New WE/Isham Bladeworks collabs.

BladeScout said:
People have different taste in knives.
None of the knives pictured in this thread prior to this post are to my taste (in fact they very far removed. Id buy one just as soon as a Mantis).

The Isham Blackstar on the other hand....


Just because we need a good looking knife in this thread

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Thanks! I love that knife.
 
Blackfish775 said:
Yet here it is over six months later, and you're still upset about my personal opinion that you don't know much about art. If you didn't personally care, you might have let it go in the intervening months. Design and art are not the same. There's nothing well designed about a can of poop. There's nothing well designed about a statue of a crucifix submerged in piss. It's still art. Art is about far more than just design. Your conflation of art and design tell me that you have a fundamental misunderstanding of art and the purpose there of. "Doesn't make sense from an art point of view" is just a nonsensical sentence.


As for the knives, the real reason we're here, I like the shapes and colors of the Pleroma and Aeterna. I was disappointed when the Aeterna was only released in a gray carbon fiber colorway, and the Pleroma ain't even out yet but is apparently only releasing in the gold colorway. I like purple. I like bold color and swoopy designs.
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I wasn’t the one that brought it back up. We’ll have to agree to disagree about art. Have a nice weekend.

On a side note, I’m starting to consider the Pleroma. The bronze/gold model looks nice. Just hope it feels good in hand unlike the Zeta. Still not crazy about the thumb stud, but I love the rest of the design lines. Wish it was a bit cheaper. I would definitely try one at $249, but it’s a bit high at around $300.
 
I have no opinion on the art question but I can tell you the Pleroma is awesome. The holes in the blade work well for opening with no sharp edges at all.
augustus88 said:
I wasn’t the one that brought it back up. We’ll have to agree to disagree about art. Have a nice weekend.

On a side note, I’m starting to consider the Pleroma. The bronze/gold model looks nice. Just hope it feels good in hand unlike the Zeta. Still not crazy about the thumb stud, but I love the rest of the design lines. Wish it was a bit cheaper. I would definitely try one at $249, but it’s a bit high at around $300.
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Have one and you need not even pay attention to the studs. In every way you can open a Spyderco PM2 you can open the Pleroma with the hole. I like the island stud design cuz it is different but never use em.
 
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I'm hoping to find a pleroma on the exchange. The handle looks amazing. Not as crazy about the blade but the overall package is nice.
 
I've got a Zeta and it's surprisingly ergonomic. The flipper tab took a little getting used to, but works reliably. The cutout in the blade might give the appearance of weakening the blade, but the steel that does remain around it is surprisingly thick and feels very robust - at least that is my impression. Isham said that it it part of his "Simple Series" and, while his other designs didn't appeal to me personally, the look of the Zeta really did. Ergonomically, I've also found it's easy to use the cutout in the blade to open the knife like you would with a Spyderco. Overall, the knife feels substantial, smooth, and well constructed. Isham designs do seem polarizing, but I like the fact that they at least evoke a response. I do like the Pleroma, too, but the blade length strikes me as too short and I personally don't like thumbstuds much. WE does seem to knock it out of the park in terms of build quality and the Zeta I have has been great so far.

Sorry for the essay! I'm still new to the hobby and this forum - there's so much great information on here that it's a little overwhelming, but I thought I'd try to offer a little feedback and information on one of the few knives (for now!) that I do own.
 
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