Does the knifes country of origin effect your purchasing?

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do county of origin matter? hmm..
understandably an overall blanket
assumption of ill reputation could
damage all prospects of economic commerce for an entire country.
having said that
its only fair that the greatness of a company
and its products should be based on merit
no matter where its made
thus, buy only from reputable companies.
i believe truly good products are made
by folks who care about their reputation.
in a world where profit driven types
are ruining everything by their own
reckless undoing.
let's not go kill 'em all and let g'wad
sort them out :)
where we could mistakenly deprive
ourselves.the greatest pleasure of.
missed opportunity!
 
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No.
I just ordered (and am waiting on) a dagger made in Pakistan, because of how horrible it is. It will bring back the nostalgic feelings from my youth when I bought horrid daggers made in Pakistan from the used furniture store. :)

I am a fan of knives, sometimes even terrible ones made of awful steel. :thumbsup:
As long as the price is correct; this knife is the same price I used to buy them from the the used furniture store for about 30 years ago, so that's okay. What I do NOT like is getting ripped off, where some company charges big money for sub-par materials/construction, regardless of what country they make it in.
 
For the most part yes. The only knives I buy are made in USA, other than my one SAK and a Chinese Kershaw that was a Father’s Day gift.
 
Yes....and no. It would be hypocritical to say that I avoid purchasing any goods from questionable regimes when I just look around my house at the furniture, clothes, shoes, this phone, etc. For my discretionary purchases, however, it matters a great deal. The only real exception for me was provided Matt Westberg. He pointed out that it is far easier for new makers to set up production collaborations (for high quality mid-techs) with Chinese manufacturers than Domestic ones. That made a compelling argument for supporting talented new makers.
With regard to regular production knives, I’ll keep my business here.
 
90 knives I own made in USA. About 16 EU made, 13 Japanese made, 10 ColdSteel and Spyderco made in Taiwan knives. Only two made in China: Dutch Bladeworks - Xerxes and Todd Begg Steelcraft Bodega. I avoid made in China and Pakistan knives and anything with low quality steels even AUS8 (I know some of you guys here are crazy orgasmic about the easy sharpening of AUS8 blades lol) 8CR Chinese, non-American D2...
 
I will buy from reputable companies with ownership/leadership that gives a damn. Manufacturers like WE Knives and Reate are steadily bringing fresh new ideas to my hobby. Plus the quality is outstanding. They set the bar pretty high!

When you drop down to the made in China el’ cheap o knives and clones...... It’s different story for me. I will not support that.
 
2-Laconico Keens, 2-Lionsteel Barlows, and 4 SAKs are the only non-USA made knives I own. (And I own "a few".)
 
I'm more concerned with the particular company and their ethics/practices.
1. I see something that catches my eye
2. Find out more about knife, materials, etc
3. Look at company selling & manufacturing process, location etc!
4.Search out any reviews and references for knife.I'm into
5.Look for negative feedback
 
Pakistan built knives are about the only imported knives I try to avoid at this time. I have a preference for US made knives, but I have no problem buying knives made in most other countries as long as the build quality is reasonable. Yes, I buy knives made in China. But if for some reason all Chinese made knives stopped being imported, I wouldn't loose any sleep.
 
Not really...
There’s American companies making knives I wouldn’t touch with a 10’ pole and there’s Chinese companies (I’m using China as an example simply because it’s a country I once avoided like the plague) making stuff that’s starting to catch my eye.
 
Country of origin matters to me a great deal. It’s not a matter of nationalism nor xenophobia. I’m merely opposed to outsourcing of labor to reduce price.

If I buy an American traditional knife, I want it made in the USA. I want my SAKs to be made in Switzerland.

If a maker or designer ships a prototype or CAD files to China to have something made more cheaply, I will not buy it. If a manufacturer refuses to disclose country of origin (yes, Quiet Carry, I’m talking to you) I will not buy it. They have every right to conduct business the way they see fit. Likewise, I have the right to spend my dollars elsewhere.

Yes, many knives coming out of China are of superb quality. But that isn’t the point.

I will not participate in the Wal-Mart-ification of my hobby.
 
No. Although, I prefer to buy American products when I can and am willing to pay a premium for those.

n2s
 
I won’t buy a knife made in China, regardless of who’s name is on it.
I still have a couple of China-made knives around from old purchases. They’re mostly truck knives & beaters at this point.
 
I will lie if says no, mainland Chinese knives for sure is out of my list, but not because of country of origin it self. For me Chinese knives splits on three main categories - poor quality garbage, fakes and high quality but samely boring ballbearing based knives. l dont know why but even involving of world known knives designers dont helps, they are anyway boring.
Regarding folders my favorites is US made knives, next will be the US designed knives made in Japan. Switzerland for multiblades and again US for multitools, and the whole world for fixed blades
 
I avoid knives made in Pakistan and Afghanistan at this time.
I did not care for the build quality of the few I've seen.
 
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Country of origin matters to me a great deal. It’s not a matter of nationalism nor xenophobia. I’m merely opposed to outsourcing of labor to reduce price.

If I buy an American traditional knife, I want it made in the USA. I want my SAKs to be made in Switzerland.

If a maker or designer ships a prototype or CAD files to China to have something made more cheaply, I will not buy it. If a manufacturer refuses to disclose country of origin (yes, Quiet Carry, I’m talking to you) I will not buy it. They have every right to conduct business the way they see fit. Likewise, I have the right to spend my dollars elsewhere.

Yes, many knives coming out of China are of superb quality. But that isn’t the point.

I will not participate in the Wal-Mart-ification of my hobby.
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This pretty much. In fact, when I see makers or designers outsourcing their designs to be made by We/Reate/Kizer, that is a huge check mark in the "Bad" column for me, and I find myself less interested in those makers moving forward (it goes without saying that I absolutely do not buy those Chinese knives). Ooooh look, another Ti scaled, bearings flipper in M390 or S35vn annoed a pretty color. So unique, so special. :rolleyes:

Hard Pass.
 
"Does the knifes country of origin effect your purchasing?"

Yes, absolutely. It costs different amounts of money to make things in various countries. The price to quality to materials ratio had better reflect this fact.

A an example, a few years ago SOG moved production of its regular Seal Pup from Taiwan to China. The steel changed from AUS8 to 8cr. The price stayed the same. While before the knife was a decent price for what you get, with the move the value just isn't there. The steels are nearly the same. The country of origin is the only difference. SOG did it purely to save money but passed none of that savings on to the customer.

I know a knife costs less to make in China, so don't charge me like it is made in a free country with fair labor practices. In fact, I'd rather not support brutal economic systems at all, but at the end of the day, those brutalized workers have to eat as well. So long as it isn't blatant cloners and the price, quality, materails, and country of manufacture is balanced, I have no problem buying from just about anywhere. But like @knarfeng, most of what I own is made here in the USA.
 
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