Chinese - Not just for dinner anymore...

It does seem a bit busy. The handle texturing plus the the rainbow anodizing puts it over the top.
One, or the other is probably OK, but not both.
Interesting idea to have it be its own toolkit. Any other mfgrs. do it (or do it that way)? If not, the anguished wails will be quite lound when it happens.

As for being a clone or copy, I suppose since it has a blade, a pivot, some anodizing, a pocket clip, bearing race, steel , and titanium, it must be a copy of SOMETHING. It IS a Chinese knife, you know...
 
John_B said:
Made when you hear of an American ship being sunk it might take some of the shine off that fancy toad sticker.
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Guess you'd better send all of the computer chips and other parts in the computer you typed that post on back to China then, eh? And most of the ones in that hypothetical American ship getting sunk too, come to think of it.

No? Thought not.
 
timichango said:
Guess you'd better send all of the computer chips and other parts in the computer you typed that post on back to China then, eh? And most of the ones in that hypothetical American ship getting sunk too, come to think of it.

No? Thought not.
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So there are American made computers to buy?
 
You can still buy American made clothing and maybe even shoes, yet almost everyone walks around in Chinese manufactured shoes and garments. I remember a sporting goods store clerk was ranting once about how he bought nothing made in China. A bystander listened for a bit, then said the cap on your head was made in China, as well as your shoes! The clerk had no answer for that.
 
jill jackson said:
You can still buy American made clothing and maybe even shoes, yet almost everyone walks around in Chinese manufactured shoes and garments. I remember a sporting goods store clerk was ranting once about how he bought nothing made in China. A bystander listened for a bit, then said the cap on your head was made in China, as well as your shoes! The clerk had no answer for that.
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The hypocrisies run deep, they do.

I'm all for supporting North American manufacturing (hell, my dad and granddad owned several factories before the market went to China, so I'm plenty acquainted with the sentiment), but the notion that buying a Chinese knife somehow equates to sinking an American ship is a paranoia too far, IMHO.
 
I have nothing against original design, quality knives made in China such as this Stedemon. For 180 shipped, it is a bargain. Ceramic bearings, anodized ti backspacer, ti clip, double ti handle slabs, built in overtravel stop and steel lockup insert.
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jill jackson said:
I have nothing against original design, quality knives made in China such as this Stedemon.
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My feelings exactly Jill!
My first Chinese original purchase was a Kizer Corto. Amazing blade!! Great materials, quality build and a pleasure to carry!
I then grabbed a WE 603a and had the same experience!
I am pleasantly surprised at the quality product they can put out!!
Joe

The Corto......no complaints at all!
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The WE......just amazing!!
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Supposedly, there's a pretty famous guy who wants to make our country wonderful again by not allowing outsourced work.
His name-branded clothing line has many primary products made in China.

<insert sarcastic/ironic chuckle here>
 
Cool knife - I suppose the texturing and heat anodize are a developed taste, but I think the design is nice and the execution is well done.

Thanks for posting your review.

best

mqqn
 
John_B said:
That being said I believe that the Chinese are capable of making a good product. My only snag is that every dollar you spend on anything Chinese made ends up going to their PLA and will be used against an American in the not so near future.

Made when you hear of an American ship being sunk it might take some of the shine off that fancy toad sticker.

Just my $0.02
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robgmn said:
Supposedly, there's a pretty famous guy who wants to make our country wonderful again by not allowing outsourced work.
His name-branded clothing line has many primary products made in China.

<insert sarcastic/ironic chuckle here>
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General Knife Discussion is not a good place for snide remarks about other countries. Buy yourselves paid memberships and take it to the Political Arena.
 
Understood, but it was more of a snide remark against jingoists who often have no idea what they are talking about.

Back to the knife: how tight is the blade-to-frame gap when fully assembled and adjusted?
 
robgmn said:
Back to the knife: how tight is the blade-to-frame gap when fully assembled and adjusted?
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I'll have to show my ignorance here. Blade-to-frane gap?

The blade locks up tight as can be in any direction. When the blade is open and locked there is no movement at all.

If you are referring to the space between the blade and frame when closed it is very tight while blade never makes contact with the frame or lock.

If I understand the question correctly it is dead center, tight but not so tight to rub on either side. Looks perfect to me.

I'll attempt a picture gap between the blade and frame when the knife is closed:

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Hard to see, but I was talking about the gap between blade and frame at the pivot point.
I was wondering how small the gap was after they cut the recess for the bearing race.
 
I received the WE knife pictured above yesterday. I have Reates,Kizer,a Rike 2 Stedemons which are great. The flipping action of the We was great. Otherwise, I did not like this one. I hated it real quick, I'm not sure why. In pictures and youtube I thought it was great, in hand, I jut don't know why, I did not like it.Maybe the black with the satin and purple didn't match as well as the pictures? the other thing that turned me off was the way it was packed in grease like the knives from ali and dh,and the cheap plastic bag the box came in is also commonly used in those knives as well. I wondered if I'm paying way too much for this knife if We is making knives for other companies that sell for way less.It just reminded me of one of those brands,and I returned it. It just didn't seem to do it for me like the Stedemon Bastion,District 9 Horizon B,C,Rike......
 
robgmn said:
Hard to see, but I was talking about the gap between blade and frame at the pivot point.
I was wondering how small the gap was after they cut the recess for the bearing race.
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I see what you were asking now. This picture captures what I think you are looking for along with some pocket lint!
wrong thread. :-)
 
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45Wheelgun said:
Great idea!

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That reads as JianShiFu (or Master Jian). It's not a name I've ever seen pop up before anywhere with regards to Chinese** cutlery. It may be a trial run, a random name or a phantom batch of goods coming out from the factories.

Still, if it's as good as you say it is, who cares? Enjoy and use the heck out of it. :thumbup:

**Addendum: That's actually the Traditional Chinese script which is mainly limited to Taiwan and Hong Kong usage.
 
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