WE Knives? Another high end Chinese company?

Almost 600 units sold of the Falcon. Still on the fence as too joining this. The drop has 27 days left to join.
 
fq55 said:
Almost 600 units sold of the Falcon. Still on the fence as too joining this. The drop has 27 days left to join.
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27 days unless it sells out. not sure how many they are making. anyone know?
 
Mo2 said:
27 days unless it sells out. not sure how many they are making. anyone know?
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My guess would be as many as are ordered. Only protos were made as far as i know and the knife wont be available for a few months. Im wagering they have enough orders to get it off the ground and would continue until all orders are filled.
 
henkh said:
I have asked for confirmation. Here is a piece of the conversation:

And then a question about the WE702 which was asked on a USA forum. Is it completely milled out of one peace of titanium or is it casted and then after casting had further crafting? Because some folks could not find milling marks on some area's where normally these appear when milled out of one piece.。 Hi Henk,For this question.The 702 intergal handle is made by one piece Ti.It's made by CNC milling instead of casted. We EDM a very thick Ti firstly,and then put it on the CNC milling machines for milling.​

Hope this will help and take away the doubts.
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Im totally satisfied with answer. Imho given how there is no evidence of cnc work even though it is in fact cnc'd only shows the amazing capabilities of their manufacturing. Thanks for doing the digging!
 
I think they'll make as many as they sell. Remember, MassDrop is also taking this knife to Kickstarter and Indiegogo.

The success of this knife, after the dismal failure of the G10 Delica, could really push MD into the "production custom" knife business.

I know that most people aren't big fans of Boker but I was really pleased with the special run of Urban Trappers that MD did last year. Working with a company like WE will almost guarantee a quality product.
 
Yesterday I received my first WE knife which is a WE 705D with bronze anodized titanium and a sheepsfoot M390 blade for $249.

This is an excellent flipper and even with a 3.6" blade it's slim, narrow, thin and light (4.2 ounces). It flips great and opens assuredly. The only way I can make the flipper not deploy fully is to have the blade open straight up where gravity counters the most and just ever so gently push the flipper button. I can even open it one-handed without the flipper by pinching the blade groove with my thumb and index finger.

Blade shape is very useful for most EDC tasks that many encounter. Blade is sharp, centered and no play in any direction. Choil on blade allows for detail work. Some nice jimping on the blade spine.

Very nice milling on the titanium with good texture which along with the handle choil gives a solid grip.

Titanium clip works well.

Solid lock up and no lock stick. It has a steel lock bar insert.

You get a lot of high-quality build and materials for the money.

Only small nitpick are the proprietary screws (even though they provide you with the tool) but the star screws do look cool.

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I really like the WE 705, but I think I'm going to pay up and get a Ferrum Forge Masterblaster, instead. I like the blade profile a bit more.
 
RamZar said:
Yesterday I received my first WE knife which is a WE 705D with bronze anodized titanium and a sheepsfoot M390 blade for $249.

This is an excellent flipper and even with a 3.6" blade it's slim, narrow, thin and light (4.2 ounces). It flips great and opens assuredly. The only way I can make the flipper not deploy fully is to have the blade open straight up where gravity counters the most and just ever so gently push the flipper button. I can even open it one-handed without the flipper by pinching the blade groove with my thumb and index finger.

Blade shape is very useful for most EDC tasks that many encounter. Blade is sharp, centered and no play in any direction. Choil on blade allows for detail work. Some nice jimping on the blade spine.

Very nice milling on the titanium with good texture which along with the handle choil gives a solid grip.

Titanium clip works well.

Solid lock up and no lock stick. It has a steel lock bar insert.

You get a lot of high-quality build and materials for the money.

Only small nitpick are the proprietary screws (even though they provide you with the tool) but the star screws do look cool.

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Welcome aboard the WE Train, Ram! I really appreciate your impressions and observations. I have a feeling this may not be your last WE.
 
One thing, I have to top my cap to We Knife Co for making ablittle something for everyone. They have crazy designs and very straight forward simple designs
 
Hackenslash said:
Welcome aboard the WE Train, Ram! I really appreciate your impressions and observations. I have a feeling this may not be your last WE.
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I really wanted to see for myself what WE was all about. I really wanted a WE with a 3" blade but 605 and 619 just don't do it for me. I like slim and clean designs that are not too heavy. A Mini 705 with 2.99" blade and weighing about 3 ounces would be awesome.
 
Is it just me...... or would their budget line be even more awesome if they offered a stainless steel option? I'm loving the overall fit and finish on my 703 and the action is awesome but I feel I have to watch the D2 a bit more than I would say s30v or another stainless steel. Several knives on their budget line interest me, but I don't think I'll buy another with d2. Am I over thinking it?
 
Popsickle said:
Is it just me...... or would their budget line be even more awesome if they offered a stainless steel option? I'm loving the overall fit and finish on my 703 and the action is awesome but I feel I have to watch the D2 a bit more than I would say s30v or another stainless steel. Several knives on their budget line interest me, but I don't think I'll buy another with d2. Am I over thinking it?
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In a video interview (3:39 time mark) WE mentioned more budget folders with VG-10 and G-10.

 
fq55 said:
Almost 600 units sold of the Falcon. Still on the fence as too joining this. The drop has 27 days left to join.
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I'm in on the Falcon. My first Ferrum Forge, WE, Massdrop. Size wise, it'll be like a svelte 0900 with a finger choil. I like the 0900 a lot, so I don't want to miss out on this. Pushing 800 units now.

The FF website makes it sound like there might be more colabs with WE in the works.
 
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In a video interview (3:39 time mark) WE mentioned more budget folders with VG-10 and G-10.

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No VG-10 Please. I hope they stick to D2. That said, of the new Titanium framelock 700 series offerings, I think I like the 702. I find the single piece titanium handle appealing
 
4mer_FMF said:
I'm in on the Falcon. My first Ferrum Forge, WE, Massdrop. Size wise, it'll be like a svelte 0900 with a finger choil. I like the 0900 a lot, so I don't want to miss out on this. Pushing 800 units now.

The FF website makes it sound like there might be more colabs with WE in the works.
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I love the design but not the length unfortunately. The same knife 3.5" and larger handle and I would have already purchased one. Amazing knife for the price it's just a tad small for me.
 
Dfunk1210 said:
No VG-10 Please. I hope they stick to D2. That said, of the new Titanium framelock 700 series offerings, I think I like the 702. I find the single piece titanium handle appealing
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I have to agree with you...... d2 over vg 10. I was hopeful for something a tad nicer. But at the 100 price point...
 
PURPLEDC said:
Im totally satisfied with answer. Imho given how there is no evidence of cnc work even though it is in fact cnc'd only shows the amazing capabilities of their manufacturing. Thanks for doing the digging!
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Eighteen WE knives under the bridge, I guess I can consider myself hooked. I wasn't able to decide on the natural titanium grey or the black anodized model 702 integral, so I took my own advice and got both.

I hate to belabor this, but both examples are BORING. Boringly well-centered blades, boringly well-tuned and crisp flipping actions and worst of all, boringly well-executed finish machining of the Ti handles. If it weren't for the handle color I'd never be able to tell them apart. I truly wish there was something less boring to relay here, but there ain't.
 
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