Ritchest knife company owner (Forbes Magazine of the knife world)

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Hi

Sorry for the juvenile question :) but are the owners of knife companies like Sal Glasser, Chris Reeve, Les de Asis, Lynn Thompson Millionaires?

Is there something like Forbes Magazine of the knife world?

I know that Snody is pretending to be Rich and famous with his bling bling Ghetto style but what about company owners?
Does Sal Glasser secretly have a bling life style?
 
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Most knife companies are fairly small. So small, apparently, that some customers can't even get the owners' names right. When it comes to American companies, Buck probably the "richest" that isn't owned by somebody else, and even they only have a couple hundred employees. Gerber is/was big, but is owned by Fiskars (better known for scissors) in Finland. Kershaw is owned by Japanese company Kai. Case is currently owned by Zippo. Cutco is pretty big in comparison. BTW, Cutco owns Ka-Bar. Comparitively, Benchmade is small, Spyderco is petite, and CRK is tiny. I don't know about Cold Steel, since they don't actually manufacture anything themselves, so I imagine Les and the other wankers you see in the videos, plus maybe a few others that run things in the states is all they employ.
 
ukknifer said:
Hi
Sorry for the juvenile question :) but are the owners of knife companies like Sal Glasser, Chris Reeve, Les de Asis, Lynn Thompson Millionaires?
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Probably yes, but much of their net worth is likely tied up in the value of the business. But I have no doubt they draw a nice salary too.

Snody is (or seems to be) a one man shop so he's probably on the low end of the bunch you list. Talented for sure (I've got a couple of Les's Gravitators), but he's a custom maker, not a production shop.
 
ukknifer said:
Hi

Sorry for the juvenile question :) but are the owners of knife companies like Sal Glasser, Chris Reeve, Les de Asis, Lynn Thompson Millionaires?

Is there something like Forbes Magazine of the knife world?

I know that Snody is pretending to be Rich and famous with his bling bling Ghetto style but what about company owners?
Does Sal Glasser secretly have a bling life style?
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Les de Asis without a doubt.

I have spent many nights on the town with Les..

He is balling on another level..

Much Respect from Texas.
[video=youtube;l5yCLe4fP4E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5yCLe4fP4E[/video]
 
Snody said:
Les de Asis without a doubt.

I have spent many nights on the town with Les..

He is balling on another level..

Much Respect from Texas.
[video=youtube;l5yCLe4fP4E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5yCLe4fP4E[/video]
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And I know from taking to the guys @ Benchmade that they are HUGE Snody fans. ;)

Seriously, they love this guy.
 
I don't know man. I have a strange urge to buy a Snody knife and an iced out man thong all of a sudden.
 
I would imagine that Carl Elsner of Victorinox is pretty well off, since his family still owns the company. And whatever Opinel that is sitting at the head of the table at board meetings definatly has more than a couple coins to rub together. Between them, they are the two biggest knife companies in the world, and are still owned by the family that founded them.
 
shqxk said:
Ernest Emerson.

Because he's the only one who can sale a hundred bucks worth knife for 200$ :thumbup::D
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More like the only man who can take stock material, water jet, not CNC crap and screw assemble like it's a sweat shop and get away with charging a 300%-400% mark up.
 
Wealth is relative. To Bill Gates and Warren Buffet probably no. Remember, there's always someone poorer than you and always someone richer than you.
 
Luis G. said:
More like the only man who can take stock material, water jet, not CNC crap and screw assemble like it's a sweat shop and get away with charging a 300%-400% mark up.
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I had an Emerson for a short while, and I can say that they are not that overpriced. The quality is above the standard production knife. The street price could be about 20% lower, but as it stands they are still pretty nice. Pro tip- buy used.
 
dkb45 said:
I had an Emerson for a short while, and I can say that they are not that overpriced. The quality is above the standard production knife. The street price could be about 20% lower, but as it stands they are still pretty nice. Pro tip- buy used.
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How is it above standard production knives?
I've handled 4, all of them had issues. Uncentered, rough looking titanium/steel liners, poor finish all around.
It honestly looked like someone ran a water jet on stock thickness materials and assembled on the spot like a sweatshop.

It honestly reminded me on my Bee Enlan L-01.
 
A million dollars isn't that big a deal these days due to inflation. I heard you need about 30 million to be considered as "rich" as a millionaire in times past. And that was before the big 2008 snafu and gold going through the roof.
 
I can't answer to the knife portion, but businesses in general, it can sometimes be feet difficult to tell true wealth. some business men run very large, profitable businesses yet allocate most of their profit into expanding, new projects, etc. while they drive twelve year old pick up trucks and live in modest homes. others might have small businesses barely making a profit but they live like they are much wealthier based on you're they treat their profits.
 
ukknifer said:
Hi

Sorry for the juvenile question :) but are the owners of knife companies like Sal Glasser, Chris Reeve, Les de Asis, Lynn Thompson Millionaires?

Is there something like Forbes Magazine of the knife world?

I know that Snody is pretending to be Rich and famous with his bling bling Ghetto style but what about company owners?
Does Sal Glasser secretly have a bling life style?
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Snody said:
Les de Asis without a doubt.

I have spent many nights on the town with Les..

He is balling on another level..

Much Respect from Texas.
[video=youtube;l5yCLe4fP4E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5yCLe4fP4E[/video]
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I wish you would collaborate with them again. Your 201 Activator was/is awesome. I can see a double bevel Boss-type knife with a $nody on one side and a butterfly on the other. Or a smidtech with a licensed Axis lock on it...

Oh, and you need a new knifemaker chronicles video with your Stetson.
 
dkb45 said:
I had an Emerson for a short while, and I can say that they are not that overpriced. The quality is above the standard production knife. The street price could be about 20% lower, but as it stands they are still pretty nice. Pro tip- buy used.
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I'm not going to say a thing about your Emerson comment because I try no to talk negatively about a company, but I hope you're not referring to yourself as a Pro,lol.
 
Ken44 said:
I'm not going to say a thing about your Emerson comment because I try no to talk negatively about a company, but I hope you're not referring to yourself as a Pro,lol.
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Hey, I am a professional amateur. But that tip is not just from me. Buying used is nice because you get a cheaper price, the knife is likely broken in, and most people are honest enough to not sell a knife with major defects (or they document it well). I would rather get an inspected item for cheaper than roll the dice.
 
dkb45 said:
Hey, I am a professional amateur. But that tip is not just from me. Buying used is nice because you get a cheaper price, the knife is likely broken in, and most people are honest enough to not sell a knife with major defects (or they document it well). I would rather get an inspected item for cheaper than roll the dice.
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Yeah, I've bought several used knives at a great price. One of the knives I carry the most is a Spyderco Military Carbon Fiber BG42 that I got here listed as used for $140. Looked brand new when I got it, and it was smoother than any of my CF Militaries.

I was just picking on you about the Pro comment:p
 
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