Chris Reeves and Hinderer

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daveyc

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Both are very popular Mid Tech options. Both are difficult to find at current times. I was wondering which company puts out more knives every month/year? Which company is larger? I know Chris Reeves has been around longer, didnt know if his company is larger/has more capacity than Hinderer.

Full disclaimer: I have multiples of both makers knives and am a fan of both.
 
Best info I'm aware of reeve employee count is 55 plus or minus a couple. Hinderer is 30 or so, but he grew fast a couple of times so may be higher.
 
two of the best in my book, although the hinderers are more of a hard use knife I would say;).
 
pyreaux said:
Also, they're not mid tech, they are both production albeit high end.
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Correct. Mid-techs are typically done in limited batches and not mass-produced. Aside from some limited SKU proliferation and engineering enhancements, it’s been mostly the same thing day after day for many years.
 
blanex1 said:
two of the best in my book, although the hinderers are more of a hard use knife I would say;).
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Hard use, which means thicker and doesnt cut as well 😆

I feel like Reeves are better hard use knives, easy to take apart and comes with the tool free as well. Hinderer… well you can do the penny trick or spend 80 bucks for the tool.

Hinderers are better hard use for lets say pry baring or stabbing aliens. For cutting, geometry alone will have CRK winning.
 
Being privately owned companies, I doubt they make their numbers public. I have no idea at this point, Hinderer has been growing fast. Back when I started buying (2008) CRK was much bigger. Though both are still small compared to the big production companies.
Likely CRK still has the greater production, but that is just an educated guess and could be completely wrong.
 
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I like Striders and consider them mid-tech. I like CRK and Striders just a bit more than Hinderers. All are solid, well-made knives in my experience. I prefer thumb studs, nail nicks, and spydie holes over flippers.
 
Hinderer increased their production capacity a few years ago in order to have more knives available at affordable prices. CRK recently added equipment to keep up with production. They announced that the wait time on individual orders are now 3-5 years. From what I’ve read, they are at full production. I think they still work a 4 day week.
Don’t know about Hinderer’s work week.
Both companies can’t keep up with demand. Maybe, CRK has more distributors and will fill those orders first.
 
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