[rick alan]

You might get a coreless Damascus parer for $500, but anything like a 240 is going to be well over 1K

2 sources that might not have a long waiting list:

http://www.doorcountyforgeworks.com/Welcome.html

http://cosmoknives.com/its-all-about-the-steel/

Rick

 

[rick alan]

He even knows your preferred profile, to the T I'd say.

Rick

 

[rick alan]

Oh as far as the profile, got you mixed up with another recent poster.  He wanted the big belly but a lower than typical German tip, that sums up the Cosmo.  Who the hell was that now?

Hard to say what he'd do a custom for, you'll just have to wait till he gets back from vacation.  I don't think he's well known yet though, so that helps.  These are all essentially one-off knives, so I don't think the price would change much for a different profile.

Rick

 

[rick alan]

http://www.cheftalk.com/t/87904/s90v-core-damascus-staninless

Oh dear. This is off putting

Check that post again.

But all said and done there is still a great deal of wisdom in Ordo's moral.

Rick