Custom knives

>>28432744
Yes. I've seen a lot worse

>>28432744
There are 2 knife threads up, did this really need to be its own thing? Were you worried you wouldn't get as much karma if you didn't make a thread?

>>28432759
pls share

>>28432744

Can a knife fag explain to me why this is worth 16k?

>>28432857
It's worth 16k because idiots are willing to pay 16k for it. I can't see anything in that knife's materials that warrant such a price, regardless of the labor that went into it.

>>28432857

It is seen by some as a work of art.

>>28432893
>It's worth 16k because idiots are willing to pay 16k for it.

So that's why CR sebenzas are so expensive.

>>28432915

I get that, but 16k worth of art?

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>>28432915
Looks ugly af to me

Pic related for knives that look good and perform well

I'm not carrying some carbon damascus steel and ball bearing pivot shit. A knife is a tool for cutting. The highest level of """"art"""" is in the highest performance

>>28432941
Precisely.

They're nice EDC knives, but I feel that you either have to be a sucker or an engineering junkie to pay that price tag for a Sebenza, especially when there are comparable or better Ti framelocks (performance-wise) for less.

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>>28432787

>>28433046
>>28432941

Holy fuck, $500 for something who's primary purpose will be riding in 5.11 pants and opening boxes?

>>28433046
I strongly disagree.

I'm not a CRK fan, but at least the design is a relatively simple and practical EDC without all of that gaudy bullshit on the OP's pic.
It's still a pretentious knife, though.

>>28432960
>engineering junkie

The truth is that Sebenza-fags are on suicide watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4DNRn-sK-c

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>>28433078

>>28432857
>>28432893
I guarantee there is upwards of 200 hours of meticulous as fuck labor involved in the creation of this ugly knife. As an amateur knife maker I make about 50 cents an hour per knife, so can be a little jelly at that, despite not caring for the over the top finishing on this one

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>>28433225

.50/hr Are you serious? That's awful.

>>28433225
Try 50 or 60.. if that. Linerlocks don't take that much time. The extra time to finish the damascus and carbon fiber takes maybe 20 extra hours, tops.

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>>28432744
If someone stabbed me with that I would die of embarrassment rather than blood loss.

>>28432744

It is beautiful but... wtf 16k? fucking fetishist level

>>28433402

They literally said they were getting hard thinking about holding it. Confirmed fetishists.

>>28433244
sounds like he is self employed
so when you have shit output you have shit pay

>>28433072
The type of person who buys crk typically does not wear 5.11 nor is a tactical person. You want to see the type of knife the tactical guys buy? Hinderers, Medford, Strider, Grayman.

>>28433555
...with each being gayer than the last.

Actually, Strider is the gayest.

Just buy a fucking Benchmade. Sebenzas are shit teir 400 overpriced gutter trash. Or buy an Ontario rat 1. You want a good fucking knife for 30 bucks? Ontario rat 1. Literally the only knife you'll ever need. I bought the rat 1 and the only reason I bought more knives is because I wanted to.

>>28433466

What percentage of /k/ would yall venture is a gun fetishist?

>>28433946

42%

>>28432744
so... CS:GO irl?

>>28433912
I dunno, when I had the chance to handle one it felt sturdy as fuck. Not a fan of liner lock though, I'm more of a lockback guy

Benchmade knives are definitely quality, but don't feel quite as sturdy or long lasting, and their funky locking mechanism is not great

>>28434223
Sounds like you, like me, would appreciate the Buck 110. It's a classic design for a reason.

>>28433912
I wish the Rat 1 was a lockback; I'd definitely buy one then.

>>28433225
I can appreciate the labor involved, but I'm still not spending $16k on a knife. You can get awesome customs for $100 or less if you know where to look.
Keep doing what you're doing, it's people like you that improve the knife industry.

>>28434223
>their funky locking mechanism is not great
You're a fucking idiot

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>>28432744
>makes my pants hard

>>28432744
Nope. Todd is a good bud of mine. We all have things we spend lots of money on; why are you salty he has more money to spend?

>>28432948

Hey paintings sell for millions. Do you think the paint materials cost anywhere near that much?

>>28434783
>salty
>implying this post is about Todd

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>>28432744
>Has there ever been anything more cringe?

EDC fags on instagram.

>guzzilion dollar custom knives they never use
>tactical cnc'd combs
>tactical bottle openers
>cnc'd "totally not" brass knuckles
>tactical tops
>tactical beads
>engraved, cerakote everything
>paracord, kydex, leather everything

>>28432744
trust me it gets a lot worse. Here's a collection of guns and holsters etc. That have been vandalized by pony faggots: http://imgur.com/a/mIaz2?gallery

>>28435078
>>28435078
>Plain steel bottle openers with a custom logo sell for as much as Glocks
>knuckles made of pattern welded titanium alloy and engraved with a sad face smiley costs more than three good ARs
>could have gotten a fucking pair of Strayer voigt 1911s for the price of one titanium frame lock flipper with D2 steel

Pic related sold for $5500. Try to wrap your fucking mind around that.

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>>28435271
Pic related.

>>28435271
>>28435292

None of those gear items were originally sold at those prices. The knife in your pic sells for $800 direct from the maker. It's only the retarded faggots that participate in the marking up and buying of these for thousands more than they're worth.

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rate my custom gold class benchmade that cost exactly like a blue class benchmade, one of a kind

>>28435292
What's up with those random holes in the handle?

>>28433555
>grayman
Looks really nice but also overpriced

>hinderers
Meh, nice quality but not a fan

>strider, medford
Literally what the fuck

>>28435843
Nigger thats a griptillian

>>28435945
yes, it is, a gold class custom griptilian for the price of a regular one

>>28432954
Some people are practical and value function over form. Others love aesthetics. I see you're the former while the subjects of OP are clearly the latter.

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>>28435990
If you think this shit is 'aesthetic' I have news for you.