productions, what's the point? (fixed blades in particular)

[RX-79G]

I am not sure if you are trolling here or not. It is 100% impossible for all the custom knife maker's in the world, to satisfy even 1/2 of a percent of the demand globally for knives. All the kitchen knives, the carpet cutters, the box cutters, the glovebox knives, the old timer folders, the butter knives in drawers etc etc. Most knife makers cannot even handle the small amount of orders they receive comparably, to how many knives their town's Wally World down the street from their house moves on a daily basis.

Why production knives? Because the market, and reality demand them.

Your answer supposes that the OP is not addressing well informed knife people on a knife forum.

Do you really suppose he was asking why Taco Bell doesn't buy custom knives to cut Chalupas?

 

[ursamajor]

Your answer supposes that the OP is not addressing well informed knife people on a knife forum.

Do you really suppose he was asking why Taco Bell doesn't buy custom knives to cut Chalupas?

I took his post, as how it was written.

 

[Fanglekai]

I own one knife from a custom maker. I bought it on here a few years ago. About a week or two after I got my knife, that maker went on to screw over a ton of people when he disappeared without a trace. Now my "custom knife" has no warranty, and if I ever tried to sell it I'd be lucky to get half what I paid due to it having no warranty and the bad reputation the maker left behind. Compare that to a Becker, ESEE, or Bussekin where I could sell the knife for close to what I paid or maybe more if the model gets discontinued. After that experience I decided that for me personally I don't need a fancy fixed blade. If I wanted a fancy one it would have a stag or exotic wood handle and a nice tooled leather sheath. That would be more for show and enjoyment than for hard work. I'd probably end up using my $10 Mora or an ESEE for any real work. YMMV IMHO etc etc