Why buy a 600$$ knife ?

I love knives but will never buy a $600+ blade...guns, yes, but not a knife. Too many great options out there below that dollar amount imo. That said, I've got no problem with people who do spend that and more on blades...it is an illness after all :D
 
To me, a knife or anything else is not worth anything.

I can't say "this object is X $, that one object is Y$"

To me price is just the tariff you have to pay to unlock access to an object. Once I have it, that object is only worth what I feel like, and it's value is never monetary.

So if I want a 600$ knife, I might get pissed at such high tariff for the access to something I want, but that's it.
 
Why buy a $600 knife?

Well to do that, you first have to find one that cheap...

PC266781_zpsjshl6v5f.jpg


Gaston
 
"Why buy a $600 knife"?

Why buy a $800 knife?


Why buy a $1500 knife?


Because I like them 🤑
 
DPC said:
To me, a knife or anything else is not worth anything.

I can't say "this object is X $, that one object is Y$"

To me price is just the tariff you have to pay to unlock access to an object. Once I have it, that object is only worth what I feel like, and it's value is never monetary.
Click to expand...

Unless you get robed and the insurance company has to give you money to replace it :-)
 
It's just my opinion, but I think the biggest stumbling block when hearing about a pocket knife costing $600 or more, is that most of us have simply never found ourselves in a position where we could recognize the greater degree of quality, or consider it necessary for our endeavors. Some of us have probably never done a side-by-side comparison of a different array of knives, opening and closing them as we feel and listen for levels of grittiness, or parts-on-parts play, or anything else like that. We've probably never graded levels of smoothness as we open the blade, or considered the grade of steel as inadequate for our day-to-day needs.
 
DPC said:
To me, a knife or anything else is not worth anything.

I can't say "this object is X $, that one object is Y$"

To me price is just the tariff you have to pay to unlock access to an object. Once I have it, that object is only worth what I feel like, and it's value is never monetary.

So if I want a 600$ knife, I might get pissed at such high tariff for the access to something I want, but that's it.
Click to expand...

I think this is a very sensible way of looking at it. :thumbup:
 
The biggest thing for me with the more expensive knIves is your warranty . A few companies you buy a knife once and you'll have a knife for life , you break it they fix it etc. In theory you could buy one knife at 5-6 hundred and it be the only or last knife you ever bought ,thinkING like that it's actually cheaper to go big one time .

To be honest with you the fit and finish on a 400 sebenza vs a 1200 custom is about the same . If there's a difference your eyes and hands wont feel it.

The fact that a human built the knife and put attention to detail is worth it to me .

Plus being a knife nut knowing a well known maker made the knife in my pocket vs a factory knife thay made how ever many of them that day. Nothing against inexpensive knives I own both.

This argument has been going forever , why buy a rolex when a timex does the same thing . Why buy a super car when a honda gets you from point a to point b. Why live in a big house with a small family .

Short answer because I'm privileged enough to be able to . Not the super car or rolex . Just saying I work for what I have just like everyone else .If our lights are on and foods in the fridge and the kids are taken care of then nothing wrong with that. To each their own.
 
LoganLongley said:
I love knives like I'm sure everyone on this forum does. Why would I wanna buy a sebenza etc..., or a strider? So in general what makes those knives be worth that when I can by several high quality knives for the price of one of those ? I like the designs and the steels they use for those knives and I like the fit and finish. When I can also get that in a cheaper knife that won't cost my marriage. Please give me your take on this matter maybe I can be won over .
Click to expand...

First off, you can get a plain Sebenza 25 for $445, which is a lot lower price than the $600 you refer to.

I just got my first Sebenza 25 yesterday and I can tell you that it is worth every dollar. The craftsmanship is immaculate, the materials are the best you can get - CPM S35VN blade and titanium construction for the body/grip panels. The titanium is non slip, feels almost like about 400-600 grit emery cloth and is a beautiful gray. The blade has a sort of stonewashed finish - nonreflective but not a matte finish like the grips. The grips/body are lighter than the blade, giving the knife perfect balance with what feels like (to me) a 50/50 weight distribution with the balance point being a tiny bit aft of the pivot point of the blade, with the stock lanyard still attached.

When I open or close this knife, the lockup sounds like a miniature bank vault door. There is ZERO play, slop or looseness anywhere to be found. A knife like this is a lifetime knife; I don't think it's out of line for a guy to spend $445 on a knife that will last longer than he will. You can certainly spend more than $445 on a folding knife - 2x or even 3x that amount, if you want. but at those prices you are buying beauty and the famous name of a high profile custom knife man, not so much quality.

I seriously doubt that in terms of craftsmanship, materials, quality, performance and reliability, you will find a better knife for under $1000; a Chris Reeve folder is about as good as it gets. A lot of other people around the world must feel the same way because he has been making and selling the Sebenza for 25+ years with no end in sight regarding demand for the knife and his other folders.

Lastly I will make this observation. Not judging you, her or your marriage - but if a $445 knife is going to cost you your marriage, that makes some kind of statement about something. No offense intended - just saying.
 
Last edited:
I'm now considering a Sebenza 25... Thanks.
 
true north said:
First off, you can get a plain Sebenza 25 for $445, which is a lot lower price than the $600 you refer to.

I just got my first Sebenza 25 yesterday and I can tell you that it is worth every dollar. The craftsmanship is immaculate, the materials are the best you can get - CPM S35VN blade and titanium construction for the body/grip panels. The titanium is non slip, feels almost like about 400-600 grit emery cloth and is a beautiful gray. The blade has a sort of stonewashed finish - nonreflective but not a matte finish like the grips. The grips/body are lighter than the blade, giving the knife perfect balance with what feels like (to me) a 50/50 weight distribution with the balance point being a tiny bit aft of the pivot point of the blade, with the stock lanyard still attached.

When I open or close this knife, the lockup sounds like a miniature bank vault door. There is ZERO play, slop or looseness anywhere to be found. A knife like this is a lifetime knife; I don't think it's out of line for a guy to spend $445 on a knife that will last longer than he will. You can certainly spend more than $445 on a folding knife - 2x or even 3x that amount, if you want. but at those prices you are buying beauty and the famous name of a high profile custom knife man, not so much quality.

Is this guy really serious???

I seriously doubt that in terms of craftsmanship, materials, quality, performance and reliability, you will find a better knife for under $1000; a Chris Reeve folder is about as good as it gets. A lot of other people around the world must feel the same way because he has been making and selling the Sebenza for 25+ years with no end in sight regarding demand for the knife and his other folders.

Lastly I will make this observation. Not judging you, her or your marriage - but if a $445 knife is going to cost you your marriage, that makes some kind of statement about something. No offense intended - just saying.
Click to expand...

Tell us more about the Sebenza, bro.
 
true north said:
I seriously doubt that in terms of craftsmanship, materials, quality, performance and reliability, you will find a better knife for under $1000; a Chris Reeve folder is about as good as it gets.
Click to expand...

Here's two that says your wrong.
 
So in general what makes those knives be worth that when I can by several high quality knives for the price of one of those ?
Click to expand...

So you can cry six times longer after losing a $600 knife than after you lose a $100 knife. :sorrow:

Today's production knives are so much better than what used to be available, there are so many features and choices, that purchasing an expensive custom knife is not a rationale economic decision. It is an emotional decision.
 
Expensive knives are not worth the price. Stay away from them, don't even consider them. Leave them for me to buy. Stick with the Walmart and big five knives.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top