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The Tourist
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One of the biggest challenges I have with my EDCs is actually using them for the first time. They come out of the box so perfect, and I polish the edge and then "promise myself I'm actually going to use the thing." And as you can imagine, then I get that first ding...
This has gotten so bad for me at times that I have a ceremony I call "mayonnaising." It relates back to an issue several years ago where I had to slice a sandwich and I got mayonnaise all over an EDC. The sky didn't fall, the knife didn't instantly corrode and none of the 2012 Mayan prophesies came to pass.
I'm not the only one who feels this way. Ove the past weekend my best client drove in from Milwaukee to buy some knives. Among the items in this sale were several Emersons, including two of my own. One was a pristine HD-7 still in the box. The other was the same model of the HD-7, but one that I had carried for over five years.
Now, this guy has enough money to buy what he wishes, but he bought the scratched one so he "could use it right away." He also commented on the worn grips. He paid full price.
You guys are professional cutlers, and I've seen your engraving and precision liners. But many of you must make EDCs for guys who can pay for the privilege. Here's my question.
Do any of you make the same knife--precision assembled, with blades utilizing precise grind lines--but with little or no thought to that final lick of polish? In other words, "pre-dinged"?
If you suspect I'm OCD, you're right. I have a new CQC-16 that has already cut a cheeseburger, but I'm still at the point where I'm checking for scratches.
This has gotten so bad for me at times that I have a ceremony I call "mayonnaising." It relates back to an issue several years ago where I had to slice a sandwich and I got mayonnaise all over an EDC. The sky didn't fall, the knife didn't instantly corrode and none of the 2012 Mayan prophesies came to pass.
I'm not the only one who feels this way. Ove the past weekend my best client drove in from Milwaukee to buy some knives. Among the items in this sale were several Emersons, including two of my own. One was a pristine HD-7 still in the box. The other was the same model of the HD-7, but one that I had carried for over five years.
Now, this guy has enough money to buy what he wishes, but he bought the scratched one so he "could use it right away." He also commented on the worn grips. He paid full price.
You guys are professional cutlers, and I've seen your engraving and precision liners. But many of you must make EDCs for guys who can pay for the privilege. Here's my question.
Do any of you make the same knife--precision assembled, with blades utilizing precise grind lines--but with little or no thought to that final lick of polish? In other words, "pre-dinged"?
If you suspect I'm OCD, you're right. I have a new CQC-16 that has already cut a cheeseburger, but I'm still at the point where I'm checking for scratches.