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.
Do your homework!
And never trust a manufacturer
And how would you go about doing that homework? By reading the internet and taking the word of people on forums you don't know? And who or what has informed their opinions?
Buying a rockwell tester? Asking for a certificate of proof and authenticity from the vendor?
Are you going to send each of the knives you purchase out for independent analysis? What about verifying the calibration of the tester's rig? Who's testing the testers?
And on and on. At some point it will ultimately come down to faith. And in some cases, I wouldn't buy a knife from certain individuals or companies regardless of whether their current offerings were spot on with the specs.
If the knife performs as expected, and as others of its type (steel, profile, edge thickness etc) have in the past, that's about as good as it's going to get.
So, good luck with the homework. Unfortunately, my dog ate mine and now I'm just trying to find my way in the dark.
I concur with some of the points you bring to the table, it’s the internet and fact and fiction are blurry
I have bought some really expensive knives that are junk and some
Cheap cheap stuff that was superior in steel
I test my blades by first whittling a stick of seasoned pine. Then I hammer them through an anvil or a chunk of railroad track. If they are still shaving sharp after that, they're acceptable.
have bought some really expensive knives that are junk
I am pretty confident that the big US brands deliver the steel they advertise. I am just as confident that the Chinese brands and clones do not.
I am pretty confident that the big US brands deliver the steel they advertise. I am just as confident that the Chinese brands and clones do not.