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bladefoolish

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Was looking on ebay this evening, and saw a Buck stockman for an absurdly low price, but with only 45 seconds left in the auction. I quickly bid, and got the knife for $10.01, including shipping. Then I went back and read the listing closer. It was a new Buck stockman, made in . . . China. I didn't even realize Buck was having knives made in China these days, but I shoulda known. Everyone else is.

Now, for $10.00 I'm not really upset about it -- it'll be one of those knives I stick in the glove box of my car or truck for "just in case" reasons -- but I am curious. How's the quality of these new Bucks. I've got a couple of older ones, 15+ years or more, and they're decent little pocket knives, nuthin' special but not half bad either. How do the new ones compare?
 
I have a couple of the China made Bucks and the quality is very good for the price. The canoe model is great. :thumbup:
 
Hi,

The China made Bucks are good users. Buck does have a good factory making them. I have two, a large Stockman and a Mini Trapper and I like them both.

So don't despair, you should have a very good user.

dalee
 
I think you will find a great many products from China are currently being manufactured with much greater quality than when I was a kid (circa 1950-60's). The market demands it.
 
Just for future reference, the Buck website clearly lists the origin of each of their knives. :thumbup:

Besides, I think you'll get your ten dollars' worth out of the knife. And it's still covered by the Buck warranty. :thumbup:
 
Remember, there is a difference between knives made for a specific, reputable company, and no-name knives made by an unknown factory.

Buck, Spyderco, Cold Steel, for example, all do quality control on the knives they contract for, and warranty them. KAI/Kershaw actually runs the factory in China that makes their knives.
 
I did the exact same thing a couple of years ago and ended up with a chinese made 373 stockman for around $13. My disappointment quickly faded when I saw the quality of it though. It was as good if not better than some of my USA made buck slipjoints. In fact, I leave that knife on my desk for day to day cutting tasks (mostly opening mail and packages) and I have not yet had to re-sharpen it.
 
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