Wartstein wrote: ↑Fri Apr 23, 2021 2:00 am
Thanks, valid points! :)
As said, I´d take the Shaman over the PM2 too anyway, though I actually "should not" - since practically speaking the PM2 is "better" in parameters that count for me: Weight and overall thinness of the blade. Still, the Shaman is just such a perfect design.
It's OK to just like something even if the next knife is seemingly better in every way. That Vallotton was honestly not a very good knife as far as slicing goes, the blade was so short in height and the grind was low and very thick, it was prone to wedging into things but overall I just liked it so much I loved carrying it. It's interesting because I do tend to over analyze designs and I'll shun the Para 2 for having ergonomics that don't fit me, but I'll overlook other issues with a Vallotton just because I like it so much (that knife did have great ergonomics though).
I'm sure to most people the Para 2 isn't half the knife the Shaman is...my point of that was to point out that tastes differ from one person to the next. To the OP the Shaman is overpriced but a big part of that likely had to do with how he feels about the knife overall.