Anyone who will NOT buy a Sage because they are made in Taiwan?

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I love Spyderco, I love the ergonomics, style, innovation, blades, so on and so forth. I have been looking for a strong EDC blade that will not make me think twice and I can have on my pocket for years which brought me to the Sage series of knives. The size, shape, materials, and simplicity are everything I am looking for in a knife and it would be perfect except for one thing, the knife is made in Taiwan and is stamped right on the blade. I know this shouldn't matter if the quality is solid but when I see it stamped on the blade it makes me sick to my stomach to think that it is the only thing stopping me from buying it. So I am wondering if anyone else has this problem and if anyone can help me overcome my thoughts?
 
Regardless of what knife it is, if it's a good knife that does what I need it to, I could care less if it was made in Hell. However everyone has their own values and if where the blade is made makes or breaks it for you, then that's the way it is. There are plenty of other knifes for you to pick from with similar materials, size and in the same price range.
 
I try to buy knives made in the US. Sometimes I get one made in Japan, but I generally try to keep it a little more local than that.
 
Personally i dont care about the "made in America" mindset. The Sage is a great knife. Even though its made in Taiwan, its one of the "better" Knives Spyderco has to offer. Allot of people do care about "made in the USA" and that is their choice. I like to be open minded. As long as I am getting my money's worth ( and with the Sage i fully believe that i did ), I'm happy with it.

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Taiwan makes great knives and is a socio-economic partner of the US. No complaints here. :)
 
The money you spend on a Sage still supports your preferred knife dealer and Spyderco, a US company.

It's not like buying a knockoff directly from China or something.
 
I normally could care less where a knife is made. If it happens to be american then that is great but I won't go out of my way to buy a knife that's made in the US. I got a sage 2 a couple weeks ago and butgs that crap out of me that its such a beautiful knife and then it says "TIAWAN" in huge letters across the blade. This is the only knife I've ever owned where the location of its production really bothers me. I put it up for trade...
 
Nope doesn't bother me and I'd say you're missing out on the best Spyderco has to offer. Gayle Bradley and Sage are a couple of the best. Of course I also can't do without the Mili or the Para 2!
 
While I don't mind that it's made in Taiwan, I will agree that the large stamping is excessive. Even if were U.S.A. stamped that large, it would like kinda cheap to me.

I like how Boker stamps their China made knives; either on the underside of the choil or near the tang such that it's only visible at a certain angle when the knife is folded.
 
I'd rather buy from Taiwan than Spyderco knives made in Japan and the U.S. They are at least as good and often better in fit and finish and are always better in terms of price. If I had a say, I'd have Spyderco move all production to the factories they currently use in Taiwan.

so I guess I feel the opposite way
 
Back in WWI and WWII many of the factories (before greedy corporations and their politician puppets moved most of the factories out of the USA) were temporarily converted to munitions production. If it happens again, is Uncle Sam going to call Taiwan and China to start building you some tanks and planes? Support your own workers.
 
I generally don't have a problem with taiwanese made knives. I've owned a couple so far and they were quite well put together.

I was going to buy a Sage 2 but decided I didn't really have a use for another medium-duty knife...
 
The Sage is a great knife. To be labeled made in the U.S.A.,a product can have up to 30%
of it's parts made elsewhere. This debate could go on forever and involves a lot more that could be discussed in this forum. Bottom line: If it bothers you to see a Taiwan stamp, then buy something else.
 
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