new WH Legacy

[holst035]

Wow,

Really need/want one!! Looks lika very nice home and office knife. I only wonder if the detent don't stabs holes in my pockets. Any thoughts about this knife?

Give me a reason NOT to buy this knife!!

Marthijn

 

[DaveH]

Give me a reason NOT to buy this knife!!

$150 - $300 for a friction folder with no lock?

Even a $6 Opinel has a lock.

People used to say that sebenzas where an over priced rip-off. They should be screming their lungs out over WH's.

 

[holst035]

Look at it, it's a beauty. Great for the light every day tasks. What other knife do you recommand for the letter opening apple pealing, box cutting tasks? I live in the Netherlands, everything is civilised here so I don't have a survival scenario in the back of my head when I leave my house!

I own a WH Titan bf 15 for over a year, my every day carry and not a second sorrow!!


Marthijn

 

[holst035]

$150 - $300 for a friction folder with no lock?

I was looking for a Lone Wolf City Knife. For $60 more I have this ZDP CF knife. I think that's the better deal!

 

[dannyvi]

I understand that this model does not stay open without your thumb pushing it closed. If you have to cut something just beyomd your reach and have to hold the lower butt end of the knife, no can do ??

 

[Dijos]

No f'ing way. Look at AG russell's catalog; there's a WH for 10,000. Forget that. they're nice, but Dave's right about the Sebs being overpriced, but WH gets at least the same amount.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

I understand that this model does not stay open without your thumb pushing it closed. If you have to cut something just beyomd your reach and have to hold the lower butt end of the knife, no can do ??

I have used straight razors with similar mechanism, no you can't hold onto the very end of the handle, they are mainly for static light cutting, not anything dynamic in general. Mel Sorg used to make them :

They should be screming their lungs out over WH's.

It is more of a presentation piece, they are aiming more at a collector market or something similar to a fashion piece, the arguements for Sebenza's is usually one of performance vs other production/customs. To argue it is overpriced you would have to find similar blades with the same combination of aesthetic appeal and "wonder" steel.

-Cliff

 

[DaveH]

Ah, got ya.

It's an "art" knife now so it doesn't actually have to be useful or do much of anything other then being good looking.

 

[holst035]

Come on you all. Who needs every day an 4" locking blade. I think 90% of our cutting is light duty. Boxes, paper, blisters and an apple. This could easily be done with this knife, very people friendly, very light carry. And very nice to play with. But with the great ZDP steel, a razor in the pocket (wolf in sheepskin). They should deliver it with a 12deg angle so it can be maintained easily to a more then razorsharp edge! But I wonder if the closing is solid enough by squezing the handle and if it opens and closes as silky as my WH titan.

Marthijn

 

[DaveH]

Buy one and let us know.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

It's an "art" knife now so it doesn't actually have to be useful or do much of anything other then being good looking.

There is definately an art aspect, especially in the ones made from damascus, precious stones and ivory. It is hard to argue for any of that from a cutting tool point of view so it is all just visual / collector appeal. It is fairly difficult to judge in an objective manner the worth of such.

At a basic level all paintings are the same materials but unfortunately I can't sell mine at the going rate for a Monet. Someone with enough skill could copy one exactly but that won't sell for a fraction of the price either.

As an aside, the WH's look functional as light use knives, at least from the pictures anyway, and would probably work very well for what they are intended to do, likely no better than something like the UK pen, or comparable production folder of course.

How do they compare in price and fit and finish compare to the custom art/presentation knives of similar price?

-Cliff

 

[puukkoman]

Shoot, $175 for three inches of ZDP-189 and carbon fiber, expertly crafted and exquisitely excecuted? Count me in!

And, the website states that there are two detents: one to hold the blade in the open position, and one to hold it closed.

Looks like a great knife. Finally, a WH that I can afford without robbing a bank!

 

[kamagong]

It looks like an interesting knife. ZDP-189 and carbon fiber aside though, I realize why people primarily carried fixed blades for most of human history. There is no way a friction folder is as efficient as a fixed blade or a locking folder. I imagine that you spend as much energy trying to make sure the knife doesn't close as you do cutting with it.

 

[mitch13]

Looks interesting. It's basically a custom version of the Hiroki Ohta folder. Which I notice plaza cutlery have commented on this comparison as they sell both.
I think I'ld prefer custom, although WH does have a 3 inch version. I'ld like to try 1 then again I like slip joints
Cheers
Mitch

 

[Hair]

Overpriced? Hell, all knives are overpriced to the people not interested in them. But many people are interested in WH.

WH makes fantastic knives. Their button lock knives are more expensive, so their friction folder is actually a great deal on an entry-level WH. You get the beauty of carbon fiber and damascus in a nice knife that cuts VERY well and is a great performer in daily tasks for $275. I think that is a great deal.

I have a WH Titan and while it isn't a hard use knife, it is a fantastic user. ZDP-189 cuts extremely well and holds an edge for forever and a day, and the titanium handle isn't exactly fragile.

 

[yoda4561]

Fit and finish on the ones I've handled (mostly Lancets and Kestrels) are easily the equal of similary priced and featured custom folders.