10 years+, really?

[spandit]

I can't believe the waiting list for an AW Woodlore knife is over ten years (£450!). I'm sure it's a fine enough knife but there must be many other knives out there that are just as good/better. It's not as if there's anything secret in the design, it's some quality, properly treated/ground steel stuck in a bit of nicely finished wood - must be a huge amount of hype...

 

[Shewie]

More of a collectors item than a user at that price for me, I'd be bothered about scratching the damn thing if I owned one.

I've looked at Martins collection a few times and thought one day I'll have me one of those, as times gone by I think it's a bit too much to spend on something I wouldn't want to use, and that's coming from a certified kit tart

I like to see a nice knife collection but it's not my cup of tea.

This has been discussed a million times on here and the usual outcome is a £10 Mora will do the same job. I'm somewhere in the middle.

 

[Retired Member southey]

Its a very good knife, it has an edge that cuts just like any other knife, its very well made and in high demand, it has been discussed here alot chap just have a looksee through the edge tool forum, nothing wrong with paying what you think its worth,

 

[spandit]

I know it's been discussed before, just couldn't believe the waiting list!

 

[Retired Member southey]

You should see the waiting list for the 25th anniversary knife!!, I wonder if they'll do a 50th ?

 

[MartinK9]

Snip> I've looked at Martins collection a few times and thought one day I'll have me one of those.....

My collection is slowly being phased down to one.

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=72129&highlight=

 

[Whiskeyfox]

MartinK9,

Can you show us the "one"?

-Whiskeyfox

 

[MartinK9]

The Giraffe Handled Woodlore is my main user now:

 

[locum76]

Giraffe handled?

 

[MartinK9]

Giraffe handled?

Yep, they work for peanuts

 

[Twodogs]

you have some neck posting that ,,,

 

[Sparrowhawk]

Did you handle that one yourself Marty, or was it Giraffed when you bought it?

I have one, bought in 2000. I love it (more than a man should love a thing) and it fits my hand better than any other knife I've ever owned.
It's the same old argument. Why buy a Patek Philippe when a £19.99 Timex will tell time just as well? Why buy a Picasso for 20 million when a print of the same picture costs 50 squid? The answer for me is always: Because it's a Picasso! Because it's a Patek Philippe!
That knife is worth every penny and more. Each is unique, hand made, special. The maker did something to my knife that he didn't do to yours. And that gives me more joy than a factory made knife that's identical to every other. Aren't these the reasons why we buy anything special?

 

[MartinK9]

I'm not talented enough to do that. Alan Wood rehandled it for a previous owner.

 

[silentpaddler]

So when you order one of these knives for delivery in 2021 and beyond, is payment expected up front?

 

[MartinK9]

So when you order one of these knives for delivery in 2021 and beyond, is payment expected up front?

Nope, but don't expect to pay the £450 they are going for now either

 

[Cody]

The Giraffe Handled Woodlore is my main user now:

That's pretty sick I'd love to get my hands on an AW like that.