Buck Brings it Back Home

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Buck's new product line contains only a single imported product for 2009. All the other introductions are made right there in Idaho, USA. Some may not care but I do and I thought the information deserved some recognition and thanks. Good job, Buck.
 
Thats good to know. I`ll have to check out the new line. I gave up on Buck when they went overseas.
 
johnny reb said:
Thats good to know. I`ll have to check out the new line. I gave up on Buck when they went overseas.
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Buck never completely went overseas, they had budget lines, certain models went in order to keep the pieces affordable for Buck and the consumer...
The 110 and a bunch of their line never left.
just thought i'd clarify that:)
ivan
 
A fairly small minority of Buck's sales derived from imported knives. Perhaps it was little enough to not bother. Whatever the reason, it's great news for American cutlery manufacturing. Hopefully others will follow.
 
Really glad to hear that.....Now if others would
follow suit....
 
Relayer said:
Always glad to be able to buy American-built.
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Me, too--all else being equal. Heck, it doesn't even have to be TOTALLY equal. I don't mind paying a small premium for domestic stuff, if the quality is comparable. But I don't like buying inferior products, domestic or foreign.
 
This is great news. I'll have a lot more confidence looking through the Buck lineup now.

If only they'd kick it up another notch and do a 110 in S90V.
 
Knife Outlet said:
Whatever the reason, it's great news for American cutlery manufacturing.
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Not really. It's great news for fans of cutlery made on American soil. Whether it's actually good for Buck, we have yet to see. And it's probably not good news for manufacturers who already make cutlery in the US, as they will now face even more competition over the nationalist "Buy-American" customer pool.
 
They even came out with a bunch of very affordable models this year, too. And without sacrificing functionality. Buck really did well this year, I think. :)
 
Are they still making some of their slipjoint patterns overseas, or is all that coming back over here?

thx - cpr
 
That is certainly good news.

Buck's not the only one trying to make stuff in the US though. Kershaw is one of the first names that springs to mind as a company that is trying hard to be competitive with US manufacture.
 
bobofish said:
That is certainly good news.

Buck's not the only one trying to make stuff in the US though. Kershaw is one of the first names that springs to mind as a company that is trying hard to be competitive with US manufacture.
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Which I always find odd, considering they are a wholly owned subsidiary of a Japanese corporation.
 
orca8589 said:
Are they still making some of their slipjoint patterns overseas, or is all that coming back over here?

thx - cpr
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The ones that were Chinese production still are, but they've added an entire new series of USA-made wooden-handled slipjoints to their lineup.
 
That’s great stuff, I had heard about the move some time ago but had no idea it would happen so soon. Plus Buck has so much good stuff coming down the pipes right now.
 
knarfeng said:
Which I always find odd, considering they are a wholly owned subsidiary of a Japanese corporation.
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I don't think it's odd. A lot of companies are like that.
I think it's smart of the Japanese owners to try and offer more American made products.
Smart business because they know what "WE" want.
American made, American jobs.

No different than French's Mustard, Lysol or Woolite. They're made here but owned by the Dutch.

Now if they choose to cease manufacture here and take it elsewhere, that would be a whole different ball game for me. ;)

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As for the original post. Glad to see Buck making their way back here.

mike
 
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