What knives should i carry in a store??

[Cadcom]

I second the Kershaw US stuff. And CRKT as well.

 

[Ken Ford]

you mean japan right, because that who owns kershaw

im not opposed to carrying kershaw but i much prefer the shun line from them (the culinary blades). why do you like kershaw as opposed to spyderco or other knife manufactures with the similar blade offerings

The American made Kershaw knives are very functional and made of high-quality metal.

 

[superprime]

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Leatherman - Skeletool, Wave, Curl (slightly smaller wave, personal fave), etc.

 

[Hayata]

Do you sell sharpening systems?

 

[chucklenut]

An idea: Have an Area set up for knife throwing. Sell a couple different styles of throwing knives (I recommend really large ones because they rotate more smoothly and stick in the target more reliably).

I would guess that many people who get interested in throwing knives will also attempt to throw their regular knives which are not made for throwing, and thus they will break the tips of these knives and need to buy replacements or maybe they will come to you and ask you to re-grind the tip of the knife and fix the damage they caused ( if you offer that service).

So it could be profitable for you; it would be fun for your customers to throw knives, and your store would be offering something that most other stores that sell knives & edged weapons would not offer.

Maybe as a publicity/marketing event once or twice a year you could hire a knife throwing expert to come over and put on a demonstration for a crowd and impress people with what a fella can do with a good sturdy knife and a lot of practice at throwing it.


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throwing knives, i love them but the shop is simply too small to accommodate plus i cant help but think of inviting the general pubic to throw knives to be an issue

 

[chucklenut]

Do you sell sharpening systems?

no, most of the systems i like are too expensive for me to carry but i am going to get a wicked edge in the store and do knife sharpening there for the time being

 

[chucklenut]

The American made Kershaw knives are very functional and made of high-quality metal.

ohh they are great knives and i am considering carrying some, its just that spyderco and cold steel kinda cover the bases on the folder knives unless there is a model or design im missing that is amazing

 

[Dogtown Darren]

ZT might be a good production knife that's kind of a mid tech/mid priced option. They've got everything from big, overbuilt hoss knives to EDC friendly options.

Hogue also has a product line that offers a wide variety.

You might want to revisit the Benchmade decision in time. They're popular with the peeps. I've heard that they are woefully behind in getting product to their existing vendors, though, so there's that.

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