Monterey Bay Knives, love?

I'm looking forward to the Pinscher which is slowly making its way over to me on the East Coast. Or at least I was until I discovered the fancy inlaid Pinschers that I missed!
 
Brummie said:
I'm looking forward to the Pinscher which is slowly making its way over to me on the East Coast. Or at least I was until I discovered the fancy inlaid Pinschers that I missed!
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Those inlayed & the San Mai bladed Pinschers were pretty sweet.
 
Somebody needs to make a difference between Chinese designs and Chinese manufacturing.
‘Most of those knives are not Chinese by design, just read the descriptions on the website.
These are knives, designed by respectful US knife makers and this company either was contracted by them to manufacture those designs, or purchased the rights to do so…
So in essence those are not Chinese knives, they could be manufactured by anybody that covers the designers requirement.
You don’t like the knife because of the quality of the craftsmanship, this is secondary to the design of this or that particular piece that looks appealing to you. So all the superlatives about how good the Chinese knives became in the past few years are some how baseless…. Western firms gave then know-how and equipment but very little of their production is a result of their own original designs, this is a fact. If western designers are not basically hiring good and reputable Chinese firms to manufacture their products, they will continue to reverse engeneering western designs and copy it, cannot be otherwise. The gentleman from China that posted recently in this or maybe another similar thread mentioned that they cannot sell their knives locally… Well, you tell me if nation that forbids pocket knives sales locally can produce a design that will appeal to the western market ?
 
POCEH KOCEB said:
Somebody needs to make a difference between Chinese designs and Chinese manufacturing.
‘Most of those knives are not Chinese by design, just read the descriptions on the website.
These are knives, designed by respectful US knife makers and this company either was contracted by them to manufacture those designs, or purchased the rights to do so…
So in essence those are not Chinese knives, they could be manufactured by anybody that covers the designers requirement.
You don’t like the knife because of the quality of the craftsmanship, this is secondary to the design of this or that particular piece that looks appealing to you. So all the superlatives about how good the Chinese knives became in the past few years are some how baseless…. Western firms gave then know-how and equipment but very little of their production is a result of their own original designs, this is a fact. If western designers are not basically hiring good and reputable Chinese firms to manufacture their products, they will continue to reverse engeneering western designs and copy it, cannot be otherwise. The gentleman from China that posted recently in this or maybe another similar thread mentioned that they cannot sell their knives locally… Well, you tell me if nation that forbids pocket knives sales locally can produce a design that will appeal to the western market ?
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Hey can you go spout off insane nonsense in a relevant place?
 
i gots a NFS EZC tanto lockbar strong detent. and my newest addition, MBK Peter Carey Turbo in raindrop CF, bolster / liner lock all blacked out. it's all around excellent medium use, for a folder, nice edge geometry and angle, good ergos for my size 8-9 med gloves and snappy action + drop shut NFS and i recommend it
 
NG VI said:
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That's pretty neat, what was the original, 3"? I feel like ~3.5" would have been a good length just because at ~3.75" the whole thing starts to get a bit large unless they make it an executive type design.
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The original is 3”
I am really liking how well ZDP-189 sharpens and strops to a mirror finish. It’s wicked sharp!
 
NG VI said:
Hey can you go spout off insane nonsense in a relevant place?
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I'm not going to engage with someone who is so quick to slap labels like "insane nonsense",
without using the chance to even shortly elaborate what exactly in my post caused his reaction.
Still, I stay behind my words - without Western knife makers and influence, Chinese will not be on the map,
they are very few Chinese designers of folders that would be well recognized in the Western market, and I bet
you won't be able to name even three of them, the way you would name three US knife makers, without digging in the interwebs... :cool: :thumbsup:
 
Who’s got a Pinscher? I’ve been loving the EWC I picked up recently. They make a really nice knife and I love a Ray Laconico design. The Pinscher really looks nice as well.
 
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