One Expensive, or several Inexpensive????

SamuraiDave

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If you got a bunch of cash for a present would you want one expensive knife or several inexpensive. Say you got $400, would you want a bunch of Spydercos and Benchmades or one Sebansa???

Just curious... lots of stuff one could buy with $400.
 
$400.00 to spend on a knife? Get a Strider AR or GB folder. Built like two M-1 tanks and if damaged for any reason, free replacement- no questions asked. Cuts like a 'sumbitch, too.
 

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Depends on what I have already, if I have a bunch like now than I'd spend it on one knife.
 
SamuraiDave said:
If you got a bunch of cash for a present would you want one expensive knife or several inexpensive. Say you got $400, would you want a bunch of Spydercos and Benchmades or one Sebansa???
Just curious... lots of stuff one could buy with $400.
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Not sure if I'd get a Sebenza, but I would DEFINITELY follow the path of one custom rather several productions. There are lots of great customs you could buy for $400. If you are open to buying preowned, there's countless more options.

IMHO, buy a nice custom.
 
Personally, I would get a whole bunch of knives from John Greco. We're talking 5-7 great knives for $400 here - froma user's perspective you are set up for life. I got a Whisper, and it is absolutely amazing. I would buy more, but now I am totally out of spending cash. Stupid college deposit... :grumpy:
 
SamuraiDave said:
If you got a bunch of cash for a present would you want one expensive knife or several inexpensive. Say you got $400, would you want a bunch of Spydercos and Benchmades or one Sebansa???

Just curious... lots of stuff one could buy with $400.
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Well, Dave - it depends. If I didn't have but one folder or fixed knife, I would probably buy a couple/few good production knives. However, if I already had a knife or two - definitely go for the quality!

After years of owning stuff in general, my thoughts are reflected in what many people on this forum say: buy quality and cry (only) once.
 
I'd go for a few productions. $400 isn't enough for a handmade that's going to offer me something a production doesn't in terms of appearance or performance..
 
Based on what I already have, I would buy a Strider Folder. I have most all of the other folders I want.
 
Well, you could do both. Buy two or three production folders and you could still get a custom fixed blade.

Jack
 
I'd by two Dozier fixed blades. Or go to the sales forums and find one from the makers corner or custom sales forum. You have a lot of choices in the custom knife world for that kind of money.


Dean
 
I just opened up my new Stars and Stripes Sebenza not even two hours ago from the one stop knife shop. The stars and stripes part was a bit of an impulse buy when I found out there would be a short (2-3 week) wait on the plain regular.

I already have four nice Benchmades and a single nice Dozier. So far I'm very happy with my Sebenza. I've only cut two pieces of rope with it though. :) Pretty knife. These things could be addicting!! I told my wife it would be the last folding knife I bought this year. She probably didn't hear the word "folding" and heard it would be the last knife I will buy this year.

Bruce
 
If starting from scratch I'd get:
Fixed Blade: Dozier Professional Guide ($210 shippied)
Large Folder: Spyderco Military ($85 shipped)
Small Folder: Spyderco Calypso ($30 shipped)
Then take a beautiful lady out to dinner. ($75)

3 high quality, extremely effective users, and a great nite out...life is good! :D
 
I'd buy one really solid spyderco - if you're looking for a working folder, something like the Assist, which is butt ugly but possibly the toughest knife they make, and blow the rest on something amazing.

Any time you're tempted to do utility cutting or much of anything else, drag out the beater. You'll thank it in the long run the first time you ding it up and think about what you saved the fine blade from.
 
I'd go for one really nice knife. I've had plenty of ~$100 peices and I've just recently been getting into the ~$400 stuff and for me, there is no question. I'd look into a nice custom or maybe a Strider or Sebenza. Your basic production peices are nice and offer great value (sometimes) but after having higher end knives (like the Sebenza) they just don't do much for me anymore. I'd much rather have one really great $400 EDC folder that I love rather then a few lower end peices.




Like I said, this is just for me though. I don't have much use for a wide array of knives. I'm really well served usually by a single EDC with a 3-3.5" blade. I have more then that of course :), but I could get by with just that without any real issues. If you have a wide variety of knife styles that you need (need, not want...I want them all, I really only need one) then my advice probably isn't worth much.
 
Personally, I would keep on saving until I could afford one of the knives that I really want.

With four hundred bucks you could buy two to three real nice knives. You would have enough to buy a Buck/Mayo and a Benchmade/Blackwood for example, or a Spyderco Military, Benchmade AFCK and an Al Mar Sere 2000.

Depending on your situation, you may only need one good knife. If that is the case then by all means look at a Sebenza, Strider, Camillus Aftermath, one of the Extrema Ratio folders or one of many custom folders. There are a lot to choose from when you have $400.00 to spend.
 
Samurai Dave, It's all up to what's value to you...

There are expensive custom knives that aren't worth beans and there are some cheap knives that simply cut like magic.

I like having a variety of knives to keep and choose from for various uses.

I recently bought a few Opinel's. I favor the No. 8. They really cut like magic and cost less than $10.00.

Buck 110, another good knife for only $30.00 or a custom 110 with BG-42 blade runs about $100 and it's as tough as a Sebenza. Actually, the Sebenza is delicate when you consider how easily the handle gets scratched and worn looking.

Bark River has some very sharp knives, hand made here in the USA...Check AG Russell's for their Woodland ($55.00) and Highland ($60.00) in canvas micarta. As good if not better than many high priced customs.

USMC knife by camilllus or Kabar, reliable, hold an edge and easy to sharpen or if you want a knife for prying and abusing, the BK7 or BK9 are as good as many customs designed for the same uses.

If you want a prettier knife that you can beat up, look at the Marbles Trailmaker, 10" 1070-6 carbon steel blade...very nice and very tough!

I stopped buying custom knives a few years ago. I found my expectations for a hand made custom knives are higher than most makers are capable of.

I'll never forget when I bought my last custom a few years ago, I waited like everyone does for their "one of a kind" custom hand made knife from a well known maker...I picked up the knife and was impressed until I was at home starring at my new gem and noticed that is wasn't perfectly symetrical...I could have returned the knife but I didn't want to offend the maker who had become a good friend. The knife is in my mother's kitchen drawer and it's a good user!

$400 could buy a lot!

Collecter
 
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