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Greetings, everyone!
I haven't been on bladeforums for a while. Nothing much seemed to be going on in the knife world in the past year or so, and especially with the demise of Cold Steel, not much to talk about.
When I say "demise" of CS, I mean the old Lynn Thompson inspired CS, not this bogus entity GSM. It's been pretty much as most of us figured. GSM making mostly stupid products and charging exorbitant prices. A few old guard models still being made, but again, with exorbitant prices.
I did pick up a Warcraft Tanto 12 in the SS 4034 a while back because it had a really good price, about 80 clams if I recall. That is near the limit that I'd pay for a SS 4034 knife. I have yet to use it, though, so cannot comment on how the edge retention holds up. The handle is real light, but feels very cheap. And it is indeed cheap, light plastic. Pretty good balance and feel though. I'm going to use it as a beater knife.
Before that, I picked up a Facon, a gaucho style knife. Typically Lynn Thompson styled, in that it's absolutely huge, good bang for your buck kind of thing. At the time, I was thinking that it might be the last CS knife I'd ever get.
Other than those two pickups, I haven't done much CS shopping in a long while. I have definitely moved on to other knife companies as well as custom knives. At the prices charged by CS these days, I see no reason why I shouldn't spend that kind of money on other brands and customs and semi-customs. GSM is pricing itself out of the market for me.
How goes it with y'all? Cold Steel dead for you too?
I haven't been on bladeforums for a while. Nothing much seemed to be going on in the knife world in the past year or so, and especially with the demise of Cold Steel, not much to talk about.
When I say "demise" of CS, I mean the old Lynn Thompson inspired CS, not this bogus entity GSM. It's been pretty much as most of us figured. GSM making mostly stupid products and charging exorbitant prices. A few old guard models still being made, but again, with exorbitant prices.
I did pick up a Warcraft Tanto 12 in the SS 4034 a while back because it had a really good price, about 80 clams if I recall. That is near the limit that I'd pay for a SS 4034 knife. I have yet to use it, though, so cannot comment on how the edge retention holds up. The handle is real light, but feels very cheap. And it is indeed cheap, light plastic. Pretty good balance and feel though. I'm going to use it as a beater knife.
Before that, I picked up a Facon, a gaucho style knife. Typically Lynn Thompson styled, in that it's absolutely huge, good bang for your buck kind of thing. At the time, I was thinking that it might be the last CS knife I'd ever get.
Other than those two pickups, I haven't done much CS shopping in a long while. I have definitely moved on to other knife companies as well as custom knives. At the prices charged by CS these days, I see no reason why I shouldn't spend that kind of money on other brands and customs and semi-customs. GSM is pricing itself out of the market for me.
How goes it with y'all? Cold Steel dead for you too?
In critical condition , with a poor prognosis... unless GSM changes it's tune PDQ ! 
