I really appreciate the craftsman ship and artistry involved but because I worry about losing it, I tend to lean towards something that works and I won't lose sleep over it if I lose it or it grows legs and walks off sometime.
I find that if I spend more money on something that I keep better track of where it is. I just got into higher end knives and bought a few Bark Rivers. Then I had MRK build me one. Nothing wrong with the Bark Rivers, but if I had started with the Tim Olt, I wouldn't have bought them.
