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New Spyderco Mule Team made in Taiwan?

nccole said:
Not that I care, because I prefer Taichung's quality actually, but I was fully expecting Golden on the tang as well. I was surprised, and Spyderco and crew surely knew it would cause a stink on the forums at the very least, esp. BF.
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Not to mention that an S110V Mule would have sold out even if Spyderco had advertised that it was being made for them in Afghanistan by the Taliban using child labor. :eek: Might have taken an hour or three longer, but we both know it would have happened. :D
 
My bad for not saying origin on the original post. We'll watch for that on future announcements.

sal
 
You know what a leader can expect? Criticism! Its a good thing. Especially one who listens and still leads.

Sal has foresight that creates not only good knives, but good things . If the World understood, they could respond only with a Thanks!
 
Kiku Matsuda is a joke? Go figure.

Seilu said:
Only knives made by American hands in America are worth my time. Anything foreign except for European, Canadian, and Australian made items are a joke and will never be on the same level as the goods that we proudly produce. It's not that the quality that matters, it's who produced it and where.
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Seilu said:
Only knives made by American hands in America are worth my time. Anything foreign except for European, Canadian, and Australian made items are a joke and will never be on the same level as the goods that we proudly produce. It's not that the quality that matters, it's who produced it and where.
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Sounds like an attitude based entirely on race. Excluding Japanese-made goods is particularly hilarious. :rolleyes:
 
Txknifefan said:
I was very excited when I had the opportunity to order the Mule Team 18 knife. Got it in earlier and it had Taiwan on the blade. I ordered this knife directly from the Spyderco website so I wasn't worried about it being a fake or knock off. I just feel somewhat let down that I spent $90 on a knife that was not made in the USA. I'm not trying to say this knife looks or will be less reliable. I just felt like if I'm going to drop that kind of money on a blade it should of had Golden, CO etched on the blade. And for anyone wondering Spyderco now has the Mule Team 18 listed under Taiwan for Country of Origin.

Next time I'm sending my money back to Benchmade or one of the Busse's. :(
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Perhaps you can point me in the direction of the Busse and Benchmade knives that can be had for 90$. Then point out which of those have CPM-S110V steel. :D
 
Sal Glesser said:
My bad for not saying origin on the original post. We'll watch for that on future announcements.

sal
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I don't care if their forged by blind eskimo children in titanium leg braces in an outhouse on the deck of a hungarian tuna boat off the coast of Antartica, its a mule and I want one!

Incidentally I drove the 23 miles down the mountain into Golden and picked up my Mule 18 (made in China) from Rachel, paid for it good ol US Currency. I stopped at Panda Express for some spring rolls on the way home and used to open some soy sauce.
It performed flawlessly.
$90 is not expensive for a SpyderCo and to compare that to Benchmade....hmmmm. But on the other hand maybe you should take your $90 there. I think Lester and Co. has their own sub forum too.... (hint).
 
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My Taiwan Spydies have noticeably better fit and finish than my Japanese, US, and China Spydies (Though having said that, the US and Japan models are close...just not quite there). The exception is my 2013 Forum Native which is on par with my Taiwan Spydies, but the Taichung plant has definitely set the bar high. It's a good thing Sal is a picky as he is when it comes to the overseas factories that make those models for Spyderco.
 
Haven't gone through the entire thread but I'll add that the fit, finish and feel of my sage 1 are better than my para 2 (the para 2 had the issue of burrs formed on the inside of the scale around the threaded screw holes for the pocket clip in the tip down position).

My sage 1 was absolutely perfect, albeit a bit sharp around the edges of the spine and the spydie hole (a few minutes with the sharp maker stones solved that) but the action (smoothness and feel of deployment and folding actions) of the knife is equal or superior to both my small sebenza and umnumzaan at 1/4 of the price.

It literally blew me away. You really have to handle a Taichung spyderco before you pass judgement.

Spyderco operates the golden plant at full capacity anyways and is I'm expansion, it's not like they're shipping jobs overseas either.
 
Like many others on the forum, I prefer not to buy the Taiwanese knives. I've handled both the Gayle Bradleys and Southards and the build quality on them is excellent. I just prefer to keep money in the states when possible. FWIW, I'm no more likely to buy a knife made in Germany or Sweden than I am Taiwan or China.
 
Lennyo3034 said:
Like many others on the forum, I prefer not to buy the Taiwanese knives. I've handled both the Gayle Bradleys and Southards and the build quality on them is excellent. I just prefer to keep money in the states when possible. FWIW, I'm no more likely to buy a knife made in Germany or Sweden than I am Taiwan or China.
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A respectable position no doubt. Especially that you are consistent about it.
 
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