Quote Originally Posted by DVC357 View Post
Whelp, i know affordable is subjective.
Being a person who lives on a lower middle class blue collar budget
i appreciate a good buy. Fit and finish will be impeccable, but, I'll tell you right now, i'm not going to spend hours polishing it. My goal is to produce a durable, Colorado handmade tool. A tool good enough to be the last field, bush, survival, deployment knife you'll ever need, and sell the base model for under a $150.
I too prefer Micarta,...but Micarta costs more so might be optional. In my mind, Micarta must be properly fit, properly shaped, and then properly textured to be worth while.
So the base model comes without air-conditioning I'm guessing? I'm just starting to tinker a bit with building knives. FWIW, I think polishing the type of knife you're considering is way over the top. It's supposed to be a working knife, not a wall hanger. OTOH, if you could see yourself in the blade you could leave the camp mirror behind and save weight.