...you can't quite decide on which one.
I thought this might be fun.
I'm ogling two knives by the same maker (a maker I like). The profiles and grinds are similar enough to be considered the same. Intended use either way will be general-purpose, daily driver type stuff. They both have custom handles. There's really only two main differences between them.
Knife #1 is in Ginsan with a handle I like. I really like Ginsan but I do have a knife in it already. I'm surely not against multiple knives the same steel, I just also enjoy trying new steels.
Knife #2 is in Aogami Super with a handle I really, really like. The closest I have to AS is my recent acquisition of a Blue #2 knife and I like that.
So Knife #1 has a steel I know I like and want more of and while very nice looking, it isn't quite as aesthetically pleasing to me while Knife #2 is gorgeous but I'm not sure I'll be happy with AS in this use capacity. I like Ginsan's toughness and am not sure how fragile and finicky the AS will be. Edge retention is not much a care for me.
Oh, and you won't be selling either if you decide later you should have gotten the other one.
I know, first world problems, but which one do you go with? Why? Remember, these are modified knives that might not last long and are more or less one-of-a-kind so you likely can't just grab the other one later on.
I thought this might be fun.
I'm ogling two knives by the same maker (a maker I like). The profiles and grinds are similar enough to be considered the same. Intended use either way will be general-purpose, daily driver type stuff. They both have custom handles. There's really only two main differences between them.
Knife #1 is in Ginsan with a handle I like. I really like Ginsan but I do have a knife in it already. I'm surely not against multiple knives the same steel, I just also enjoy trying new steels.
Knife #2 is in Aogami Super with a handle I really, really like. The closest I have to AS is my recent acquisition of a Blue #2 knife and I like that.
So Knife #1 has a steel I know I like and want more of and while very nice looking, it isn't quite as aesthetically pleasing to me while Knife #2 is gorgeous but I'm not sure I'll be happy with AS in this use capacity. I like Ginsan's toughness and am not sure how fragile and finicky the AS will be. Edge retention is not much a care for me.
Oh, and you won't be selling either if you decide later you should have gotten the other one.
I know, first world problems, but which one do you go with? Why? Remember, these are modified knives that might not last long and are more or less one-of-a-kind so you likely can't just grab the other one later on.
