The point I'm making is that I have used CS knives. After having explored the market a bit, though, I find lots of other knives with at least as much value, sold by nicer people- or even, some of them, by people who just don't feel the need to make an ass of themselves or even really present themselves in public in any way.
I don't buy Mad Dog knives, either, though of course, their price points are higher.
Dale Sandberg is a great guy, and I'm sorry I missed the chance to go see him while I was living in WA. To call Eight Dollar Mountain Knives "custom" pieces may not be very accurate, though, and EDMF knives are cheaper for what you get than Cold Steel knives, by far (I've bought 3 EDMF knives).
J