The price of RM/AW knives !

[plastic-ninja]

I have a WilkiSword Mears knife which is a cracking tool and very practical to use.I like it alot.If I had the funds to spare I'm sure I'd buy a Woodlore and use it.I was very tempted when MartinK9 thinned out his collection a while back but didn't have the cash available.
We spend our whole lives making buying decisions and the Woodlore vs other knife debate is much the same.This sort of thread seems to go nowhere really. If you want one and you can afford it then buy one: if that is not the case then save up or buy something else .Simples.
Simon

 

[demographic]

If you don't want to pay that much, don't buy one.
There's plenty more choice out there.

 

[Samon]

get a swiss army knife ..

it's much more gangster than the boring old woodlore and does way more! it even has a wierd hook type thing on the back that serves no real purpose.. how's that for extravegant endulgence?!

 

[HillBill]

That looks like a wax coating to me.

the knives look a bit tarnished tho, dont think i'll have one now

 

[ex-member Raikey]

get a swiss army knife ..

it's much more gangster than the boring old woodlore and does way more! it even has a wierd hook type thing on the back that serves no real purpose.. how's that for extravegant endulgence?!

i Kompleetly argee!

i sold myne and bort a dickshunary..

 

[Retired Member southey]

get a swiss army knife ..

it's much more gangster than the boring old woodlore and does way more! it even has a weird hook type thing on the back that serves no real purpose.. how's that for extravagant indulgence?!

The hook is to hold a parcel tied with string. Or to make a rug.

 

[MartinK9]

That looks like a wax coating to me.

Indeed. I used Ren Wax on all of them:

Selling off 12 of the above allowed me to keep numbers 13 and 14 for the total cost of nowt and a £5.

 

[Samon]

The hook is to hold a parcel tied with string. Or to make a rug.

can man truly hold such power in his hand? will it not blacken his soul and corrupt his mind..?

to be equiped to take on the world for around £20 and still make a rug at the end of it? jeeeezus fluffin krizt!! :notworthy

 

[Robbi]

i sold myne and bort a dickshunary..

and you couldn't use that either !

 

[CACTUS ELF]

Isnt there a way of putting up a poll on here, we could vote on who would and who wouldnt. I wonder what the results would be?

MartinK9 : Great knives btw

 

[fredster]

get a swiss army knife ..

it's much more gangster than the boring old woodlore and does way more! it even has a wierd hook type thing on the back that serves no real purpose.. how's that for extravegant endulgence?!

Never a truer word spoken than that. The humble Swiss army knife is the most useful thing in the history of the universe.

 

[CACTUS ELF]

Never a truer word spoken than that. The humble Swiss army knife is the most useful thing in the history of the universe.

Still more expensive than Mora, and you can use a Mora to make the other bits out of wood

 

[Bluebs4]

Steel for paper :0)

 

[Samon]

Still more expensive than Mora, and you can use a Mora to make the other bits out of wood

try pruning a moustache with a mora, possible but not practical. For the price you get the most practical and functionality of any other knife and can still play bushcraft with it easily.

BUT.. obviously your soul will get tainted and sold off to the devil for much more than it originally cost god..

 

[Barn Owl]

The hook is to hold a parcel tied with string. Or to make a rug.

But for bushy use it's to lift your billy with a wire bail off the fire.

 

[JonathanD]

An oldie but a goody:

Beautiful Martin, just beautiful.

As a tribute to you and just to show that us few Instructor Woodlore owners do use our knives for something too.

Interestingly, I've been offered nearly £2k for that knife. But some things are worth more than a lump of money. Maybe that's what people miss when they only see the price.

If you own the knife and want to sell it, then it's up to you what you want to part with it. If you don't own one and really want the knife, then it's up to you what you pay to get it. It's no one elses business. People want different things. Some like cars, some like nicely shaped hedges, some like bespoke suits and spend a fortune on antiques that most would see as old and useless. Others see beauty in trees and flowers while others see a day out. Some pay to go to lavish hotels abroad while others like to sit in the wood for free. Some like both.

 

[slowworm]

get a swiss army knife ..

Nice, but a tad expensive... http://www.heinnie.com/Damascus-Limited-Edition-2012/p--9339/

 

[mountainm]

But for bushy use it's to lift your billy with a wire bail off the fire.

I find it rather useful for pulling my paracord man knitting nice and tight

 

[Samon]

LOL! .... more than one person has taken a picture of some poncey knife next to a pile of money!??

made my night chaps

 

[JonathanD]

LOL! .... more than one person has taken a picture of some poncey knife next to a pile of money!??

made my night chaps

One mans poncey knife is another mans poncey money.