$190!?!?! It is a nice knife, but please!
As a person that has had my own shop and built authenic museum quality muzzle loaders along with other 18th century accouterments full time, I can tell you that there are a lot of hours invovled in any hand made item, be it a rifle,knife,sporran or kilt.
To build something in your spare time for fun is different from doing it full time to pay the bills and feed your family.
Old Dominion Forge is a full time one man shop producing Museum quality reproductions of 18th century blades. The skill required to do this comes from years of research ,study and hours of practice.It deserves a decent wage.
That $190.00 knife probably took close to 3 or 4 days to produce plus the cost of materials. What do consider a fair wage for 30+ hours of your time?
People that preserve the old crafts don't get rich at it.
Last edited by Joe Gondek; 14th October 07 at 06:57 PM.
I'm an 18th century guy born into the 20th century and have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century.
We do not stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing"
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