Bear and Son Cutlery

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Has anyone heard of Bear and Son Cutlery? I just picked up a peanut for $15 at ACE hardware the other day and I think that it is a great little knife. These knives look to me to be filling the same market niche that the Old Timer's did before Schrade went out of business. They are inexpensive, good looking, hard-working, blue-collar slipjoints, and the high-carbon 440 stainless they use keeps a great edge. They also make a good looking Barlow.
 
Great that they are benefitting Americans! Next question, what do they look like? If they fit the place that Schrade once held, let's see some!!!
 
i had one of the walden/schrade muskrats they are doing for taylor-

not a half bad piece for the $$-not perfection but solid-
 
I have handled more than a few. Not the best...not the worst. What keeps them out of my pocket is fit/finish not up to the price and less than stellar design. I'd rate Case, Queen, S&M and Boker better. But I'd put Bear over cammilus and cold steel. Their marketing hook on many knives is damascus at a cheaper price, but then...it's cheap damascus. They make a cheap balisong that is worth the money.
 
I'm just glad that America is still producing classic pocket knives for people who can't afford a Case, in my area of Illinois the yellow CV are rare, and mostly you just see more expensive stag and bone models.
 
I bought a Bear & son medium stockman last year, If they can tighten up quality control, they would have an even better product.

Rusty1
 
I haven't been that impressed with the ones I have handled either, sloppy fit and weak backsprings. Of the dozen or so I checked out, none had even close to a good edge on them.
 
Here you go, sorry for the poor photography.

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i would still rather buy a 3/4 right american made knife than a 3/4 right china one-

the muskrat i had wasnt on par with canal st but it was 1/3 the price-

i wonder if you go up the $$ chain with bear&son if the quality goes up also
 
The Last Confederate said:
I haven't been that impressed with the ones I have handled either, sloppy fit and weak backsprings. Of the dozen or so I checked out, none had even close to a good edge on them.
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Maybe they have fixed that problem, that peanut slams open and closed like a bear trap. I will admit I had to use a DMT coarse diamond hone to put a good bevel on mine, but now it is no problem.
 
someone I know recently bought a $100.00 fixed blade hunter, the handle was made up of several different matarials, Very poor fit and finish on the transition between the handle segments, and guard.

Rusty1
 
CyGuy#1 said:
Here you go, sorry for the poor photography.
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The photos look good to me. I think that is a nice looking knife. They wouldn't be the only company whose knives need to be checked when buying. I've found some Case, Queen and Bokers that were less than I expected.

I may check one out. Thanks for sharing.

Dean
 
A year or so back I bought a four bladed knife from them. The first blade I opened nicked the snot out of a liner when I closed it. So, I sat down right there and wrote them a nice letter detailing my woes on the first BEAR pocketknife I ever saw. I also included the little registration card that came with the knife. To the day I write these words I have yet to hear a word from them. Few things irritate me more mightily than being ignored when I have just spent my money with the ignorers.
From what I have seen later they have not improved a bit and are generally in the folding trash business. Damn shame as I was hoping for better from an American knife company.
 
Handles are glued on apparently. From what I hear here, I'll pass. Thanks all for the feedback.
 
WIL TERRY said:
A year or so back I bought a four bladed knife from them. The first blade I opened nicked the snot out of a liner when I closed it. So, I sat down right there and wrote them a nice letter detailing my woes on the first BEAR pocketknife I ever saw. I also included the little registration card that came with the knife. To the day I write these words I have yet to hear a word from them. Few things irritate me more mightily than being ignored when I have just spent my money with the ignorers.
From what I have seen later they have not improved a bit and are generally in the folding trash business. Damn shame as I was hoping for better from an American knife company.
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That is bad. I had a problem with a Case knife once. They took very good care of me and even gave me another in addition the one they fixed. The guarantee is a part of the knife. I wasn't aware that they don't stand behind their knives.
 
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