Woodlore knife thoughts...

[Retired Member southey]

at the end of the day, its 4mm thick O1 with 28deg zero ground scandi grinds, maple scales and rays name on it selling for 350, you could sell this knife and make back a huge ammount of money, and buy a far classier, more functional knife thats designed for you, not somone else, your in a fortunate position to make the choice ... just my take anyway

If that's the case then no knife should be worth more r than the sum total of it the material used to make it?

 

[Man of Tanith]

i see where this thread is going to go already
i must be psychic

 

[JonathanD]

i see where this thread is going to go already
i must be psychic

Yeah, time to bail out....

 

[waldorf]

If you can afford to buy the knife mate it`s yours to use, sell, or just keep. At the end of the day it`s your choice. IMO it would be nicer if you could just buy the knife and sheath without all the trimmings, but I suppose that`s business.
And don`t forget this is the original Woodlore knife, the knife on which anniversary, imitation and variations have all been based on. And the reason Mr Mears name is on the blade is not some loose endorsement, but testimony to the major input he had in the design of the knife he had Mr Wood make.

 

[dave53]

firfly i was lucky one came up before xmas for £260 i baught it as my main user knife and that is what i do
if you can afford it have it,
and look at it or actually use it is your choice but it was designed to be a user inmo or is it just about making a profit regards dave

 

[ArkAngel]

Get it and use it, you wanted one enough to order it

 

[max whitlock]

If you are worried/unsure - then you get the knife and i'll pay you exactly what you paid for it.

regards
max

Got this last week from Woodlore


TBH I'd forgotten I might be even close to the top of the list as it has been something like 6 years of waiting, I kind of thought they'd forgotten about me and have in the meantime been collecting a few sharps. And the price has gone up a lot. I think a similar albeit unbranded knife from Alan would be significantly less, but I could be wrong. So the big question...

Worth going for it?

 

[mayfly]

Interesting comments. Don't want this to descend into a Woodlore slagging session though with hindsight some of that is inevitable I guess. I'm going to get it and stick it in a drawer for a while whilst I make up my mind what to do with it. I am not so keen to sell it on because it is a classic in its own way and I've waited so long for it I need to at least be able to get it out and fondle it for a while!! I doubt it will get used as I have plenty of other users. It was certainly ordered with use in mind, but things have moved on now.

 

[JonathanD]

Interesting comments. Don't want this to descend into a Woodlore slagging session though with hindsight some of that is inevitable I guess. I'm going to get it and stick it in a drawer for a while whilst I make up my mind what to do with it. I am not so keen to sell it on because it is a classic in its own way and I've waited so long for it I need to at least be able to get it out and fondle it for a while!! I doubt it will get used as I have plenty of other users. It was certainly ordered with use in mind, but things have moved on now.

Nowt to be ashamed of keeping it a drawer. I do the same with mine and will never use it now. It's a great bushcraft collectable and an iconic knife and if you eventually do sell, then you'll make money.

 

[Man of Tanith]

like jonathon says dont be ashamed of keeping it pristine.
and fondling it is understandable too.

mind you i would want to use it but thats just me and i will do when/if my name ever comes up on the waiting list if only to justify to lisa buying it

 

[lannyman8]

for £350 notes i could have 2 or 3 made, and could make 10 for myself, yes it is a good blade, yes it will hold its value, but is it really worth it????????

IMO over rated sellers making a mint, have a custome one made from another smith.......

but thats just me......lol

 

[JonathanD]

for £350 notes i could have 2 or 3 made, and could make 10 for myself, yes it is a good blade, yes it will hold its value, but is it really worth it????????

IMO over rated sellers making a mint, have a custome one made from another smith.......

but thats just me......lol

Keep it and get a custom one made

 

[Opal]

Interesting comments. Don't want this to descend into a Woodlore slagging session though with hindsight some of that is inevitable I guess. I'm going to get it and stick it in a drawer for a while whilst I make up my mind what to do with it. I am not so keen to sell it on because it is a classic in its own way and I've waited so long for it I need to at least be able to get it out and fondle it for a while!! I doubt it will get used as I have plenty of other users. It was certainly ordered with use in mind, but things have moved on now.

For £350 you can fondle my wife for a while.....on second thoughts, I'll swap yer the knife for my wife?

 

[Wilderbeast]

FOR GOODNESS SAKE MAN! Get it, sell it at profit and buy a custom at the exact same spec and pocket the change. It's easy money mate from my point of view, you'd be mad not to!

 

[plastic-ninja]

IMHO that is a truly staggering price for any knife.However I guess the question has to be "Are you going to get £360 worth of pleasure out of owning it?" whether that be from keeping it in a box in a drawer and just stroking and polishing it now and then,or from taking it out in the bush and cutting stuff with it.If you have enough cash to buy it and the answer is "Yes" then buy it and be happy.If not then someone else will have to ask the same question.
Cheers , Simon

 

[johnboy]

Hi,

My thoughts are it's the simple economics of supply and demand. Demand for a AW Woodlore is High. Supply is restricted and the wait is lengthy.

You are in a good place being at the front of the waiting list. As long as Demand / interest remains high and supply remains restricted and the new price remains the same or greater than what you are being asked to pay for it currently then the knife will command / retain it's value. TBH you could probably use it and over time barring any major mishaps it will regain the value you paid for it and probably appreciate.

The same was true a good number of years ago when some of us bought WS Woodlores for 90.00 GBP and watched as they went up crazily in price.

The arguement as to the 'real value' of a AW Woodlore is one we have discussed many many times and is really without a definative answer and I'm not sure is a pertinent part of this question.

Some folk think one thing some folk think something else such is life.

If the UK Bushcraft Bubble bursts, AW starts knocking em out at 100 a week and Woodlore starts selling em for 50 GBP then you might have problems. How likely this is I'm not sure.....

Good luck in your decision whatever you decide to do...

ATB

John

 

[Shinken]

By it and then throw it in the bin just for being full tang

 

[lostplanet]

Interesting comments. Don't want this to descend into a Woodlore slagging session though with hindsight some of that is inevitable I guess. I'm going to get it and stick it in a drawer for a while whilst I make up my mind what to do with it. I am not so keen to sell it on because it is a classic in its own way and I've waited so long for it I need to at least be able to get it out and fondle it for a while!! I doubt it will get used as I have plenty of other users. It was certainly ordered with use in mind, but things have moved on now.

I think you've done the right thing. looking back if you had not have bought it you would have regretted it. You can now easily get your money back or even make a profit.

Better to have and not want than want and not have. Enjoy your purchase. Can we have some pics please?

 

[mayfly]

Yes, sure, I will post pics when I get it. Chris

 

[AndyP]

Yes, sure, I will post pics when I get it. Chris

Oh great.. Can't wait to see what it looks like..