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I have the exskelaber 1 framelock and the exskelaber 1 decade edition (linerlock) and I enjoy them both. This smaller version Massdrop is selling is nice too.
If anyone wants an original of these knives check out burger knives as they sell the original designs. They are worth it as they are much better quality than these Chinese made knives by boker. http://www.burgerknives.co.za
I bought a rosewood exskelaber 2 and it had quality issues with it. Too much red locktite so I wasn't able to take it apart to fix the blade center that was off. But to be fair that was not a boker "plus" which iirc these two versions Massdrop is offering are?
The suggestion to look at Burger knives as an alternative is unfortunately not realistic, except to the richest of buyers (who probably would not be looking at Massdrop as a purchase vehicle anyway). This Boker knife here is a like a premium Honda; Burger's knives (I almost wrote "Bob's Burgers") are like Phaetons and Bentleys.
It's not that I could not afford it, I could if I wanted to, I don't need to change profession to be able to buy expensive swag. Spending $100 on a nice knife is fun and I can both afford and justify it to myself. I can't justify to myself why I would want to spend $800 on a knife; that would NOT provide eight times the fun of a $100 purchase - that's to **me**, at least.
Now, to be fair, other people can't justify to themselves, or enjoy, buying a watch that costs more than $100. I have a Rolex Submariner, a Tudor Black Bay, an Omega Speedmaster and an Omega Planet Ocean, a Tag Heuer Aquaracer, a Tissot T-Touch. So even thought I can't justify to myself buying a $800 knife, I have sent countless more dollars to the coffers of premium watch makers. I guess that itch was the biggest and more enjoyable to scratch - again, to **me**!
To each its own, then, I guess! :-)
You know, I bought a Sanrenmu knife for $7 (here, this one: http://bit.ly/2bHUTiS) and I was floored by the quality for the price! Even the etched dragon was very well done, none of those cheap surface etching, but deep machining. I was floored to see what they can do at crazy competitive prices!