Does Buck knives have a PR problem?

Buck makes a lot of inexpensive knives. Some people may mistakenly get the impression that the knives are cheap. That's their loss, because Bucks are about the best you can get without paying three to five times as much.

The fact that you can still get a 110 for about $30 is quite amazing, because it's the best folder of its type, bar none.

If some people have still not figured all this out......I'm ok with it. More for me.

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skyhorse said:
IMHO,the Buck knife on the bottom is as good as the Randall knife on the top.Both great knives made in the USA.
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At a fraction of the cost and you don't wait 4 years to get your knife
 
I talked to Joe Houser and he said he'd put the total made here in the US at 80%. The number might go up if you factor in different blade steel in knives with the same model number.
 
If you are buying a certain knife,chances are you'll pick it up and look at it,or look at the packaging,if you can't read the tang stamp,or the packaging and see where the knife is made,you shouldn't be buying knives.All bucks have a stamp and if its usa made,it'll say so.
 
BUCK doesn't have a PR problem, SOME people have a perceptiion problem. They simply believe anything they're told. If you told them a bear doesn't crap in the woods that he finds a restroom, they'd believe you. There's a reason they are called sheeple. :-)
 
If you didn't know that they started offshore production and you pick one up on the assumption that they were all USA made, you now own a China knife. It happend with Puma (Historicly German before Puma IP) and Buck for me. You don't know they changed and now you own something you don't really want. I never thought either company would export the manufacturing of knives.

Spyderco had a better approach to maintaining the main brand name and dipping their hand into China production, they came out with the Byrd line of knives. It lets the people know it is designed and directed by Spyderco, but the name implies a change of production location from the longtime company standard. If the China line has value and merit, it will be around, if the quality or design isn't up to the standards of the consumer, it will fade away.
While I appreciate a good Buck knife, I appreciate Spyderco's approach to China Production.
 
4damascus said:
Spyderco had a better approach to maintaining the main brand name and dipping their hand into China production, they came out with the Byrd line of knives. It lets the people know it is designed and directed by Spyderco, but the name implies a change of production location from the longtime company standard.
While I appreciate a good Buck knife, I appreciate Spyderco's approach to China Production.
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Wrong! Buck is stamped USA or CHINA what is so hard about the diferentiation. Where as "Byrd" how am I supposed to know thats the china line, unless its stamped CHINA.
This is not a dig against spyderco, but addressing the above post. I have nothing against spyderco, however I am nothing more than just familiar with the name.
 
If you did an online purchase, you don't see the tang stamp. So for an online purchase, you have to now go back to the Buck website or ask the seller specifically where it is made.
 
st8yd said:
Wrong! Buck is stamped USA or CHINA what is so hard about the diferentiation. Where as "Byrd" how am I supposed to know thats the china line, unless its stamped CHINA.
This is not a dig against spyderco, but addressing the above post. I have nothing against spyderco, however I am nothing more than just familiar with the name.
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All the Byrd knives are plainly marked 'China'.

2TONYB said:
All Spyderco knives are made in China? Huh...I didn't know that. Thanks for the info.
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:eek::p
 
DeSotoSky said:
Does Buck knives have a PR problem? The problem I think Buck needs to address is that some people think all Bucks are made in China now and the general attitude with alot of people is that Made in China = poor quality. As an example. I was in a local Antique/Junque shop earlier today examining a Buck 120 from the display case. While looking at it the proprietor commented to me that he only collects Case knives because Buck knives arent made in the USA any more....
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Yes, of course they do. Perception is phenomenally important. Do a Google blog search for "Buck knife" "Buck knives," or go through the reviews of them posted on sites like Amazon.com and you'll see people (obviously incorrectly) posting over and over about how "Buck makes their knives in China now." I hope only the best for the company, and I've come to terms with their decision to manufacture some knives in China. I just hope that the business acumen that led to that decision also dictates that they address and take on this potentially damaging misconception.
 
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