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Because the PM2 is a dealer exclusive and dealers get to set those table prices. Dealers tend to use those sprints as loss leaders to win customer loyalty instead of short term profit gains. You can go pretty deep into Blade HQs M4/Green G10 models see they're consistently lower than production ...

GarageBoy wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 14, 2026 12:04 pm

I love the charisma - I hope it doesn't feel like a victorinox paring knife for $90+ though

I haven't handled a Charisma, but my immediate thought by looking at it was a folding Victorinox paring knife. Can anyone who has held both tell us their thought?

Sounds like you watched one of the latest Veritasium videos.

A dozen eggs in China averages about 12 yuan, which converts to roughly $1.70. In the U.S., the average price is about $1.90. So the real-world prices are in the same ballpark.


But $1.90 is the FOB (Free on Board) rate. The retail price for us grocery shoppers is higher. I'm currently paying ...

zhyla wrote: ↑

Thu Nov 27, 2025 1:25 pm

That’s not old fashioned, it’s just confused.

I wouldn't say he's confused. It's the logic of someone who grew up buying things from mom and pop stores. Returning things just because you changed your mind was considered unethical.

For anyone fighting the liner lock the secret is to use index finger on liner rather than thumb. Saw this in a Michael Christy sharpening YouTube. Tried to find it again to post but buried in the internet . Anyway flip the knife over one handed ; thumb pad on side of blade at Spyder hole while ...

I would suggest the BBL from the Manix, less chance of wearing down or damaging the HIC material I would think.



A small ball would put a lot of pressure on a tiny spot, which may end up doing damage to the ceramic knife. Seems like a problem that would take a lot of testing and money. The ...

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Well, we seem to have an example of a back lock Polestar made of acrylic.

The Bow River isn't a filet knife. I'm not sure why the Bow River price matters if you're shopping for filet knives.



They're both made in China with basically the same steel, a G10 handle, a leather sheath, designed by the same person, and both sold by Spyderco. They're nearly identical aside ...

$90 Chinese Spyderco fixed blade is cheap .


But not cheap when compared to the Bow River at $52.50. I'm struggling to see how this is nearly double the price. 8cr17 instead of 8cr13 and the G10 is more contoured. Yea it's longer, but it's also thinner blade stock. Does all that really add ...

I don't know if you read the room. They're not making those knives in China because there are no other factories. They're being made there to meet a price point. Bringing on a new US factory would just result in more knives like they make in Golden. Expensive ones.


Right. Maybe he doesn't ...

sal wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 10, 2025 11:05 pm

We do have protos of Polestar and Alcyone models in back-lock, Compression Lock and Cross bar locks.

sal

A compression lock Polestar is alive. Knowing that possibly the most perfect knife already exists as a prototype in Sal's possession makes me incredibly jealous.

James Y wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 16, 2025 2:55 pm

I like the tall HG. I'm not certain how it cuts compared to a FFG, like on the FFG Manix 2, or the PM2.

If by HG you mean hollow grind, the Shaman isn't a hollow grind. It is full flat grind, at least that's what reveal 19 says.

Mrj wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 12, 2025 7:46 am

If 300<400+ then why couldn’t they ask 300 of them to watch and search for fakes?

Ok so you're thinking they just asked all employees "please keep an eye out". I can see that happening. That's different from 300 people hired to chase down fakes, though.

Mrj wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 11, 2025 7:43 am

I was told Benchmade has around 300 employees actively chasing down fakes.

Their LinkedIn page says they have "400+" employees total. No way they hire 300 for chasing fakes.

The average tariff on US exports was less than 2% before the tariff war.


The median tariff rate worldwide is currently 2.6%. The US tariff rate is 1.5%, which remains one of the lowest in the world. If you remember, in 2018, all non-sanctioned countries were offered a zero tariff deal where if ...

Snacktime wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 08, 2025 11:41 pm

This whole idea that Tariffs will strengthen USA manufacturing is complete garbage.

So then why do other countries tariff us so much? Are they really just sabotaging themselves? Are all other countries just incompetent and misguided? Or maybe there's a reason for it...

Cold Steel explored that concept with the Click N Cut. It's very inexpensive and nobody talks about it. I assume it's impossible to have tight tolerances so the only category it makes sense in is with super cheap China knives... which is what Cold Steel is doing.

At that time I will need to dremel the knife so that it can drop further to hit the stop pin. But this will then make the hole sit further into the scales causing it to be occluded.


It's more complicated than that. On a compression lock, there is a detent ball on the lockbar and a detent hole ...

Danke wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 27, 2025 2:08 pm

I hope it's this.

I've been holding out for a carbon fiber and s90v version for decades.