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SOG DonationsI am curious about you guys opinions on this. As a custom knife maker I am conflicted because I do realize that the quality that I can get by hand will never be quite as consistent as what you can get from mass produced items. So while I don’t feel bad charging a huge amount of cash for a knife that might take me 140 hours or so to make, I also see the value in production style knives. I mean I have two production releases and one on the way
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I have one custom knife I had made. The maker was a local guy who is in the knife makers guild. He made it the way I wanted it. It is a great knife and it gets used often. To me that one was worth the cost but I traded some of my labor gun wise for the knife
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If i have the $$, I’d much prefer the quality, character & craftsmanship of a custom hand made knife over a mass produced commercial piece. I imagine a custom knife maker would have a great love for the process & take great pride in their work. I doubt you ever really get paid for ALL the hard hours involved in making a masterpiece. 30,40 even $50 an hour for a skilled knife maker doesn’t sound unreasonable for such a Craftsman, and like you said 140+ hours to create one. Getting $5k to $7k each doesn’t sound possible though. I love & appreciate the beauty & craftsmanship of a knife.
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I can appreciate a custom knife but i can’t justify the cost. That’s why i bought a piece a piece of 1080 recently. I plan on making one myself material reduction method cause i priced anvils and they’re is not getting around those prices. A forge would be cheap for me to build i work at a plant that produces refractory materials and all the free brick i could want and cheap refractory cement.
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There’s an ass for every seat
Personally I’d hunt down some meteorite to work with 
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Exotic materials pose a long list of issues… I don’t make “Damascus” knives … everyone thinks that is the hallmark of a great knife. It’s an inferior material because it is forge welded over and over. There are so many failure points in that material. I don’t even use a forge, my knives are made from billet steel and heat treatment is done in a computer controlled oven. The less variables in your process the less chance of a issue.
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My customs go for between $600-$800… I can’t imagine selling a knife for $2000 or more
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I have a couple that a guy I used to know made for me, I like them but don’t use them much and they are not the level of stuff you make. If I had the money, I might have one made, the cost of some of the high-end production stuff seems to be close to some of the custom stuff nowadays. On my last search to replace a lost knife, I almost bought one of your artisan blades (I think those are yours anyway) and now wish I had, the only reason I got the one I did is I am a sucker for D2, overall I like that knife but the frame lock sucks.
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Don’t get me wrong though… I would love to have that gun
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Not bad!
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Its worth it depending on the price and the Smith doing the work. There are some mass market knives that are pretty sweet though. Before thier bullshit political moves I use to buy Benchmade. Also really like Falkniven (sp).
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Did someone actually buy that antique? 
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Of course, YOU would not appreciate a\taht fine work of art, it has not got a USB plug
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It looks like comic book artwork.
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Well, that right there you should put you on the list for one. 
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I hate all this comic book superhero stuff.
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(Says this while sitting there in his Spiderman Underoos)
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I kinda always figured him for more of a Thundercat or Anime type
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most likely. Picture a 30 year old Carrot Top dressed in Thundercat Underoos with a bottle of whiskey in each hand - thats @JF89 !!
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I almost fell out of my chair because I think your right and the visual while amusing as hell scared me.
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