Re:Who is the greatest knife steel metallurgist of all time?
by _jal on Thursday July 16, 2020 @02:59PM
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Varying opinions already; here's one more.
I see it as a category thing; a multitool has a knife, but is not a pocket knife. It is fine for cutting things in a pinch, but is terrible for much use - the ergonomics are all wrong, it is heavy and awkwardly shaped, and usually the blade shape is going to be very generic.
As far as cost, it is like anything else - you pay for quality. Others have covered this, I don't have anything to add, other than a rule of thumb - if you've never sharpened a knife, you will probably not find much value in nice ones.
As far as value, that's up to you. I use a knife daily, some days more than anything else I carry with me. If you don't need one, then it will be worth far less to you.
I see it as a category thing; a multitool has a knife, but is not a pocket knife. It is fine for cutting things in a pinch, but is terrible for much use - the ergonomics are all wrong, it is heavy and awkwardly shaped, and usually the blade shape is going to be very generic.
As far as cost, it is like anything else - you pay for quality. Others have covered this, I don't have anything to add, other than a rule of thumb - if you've never sharpened a knife, you will probably not find much value in nice ones.
As far as value, that's up to you. I use a knife daily, some days more than anything else I carry with me. If you don't need one, then it will be worth far less to you.