Thanks for the explanation. Do most production knife manufacturers (like Buck for instance) use steel that's produced by a different process or is precision ground?

I guess what I'm trying to understand is why more expensive knives have a rougher finish. I always assumed that the cryo heat treatment was expensive (and that it caused the dimples), and that the proprietary steel was somewhat more expensive, and of course being manufactured in the US costs more. However, other than just branding, I'm having trouble believing that, especially in the case of INFI, a mirror finish that's standard on most commodity/production knives should add hundreds of dollars to the price of a blade.