Does Made in the USA mean anything to you (knife specific)?

[fishiker]

With the exception of established companies such as Mora, Victorinox, Helle, Fällkniven, Opinel, Henckels, and Wenger I try to only buy USA made knives.

 

[shecky]

Exactly. This is a stealth political thread that folks post all the time.

I'll even go one further. It's one of those threads that once again demonstrates that knife nuts are often not rambling about knives at all. Rather, they are signalling to the world what kind of person they view themselves to be, making it a measuring stick for personal honor, classiness, so on. The piece of dirt a knife factory sits on has absolutely nothing to do with how sharp the knife from that factory gets, or how stainless the blade is, or how nice the grinds are. May as well ask, "Does Made in the Month of February Mean Anything to You? (knife specific, of course)"

 

[NG VI]

Always one guy that has to make it all political...

Get a paid membership, then you can spew all the politics you want to in the correct forum.

That wasn't so political, and there's almost no way to avoid your politics when talking origin of manufacture with an international peer group.

 

[LX_Emergency]

Only means that it was made in the United States....nothing other than that.

U.S.companies are capable of producing junk just as much as any company anywhere.

 

[craytab]

Would I prefer my dollars stay he? Sure. That said, country of manufacture matters way less than the reputation of the company, design execution, quality of the materials, and the cost to quality ratio. Any company can make a great product if they so chose. It will cost though. And any company can make a bad product anywhere when all they care about is the immediate bottom line.

 

[archieblue]

If the Spyderco Positron was made in Golden, I'd have one. Because it is outsourced to Taiwan, I will never buy one. It's not anti-Taiwan. It's just that I want to support my community and the manufacturers that make, support, and understand every nuance of their product. Ignore U.S. knife makers and they will go away or become so few and far between that they will go from 2x the price of cheaper labor to 20x the price. I'd like to see less salesmen and more craftsmen here.

 

[Cobalt]

Obama is not USA made either.
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Thanks for ruining my keyboard

 

[Hacked]

I personally appreciate it when a knife is made in the USA since its my country and I see no reason not to take pride in ones country. That said the two knives that I used the most were made in Switzerland and Sweden. As long as it is a quality knife that suits my needs I'm not too concerned with what country it was made in.

 

[scamero]

As an aside from the politics/national pride and whatnot. I've noticed over the years that most US knives have better hardware than foreign knives. The actual foreign knife itself is usually ok, there seems to be a difference in the hardware and small parts though. Not in all cases, but in most, I've observed.

 

[crom]

I buy from just about any country but China. My experiences are tainted by buying cheaply made hand tools, aftermarket car parts etc. I do not want to see China stamped on my knife.

 

[RevDevil]

We do not do political discussions outside the Politcal Arena. No one comes to this specific section to hear it, I can assure you. If you want to talk politics, head to the correct section, but keep it out of the knife discussion areas. (hint)

 

[19-3ben]

Would I prefer my dollars stay he? Sure. That said, country of manufacture matters way less than the reputation of the company, design execution, quality of the materials, and the cost to quality ratio. Any company can make a great product if they so chose. It will cost though. And any company can make a bad product anywhere when all they care about is the immediate bottom line.

A more eloquent way to say exactly what I meant to say. Thank you craytab.

 

[nemesis]

With the exception of Victorinox I buy American made only when it comes to knives

 

[22-rimfire]

I tend to stick with established companies rather than some company I have never heard of including ones made in USA. I certainly prefer a USA made knife, bit it is not a dominant reason I choose one over another.

 

[Lee48]

The top three high quality, best-made folding knives I've ever owned, in alphabetical order, are:

Al Mar SERE 2000. Made in Japan.
Benchmade 710. Made in USA.
Spyderco Gayle Bradley. Made in Taiwan.

I'm not political, I'm practical. If it appeals to me and I can afford it, I'll buy it.

 

[Bigfattyt]

I like seeing USA made. But it is not a deal killer.

I care but it more for my traditional knives.

For modern knives, it does not seem to matter to me as much. As long as the quality is there.

 

[Lycosa]

Quality can be found everywhere.
rolf

 

[baldtaco-II]

Means you could be paying more than necessary due to price fixing. Sony tried that on with Comet here and lost in court.

Short version – Already knives often cost twice price here than they do in the States. I can get rooked trying to import them. And now I can be subject to another cultures willingness to acquiesce, and to being bent over and having price fixing stuck to them. Shame, I've really liked Spyderco for years. Ho hum.

 

[palonej]

One of the main reasons I like buying US made is for the support.
I wanted blade a swap on a BM 581.....call up, speak to a human, in 2 weeks I have it in hand.
Blade swap on a Pro Tech TR-3 same thing.
I fell in love with the CKF Sukhoi. I hesitated and hesitated. Finally pulled the trigger and ordered one.....not happy. Knife is gorgeous and smoother than snot......but literally duller than a butter knife. Call distributor....they say send it back. They sent another and it is the same. I kept it and sent it to Josh. Shouldn't have to, but not much choice, I love the knife.
If it was made here, I'd just send it to the manufacturer and get it sharpened.
I know it will be said I should've sharpened it, but there is literally NO edge on it. It would take a year with my SM!
I buy US, bought a bunch from usamadeblade thanks Scott, for the support.

 

[22-rimfire]

I like seeing USA made. But it is not a deal killer.

I care but it more for my traditional knives.

For modern knives, it does not seem to matter to me as much. As long as the quality is there.

I find that fits for me as well. I am VERY hesitant to buy a traditional made outside the US, but Boker tends to be a consideration although I don't own any. German stuff is pretty much high quality.