Cutco Hunting Knife

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I'm not a Cutco dealer, or the one that originally posted on this thread, BUT, about 45 or so years ago, I bought three Cutco kitchen knives for my Mother, and they have been well used. I have no idea if the quality of their products today are equal to those of so many years ago (few items seem to be) but two of these knives are in use in my kitchen yet today, and giving exempletory service. Unfortunately, I was unaware I could not sharpen them, and have done so many times, with some measure of success. I do not know what happened to the third knife, but have to assume it is also still being of service, to whom now has possession of it.
I have Victorinox knives, and do believe the Cutco is their equal, when it comes to edge holding and service, with the Cutco sculptured handle being a major plus. Just one old man's opinion
 
I just discovered this forum today while researching my own Cutco Hunting Knife "1765" which was given to me as a kid well over 25 years ago. It has been used and misused for every possible chore and has proven to be one of the best knives I have owned. I have been offered cash and trade more times than I can count although no one had ever actually heard of the company. I was surprised at the cost of a comparable new model from the cutco catalouge. I'm sure I could buy two good Bucks for the same price and probably will when the time comes. After all I doubt they make'em like they used to.
 
Wonder what the "surgical stainless" is, now. 440A? 420HC? 420J2? 420? AUS4?

You're not helping your case, Cutco guy. Surgical stainless and thermoresin are terms that have no definition in the knife world. Can't be user sharpened really hurts- what if I buy one, it dulls, and I need it NOW? Your knife is useless.
 
bladerunner56 said:
i'm a Cutco rep, i'll do my best to answer all of your questions.
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And yet another uninformed Cutco representative wanders into Bladeforums and repeats the company's preprogrammed marketing. You do realize, I hope, "Bladerunner," that everything Cutco has told you about their knives, the steel used in those knives, and what you should tell others about them is almost completely fabricated?

I've known people who fell for the Cutco Amway scam. I've listened to the sales pitches. I've read over the company's literature. I've handled the knives. Almost nothing contained within the Cutco sales literature is actually true. I'm surprised you people don't already have something in your company paperwork that stipulates you should NOT come to Bladeforums, because this is only like the five-thousandth time a thread like this has come up. It never ends well for anyone whose knowledge of knives is limited to Cutco's marketing literature.

the DD edge is a unique blade edge that only Cutco uses b/c we're the only ones that can afford to do it, lol.
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No, it isn't necessarily unique, and no, it isn't a function of Cutco's deep pockets. This is marketing hype only.

basically it's a way to have the clean cut of a straight edge, but to also protect the edges from dulling on hard surfaces. it involves having 3 different straight edges cutting in 3 different directions in between every little protective point. you CANNOT sharpen it yourself.
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Any serrated knife can be hand-sharpened using a rod hone.

all of our blades are made of high carbon surgical stainless steel, so it doesn't rust pit or corrode like regular stainless doesn't, but it keeps a good edge like a carbon blade.
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You might as well claim the knives are made of the magical substance unobtainium. There is NO SUCH THING as "high carbon surgical stainless steel." That's not a steel grade. It's not an alloy designation. It's a marketing term only.

Your knives may or may not take and hold a decent edge. They most certainly do discolor, pit, and corrode, just as any other carbon steel or stainless steel blade will do.

our handle is made of thermo-resin, which is HIGHLY resistant to chipping, cracking, melting, and breaking in general. and is completely non-porous so it wont absorb any water or bacteria, like the wood handles on most hunting knives.
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Your handle is made of a new miracle material called "plastic." We've heard of it.

it's won a few awards by the way. let me know if you have anymore questions.
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I'd like you to specify which awards those might be, and when they were awarded, and under what circumstances.
 
Gents, this is an old thread.

Cutco's own "Blade Runner" made his one post 6 months ago, ran into flack from folks who actually know knives and steel. He fell in flames, and so far has not returned.


shooter10 said:
I'm not a Cutco dealer, or the one that originally posted on this thread, BUT, about 45 or so years ago, I bought three Cutco kitchen knives for my Mother, and they have been well used. I have no idea if the quality of their products today are equal to those of so many years ago (few items seem to be) but two of these knives are in use in my kitchen yet today, and giving exempletory service. Unfortunately, I was unaware I could not sharpen them, and have done so many times, with some measure of success. I do not know what happened to the third knife, but have to assume it is also still being of service, to whom now has possession of it.
I have Victorinox knives, and do believe the Cutco is their equal, when it comes to edge holding and service, with the Cutco sculptured handle being a major plus. Just one old man's opinion
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Victorinox makes fair kitchen knives, but they are not considered premium knives. And they do not charge a premium price. Victorinox/Forschner knives are a good value FOR THE MONEY THEY CHARGE. It may well be that Cutco knives are the equal of Victorinox/Forschner, but Cutco charges a premium price for their blades. Cutco knives are not considered to be a good value.
 
I have no connection with Cutco but I do live about an hour from their factory and I can tell you that their products are very highly thought of around here.
Their pricey but good.

Lee
 
They're overpriced, in fact. I'm not surprised the brand would be well thought of in the town where the factory employs people.
 
HA HA This thread made me laugh! "Surgical"...... I love it! "There's three kinds of steel, Stainless , Surgical, and Regular Steel (non-stainless)", that's the beliefs of they're target audience anyways. lol
 
It's really kind of amazing that nobody at Cutco realizes just how bad their marketing is. I mean, it's flatly false; you'd think somebody there, one person in the whole company with enough power to change it, would stop and go, "You know, this isn't doing us any favors."
 
I doubt anyone at Cutco is going to heed advice given by a guy holding a machete and giving an "intimidating stare" in his avatar...
 
meliaant said:
I doubt anyone at Cutco is going to heed advice given by a guy holding a machete and giving an "intimidating stare" in his avatar...
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If you are referring to Phil, the blade in his avatar looks more like a katana than a machete to me. There is a very big difference between the two types of blades.
 
Sharp Phil said:
It's really kind of amazing that nobody at Cutco realizes just how bad their marketing is. I mean, it's flatly false; you'd think somebody there, one person in the whole company with enough power to change it, would stop and go, "You know, this isn't doing us any favors."
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I've known people who got suckered into Cutco. The company does tell people to stay off internet knife forums, but they don't tell them that the reason is that they will look very ignorant when they attempt to sell their products to people who actually know about knives. They tell them that they know more about knives than anyone else. :rolleyes:

Their marketing plan doesn't really involve people who know about knives, who can also be written off as collectors and snobs.

The basic plan is:

1. Put ads in papers for "jobs" (it really is a business opportunity.)

2. Recruit people without real-world experience, mostly students out of high school who are more easily manipulated. Preferably they don't know about knives so they can recite their scripts without lying.

3. Have them call all their relatives and friends of their parents for sales meeting. This meeting is disguised as "practicing the script," so what they do is call someone and ask them if they can practice their script on them. The part about asking the prospect if the salesperson can practice the script is actually part of the script :rolleyes: (I've actually seen the script.)

4. The presentation itself involves promotions and how buying the knives will help the salesperson in college, go on vacations, or whatever. They also compare Cutco knives to junk knives the prospects may have, and not surprisingly the Cutco knives are better. They tell the prospect that there are 3 types of steel; carbon steel, stainless steel, and high-carbon stainless steel which Cutco uses (actually 440A.)

They do get paid for each presentation, even if it is a "practice" one, as long as the leads are qualified (generally married couples who can afford the knives.)

The people I know who did better were the younger kids who adults wanted to help out, in a similar way that adult relatives and friends of parents will buy things like Girl Scout Cookies.
 
Phil, it was my sense of humor merely busting your chops man...and I knew the machete/katana thing immediately clicking "post reply"
 
Would you mind getting back to Cutco ripoffs and stop the trolling.
(The above is a strong hint to the clueless.)
 
Alcas Corporation is the parent company of Cutco and Ka-Bar, yes. Just how much the two subsidiaries communicate with each other or share personnel would be up to how the company is structured.
 
check Yahoo!answers:"Great for the kitchen because of the blade design (DD), but that would be lousy when trying to gut a deer. Their standard blades are not worth the money they charge. A good carbon steel open blade knife is all you need. $20-30" not for me.
 
My Lord...trolling, misinformed people, and hyped up advertising in a thread?

It can only be Cold Steel or Cutco. :D

I'd rather spend my hard-earned money on a Spyderco Yin/Yang combo in the kitchen or a Shun design rather than shell it out on a Cutco. (I suppose that's obvious.)
 
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