Knife Values or Lack There Of!!!

[J.B.]

if its not a Hattori Hanzo then I'm not buying it!

[Sackett]

IMO, the purpose of this thread and its original post has gone from semi-informative "competition-induced" to a battle of he said she said. Chops makes some absolutely beautiful knives at a price point 95% of us could never touch. Many, many others on this site make some absolutely beautiful knives that will last lifetimes, using good quality materials at a price most on here can afford. Makers Marks are great, but if i do my research and a blade doesnt have one, so be it. Sorry, but this thread has come off as an attack on all the "part-time" knife makers. Some of us buy Redhead brand Camo, some of us buy Kuiu Camo.......

[bphillips]

IMO, the purpose of this thread and its original post has gone from semi-informative "competition-induced" to a battle of he said she said. Chops makes some absolutely beautiful knives at a price point 95% of us could never touch. Many, many others on this site make some absolutely beautiful knives that will last lifetimes, using good quality materials at a price most on here can afford. Makers Marks are great, but if i do my research and a blade doesnt have one, so be it. Sorry, but this thread has come off as an attack on all the "part-time" knife makers. Some of us buy Redhead brand Camo, some of us buy Kuiu Camo.......

More of an attack on eBay knives IMO


I believe several of these makers are all on good terms or friends with the exception of 1-2. "Handmade" just means something totally different to these guys who truly make them that way.

[CRM_95]

IMO, the purpose of this thread and its original post has gone from semi-informative "competition-induced" to a battle of he said she said. Chops makes some absolutely beautiful knives at a price point 95% of us could never touch. Many, many others on this site make some absolutely beautiful knives that will last lifetimes, using good quality materials at a price most on here can afford. Makers Marks are great, but if i do my research and a blade doesnt have one, so be it. Sorry, but this thread has come off as an attack on all the "part-time" knife makers. Some of us buy Redhead brand Camo, some of us buy Kuiu Camo.......

I agree on the mark. It's not a deal breaker for me. My 2 favorite customs are rasp knives. One from Mike Conner and one from Cliff Kozik. Neither one has a mark and doesn't bother me at all. But I noticed a lot of makers that normally use marks don't put it on rasp blades. Not sure why, but doesn't bother me.

[Artos]

I agree on the mark. It's not a deal breaker for me. My 2 favorite customs are rasp knives. One from Mike Conner and one from Cliff Kozik. Neither one has a mark and doesn't bother me at all. But I noticed a lot of makers that normally use marks don't put it on rasp blades. Not sure why, but doesn't bother me.

I think the problem with no MM comes when you want to resale amigo...it's one thing to know you bought a knife from a fellow you know produced it, but to take that knife down the road & be able to prove it could be a deal breaker for a collector like me.

I have some 1911's made by a really good smith that has since passed out of the Zapata area...2 were made before he started identifying. No intentions of selling, but their value is lost to the masses. Just trying to give you my $0.02 on why the MM has value in my eyes as this is kinda similar to your 2 blades.

FWIW anyay...

[CRM_95]

I think the problem with no MM comes when you want to resale amigo...it's one thing to know you bought a knife from a fellow you know produced it, but to take that knife down the road & be able to prove it could be a deal breaker for a collector like me.

I have some 1911's made by a really good smith that has since passed out of the Zapata area...2 were made before he started identifying. No intentions of selling, but their value is lost to the masses. Just trying to give you my $0.02 on why the MM has value in my eyes as this is kinda similar to your 2 blades.

FWIW anyay...

That makes sense. Especially when the price gets up a little higher than what the average person is willing to pay.

[chopsknives]

IMO, the purpose of this thread and its original post has gone from semi-informative "competition-induced" to a battle of he said she said. Chops makes some absolutely beautiful knives at a price point 95% of us could never touch. Many, many others on this site make some absolutely beautiful knives that will last lifetimes, using good quality materials at a price most on here can afford. Makers Marks are great, but if i do my research and a blade doesnt have one, so be it. Sorry, but this thread has come off as an attack on all the "part-time" knife makers. Some of us buy Redhead brand Camo, some of us buy Kuiu Camo.......

Hey Thanx and I respect most of what you say but ponder this - your comparing two brands that put their Mark on em - what if your camo had NO name and they used thread from Mexico? See knowledge is everything! We used to take our cars to Mexico for the upholstery but if you were smart you brought your own thread - if not.... too bad so sadl!! Same thing about a Mark - it is a very basic thing to do if you make knives and are knowledgeable about what you do. Remember I too once made knives at a VERY affordable level but you know I ALWAYS had a stamp.
One other item about this since it was brought back up. I went and looked at the Lifetime warranty on ebay and we just had a good ol laugh!! Seems it's lifetime UNLESS it's been used or sharpened or rusted or.....

[LHPanther]

Let's right this ship and get back on topic...I think it could be a valuable thread since many hunters are drawn to nice knives. Here's a group of a few makers marks on some of the knives in my collection. Some of you might recognize a few (or all) or the makers marks...some won't recognize a single one. For those of you who recognize any of the makers marks, do they represent value to you?