Where is my Bow River ?
Where is my Bow River ?
My most anticipated fixed blade ....please Spyderco , tell me I'll get one before Christmass !
Marius
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" A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it "
( Rabindranath Tagore )
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Re: Where is my Bow River ?
Really doesn't seem like it will be happening before Christmas. We still haven't seen what the leather sheath will be like. If I had to guess, I'd say that may be the speed bump in this project. Maybe design changes or material source changes to get the costs down? Can't be easy to make a Spyderco-quality leather sheath along with the knife for such a low price point, even in China.
Re: Where is my Bow River ?
What's the price point they are aiming at ?
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Lol dreaming! (Wild guess!)
And what I've noticed is people probably wouldn't know the difference between a cheap Chinese crap knife and any half reasonable knife.
3 x Endura 1 SE, 1 x Endura ? CE and a Black Pacific Salt. Want Aqua Salt, Fish Hunter and a Pacific Salt Yellow.
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yea $32 almost seems too good to be true. Would be great if it can be done.
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Build to a price, not to a quality ?BornIn1500 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 1:18 amyea $32 almost seems too good to be true. Would be great if it can be done.
In my experience it doesn't always end well.
3 x Endura 1 SE, 1 x Endura ? CE and a Black Pacific Salt. Want Aqua Salt, Fish Hunter and a Pacific Salt Yellow.
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There are plenty of good production fixed blades for under $40.
Even my last two hand made customs were only $60.
Even my last two hand made customs were only $60.
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I'm looking forward to it, especially at that price point.
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You do know this one is made in China?
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And everything out of China you pay for what you get.
3 x Endura 1 SE, 1 x Endura ? CE and a Black Pacific Salt. Want Aqua Salt, Fish Hunter and a Pacific Salt Yellow.
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I've actually seen some very high quality stuff coming out of China and other Asian countries.
That's especially true in soft goods (clothing, luggage, etc) where the primary contributor to quality is man-hours of labor (in doing more involved sewing). The labor is so much cheaper that they can produce a higher quality good at the same price point (when compared to trying to produce similar labor intensive goods in the US or EU).
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Yes, but you get what you pay for.
I've had excellent quality out of China but it costs more than cheap stuff.
You can't compare cost of labour between us, eu and China unless you compare cost of living and other factors.
Most consumers can't tell the difference between a low quality and a medium/good quality garment.
I've had excellent quality out of China but it costs more than cheap stuff.
You can't compare cost of labour between us, eu and China unless you compare cost of living and other factors.
Most consumers can't tell the difference between a low quality and a medium/good quality garment.
3 x Endura 1 SE, 1 x Endura ? CE and a Black Pacific Salt. Want Aqua Salt, Fish Hunter and a Pacific Salt Yellow.
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We were, but China can do stuff better at a given price point than good ol’ USA, so he switched to talking about ... cost of living?
As far as the street price for this, it’s worth remembering that it’s a small piece of steel steel with some handles, not a fancy contraption. Considering you can get a Tenacious for around $40 it’s not an unfair question: why does the Bow River cost so much? But it’s cheap and I’m looking forward to it.
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Re: Where is my Bow River ?
It seems like you're ignoring the cost and construction of the Bow River's leather sheath. Something the Tenacious, obviously, does not come with. The cheapest I'm seeing the Tenacious is $45. I think a $13 difference is significant.
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I wasn’t ignoring that. The cost to produce a folder is significantly higher. More assembly time, more parts to machine, more places for QA to fail.BornIn1500 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:07 pm
It seems like you're ignoring the cost and construction of the Bow River's leather sheath. Something the Tenacious, obviously, does not come with. The cheapest I'm seeing the Tenacious is $45. So you cannot look at the $32 Bow River and see that as equal pricing. It's about 3/4 the price.
I am curious to see what this sheath looks like. I’m not expecting too much, and I’m fine with anything.
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Regardless, I'm super excited for this one. I'm definitely in for multiples.
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Re: Where is my Bow River ?
I figure these should replace all my steak knives. :D
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Fixed Blades: Proficient, Magnacut Mule
Special and Sentimental: Southard, Squarehead LW, Ouroboros, Calendar Para 3 LW, 40th Anniversary Native, Ti Native, Calendar Watu, Tanto PM2
Would like to own again: CQI Caribbean Sheepsfoot PE, Watu
Wishlist: Magnacut, Shaman Sprints!