New Emerson EDC / Multitool

Multitaskertools said:
Overpriced compared to what? Does any other mfr CNC machine their pliers from D2 steel? No. Do they machine their tool components using wire-EDM/CNC? No.
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I am sure your multi tools are very high quality, but I think you are missing the point. There is a certain stigma attached to Chinese made tools....especially knives and multi tools.
I think Emerson dropped the ball on this one as well. I love that Emerson is all about made in USA, and honestly did a double take when I saw the Emerson name on a Chinese produced product.
 
cncpro11 said:
I think Emerson dropped the ball on this one as well. I love that Emerson is all about made in USA, and honestly did a double take when I saw the Emerson name on a Chinese produced product.
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I agree! A product made anywhere other than the United States should NEVER have the Emerson name on it. Frankly, I find it a bit insulting that Ernie would do this to his customers. It's kind of like he's going against all his beliefs about his support for products Made in in the U.S. just to save a few bucks. That's what I call selling out! I'm honestly a bit disappointed about this.
 
I'll probably catch a lot of pain for this...but I'm seriously considering buying one of these multitools. I have handled Emerson knives in the past, but for the prices they fetch I decided I would never buy an Emerson. I figured I could get the same steel with an axis lock from benchmade for half the price.

Then I saw this. D2 steel (favorable to me), wave feature, pocket clip, pry bar/hex wrench/bottle opener, screwdrivers that actually give you some torque, and G10 handles? Wait, and it's cheaper than most Emerson knives? I can't wait to see what's in the pliers model when that comes out. If it has bearings in the pivot I'll be in heaven.
 
bpeezer said:
I can't wait to see what's in the pliers model when that comes out. If it has bearings in the pivot I'll be in heaven.
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Me too but if Multitasker is reading this PLEASE don't make them in China!!! Make them here in the U.S! Or if Mr. Emerson is the one who has control over where they are made please show him this thread and convince him to not make them overseas!

I would very much like to see an Emerson designed pliers model multi-tool just not one that is made anywhere other than the U.S.
 
Metal Made Fox said:
Me too but if Multitasker is reading this PLEASE don't make them in China!!! Make them here in the U.S! Or if Mr. Emerson is the one who has control over where they are made please show him this thread and convince him to not make them overseas!

I would very much like to see an Emerson designed pliers model multi-tool just not one that is made anywhere other than the U.S.
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So you want the same thing, but you want it to cost more. I mean lets be honest, having something made in the USA is something we all want. But in this case it would only make the knife cost more. I doubt build quality would be better. Im all for us made products and try to only buy us when I have that option, but we already have this tool on the shelves ready to go and people are complaining about the tool itself, plus being china made. Putting a USA stamp on it and charging more for the same tool would be a bad business move in this case.
 
Metal Made Fox said:
Me too but if Multitasker is reading this PLEASE don't make them in China!!! Make them here in the U.S! Or if Mr. Emerson is the one who has control over where they are made please show him this thread and convince him to not make them overseas!
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It's easy to sit back and say, oh "make that in the US." I share building space in Atlanta with my brother's company, which makes high-end components for some major firearms manufacturers (and employs 15+ people). Of course I'd love for him to make Multitasker products; however, due to the complexity of the designs, the materials and machining time required, it simply is not a cost-effective process at this time. At the end of the day, we have to be cost competitive vs the major manufacturers.

If Emerson could make this tool themselves for the target price point, do you really think they'd come to us??? Conversely, one of the reasons Mr. Emerson picked us was because of our rep for build quality, and our willingness to make a bespoke multitool, just for EKI.
 
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Multitaskertools said:
But your argument for our products being "overpriced for a good multitool" is not based on material selection or build quality.
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True. I haven't handled it yet. Sanremmu and Spyderco both have excellent products made in china....but they cost much less than the $185 Multitasker price.
 
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For $185.00 I can buy three of the multitools I currently carry. Just not worth it to me no matter how well built.
 
YardbirdUSA said:
I was looking forward to the new EDC since I saw a video taken at shotshow. I see now a couple of dealers have them at about $185 bucks. Looking at the description I see the knife is made in China. Since I have not purchased an Emerson Knife before I would like to hear the thoughts from you "Emerson Guys" on the price and the fact that its made in china.
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Wow. 185.00 bucks and its made in China :rolleyes:

What a freaking joke.

Yeah I know I'm late to the party but this is the first time reading this thread, and I assumed the tool was going to be U.S. made.
 
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Yeah the "Made in China for $185" part just doesn't go over well with me. I could see $40-80 for what it offers.
 
jeepin said:
Wow. 185.00 bucks and its made in China :rolleyes:

What a freaking joke.

Yeah I know I'm late to the party but this is the first time reading this thread, and I assumed the tool was going to be U.S. made.
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Wunderbar said:
Yeah the "Made in China for $185" part just doesn't go over well with me. I could see $40-80 for what it offers.
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With the Emerson name on it, I'm surprised the tool doesn't cost $300. If the tool wasn't labeled "China" people would be clamoring all over it, but with solid manufacturing processes it doesn't matter where the tool is made. I would bet that if you were handed an unlabeled tool produced by high quality manufacturing you wouldn't be able to guess where that tool was made.

If I could change one thing about the tool, it wouldn't be the country of origin. I would put it together with torx screws instead of slotted screws. I guess I should consider myself lucky that I can look past country of origin and judge by quality instead.
 
bpeezer said:
I guess I should consider myself lucky that I can look past country of origin and judge by quality instead.
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I think you are in good company. How many of the negative reactions here were based on any experience with the tool? I never even heard of the manufacturer before but I read the Special Circumstances review of their AR tool and ended up putting a picture of it as my desktop background.

Lets get reviews from people who actually own and use them. I'm going to check the company out for the rest of their product line, too.

The whole China-bashing reflex is getting very tired.
 
Metal Made Fox said:
The same price they're advertising it for now at the most.
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I'm not sure how you arrived at that calculation; but just use some common sense and explain to me WHY Emerson would ask us to manufacture this tool for them if they could do it themselves and offer it at or near the same pricepoint??

The reason EKI approached us is because we have a very specialized production capability and were able to deliver a CUSTOM designed multitool to them that met Mr. Emerson's quality expectations without requiring an order for a gazillions pcs.

I personally have no problem with anyone choosing not to buy the tool because it is made in China; I just hope you raise the same objections to SOG and Gerber for their imported products. As for Leatherman, it has been widely documented that they use some imported components (I've seen ads from IndoMIM that showcase the MUT hammer and pocketclip). It doesn't make their products any inferior, it's just the nature of manufacturing in the modern-day global economy.
 
Listen, I do not appreciate your condescending tone and pompous responses. I said I liked your tools. As a matter of fact I was really looking forward to the Emerson pliers multi-tool and was thinking of picking up one of your other tools to hold me off in the mean time. I simply stated some minor things I disagreed with but was still willing to give one of your tools a shot even if they were made in China! However I do not appreciate how you treat potential customers with your rude, confrontational, and argumentative replies.

I will never buy one of your products now, and I honestly think you should tone it down with the replies. Instead of trying to rudely convince people that your tools are worth the hefty price tag, how about you just HUMBLY accept the fact that there will always be critics?
 
Metal Made Fox said:
Listen, I do not appreciate your condescending tone and pompous responses. I said I liked your tools. As a matter of fact I was really looking forward to the Emerson pliers multi-tool and was thinking of picking up one of your other tools to hold me off in the mean time. I simply stated some minor things I disagreed with but was still willing to give one of your tools a shot even if they were made in China! However I do not appreciate how you treat potential customers with your rude, confrontational, and argumentative replies.

I will never buy one of your products now, and I honestly think you should tone it down with the replies. Instead of trying to rudely convince people that your tools are worth the hefty price tag, how about you just HUMBLY accept the fact that there will always be critics?
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I wasn't trying to be condescending, but you asserted that Emerson could make this tool in the US and sell it for the same price. Am I misquoting you?

If you go back and read my post, I asked a simple question about WHY Emerson would feel the need to contract the manufacturing out to us, if they could do it themselves.

I get that some people will rule out buying the tool based on the country of origin, that's perfectly ok. I don't have a problem with it.
 
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