side that the screw isn't on). That's important because if I put it on both sides, it would weaken the frame at the pivot point by compromising the load bearing side.
3. The CF does nothing for you, big deal, but saying it looks like I knocked off Snody.... Are you f'n kidding me? First off, the circle is the most naturally prominent shape, so who should I pay homage to for that? Furthermore, I know Snody, he's seen the knife and has zero problems with it. Even furthermore, you contradicted yourself to start by saying it looked like what Snody did. His were cutouts/scallops, these are inserts. To ease that for you, one has something placed into it, one has something taken out of it.
4. I can hardly even address this it's such an asinine statement. So I should've orange peeled the blade is what you are getting at??????? Or maybe I should've satin finished the handles....... thus making them less durable???? The finish on the blade is a work finish that I've developed, and it has 600 grit satin base. It's very clean, and I'd suspect that the flash might be what made it look grainy....
Listen, I think everyone is entitled to their opinion, that's what makes the world great. However, if someone is going to go out of their way to be rude, or send someone disparaging comments about something they just bought and enjoy, that's a problem.
If you've got a problem with me or my work, address it to me, not my customers. I can live with criticism as long as it's founded and constructive. But, "I don't like it", or "it does nothing for me" isn't constructive. How, in any way, are you contributing in a positive manner to the knife industry by causing a customer grief for a new purchase they are happy to have???? It just seems to be all in bad taste to me and in very poor form....
MT
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