What do you think about knife catalogs?

[gcgcgc]

No. A much more polished web presence would be more beneficial then a catalogue in my opinion.

Agreed - it helps if a maker has an up to date presence on wait times, knife prices, etc.

Don't get me wrong...updated, high resolution pics are always appreciated.

 

[Stelth]

One annoying thing some website stores do is list things that are out of stock. Even worse is when it takes a few steps to discover they don't really have any for sale.

 

[Mike157]

These have been mentioned earlier...."straight on" shots that show the true outline/profile of the knife. Shots at an angle can be dramatic looking (and I like them) but often obscure the relationship between the handle and blade as well as the true knife dimensions. Pictures that show a full tang (or lack thereof), distal tapers (if any), pin/rivet details and even blade grind. I also like seeing an object in the picture that will help with a visual determination of size and scale (along with stated dimensions). I've rather hurriedly purchased a few knives that I really liked the materials, shape, and overall appearance of to find that they were significantly smaller than I expected (my fault and I still kept and liked them). Keep up the good work.

 

[superfluities]

One annoying thing some website stores do is list things that are out of stock. Even worse is when it takes a few steps to discover they don't really have any for sale.

Agreed-typically a catalog indicates items are in stock ready to ship. Except for Randall knives which is a special weird case-"orders today will take 4 years but since were a year behind it will take 5 years"??????
That's why I typically don't buy Randall-admittedly-I do have a few though-through trades etc.. I don't really see the point of a catalog of stuff that isn't ready to ship. I have quite a few Koster knives that were all many months past the original finish date.I am now waiting for a 2nd run MUCK that was ready to be fiished about now?