The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
I have one & have not used it much. I can say:
The handle is comfortable.
It is easily controlled, being light for its length.
The edge is very easy to sharpen with a stone.
I hit a piece of concrete by mistake (a weak stroke, weeding in the garden). It caused some scratching, but no actual damage.
Just got one yesterday.
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My local Sears had them for $15 on clearance yesterday (the X15, X7's were $12) and I would have snagged one if I didn't already have one. The 15 works brilliantly, and I have heard of some putting a convex edge on it and it working even better. Haven't tried it myself, but I the default edge on it has worked just fine for me.