Favorite production knife company

Dorito Monk said:
Probably Kershaw. They have extremely consistent quality, I find, unlike most other companies I've bought from. I have yet to buy a Kershaw with irreparable blade wiggle, uncentered blade, sloppy grinds, rough action, or any other common defects of the sort. To me, that speaks very highly of their QC department. Plus the warranty service is just phenomenal.
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I agree 100%

I also like EKI. :)


Tostig
 
Benchmade all the way for me. Of all the locks out there the AXIS lock is the only one for me.
 
Strider. They have been great with every little request. They are also my very favorite production knife.
 
I wouldn't consider Grayman a production maker. I wouldn't consider any of the Busse/Scrapyard/Swamp Rat knives production either, myself. I call them semi-custom makers.

A production company, IMO, is one who offers models that are readily and easily available for purchase. Maybe not at a big box store, but at least at cutlery stores.
 
It'd probably be easier to pick my favorite child! Folders: Spyderco and Strider; Fixed: ESEE and Fehrman.
 
I find that I carry most often,
Strider
Cold Steel
Kershaw
SOG PowerLock EOD Multi-TooL
 
I agree with Dorito, love me some Kershaw/ZT's :D

Coming in close would be Buck, BM, & Spyderco
 
Got to be Spyderco followed by Benchmade. Paradise would be a Delica 3 blade with an Axis lock.
 
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Kershaw and Benchmade.

While Benchmade deliver a luxury, high-quality final product, it comes at a high quality, luxury price, while Kershaw can and do deliver nearly the same product (sans the Axis), at a much lower price, equaling a much higher value. While I love my new Mini-Grip, the Skyline is still just such a classic blade and has such a high value. You can own 3 Skylines for the price of one 555. While your not going to get D3 or 154CM steel, you'll still get a respectable steel like 8Cr13MOV, good build quality and a very good design.

I don't have a Spyderco product to compare these two between right now, and to be honest, I'm rather glad about that, I can't help but admit that I love Benchmade, however Kershaw is still just such a great value, and while the 555 is a great blade, the 1760 is equally great. I'm beginning to see why having so many knives is necessary.
 
Benchmade's my #1 favorite for the fact that they take chances and offer a large variety from lower end inexpensive knives (although they've given up on going too low with their former "Red Class") to higher end limited edition Gold Class knives. They use new and cutting edge super steels, and collaborate with many different knife designers.

Chris Reeve Knives is #2 for me for the sheer quality control and their precision engineering and production. Although I wish they had better and different choices for their steel and different grinds, the amazing quality and ease of maintenance is what draws me in. They'd be #1 in my book if they used better performing steel with a flat grind, but I'm just being a steel knob.
 
lightr07 said:
Kershaw and Benchmade.

While Benchmade deliver a luxury, high-quality final product, it comes at a high quality, luxury price, while Kershaw can and do deliver nearly the same product (sans the Axis), at a much lower price, equaling a much higher value. While I love my new Mini-Grip, the Skyline is still just such a classic blade and has such a high value. You can own 3 Skylines for the price of one 555. While your not going to get D3 or 154CM steel, you'll still get a respectable steel like 8Cr13MOV, good build quality and a very good design.

I don't have a Spyderco product to compare these two between right now, and to be honest, I'm rather glad about that, I can't help but admit that I love Benchmade, however Kershaw is still just such a great value, and while the 555 is a great blade, the 1760 is equally great. I'm beginning to see why having so many knives is necessary.
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Skyline is 14c28n Sandvik stainless in the newer knives. Mine is from Feb. 09 and it's 13c26 Sandvik.
 
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