>>932100Not who you're talking to but I buy higher quality knives for a multitude of reasons
>I use themI use my knife daily at work 20+ times. And often I. Really shitty conditions that cheaper knives don't always hold up to
Something that's good in the hand , has a good blade profile , is smooth in one handed opening and closing etc is important that I do my work as efficiently as possible
Also cheaper blade steel's often don't last very long with a lot of the work I do. Repetitive cutting or hard use
I have to sharpen my knives often enough using super steel's that have high edge retention etc
Using a cheap knife often means sharpening once a week or even more frequently
(I did a week and a half with a knife that is AUS 8) great knife cheap. Decent enough blade steel
But in that 10 days I used it I had to sharpen it 4 days (granted a lot of that was cutting zip ties and even wire but that's what I do daily)
>Waruntee/customer service I've often broken shit on my higher end knives and have had shit replaced free of charge from the company(usually smaller stuff but still)
I also once drunkenly emailed one manufacturer s customer service thanking them and they looked up my address on file and sent me a whole shit ton of stickers just because they're nice
>Piece of mind Knowing I have a tool that probably won't critically fail under any circumstances I'm going to put it through is a great feeling. Atleast in my mind
Also knowing I have a tool that will last year's and years if not my entire lifetime is a great feeling
I can justify spending a lot on a tool.that I use daily
I also can justify collecting them because it's more practical than collecting baseball cards or stamps oor other shit
And in some cases a knife can be viewed almost like a piece of art.
I personally don't view them that way. But I do appreciate the high level of manufacturing tolerances etc that were achieved in some cases
