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WE Knife 608 Drop-Point S35VN Knife
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WE Knife 608 Drop-Point S35VN Knife
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Backed by premium materials, the WE Knife 608 drop-point clocks in at 9 inches overall. The 4-inch S35VN blade has a wide belly for ease of slicing, but the fine tip can just as easily pierce through tough materials when you need it to Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downJean-da-bear
30
Jan 3, 2019
I concur with other members’ comments about how much – and how often – MassDrop doesn’t help us with decent negotiated price discounts – the ostensible raison d’être for this “buying club” web we’ve gotten ourselves ensnared in. But this particular drop also highlights another shortcoming of the site: playing fast-n-loose with product descriptions.
The narrative description of the drop assures us that this knife “clocks in at 9 inches overall,” with a “4-inch S35VN blade.” The “Specs” section repeats this, and then proceeds to give us the metric equivalents of 10.2 cm and 22.9 cm, respectively . . . the decimals presumably lending an air of authenticity.
In fact, these figures are wrong, as you can tell if you click on either of the KnifeCenter.com links given in these Discussions entries. (Knife Center never seems to get this stuff wrong, in my experience – so how hard can it be, MD?) Or, if you don’t want to take their word for it, check out Model 608 on the WE site itself (http://www.weknife.com/plus/list.php?tid=11). Either method will confirm that this knife has a 100 mm blade, and overall length of 228 mm. These translate to blade and overall lengths of 3.94” and 8.98”.
OK, so what’s the big deal? Those “round up” to 4 inches and 9 inches, don’t they? Yeah, I guess that’s right – but I don’t think that’s what’s going on here. Even though it would be more honest to say something like “clocks in at almost 9 inches overall”, and “a near-4-inch blade”, I could buy the sizes given in the narrative being acceptable approximations . . . as long as the actual figures were given in the Specs section. (C’mon, folks, that’s what “Specifications” are supposed to be – the straight dope, right?)
But, in my cynical old heart, I think the real reason for this jimmied data isn’t inadvertent, like a simple mistake in manual measurement, but a calculated attempt to gin up support for this particular drop, by telling us trusting souls that these WE 608 Drop Points are legitimate “beasts”, in that they reach that critical 4-inch blade length. Or maybe your tipping point for the “beast” moniker is that nine-inch overall length. In either case, as long as the actual dimensions are being falsified, you’re being manipulated. Particularly so when the already-inflated inch measurements are then converted back into metric ones (which are also rounded up!) that MD knows are wrong, and then posted to a so-called “Specs” table!
Jean-da-bear
30
Jan 5, 2019
Nope, not personally. I’m not a fan of this particular offering’s aesthetics or price point, regardless of size or build quality (have a slew of WE’s, collaborations and otherwise). I do, however, know some “size queen” collectors who would likely suffer buyer’s remorse had they bought it relying on MD’s inflated figures, then learned the truth.
A lifetime of making a living dealing in accuracy has undoubtedly made me more sensitive than most to a lack thereof, particularly where I think we’ve got a right to expect it. Others of us here in the MD corral obsess endlessly over the management’s screw-ups in the Terzuola CTF branding kerfuffle (seriously, 1.2K Discussion entries?); the relative merits of CREE vs. Nichia LED drivers; or why bronze-anodized Ti frame-locks never come out looking as warm as the drop photos. Different strokes, man.
TotallyTrav
8
Jan 7, 2019
I like how you use direct quotes from me to make an argument about a point I didn't make. Also looking at my account history to bring up completely unrelated things. I call that grasping at straws.
Your original comment starts with a complaint about MD. Then you continue to explain that your entire next point is - in your opinion - another "shortcoming" of the site. This is what makes it sound like a whine, not informational. You could have provided the information you think is so important in about one sentence.
Doowahdiddy
25
Jan 2, 2019
Too expensive for my knife budget. Also way heavier than I would ever carry.
DougFLA123
1404
Jan 2, 2019
Another terrible deal. This knife is $242 everywhere! Actually certain versions of this knife on KnifeCenter are $217.80. Is Massdrop just another retail store?
MassDropUser110
104
Jan 2, 2019
The pictures being used do NOT do this knife justice. Massdrop should upload photos with better colors...
Trilobites
217
May 24, 2018
Really like the blue , and I'd buy one if I could get it for $199 which is my limit :p
perlhkr
113
Mar 14, 2018
I could not care less where it is made, I just want *quality* in return for my hard-earned money! We Knife Co. delivers in that regard (as does Rike, RealSteel, etc). I've sent back more than a few "made-in-the-USA" knives due to flaws, bad grinds, and poor QC in general. Nothing is more disappointing than spending upwards of $200 for a brand-new knife, only to find the blade is off-center (ahem, Benchmade :) and cannot be adjusted, or has a grind that is so uneven it looks like it was "run over by a tank" not "built like a tank". Sure, you can send it back and have it fixed, but you shouldn't have to.
Itsraining
78
Mar 13, 2018
For $230 I'll buy a Made in USA knife. I like to support Americans keeping their jobs.
Itsraining
78
Jan 3, 2019
Trump is doing a great job considering all of the weak snowflake liberals that are the great dividers and obstructionists. Trump got more done in 1 year than Obama did in 8 years. USA will always be at the top. What 3rd world country do you live in? Probably won't say, is it Canada? The country that hides behind the USA.
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