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How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« on: December 15, 2016, 09:17:58 AM »

  Also, who would pay that kind of money for  :yike: A KNIFE?


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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2016, 09:23:08 AM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2016, 09:38:37 AM »
My knife from rainshadow does just as good of a job as that and I like the looks of mine better  :tup: plus I could get swaros and still have plenty leftover  for more gear
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2016, 09:40:58 AM »
"That ain't a knife."

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2016, 09:47:18 AM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.







and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2016, 09:55:25 AM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.
Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?
My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2016, 10:03:09 AM »
Buying cocaine $4500 knives is God's way of telling you that you have too much money.
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2016, 10:08:21 AM »
What a waste. You could use the money towards the $1.5 million price of this great piece of modern art:
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2016, 10:15:01 AM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.
Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?
My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.
really anything custom.  Had a relative that made custom playing cards for all those high roller poker player folks.  Having to hire fifty something (quantity, not age) models--one for each card and the costs were ridiculous. 

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2016, 10:15:50 AM »
What a waste. You could use the money towards the $1.5 million price of this great piece of modern art:

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2016, 10:35:01 AM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.







and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?

People lining up to pay these prices?

I know custom knife makers with a 3 year backlog. These guys can ask pretty much whatever they want.


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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2016, 11:19:31 AM »
He has been dead for 6 years, so the ones that are out there are it, and apparently he had quite the reputation in the knife making world...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Loveless
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2016, 11:25:35 AM »
He has been dead for 6 years, so the ones that are out there are it, and apparently he had quite the reputation in the knife making world...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Loveless
Didn't the add say "given to by Bob himself"?  I read that to mean that if you bought the knife Bob Loveless would give it to you personally.  :dunno:
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2016, 11:34:01 AM »
He has been dead for 6 years, so the ones that are out there are it, and apparently he had quite the reputation in the knife making world...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Loveless
Didn't the add say "given to by Bob himself"?  I read that to mean that if you bought the knife Bob Loveless would give it to you personally.  :dunno:

I took it to be his way of proving authenticity, as he was saying it was given to him by Bob himself...




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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2016, 11:39:56 AM »
Pretty confident he is dead:

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2016, 11:52:32 AM »
He has been dead for 6 years, so the ones that are out there are it, and apparently he had quite the reputation in the knife making world...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Loveless
Didn't the add say "given to by Bob himself"?  I read that to mean that if you bought the knife Bob Loveless would give it to you personally.  :dunno:

I took it to be his way of proving authenticity, as he was saying it was given to him by Bob himself...
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2016, 12:04:23 PM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.
Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?
My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.







The materials, the craftsmanship, blah, blah, blah. Does it cut any better than my $140.00 Benchmade. For me even that is expensive for a knife. Maybe this will explain things for me. A $4,500.00 H&K AR platform rifle vs. $600.00 Bushmaster AR rifle. They both do the exact same thing just like knives. I will not be buying a H&K AR anytime soon and I sure as hell would NEVER pay that for a knife. In my opinion there is much more work and craftmanship in a Japanese Katana or Samuri sword than a little old belt knife.
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2016, 12:08:34 PM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.
Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?
My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.







The materials, the craftsmanship, blah, blah, blah. Does it cut any better than my $140.00 Benchmade. For me even that is expensive for a knife. Maybe this will explain things for me. A $4,500.00 H&K AR platform rifle vs. $600.00 Bushmaster AR rifle. They both do the exact same thing just like knives. I will not be buying a H&K AR anytime soon and I sure as hell would NEVER pay that for a knife. In my opinion there is much more work and craftmanship in a Japanese Katana or Samuri sword than a little old belt knife.
I don't think this a $4,500 belt knife in the ad.  It is technically a piece of art and history.

The more expensive metal may hold an edge better and perform better but the petrified walrus penis handle material or gold inlay isn't going to make it cut better but it is going to add cost to the production of the knife.
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2016, 12:11:12 PM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.
Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?
My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.







The materials, the craftsmanship, blah, blah, blah. Does it cut any better than my $140.00 Benchmade. For me even that is expensive for a knife. Maybe this will explain things for me. A $4,500.00 H&K AR platform rifle vs. $600.00 Bushmaster AR rifle. They both do the exact same thing just like knives. I will not be buying a H&K AR anytime soon and I sure as hell would NEVER pay that for a knife. In my opinion there is much more work and craftmanship in a Japanese Katana or Samuri sword than a little old belt knife.

Have you ever fired a HK 416 or even held one?

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #20 on: December 15, 2016, 12:12:31 PM »
 I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2016, 12:20:01 PM »
Aren't regular ole Colt Python revolvers going for $2,000-4,000? IIRC they were basically handmade. And much like the knifemaker in question, since they aren't manufactured anymore, they're worth the same as anything else: what an owner is willing to let it go for and what a buyer is willing to pay for it. A novel throwback concept to the days of capitalism  :rolleyes:

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2016, 01:21:09 PM »
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

My Dad bought this at the exchange on Adak and I would not sell it at any price.

Here is a Lamey custom that should go up in value
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2016, 01:55:20 PM »
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"


I have one of his as well, mine is from the early 60's

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2016, 01:59:17 PM »
I suppose it's in the eye of the beholder.  I have my dads hunting knife. It's priceless to me.  50k in cash wouldn't buy it.   

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #25 on: December 15, 2016, 02:30:53 PM »
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

My Dad bought this at the exchange on Adak and I would not sell it at any price.

 Awesome, is it a "M" stamp knife?

 You can send it into Ruana Knife Works and they will clean it up like new for you, Rudy's son-in-law (Mike) runs the place now and is a great guy to deal with. :tup:

 
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"


I have one of his as well, mine is from the early 60's

 It should have a "M" stamp as well.

 Did you guys know Rudy made those knives out of Studebaker springs? :chuckle:
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #26 on: December 15, 2016, 02:45:22 PM »
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

My Dad bought this at the exchange on Adak and I would not sell it at any price.

 Awesome, is it a "M" stamp knife?

 You can send it into Ruana Knife Works and they will clean it up like new for you, Rudy's son-in-law (Mike) runs the place now and is a great guy to deal with. :tup:

 
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"


I have one of his as well, mine is from the early 60's

 It should have a "M" stamp as well.

 Did you guys know Rudy made those knives out of Studebaker springs? :chuckle:

It is "M" stamped. Dad gifted it to my uncle who used it for years and gave it back in the late 80's. It was sent back and they went over it. The blood stains are from the first hunting season without Dad and I think ill leave them for now.

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2016, 03:11:44 PM »
Pretty confident he is dead:



He's dead.








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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #28 on: December 15, 2016, 03:13:49 PM »
$4500 knives.
$1.5m crazy pieces of art.
$400k mule deer.
Blah blah blah.

Different stroked for different folks. It's hard for me to find reasons to seemingly complain about this sort of thing.

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2016, 03:22:39 PM »
Pretty confident he is dead:



He's dead.








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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #30 on: December 15, 2016, 03:50:28 PM »
I suppose it's in the eye of the beholder.  I have my dads hunting knife. It's priceless to me.  50k in cash wouldn't buy it.

 I hear that, here is one my grandmother used for years living/hunting in Montana. She gave me this one back in the early 70's.
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #31 on: December 15, 2016, 03:54:14 PM »
 :yeah:  You can't put a price on that.    Nice!

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #32 on: December 15, 2016, 04:49:37 PM »
Some of his stuff sells for a lot more than that.
Some look at it more like a piece of art than a functional knife.






and just exactly what makes a knife made by this guy so special?
My brother in law sells them for way more than that.  He actually gets commissioned to do knives, the buyer works with him on what they want out of the knife and he custom builds based on the outline given by the customer.

Big money in custom knife work. It takes a bunch of time as well.  The materials aren't cheap either.  Lots of exotic materials and metals go into them.







The materials, the craftsmanship, blah, blah, blah. Does it cut any better than my $140.00 Benchmade. For me even that is expensive for a knife. Maybe this will explain things for me. A $4,500.00 H&K AR platform rifle vs. $600.00 Bushmaster AR rifle. They both do the exact same thing just like knives. I will not be buying a H&K AR anytime soon and I sure as hell would NEVER pay that for a knife. In my opinion there is much more work and craftmanship in a Japanese Katana or Samuri sword than a little old belt knife.

Have you ever fired a HK 416 or even held one?






No, but it is ergonomicly the same as a bushmaster. The trigger, hammer, safety, mag release, bolt release are identical to a Bushmater. The main difference between an H&K and a Bushmaster is the H&K is a piston recoils and not gas. To me, that is not worth a $3,900.00 difference. I will admitt that anything marked H&K will be higher than the average. It's the name. Just like Harley Davidson.
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #33 on: December 15, 2016, 06:44:23 PM »
  Also, who would pay that kind of money for  :yike: A KNIFE?]

Alot of people would. Some people are happy with off the shelf others want one offs. Custom rifles , counter tops , vehicles , pool ques , golf clubs . Custom costs $
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #34 on: December 15, 2016, 08:25:40 PM »
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"

My Dad bought this at the exchange on Adak and I would not sell it at any price.

 Awesome, is it a "M" stamp knife?

 You can send it into Ruana Knife Works and they will clean it up like new for you, Rudy's son-in-law (Mike) runs the place now and is a great guy to deal with. :tup:

 
I've got a few Ruana's that would easily go for $1800+ tomorrow, if I put them on eBay. "Hear the Hammer"


I have one of his as well, mine is from the early 60's

 It should have a "M" stamp as well.

 Did you guys know Rudy made those knives out of Studebaker springs? :chuckle:

It is "M" stamped. Dad gifted it to my uncle who used it for years and gave it back in the late 80's. It was sent back and they went over it. The blood stains are from the first hunting season without Dad and I think ill leave them for now.



Yep it's m stamped, worked with an old guy while building the Amazon building in Kent that used to work for Rudy, said he probably cut the handles on my knife, he took it back for me last spring and they cleaned it up

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #35 on: December 16, 2016, 05:05:09 AM »
Wouldn't matter how special it is when I'd lose it.

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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #36 on: December 16, 2016, 07:05:18 AM »
Wouldn't matter how special it is when I'd lose it.

(kidding...sorta)

This.
I have some relatively valuable knives that I refuse to use for this reason. Same reason I don't buy expensive sunglasses.
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Re: How can a knife be worth $4,500.00?
« Reply #37 on: December 16, 2016, 07:54:41 AM »
I'm sure if you have more money than you can spend, a knife like this would be a cool thing to have. When I'm looking at almost a year's worth of house payments, though, a nice Schrade or Buck or my nice knife from Wazuki is all the knife I need. It's certainly a perspective thing.
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