My goodness GRACIOUS.....Wm Henry knives have soared..

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Lavan

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...in price.

Shoosh!!!!

I was thinking of getting one as I have sorta kinda um.... ALWAYS... liked em.

I have a Delica that has ...er..."sentimental"... attachment as we have been through a LOT together.

BUT.... kinda foolishly, and being a knifenut... :oops:

I ...messed...with it a bit too much.

I am pleased with the engraving and my own filework on it.

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Not being COMPLETELY satisfied.... I had it ...serrated.


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BUT... not satisfied with even .THAT.... I had it
UN serrated....:confused:

And it went (all on its own y'know) .....uh....SHORTER.

Sooo, thinking I would replace it with a super dandy WH, I started looking at PRICES today.
:eek:

Hey, what happened to the appx. $300 the knife shops used to ask?

HA!

Being a cheapo, I have now reprofiled somewhat the Delica edge and am gonna stick with my old pal. :)
 
How much did the engraving run you?

EDIT: BTW, I love your attitude on customization: too far is just far enough.
 
sabre cat said:
Why not just get another Delica and start over? Then you could have a matching set.

Beautiful work, BTW.
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THIS one has been with me for years.
Actually "lost" it and ran ads and stuff.
And....it was just CAUGHT on a wire in the back yard. :oops:

Also my hands no longer will put up with the filework.

I have a Police that is unmolested except for the engraving.
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Well..ALMOST...unmolested. Had to buy another clip to make a "hilt" on the opposite side.

Like I said, the sentimental attachment is to the Delica.

Had I known...when I originally ordered the Delica, I would have gotten the combo edge.

I carry a SAK for actual.... um...using. o_O

And.... the engraver took 4 months to get the Police back to me.:eek:

plus, he is revamping his shop and ...well, it just ain't worth the time and effort.

The reprofiled edge on the Delica came out well. It's in my pocket.

A bit SHORTER....but okay for me.
 
That FIRST engraving cost $125.
He's higher now.

Windy Ridge Engraving in Reno
 
Considering time, buying a knife, waiting for it, and being an old coot, maybe that William Henry ...ISN'T ...all that expensive. :D
 
If you love that WH.......go for it!
I have one, forget the model num, and it is an excellent gentleman's folder with a button lock.
Fantastic action that is smooth as oiled glass! Wharnie blade in ZDP that takes a screaming and wicked edge!
My dog ate its sheath when he was a puppy and I have t gotten another so I have t carried it much, but it is worth every penny I paid for it! It'll only hurt for a little while......and when you hold it in your hand, you'll forget about the price!
Joe

Found a pic of mine.

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My problem with WH is that the one I like is maybe too small.
2.125" blade
and VG-5 instead of ZDP-189

And it's the one I really like.

Time will tell.

I hate being indecisive.
 
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palonej said:
If you love that WH.......go for it!
I have one, forget the model num, and it is an excellent gentleman's folder with a button lock.
Fantastic action that is smooth as oiled glass! Wharnie blade in ZDP that takes a screaming and wicked edge!
My dog ate its sheath when he was a puppy and I have t gotten another so I have t carried it much, but it is worth every penny I paid for it! It'll only hurt for a little while......and when you hold it in your hand, you'll forget about the price!
Joe

Found a pic of mine.

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When I lost the sheath on my B-15, I put a pocket clip on it. The screws are #0X80TPI.
 
First, awesome filework.

Second, there are some WH knives that are $300, but that's just the beginning.
 
I don't know if it's something for you but have you heard of the Farrum Forge Falcon Being made by WE Knives and Mass Drop? The Original Massdrop was a huge success so I'm sure more will be made after everyone that bought the first batch get there knives. Myself included but I doubt that's a shocker since it's my Avatar :cool: It's got a 2.9" blade made of s35vn steel riding on caged bareings. The frame is 6AL4V Titanium. I mentioned it because I thought it might be a great replacement for a W.H. The size is close and at half the price at least. :D
 

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The engraving looks awesome.
BTW since the knife has sentimental attachment, why not just buy a new one and swap the blade out ?
It won't be the same blade but at least the handle will be.

My grandfather's yellow Victorinox classic that was in his pocket when he died was worn out and over sharpened, so I took it's pocket worn yellow scales and put them on a new one he had bought my grandmother that she never used. I would've bought one to put the scales onto if I had to.
 
I've asked and been told (by Spyderco) that the blade on a SS model can NOT be swapped.

Are they wrong? Hope so as I'd do that in a heartbeat.


I'm looking at a brand I forgot about..... Mcusta! Cool and quality.
Fallkniven, too, but they like nail nicks instead of one handers on the ones that appeal to me the MOST.

:(
 
But ....wait.... if I got a NEW one and HAD someone swap the blade, it ....could....be a solution.
IF it matched fit on the lock. AND....if... the rivet could be done nicely.

Kinda leery. o_O
 
You could get a FNR handled Delica 4 and have custom steel (or Ti or Al) slabs made for it and get them engraved.

A really nice looking poor-man's WH is the AG Russell Light'n Bug. Carbon fiber handle, gold hardware, blue Ti pocket clip and liner. Average steel, black Ti coating. It's not a William Henry, but it's only $75.
 
I've looked at the Light'n Bug since he first listed it.
Can't get over the "Made in China"....thing.

Resisting the trend here, boss. ;)
 
I found a William Henry E6 series.

Seems to be the only one in the United States. I ordered it and then went back to look at the website and it said it was OUT OF STOCK.

sooooo..... I called the store. They have 20-30 stores scattered around the SE US.
They said it was the ONLY ONE they had and they are shipping it.

There seems to be NO "shortage" of the $700-$9,000 ones.
:D
 
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