We have produced knives for Spyderco, CRKT, Remington, Gerber, AG Russel and others US brands.
there you go... just like much of the other things we've bought that are stamped 'made in the usa'. people give that too much credit. dig a little deeper and you'll probably find that this is the case in a lot of businesses. that's just the way it is. i suppose it's not ideal, but it's really not important.
as a consumer, i am looking for quality. if someone is doing it better (or even just as good), they should be rewarded. if we can't keep up, we need to learn from it and work harder. i don't buy into this 'buy everything american' thing. i love our country, but we have been lazy and negligent in a lot of areas where our foreign competition is excelling. it's not their fault, it's ours.
i'm not going to support an american company that produces substandard products because they are based in america. when i pay my hard earned money for something, i want it to work and last.
jeff and mike, i really admire you guys for the quality product you put out and the fact that you care about us enough to ask our opinions and respect them. many other companies don't have the respect you all do for their customer base and would never even consider letting people know that their american made items aren't all american as we'd like to believe. i know that you are just as disappointed to consider a foreign knife as some of the people that are voting no, but i imagine that part of the reason you came to this point is because it is more important to you to produce a quality product than an american product. i know it's more of a logistics problem, but let's face it, you want the product to be made well and you aren't going to go to an american company that can't handle your specifications.
i'm not trying to sway anyone's opinion or stir anything up, but i've been thinking about this a lot lately... i recently was harassed heavily by my family for not buying an american car that would nickel and dime me to death and last still last half the time as the vehicle i chose. trust me, i didn't take it lightly and seriously considered an american vehicle first.
quality is important. we need to step up here and stop pouting that people who are doing it better are getting paid instead of us. aren't we capitalists? it's all about competition. being rewarded regardless of what we do... what was that called again...?
make the knife wherever you want. i'll be watching the exchange.
That's the folder we want Rowen to make and no one else.
