From: richardfalken@richard-falken.com   
      
   John B.  wrote:   
   > Well, I'm a bit pragmatic. I think that knives are tools, not art   
   > objects :-)   
   >   
   > We get a lot of highly polished and really nice looking Chinese made   
   > knives over here that are all shiny and bright.....and won't hold an   
   > edge at all.   
      
   There is a place for knives that are great tools and also look cool.   
      
   Now that I think of it, I have never reviewed a knife because of how   
   artistic it was. When I used to post stuff of this sort in the forum of   
   my weapons asociation, my main points were if the blade felt heavy or   
   light, the handle was solid or flimsy etc.   
      
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