smartknives.com

[ironraven]

They have a nice library, but I've never done business with them- has anyone here bought from them?

[felinevet]

I use them for reference a lot but never purchased. Almost everything of interest is listed as "coming soon". They have been listed that way forever.

[Mr. Whippy]

Once.  Their ratings are a bit "optimistic".

[Black Rose]

I just use the site as a reference when looking at buying SAKs.

[alelser]

I just use the site as a reference when looking at buying SAKs.

Yep, me too. Pretty good for that.

[Neil]

I just use the site as a reference when looking at buying SAKs.

I used to but SAKwiki has surpassed it now in my opinion.

[Black Rose]

I just like the fact that SK breaks down their lists into current and retired models, as well as by the number of layers.

[Gareth]

I just use the site as a reference when looking at buying SAKs.

I used to but SAKwiki has surpassed it now in my opinion.

Absolutely.  Much better info on the SAKwiki IMO, much more up to date as well.  Wenger Rangers anyone?

[Neil]

I just like the fact that SK breaks down their lists into current and retired models, as well as by the number of layers.

Don't get me wrong, its a useful site but its rare these days for me to need to visit it.  Breaking down by layers etc. is useful and it would be nice to add such to the wiki.  Do I hear a volunteer?

[ICanFixThat]

Smartknives is still pretty good for some things. The different breakdowns can be useful (some are missing links though) and for finding the source of errors or just earlier thinking on some items.

Yes SAKwiki needs a by layer index, but then there is what is the definition of a layer.  I'm currently using a spring or implement constitutes a layer, unless the addtional spring does not support a new tool.  Two saws on the same spring; two-layers, three springs for 1 plier tool 1 layer.so it's primarily driven by the nomber of pivoting tools on either end, liners are totally ignored. Some people might disagree with this definition.

The first thing I though of is making the "1-layer", "2-layer" text in a knife's description a link to an index of models with that many layers.  However that's incomplete.  Ideally on the right the menu should also have Knives-by-Name, Knives-by-Layers, buy that's too wide unless we change the menu... possible... one column menu on the right might be better and allow more indexes. 

Still lots of cleanup on the Wenger knives, and the Tang database and stuff though that is likely more important.  Maybe have a list of List page so multiple organizations can be constructed; that sounds hard to maintain though without a database backend.  Need links to catalog references, additional images...

Fun stuff.

[pthycrpg]

Is it me or is SmartKnivesdotcom down?

[Zed]

I just use the site as a reference when looking at buying SAKs.

I used to but SAKwiki has surpassed it now in my opinion.

Absolutely.  Much better info on the SAKwiki IMO, much more up to date as well.  Wenger Rangers anyone?

I agree, ive had to send them emails before as not upto date on certain LM models, i prefer SAKwiki