I think you answered your own question there, I think it is worth it because it will hold it's value...
Will the 2 or 3 others you get made or the 10 you make yourself hold their value, I dunno...
Woodlore knife thoughts...
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Will the 2 or 3 others you get made or the 10 you make yourself hold their value, I dunno...
Well I dunno mate, it'd be nice to think so, my point being there are not too many places you can part with upwards of £350 for a knife and know that (within reason of course) your cash is waiting for you should you want to sell...Well, in your case... quite possibly
Are the material costs of that knife worth anything close to £350, of course not, we all know that, does the very credible endorsement of Ray and the professional touch of Alan add enough value then, of course it does!
What a great position to be in! Mind you, a six year wait is patience indeed!
If the bank balance looks healthy, I'd go for it. Both the knife and the sheath are great pieces of kit. I still regret selling mine for not enough a few years ago but, like many here, I have 'moved on'. They are great to use and it will become a firm favourite, I'm sure.
I firmly believe that the Woodlore is designed and made to be used. I would strongly recommend that you do exactly that rather than hang on to it as some sort of object of fascination. Selling it and reaping an enormous return is, I suppose, another option but, to my mind, flies in the face of the spirit of bushcraft - but that's another discussion entirely. As an investment, it'll probably outperform any stocks, shares, ISAs, bonds or equities in its own modest way; but is that why you bought it?
Whatever choice you make - enjoy it!
If the bank balance looks healthy, I'd go for it. Both the knife and the sheath are great pieces of kit. I still regret selling mine for not enough a few years ago but, like many here, I have 'moved on'. They are great to use and it will become a firm favourite, I'm sure.
I firmly believe that the Woodlore is designed and made to be used. I would strongly recommend that you do exactly that rather than hang on to it as some sort of object of fascination. Selling it and reaping an enormous return is, I suppose, another option but, to my mind, flies in the face of the spirit of bushcraft - but that's another discussion entirely. As an investment, it'll probably outperform any stocks, shares, ISAs, bonds or equities in its own modest way; but is that why you bought it?
Whatever choice you make - enjoy it!
I think that if you paid yourself £15 pounds and hour and it takes 4 hours (£60) the materials are £10 (£70) grinding belts, leather, electricity, shop rates etc another £50 thats a reasonable price of £120.
Factor in the the experience (experienced people get paid more) and you can increase the hourly rate. then consider that a knifemaker may not have work 100% of the time and anything that i have missed it is not completely unreasonable cost. if you want to pay for the craftsman then what's the problem.
My problem is that it is just a pants design lol
Factor in the the experience (experienced people get paid more) and you can increase the hourly rate. then consider that a knifemaker may not have work 100% of the time and anything that i have missed it is not completely unreasonable cost. if you want to pay for the craftsman then what's the problem.
My problem is that it is just a pants design lol
usually you double the materials and labour cost as a minimum but hats general manufacturing to cover over heads and a small (5% ) profit
then a reseller will add on there mark up
this any better :yikes::borgsmile
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