Barmoley wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2019 9:58 amI absolutely agree with you that 3v will sell, but mostly because of lack of knowledge that better alternatives for the specific application exist. I guess I misunderstood the point of your thread. I am surprised you want it, since you clearly know better, but to each his own.
I want to add some 3V folders to my arsenal because I own many different knives and use them for many different things. Knives are tools to me. I own probably 50+ different #2 Phllips screwdrivers and I grab different ones for different tasks. I grab a PB Swiss one when I want the most precise fit possible on screw that is going to be difficult to turn. I grab one with a striking cap when I need to hammer on a screw to break up the corrosion. I have a Vessel Impacta that gets used when I need to hammer on really hard to remove screw like a rotor screw that would otherwise strip. I have JIS screwdrivers for working on the JIS screws on Japanese cars that 99.99% of the screwdriver using public probably confuses with a standard phillips screw. I grab my Harbor Freight freebies when I want to beat on or pry on something aside from a screw.
The point is that we don't have to choose a single knife. If I had a Native in 4V, Cruwear, and 3V I would grab each of them depending on the task at hand. The 3V would get grabbed for the most abusive tasks where edge damage is a real concern. Stuff like what is illustrated in bluntcut's photo. You can literally see that 3V is the better alternative to 4V in that specific application. So I don't agree that there is "lack of knowledge that better alternatives for the specific application exist". I believe that most of the naysayers can't picture themselves using a $150+ rare and exclusive folding knife for some of the things that others use them for on a regular basis. There are applications for knives between the extremes of batoning and the mundane things like cutting cardboard and rope that would be great for a 3V folder.