New Hen and Rooster Knives - any good?

ginshun

ginshun

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Can anybody give me an idea on the quality of the new Hen and Rooster slip joints? I know that the older ones were pretty good, but have no experience with new ones. I see that Hen and Rooster is now owned by Frost, which is mainly known for chinese crap, but I also see that the website states that the Hen and Rooster knives are made in Solenign, Germany, so they may be good.

any input would be appreciated
 
ginshun, I can't answer your question specifically but I'm sure one or more of our members can.

That said, in this forum we don't disparage knives based upon their country of origin but rather evaluate them on their own merits. (As I'm sure you already know that there can be "crap" manufactured in the USA and Germany as well as China.)

So perhaps the best way to word such in the future might be to refer to inferior knives which a particular company might be known for rather than attributing it to the country of origin.

Thanks for your understanding and cooperation.
 
Calm down.

I realize that there are actually some pretty decent knives made in China at this point. Byrd Knives and a couple of Spyderco and Benchmade models come to mind.

I stand by my statement that the Chinese made Frost Cutlery knives are total crap for the most part though.
 
ginshun said:
Calm down.

I realize that there are actually some pretty decent knives made in China at this point. Byrd Knives and a couple of Spyderco and Benchmade models come to mind.

I stand by my statement that the Chinese made Frost Cutlery knives are total crap for the most part though.
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No problem, ginshun, as long as we're not throwing the baby out with the bath water. ;):p :thumbup:

(Oh, and if I were any calmer, I'd be sleeping. ;))
 
I've got a Mini Canoe or Butterbean by them and am extremely pleased with it.Wasn't expensive and there are some roughish aspects but snap is strong,bladeplay not an issue and the jigging fine. A small knife in the Peanut genre which came sharp and I rate it. Don't KNOW about their old stuff but would like to.
 
These are two H&R knives that I bought within the last two years. The quality is marginal when compared to the price of these knives.

They're not bad , but not what you'd expect from such a well respected brand. I think H&R has gone the way of other famous brands and is selling knives based on the reputation of the brand.

The sowbelly is constructed a little better than the large stockman, but has mushy springs. Both are stainless ....

Knives that I've recently bought from Queen ( & S&M), Case and GEC are made much better. A recent GEC cigar stockman in stag that I bought is very well made.

In some ways the quality of the budget slippies from Frost's Steel Warrior line is better too.

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Are Hen and Rooster expensive? The drop in quality might not be so bad if there was also a drop in price. Imports like Rough Rider are not too bad because they are inexpensive. You get a good knife for the price. It's all relative I guess. History, reputation, price range, etc.
 
I currently have 1 Hen & Rooster Canoe & it's actually very nice. The snap & blades are well done & it makes for a nice user. However, I believe mine's from the '80's. It is a SS model & has "Solingen, Germany" stamped on the tang.

I researched what little info there is on them & I get the opinion that the current ones (The last few yrs) are not that good. I think there are nicer knives for the same price that you could get. I recall a Henckel red shield Whittler that I had (Carbon blade model made by Boker) & it was very nice.
 
The ones that I was looking at were too expensive. The site that I was looking on was Deadwoodknives.com and the knives were in the $40-$60 range. Not terribly expensive, but not a cheapo by any means.
 
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