From: slocombjbEDIT@gmail.xyz   
      
   On Mon, 23 May 2016 12:26:33 +0000 (UTC), Richard Falken   
    wrote:   
      
   >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.   
      
   But I never hear "cool" applied to an axe or a cleaver :-)   
   But then, I don't suppose that many people actually use an axe   
   now-a-days :-0   
      
   >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.   
   --   
   cheers,   
      
   John B.   
      
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