Reate knives?

btinder said:
Fair point. I handled Reate knives at this year's Blade Show. Really well made and very attractive to look at. Based on the materials used, it was rather slick and wouldn't have served well if you were a LEO or service-member, construction-worker, etc. I have owned an XM-18 and sold it immediately because of a crazy-weak detent; I don't like knives I can shake out with light effort. Besides the detent, I would have felt much better using it in harsh conditions than the Horizon C I tried out.
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Really? You do realize that XM-18's have traditionally incorporated weak detents on purpose, don't you? Seems to me you should have known that with your keen understanding of the requirements of LEOs, service-members and the like. It's only been recently that their detents have been strengthened in response to customer requests.
 
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bld522 said:
Really? You do realize that XM-18's have traditionally incorporated weak detents on purpose, don't you? Seems to me you should have known that with your keen understanding of the requirements of LEOs, service-members and the like. It's only been recently that their detents have been strengthened in response to customer requests.
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So what is your assessment on Reate? You haven't answered OP's question...
 
Wow, coming at me guns hot! I'm active duty military, I bought my knife directly from the Ranch three months ago. It had the weakest detent of any knife I've ever owned, so bad that it would open when I walked just from the up and down movement of my stride. That's completely unacceptable and should have never made it out of the factory.
 
Yep. That's definitely not right. But you should be able to shake it open, so it may just have needed a factory adjustment. Oh well. Too late now.
 
I've considered getting another one, I'll just have to ask for one with a firm detent in the notes.
 
I've owned a few Reates and they've been spectacular. Pretty much flawless throughout. My only complaint is that they don't really have anything closer to the 3" range.
 
If they do build something closer to the 3" range, sign me up. I definitely like me some high-quality, lightweight folders. And I don't give a rip where they come from as long as they're well-made and I can afford them. :)
 
I think reate makes decent knives. Many seem to be worth the money. Others are out of my comfort zone but are probably still fine knives. As far as the whole are they on mid tech levels? I dont think so. Just because I find the term mid tech to have little to no legitimate definition. I find people tend to use the term more as a way to imply that the ordinary is extraordinary. The term custom even has blurred lines. Midtechs definition though I find has no lines at all. Its a term that was coined as a way to describe how a knife was produced and not necessarily anything to do with quality. Which that is the word i would use. They are quality knives. But using categorical terms to describe quality I just cant draw the parallels.
 
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Midtech is a term that's confusing to me as well. I don't think there's a well-established definition for it. I always thought midtechs were basically high-quality production knives that were hand-finished. But now I'm not so sure . . .

EDIT: I just did search and came up with this:

KenOnion said:
Mid-Tech is a class of knives I created a few years ago to put a dividing line between custom and production .I wanted to discontinue my Boa knife a few years ago due to bordom but the demand was still so high I didn't dare . So I decided to get the parts cut out for me and I would do the grinding shaping and finnishing myself .Problem was , I didn't want everyone to assume I did all my knives this way. I needed to devise a way to differentiate between my custom and these knives I had subbed out part of .The answer was Mid-Tech ,by creating a new category of knives somewhere between custom and production and marketing as such these "Mid-Tech" knives would clearly establish a dividing line between custom and Mid-Tech or less than 100% authorship. Honesty is the key here . Since then there are those that have adopted the term Mid-Tech and defined it differently than I ,which I don't agree with . I installed a dividing line between custom and Mid-Tech but failed to mention that if a knife is all subbed out it is still a PRODUCTION KNIFE. There are alot of makers and posers that think that by assembling a knife they farmed out 90% ,sharpening it and logoing it it is Mid-Tech . It is not a Mid-Tech it is primarily factory made and there for is a Production knife . Now I don't know what % authorship a knife needs to have to be called a Mid-Tech , didn't think it necessary but things bieng as they are there are those that will split hairs and do as little as possable by hand and use the term Mid-Tech where the spirit of the term is lost . Again always ask how much was hand made by the guy or gal whose name appears on the knife . Honor and Honesty are key and as much as we don't like to hear it there are some sneaky ,treacherous ,predators out there who will deliberately mislead in order to turn a quick buck . Most are credible ,honest folk just trying to make a living . Don't let the 10% ruin the credibility of the 90%.
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Source: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/293969
 
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Its completely hilarious how the Flag wavers stomp their feet about USA made while banging the Chinese made keyboard plugged into the Chinese made Computer that sends the signal thru the Chinese made Modem....<facepalm> So when you break something in your home do you buy replacement part at Home Depot? Raise your hand if you shop at Wal-Mart? So how many here are buying or on the list for the New Reate Kwaiken ? Ya the Begg knives steel series made in China by David @ Reate.

Mid-tech= Custom knife maker who has a knife series machined and/or does the last 10% of the work

Reate= limited run Production knife.
 
So you are saying we should not be patriotic about America, because a lot of products we purchase come from China?
 
Battleship said:
So you are saying we should not be patriotic about America, because a lot of products we purchase come from China?
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Be as patriotic as you want, but keep it out of this forum, which is about knives.
 
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In which forum did the thread(s) about Strider's veracity and character appear - you know, the one where Spark posted at length?
 
Scurvy092 said:
Mid tech is meaningless marketing speak. It has no meaning any more.
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So true! What used to be a narrow definition has been overly abused.

So much nonsensical marketing jargon these days. My favorite one was "Unlimited Limited".
 
Reate makes very high-quality titanium frame lock bearings flippers. Even custom makers like Todd Begg have designs being produced by Reate. At the very beginning they had some issues with loose scale screws which they've since fixed. Their regular line is value priced.
 
Thomas Linton said:
In which forum did the thread(s) about Strider's veracity and character appear - you know, the one where Spark posted at length?
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Spark can post anything he wants anywhere he wants anytime he wants. This is his house and we're all just guests here.
 
Battleship said:
So you are saying we should not be patriotic about America, because a lot of products we purchase come from China?
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No. Some of us, myself included, don't equate patriotism with where the products we purchase come from nor do we subscribe to the notion of "America . . . buy it or leave it". Our view of patriotism is much broader than that and it's based on, among other things, the FREEDOM to be able to make those kinds of choices without having to answer to you or anybody else. What's more, someone who claims to be a patriot should be willing to defend TO THE DEATH our right to make those kinds of choices whether they like the way we make them or not.
 
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