sorry, but it sounds like a grizzle from the people who havent got or used a quality knife, as said above you cant expect to pay less than £200 - £250 for a TRULY handmade knife, theres plenty of so called knife makers everywhere, but beware i bet that less than 1 in 5 do not start and finish a knife without having to send the blades away for tempering sharpening etc, thats why a Proper handmade knife will cost a few ££££, there is a lot of labour hours goes into making a truly handmade knife!!!!!!!!!
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