The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
There was a thread about ages recently. http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1295867-Age-GroupHey markv: "well i'm an old guy"
me too. i wonder what the percentage is of 'old guys' is in this forum. i think there are a lot of us.
kj
So I'm looking to make my second purchase this weekend of traditionals. Two websites I look at are New Graham and Knife Collectors. Simply judging from prices, I take it that GEC would be considered top end and possibly Schrade would be lower end?
Or perhaps I should put it this way... does price always equal quality when it comes to Traditional knives?
BTW- I settled on a Gent's pattern. I think I really want a toothpick! Not sure why... but I want one!
Northwoods knives are also very nice. I've seen them offered in various steels. The one I have is beautiful.
laugh out loudYou have to be old.
second that.I will say that maybe the most quality for the money is found in Queen or S&M knives from before 2006, when Bill Howard left there to start GEC. Keystone series IX and X, and File & Wire series I - III have ATS-34 blades and very high build quality and materials, and Queen's D2 offerings in ACSB, CSB and Cocobolo were exemplary. Available on the secondary markets, for under $100 they compare very favorably with GECs, and can sometimes be found for considerably less than a C-note.
I think Case represents a very good knife for the dollar. Especially if you can go to a brick and mortar store and pick one out. Lots of nice patterns, very good fit and finish, and choice of steels.
The 300 series made Buck pocket knives are a great value of quality vs price.