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.
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Originally posted by L6steel
If you folks see a hand made knife thats got a very low price tag on it, do you automatically think theres something wrong with it and pass on it? I've wondered about this for quite a while now. Thanks for your time and replies!
Originally posted by HiltonP
If you'd wanted to go upmarket then a damascus bladed, and mammoth handled folder could have been purchased for $200 to $250.
Regards, HILTON
Originally posted by HiltonP
A.T. . . . I know mammoth has rocketted in price recently, but it can still be obtained at reasonable prices, certainly less than $300. As for damascus, the SA guys forge some really good stuff, laminates, twists, patterned and mosiac. Their damascus prices are more competitive because of the economic situation, again, a lot less than $300.
Regards, HILTON
Is the Maker relatively new? Does he use Automated Equipment (CNC) to produce dozens of the same parts (to save time)? Are the materials used on the lower end of the price scale? Based on the answers to these (an other) questions I decide either to purchase the knife or not.
The "word" of the commercial heat treaters is also up for debate because they work with batches, and according to batch specs.
Regards, HILTON [/B]