Frost Cutlery Question

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Hey there experts. I have this knife that I picked up a few years ago from a farmers market. I don't know much about knives (just starting to learn and bought my first BK16 a few weeks ago).

Anyway, it is a Frost Cutlery bowie knife. 11" blade and 16" overall.

Know anything about it? Is it crap?

Thanks in advance.
 
It isn't worth much. Frost blades are mass-produced, with poor materials. Unless you paid a dollar or two, it's unlikely you got your money's worth. Now for the good news... there is a plethora of information regarding all different types of knife brands, blade steels, and handle materials, as well as hundreds of quality knives available for purchase, on this forum. Welcome =)

Edit: almost forgot, congratz on the becker!
 
Thanks, that's what I thought. I didn't pay much for it. It's a hell of a hunk of metal though. Probably better as a club than a knife :).
 
That's a good idea. I was thinking that myself b/c i'm afraid to sharpen my nice knife yet :).

It is dull as hell, so it will be alot of good practice.
 
Congrats on the Becker. the 16 is a stellar knife. Don't ever get rid of it!! LOL

The Frost Cutlery knife....well, those are all made in China with less than stellar materials. It's also the "Mall Ninja's" favorite brand (not saying you are one, just that Frost makes all the weird non practical stuff) I won't lie here, when I was a teenager and knew nothing about knives, I owned a few Frost Culery knives. They have long since broken or rusted away or had to have been thrown away. I don't know what it is about Chinese stainless steel, but it rusts away so fast....haha! Anyway....

Its weird that I saw this post today, because I was driving just outside of Knoxville, TN a few days ago and what do I see? Frost Cutlery's HQ and factory store. I though it really funny because there is no factory there. Its just a one story building that looks like an office.
 
Ha, no kidding.

The 16 is nice, flirted with the 17 for a while, but went with the 16. The problem is the more I come on this forum the more I want to get another one. :)
 
Frosts of Sweden=Decent quality, affordable knives (now sold under Mora of Sweden brand)
Frost=cheap gas station and hardware store junk

Do not confuse the two. Step away. There are a lot better knives to spend your money on, even in that price range.

Congrats on the BK16. The Beckers are much heavier knives than I have found I need. I get by just fine with a Mora most of the time, but if I was going to get a heavier built knife in that size range it would the BK16. I love my BK9.
 
Tdhurl1103 said:
The Frost Cutlery knife....well, those are all made in China with less than stellar materials. It's also the "Mall Ninja's" favorite brand (not saying you are one, just that Frost makes all the weird non practical stuff) I won't lie here, when I was a teenager and knew nothing about knives, I owned a few Frost Culery knives. They have long since broken or rusted away or had to have been thrown away. I don't know what it is about Chinese stainless steel, but it rusts away so fast....haha! Anyway....

Its weird that I saw this post today, because I was driving just outside of Knoxville, TN a few days ago and what do I see? Frost Cutlery's HQ and factory store. I though it really funny because there is no factory there. Its just a one story building that looks like an office.
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There is no factory. It is along I-75 north of Chattanooga in Ooltewah TN. The building is a warehouse where they take shipments via truck, sort and then ship to various retailers. Their knife store is immediately adjacent the "factory". Been in the building, just rows of shelves with stock on them. They are made with 440A steel. You can make fun of them, but they satisfy a need. Not everyone is willing to spend $50+ for a knife.
 
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Ah. Yeah, that's where it is. Yeah, they do satisfy a need. Of course, I really didn't know what a good knife was until I spent a little extra cash to get one.
It's upside down I suppose, get what you can afford.
 
22-rimfire said:
Not everyone is willing to spend $50+ for a knife.
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You're right, thats why there are opinels, rat 1&2, svord, utilitac, the byrd line and Plenty of other better functioning knives.
 
Tdhurl1103 said:
The Frost Cutlery knife....well, those are all made in China with less than stellar materials.
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Not quite. While current Frost products are from China, very early on some Frosts were special orders from American manufacturers and some of his other knives were sourced from Japan.

That said, if I were a bettin' man, I'd bet the OP's knife is Chinese crap.
 
22-rimfire said:
There is no factory. It is along I-75 north of Chattanooga in Ooltewah TN. The building is a warehouse where they take shipments via truck, sort and then ship to various retailers. Their knife store is immediately adjacent the "factory". Been in the building, just rows of shelves with stock on them. They are made with 440A steel. You can make fun of them, but they satisfy a need. Not everyone is willing to spend $50+ for a knife.
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I frequent that place. My dad and my sister both live in Ooltewah, and I go spend and hour or so in the showroom almost every time I visit them, which is about once a month. Best prices on Case knives anywhere. They also carry Hen and Rooster, Boker, and Kershaw.
 
Daddyo16 said:
I frequent that place. My dad and my sister both live in Ooltewah, and I go spend and hour or so in the showroom almost every time I visit them, which is about once a month. Best prices on Case knives anywhere. They also carry Hen and Rooster, Boker, and Kershaw.
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That's because Frost owns the Hen and Rooster trademark which he bought from A.G. Russell when the Hen & Rooster company liquidated. Frost's Hen and Rooster is not the same Hen & Rooster of old as they only share the trademark name and nothing else..
 
leghog said:
That's because Frost owns the Hen and Rooster trademark which he bought from A.G. Russell when the Hen & Rooster company liquidated. Frost's Hen and Rooster is not the same Hen & Rooster of old as they only share the trademark name and nothing else..
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Thanks for that information. I was pondering picking up a H&R on my next visit, but I will save my $$.
 
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