Kershaw Oso Sweet

You are 100 percent correct, Joe. The quality of the knives speak
for Kershaw
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More than quality, it's the service, responsiveness to customers needs and requests, and the whole business practices of Kershaw/Kai.

It's a class act whose growing place in the industry, and market leading success aren't just luck or a coincidence.

The company has the deepest and most talented pool of designers I'm aware of.

The national sales manager has a thourough understanding not only of business, but of the knife industry in general brought about by experience decades long, and in some of the leading companies. He is well respected by industry insiders, and people in the industry with no less than the stature of Sal Glessar are extremely complimentary of him as a person, and as a competitor.

I've yet to hear a bad story or anecdote about him.

Yep, a class act all around and a company contributing to the economy right here at home. Joe
 
Izan said:
Man, that is good to know how you feel about Knife making. I will cross Kershaw off of my list.

It is manufacturers like you who not only ruin the US employment rate, you provide people shitty products.
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Thomas W said:
fishface5, we chose to make the Oso Sweet for the big box stores. They had certain criteria for this particular knife, and we met all of them. It's just not good business to leave big money on the table. Sorry that you're upset, but the knife has been very profitable since it's debut.
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If this forum supports greed and unethical business practices then I am not going to be a part of it anymore. Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs. I do not support that. A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either.

You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality. I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...
 
I have an Oso Sweet, and it is a very nice little knife- especially for the money. It's a great design with good ergos, and one of the best pocket clips I've come across on that size knife, regardless of price. I'd personally prefer a better steel, but for the target market, the Oso Sweet is a home-run, IMO.

My only issue with the knife (aside from the blade steel) was that the edges of the FRN were a bit sharp, which was quickly and perfectly cured with some sandpaper.

Izan, how can you judge the quality of a product you do not own and have never seen in person? I can assure you the quality of the Oso Sweet is far from inferior, especially considering its price point. Kershaw is an ethical, American company. If they do not respond to market demands, they could go out of business, and then American workers really would lose their jobs. I wonder whose jobs you think are being lost due to Kershaw manufacturing 20% of their product overseas. Their competitors? Benchmade and Spyderco both make knives in China as well. The only major American cutlery manufacturers that DON'T manufacture in China are Case and Queen, and they are not direct competitors to Kershaw.
 
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Izan said:
If this forum supports greed and unethical business practices then I am not going to be a part of it anymore. Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs. I do not support that. A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either.

You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality. I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...
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It's not for greed, it's so that most manufacturers can use that money for new US designs and for paying their employees. Kershaw does not pump out products from China, as 80% of their products are made in Tualitin, OR. Their chinese products aren't "sh!tty," they're an economical purchase for a person who is starting to get into knives.

So... you don't support made in Japan/Korea cars either? How about your cell phone... that's made outside of the US... as is most clothing. Nike's world headquarters is in my backyard, yet the overall majority of their products are made outside of the US. Companies like these bring in a lot more income than the knife industry.


To keep on topic, how's the Oso sweet after EDC'ing it for a while?
 
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If this forum supports greed and unethical business practices then I am not going to be a part of it anymore.

Promise?

Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs.

Considering the price point and target market, the cold reality, is that some products are more efficiently made in China. Deal with it.

A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either.

Actually, Kershaw chooses to make a profit with quality products. If you owned any Kershaw knives, you would realise that fact.

You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality.

I believe the word that you are looking for is 'ethics', not 'morality'. My ethics are fine, but either way, your statement is a non sequitur.

I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...

Perhaps. What is your offer?
 
A.P.F. said:
If this forum supports greed and unethical business practices then I am not going to be a part of it anymore.

Promise?

Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs.

Considering the price point and target market, the cold reality, is that some products are more efficiently made in China. Deal with it.

A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either.

Actually, Kershaw chooses to make a profit with quality products. If you owned any Kershaw knives, you would realise that fact.

You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality.

I believe the word that you are looking for is 'ethics', not 'morality'. My ethics are fine, but either way, your statement is a non sequitur.

I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...

Perhaps. What is your offer?
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Nicely put, APF:thumbup: Thanks for taking the time to say everything that I wanted to:D

Jon
 
You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality. I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...
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From my perspective you are the one"getting uppity". Are you serious? You talk this way?

Anyhow, as I was saying you seem to be the one that is running on emotions, not using reason. If you don't want to buy one so what. Once agan you are aware of their large plant in Oregon putting out some of the best cutlery in the world, using american workers, paying american taxes and salaries etc. Using a lot of american steels like the new S110V from Crucible, etc.

No, You can't aknowledge that though, can you? Who is walking backwards? Joe
 
Izan said:
If this forum supports greed and unethical business practices then I am not going to be a part of it anymore. Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs. I do not support that. A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either.

You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality. I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...
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Izan how can you possibly be so short sighted as to think that a company like Kershaw (and Spyderco for that matter) are taking away American jobs. The fact that they can offer a product at a price point that appeals to a much wider buying public makes them more profitable, and where do you think those profits go? Back into the company that's where. Thus increasing that companies financial strength and thus protecting the jobs that they currently provide and possibly creating more through growth.

It is this very uneducated inward looking attitude that has caused the demise of so many good companies and brings to mind that old saying: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"

I would and do buy these knives as well as the US made ones because they are built to the standards of the company in question and offer excellent value and I know that purchasing them only strengthens the company. Without a buying public those jobs will become redundant anyway.
 
Izan said:
If this forum supports greed and unethical business practices then I am not going to be a part of it anymore. Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs. I do not support that. A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either.

You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality. I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...
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You should check where your PC, Cell phone, Fridge, Microwave, A/C, Cordless Phone, & TV are made...
 
Izan said:
If this forum supports greed and unethical business practices then I am not going to be a part of it anymore. Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs. I do not support that. A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either.

You people who are getting all uppity over this, need to check your morality. I bet I could pay you to walk backwards...
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You should check where your PC, Cell phone, Fridge, Microwave, A/C, Cordless Phone, & TV are made...Why do you support those company? What are your ethics?
 
another way to look at this, selling large numbers at the
'big boxes" allows Kershaw the abillity to produce the sprint runs we love so much.:thumbup:
 
Thanks for the review, this is a knife I'm certainly going to try and pick up. Kershaw makes great products and they have always taken good care of me. :thumbup:
 
I picked this knife up at Academy for a reasonable price. I liked the blade, speedsafe, and handle, but the linerlock barely engaged the tang of the knife, so little so that I could force it closed by hand without much effort. Is this a common issue with this knife, or was mine an anomaly? Would Kershaw fix this under warranty?
 
mlanghornes said:
I picked this knife up at Academy for a reasonable price. I liked the blade, speedsafe, and handle, but the linerlock barely engaged the tang of the knife, so little so that I could force it closed by hand without much effort. Is this a common issue with this knife, or was mine an anomaly? Would Kershaw fix this under warranty?
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Lock failure is not a common issue with any Kershaw.
If the lock is not engaging properly, Kershaw should be able to take care of it for you under warranty.

Here's a link to their warranty information.
 
I have an Oso Sweet, and it is a very nice little knife- especially for the money. It's a great design with good ergos, and one of the best pocket clips I've come across on that size knife, regardless of price.
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I like the knife, but when I picked one up at Dicks outside Chicago, I found the pocket clip did not keep the knife on my pocket at all. Very strange... never had any problem that way with any Kershaws. But this one just kept slipping right out. Other than that, I think its a great knife for the money.
 
" Pumping out products made in China DOES take away from American jobs. I do not support that. A company that choses to make a profit over quality products? I do not support that either."

Want to share with us what you do support? I'd be willing to bet you drive an American car that has foreign electronics all through it. I'll bet you're typing your attacks on a great knife company from a PC made in Malaysia. I'll be willing to bet over half of what you are wearing was made overseas.
 
I think this debate is largely academic. Like it or not, we currently live in a global economy. My neighbors Ford has Japanese Mazda parts... that's just the way it is.

I personally hate Communist Chinese policies and human rights abuses. If I want to pay for it, I can get all American made Benchmades and Kershaws, I'm pretty sure of that.

My dad, a WW2 Ranger of the Pacific theater, wouldn't drive a Japanese car. He did not hate the Japanese, but his experiences prevented him, not me, from driving a Nissan or Toyota. I know Jewish people who refuse to drive a German car. I completely respect these positions, anyone knowledgable of history would have to at least be sympathetic to these viewpoints.

But, again, living in a global economy you never really know what part of your computer, medical equipment or auto is made where.
 
diamdave said:
I dunno... both Kershaw and Spyderco's AUS 6 seems to hold an edge better for me than CRKT's AUS 8. I wouldn't be too judgemental on that steel without trying it first.
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I like the Oso Sweet's ergos. I just sharpened my buddy's Sogwinder the other day. I know he's used it a lot since then and it's still got a decent edge on it. Since getting the Edgepro it seems I get more lasting edges now than ever before so maybe that has something to do with it. I personally wouldn't get an AUS6 blade. AUS8 would be the "lowest" steel I'd buy. Of course, heat treatment needs to be done right or it won't matter what steel it is.
 
I had a Spyderco fixed blade, forgot the name of it, had an integral blade cover to it. Anyway, that was AUS 6, stayed quite sharp. I also have a SOG mini pentagon, I think they use AUS 6 in this (older) version.
 
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