do you care origin of your knives

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And if someone started manufacturing great knives on the moon, I'd support moon-based manufacturers as well! Who cares where they're from? Aren't they people too?
 
I care more about the company than the origin. Business is business, but what matters most is quality and aftersales service.

If the company has excellent quality then it doesn't matter where they source from.

Nike outsources most of it's production to China. Same with Apple. Yet we don't have any problem buying their products.
 
I will buy a knife from made on mars if I like it enough.

That being said, I do prefer buying knives that have a customer service center in the US. I have encountered difficulties obtaining parts when buying knives from overseas makers. Currently my favorite knives are Shirogorovs and Thorburns. I recently bought a Hati that had a damaged screw. Since the screw is proprietary I had to get a replacement from Shirogorov. It was extremely difficult to procure the screws and the cost was tremendous. Same thing with my Thorburn. I had to wait until I was able to meet with Andre at a custom knife show in order to get my knife serviced.

It is nice to be able to call Spyderco, Benchmade, ZT, CRK etc. and get a screw, pocket clip, or washer without much hassle and in most cases for free.
 
I care where my knives are made. My preference is USA , Earth. I also really like Tai Chung 😊

But I'm willing to try a knife built almost anywhere as long as the company is reputable.
 
I EDC a Buck 389 Canoe (made in China) a Buck 301 (made in USA) a Buck 110 (made in USA) and a Marbles camp knife (copy of the Camillus 1760 "Demo" knife, made in China). The Buck knives, regardless of country of origin have the same "Forever" warranty. The Marbles also has a "lifetime" warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. SMKW stands behind them. I also have Rough Riders (made in China) and a Taylor-Schrade Uncle Henry LB7 (made in China), and a Colt canoe with carbon steel blades, (made in China)
All have a "lifetime" warranty for materials and workmanship. SMKW backs the Rough Riders and Colt, here in the USA. Taylor-Schrade has a USA warranty depatrment.
I also have knives by Opinel, Cold Steel (South Africa for the Machetes, Kudu and Eland, not sure where my GI Tanto was made, don't care either.
The Chinese, Taiwan, and other manufacturers supply the quality the customer wants at the price point they want. The Chinese, for example, can make a $1,000 knife just as well as any USA maker - if is the price point the customer is going after.
Are the Colt, Rough Rider, Taylor-Schrades and others perfect? No. Are Case, GEC, et-al perfect? No.
I don't do modern knives, so cannot comment for sure, but it would seem logical that any production knife, regardless of country of origin, and regardless of style, is going to have faults.

Do I care about what country a knife was made? No. I am more concerned about quality and value for the dollar.
As for "Supporting USA companies" ... USA companies are importing the knives made off shore. Therefore, you are supporting a USA company when you buy an imported knife.
 
brancron said:
In answer to the "I buy only US because I support the US economy," well, I buy Chinese-made because I want to support great Chinese manufacturers like Kizer and Reate. I also want to support great Japanese, Taiwanese, Swedish, Italian, American, Canadian, South African, Polish, and Kiribatian manufacturers too.
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It's too bad you don't see the big picture. Sad thing is our kids will be living in that 'big picture'....

To call Reate and/or Kizer 'great manufactures' is a little 'early' if nothing else.
Honestly, we really don't know that much about either one of them.

Again, if you take a look at the big picture, you will realize that there is a lot at stake with these decisions.
Understanding that to it's fullest would make it matter to you.

It's all very easy to explain, but not here.....
 
JR88FAN said:
It's too bad you don't see the big picture. Sad thing is our kids will be living in that 'big picture'....

To call Reate and/or Kizer 'great manufactures' is a little 'early' if nothing else.
Honestly, we really don't know that much about either one of them.

Again, if you take a look at the big picture, you will realize that there is a lot at stake with these decisions.
Understanding that to it's fullest would make it matter to you.

It's all very easy to explain, but not here.....
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Yeah, you understand the big picture, you're enlightened, etc. I'm extremely impressed.

What the hell are you talking about in saying that calling Kizer and Reate great manufacturers is "early"? Have you ever handled one of their knives?
 
brancron said:
And if someone started manufacturing great knives on the moon, I'd support moon-based manufacturers as well! Who cares where they're from? Aren't they people too?
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I guess you would support people on the moon making your knives if their 'workers' where 13 year olds, worked 18 hours a day, and their pay was that they got to eat IF they worked hard?

I guess that still qualifies them as people in some sense of the word....

Anyways, I am done, as I will just get this thread locked.
I would suggest that some people take a quick look at what happens when you spend your money, depending on what you decide to buy, and where it's made;
Both from an economic and social standpoint.

Money is the second last real vote we have.
 
JR88FAN said:
I guess you would support people on the moon making your knives if their 'workers' where 13 year olds, worked 18 hours a day, and their pay was that they got to eat IF they worked hard?

I guess that still qualifies them as people in some sense of the word....

Anyways, I am done, as I will just get this thread locked.
I would suggest that some people take a quick look at what happens when you spend your money, depending on what you decide to buy, and where it's made;
Both from an economic and social standpoint.

Money is the second last real vote we have.
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Oh, I must have missed the part where you mentioned that you've just come back from a personal tour of Kizer's and Reate's manufacturing facilities.
 
brancron said:
Oh, I must have missed the part where you mentioned that you've just come back from a personal tour of Kizer's and Reate's manufacturing facilities.
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My comments went far beyond just Kizer and Reate as did yours.....

The heads of every American corporation are applauding your replies.

They need more Amer-$heep to keep things rolling.
 
Country of origin is important for me. Prefer US, any friendly nation is fine. I absolutely hate to give my money to people, whos guns and nukes are pointed at my family and friends, so I am avoiding this as much as I can.
 
Why does every US proud guy act like they're an expert in economics? I bet you read all these facts about Chinese child labor on the Internet on your Chinese made computer...

Let's keep beating a dead horse, I think it may still have a pulse...
 
Yes I care where the knives I buy are made. I try and buy USA made as much as possible. Somethings like computers and phones we just do not have a choice in. I also care about keeping the forums troll free as do other mods, so we may end up having to more aggressively start handing out infractions since asking nicely just doesn't seem to sink into the more thick headed members.
 
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