KA-BAR vs. Becker

Ethan should see what he can do with tweeners using the steel and collaboration with Mora. That could be interesting.
 
moosez45 said:
I didn't say right or wrong, I said hates. He has a scandi, a real nice one, but he still hates them. :D

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he still hates the hi-viz, but wants them :)

i've seen many of his scandi. there's a spray for that i hear.
 
You can have good knives made in China. My Spydie Tenacious is made in China and it is one of my favorite folders. I think if a company has knives made in China, the company has to be really involved. Yes I would prefer they be made here, but that is happening less and less.
 
BRL said:
Taiwan and China are apples and bowling balls. The Taiwanese government doesn't pull people out of their homes, stick them in forced labor camps, work them near to death, then shoot them.
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They don't shoot them anymore, they feed them and then work them near death, again.
 
OREGON FAL'ER said:
I can't do taiwan or china. I feel like I sold a piece of my soul when I do, so it's mostly no go. I just do without or find a domestic equivlent.
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China, sure...
But not to take this political, Taiwan is a country that cares. I have known several Taiwanese, and they are freedom lovers, and hard workers...their country was born of this.
 
You see it all the time on knife/gun/gear forums people talk about how they only buy American but I have a feeling if you want through there house you find TONS of overseas products.
 
I just returned from SMKW & was enlightened by an employee about some of thier new products. I had my heart SET on a KaBar WartHog fixed blade before i went there. I talked at length with one person & when i mentioned their new line, he went & got another employee. This guy said he took 3 of the new KaBar line (made overseas & one was the WartHog) camping for a weekend & used the heck outta them, but DID NOT throw them at all. He chopped, batoned & feather sticked with them. He then said all 3 handles came loose & one broke & came off. Thats when he said he saw that it was NOT a full tang knife. He said the tang only went in about 3" or so. NOT what I wanted to hear, so i passed. Too bad really, i mean how much more $$ could it have really cost to make a full tang knife ? I have learned that a full width, full tang knife is the best way to go for any knife that is going to see hard use. I hope i am wrong, but it seems that soon we will only be left with high dollar Made in America knifes & overseas imports. I think the allmighty dollar of profit will win out. Stock up on Beckers while you can. IMHO, there IS no comparison between Becker & KaBar. Becker RULES !!!
 
TwinStick said:
I just returned from SMKW & was enlightened by an employee about some of thier new products. I had my heart SET on a KaBar WartHog fixed blade before i went there. I talked at length with one person & when i mentioned their new line, he went & got another employee. This guy said he took 3 of the new KaBar line (made overseas & one was the WartHog) camping for a weekend & used the heck outta them, but DID NOT throw them at all. He chopped, batoned & feather sticked with them. He then said all 3 handles came loose & one broke & came off. Thats when he said he saw that it was NOT a full tang knife. He said the tang only went in about 3" or so. NOT what I wanted to hear, so i passed. Too bad really, i mean how much more $$ could it have really cost to make a full tang knife ? I have learned that a full width, full tang knife is the best way to go for any knife that is going to see hard use. I hope i am wrong, but it seems that soon we will only be left with high dollar Made in America knifes & overseas imports. I think the allmighty dollar of profit will win out. Stock up on Beckers while you can. IMHO, there IS no comparison between Becker & KaBar. Becker RULES !!!
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I mean no disrespect, but telling us about a story you heard in TN is just not going to do it for me. Everyone knows, what happens in TN, stays in TN.
Second, Becker IS Kabar, as Kabar is BECKER. I have owned several of the Kabar hidden tang knives and have never heard of the handle coming free, NOT to mention that I beat mine, and it did very well. AND I have never heard of one coming free from a guy that wants to sell one to me.
I have been to SMKW's 5 times, and I have always had a ball, but I dont remember anyone telling me their products didnt work, unless you held up one that cost $45 and another that cost $200 and asked which one?
Anyways, Everyone's mileage may vary here...but this is my view. GKN
 
widerstand said:
you see it all the time on knife/gun/gear forums people talk about how they only buy american but i have a feeling if you want through there house you find tons of overseas products.
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amen.
 
No disrespect at all my friend. My money is my money & i don't have a lot of it, so i certainly don't want to waste it on something i will not be happy with. I'd rather buy another Becker. And just to be clear, they may be produced under the same name, but they are WORLDS apart when it comes to construction. A Becker is a full width, full tang, with handles that can be removed or TIGHTENED-should they ever come loose. As i said earlier, IMHO, there IS no comparison. BECKER RULES !!! It is better designed, better constructed & about the same money.
 
On the issue of the Warthog made by KA BAR, I have recently aquired one of these by the good graces of a moose and about 6 hours worth of research for a contest. It's gonna get beat on. I've got some folks ready to get down on this thing. And then in the end, if it survives, I shall gift it. And yes I've had beer.

Oh and I should say I have no I'll will to the people's of any country, be it china, or taiwan.
 
TwinStick said:
No disrespect at all my friend. My money is my money & i don't have a lot of it, so i certainly don't want to waste it on something i will not be happy with. I'd rather buy another Becker. And just to be clear, they may be produced under the same name, but they are WORLDS apart when it comes to construction. A Becker is a full width, full tang, with handles that can be removed or TIGHTENED-should they ever come loose. As i said earlier, IMHO, there IS no comparison. BECKER RULES !!! It is better designed, better constructed & about the same money.
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then those SMKW people should pony up a knife, and we'll cut the handle off, and have a look. that's the tell. anything else is BS and i'm not willing to wade into it.

it's a fun store, but i honestly would not shop there as my first choice. bad attitude.
 
OREGON FAL'ER said:
On the issue of the Warthog made by KA BAR, I have recently aquired one of these by the good graces of a moose and about 6 hours worth of research for a contest. It's gonna get beat on. I've got some folks ready to get down on this thing. And then in the end, if it survives, I shall gift it. And yes I've had beer.

Oh and I should say I have no I'll will to the people's of any country, be it china, or taiwan.
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for reasons that are just bizarre, i have 2 new warthog models.

i'm seriously tempted to figure out a way to give one away, perhaps AFTER i use it. hard. we'll see. shit, i might just cut one of these up. though, another thought: i wonder if KaBar wouldn't mind just sending us a picture of the raw blank? easy, cheap, good.

quite a lot of the new moras are not only not full tang, but short tangs. they work fine. very few people have complaints over hard use.

abuse != use
 
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