People don't like recurved blades or what? O.o

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I just had an auction for my custom recurved Tenacious end at $30, the starting amount... It had 18 watchers :O and only 1 bid, right at the very end.
I thought it would be a hit with the Spyderco people, since I have never seen one like it before. It doesn't really bother me that much, since I needed to get rid of it anyways, but it just seems kind of strange to have that much interest and no takers. Here is a pic of the blade:
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I think that looks nice. I probably like it more than the standard Tenacious, but same as with a car, mods don't necessarily add value, especially when they void warranties.

Shoulda called it the TNP Recurve Tenacious 1 of 1.
 
its pretty uncommon to see someone modify a knife to have a recurve. plus sharpening them is a pain for everyone who uses a stone and doesn't want to ruin their edges.
 
It's a $30 knife new

And you got $30 for it used. You should be happy.

Why did you sell it, if you like it so much?
 
brets-ftw said:
its pretty uncommon to see someone modify a knife to have a recurve. plus sharpening them is a pain for everyone who uses a stone and doesn't want to ruin their edges.
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RevDevil said:
I love recurved blades, but when they come that way from the factory ;)
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5.56 said:
It's a $30 knife new

And you got $30 for it used. You should be happy.

Why did you sell it, if you like it so much?
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^^^What these guys said.
 
Besides probably voiding the warranty, I'm wondering if the blade was re-ground to accommodate for the recurve? Is the thickness behind the bevel consistent? To be honest I would have expected it to sell for less than what you payed for it.
 
Thanks for the input, now I know not to waste time and money on another one.
 
crowmagnon said:
Thanks for the input, now I know not to waste time and money on another one.
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Pick up some steel bar stock, and design a fixed blade. You obviously have some interest in the craft aside from just collecting and using. Given some time, I'm sure you could come up with a solid design and put out a good product. ;) don't give up.
 
Bad news. Most of the people watching were probably laughing at what someone did to a good knife and waiting to see if anyone would buy it. I've never found any advantage to recurves in anything smaller than a machete, but plenty of disadvantages. I know some people like them, but I doubt I'll live long enough to figure out why.
 
Okay, okay! Apparently I'm retarded. Sorry BladeForums. Also sorry to the poor little Tenacious who was needlessly mutilated.
 
crowmagnon said:
Okay, okay! Apparently I'm retarded. Sorry BladeForums. Also sorry to the poor little Tenacious who was needlessly mutilated.
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Not retarded, you just did not have your hand on the pulse of buyers. Or maybe you just don't have a Youtube review channel like nutnfancy. He could have sold that for a hundred bucks.
 
I just don't understand the Chinese knife modding thing.

Modding a cheap Chinese knife is like polishing a turd, it's not going to magically become a $500 custom Chinese knife.
 
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