Schempp Bowie - Made in Taiwan?

Todd21969 said:
Personally I choose to buy U.S.A knives when given an option. Although I do own a ManBug, just because Golden doesn't make a keyring sized knife.

I like Spyderco, and yes I understand any Spyderco purchase helps keep the lights on in Golden.

BUT... I make a product for a living here in the U.S. And I prefer to spend my disposable income on U.S.A product. And lets face it , after one knife more are not a necessity.

I do wish more Spyderco products were made here.

If that makes you regurgitate, so be it. I don't get sick when someone buys off shore knives. ;)
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I do not think that it makes him sick that you or anyone prefers to buy US first.

...And while YOU don't get sick when someone buys offshore, there are those who do (for the wrong misinformed reasons). If one gets "sick" because of US pride, I think that's totally fine, but SOME arguments I've read over the years seemed ignorant and has less to do with that.

On top of that, the Taiwan thing has been beaten into the next galaxy which probable explains the :barf:

Spyderco's humble beginnings includes their very first model being made in Japan. Some facts we just have to deal with. Hardly a tiny company's fault though that EVERYTHING is going overseas. Just saying. And I hope your job remains here.
 
Stays Sharp said:
I do not think that it makes him sick that you or anyone prefers to buy US first.

...And while YOU don't get sick when someone buys offshore, there are those who do (for the wrong misinformed reasons). If one gets "sick" because of US pride, I think that's totally fine, but SOME arguments I've read over the years seemed ignorant and has less to do with that.

On top of that, the Taiwan thing has been beaten into the next galaxy which probable explains the :barf:

Spyderco's humble beginnings includes their very first model being made in Japan. Some facts we just have to deal with. Hardly a tiny company's fault though that EVERYTHING is going overseas. Just saying. And I hope your job remains here.
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^ I suppose I should have expanded on my first comment but Stays Sharp hit it dead on.
I too would love to have ALL Spydercos made here in the good ole US of A. Sadly our own government has made it near impossible for smaller companies to survive solely on US made products with the ever expanding regulations and corporate tax rate. Let's just say if the Taiwan made knives were made here then the same people that complain about them being made off shore now would be complaining about them being too expensive. I'd be interested to know what the profit margins on the Golden made Spyders are compared to those made in other countries. I'd hazard it to be significantly smaller by comparison.
And ya... :barf:
because of the dead horse thing
 
CapitalizedLiving said:
Going by your logic the Chokwe should have been made in Central Africa.
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And the Barong in the Philippines and the Persian in Iran, etc. ;)

I honestly think they get a few more little details right at the Taichung plant than they do at the Golden one. All of my Taichung Spydies are sharpened all the way back, almost none of my Golden ones are.

That said, the Golden made knives are more in line with my bang-for-the-buck buying philosophy.
 
Soo glad they had this built in Taiwan, mine is shipping as we speak!!! My Navaja can't wait to meet its brother from another mother.
 
Nowhere Man said:
Am I just a curmudgeon, or should this knife (since it is part of the ethnic series after all) have been made in the Golden factory? I really really like it, but something about the country of origin in this particular case just seems like such a miss! I know, I know, the quality is inevitably fine. But, it seems a prime opportunity to make a particular blade Stateside.

Schempp Bowie

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While I don't have ANY problem w spydercos Taichung plant, I must agree it would have been just a Lil better for this particular one.to be USA made. Oh well, still got.one.coming!
 
Beautiful knife, interesting ergonomics. I have mixed feeling about it currently.

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JMO!!!! It looks to me like there is too much going on there!! CF/Brass??? HUH?? John :thumbup:
 
My brother in law is a cowboy action shooter. I wanted to redo the primary scale for a special knife for him to carry at shoots. I removed the bolster and scale on one side of the knife. The scale is dovetailed under the bolster so both parts had to be removed. Besides the two screws holding the bolster onto the knife there were also two 3mm shoulder pins pressed into the liners. These pins positioned the bolsters to the scales perfectly. There were two 3mm shoulder studs pressed into the carbon fiber scales that fit precisely into holes in the liners, besides the 3 screws holding the scale in place. This knife exceeds most methods of custom knife production, by far. I'm proud to have my name on this knife...Take Care...Ed Schempp P.S. It will take me awhile to do the scale replacement, I'd like to do it at the standard it was produced.
 
Ed Schempp said:
My brother in law is a cowboy action shooter. I wanted to redo the primary scale for a special knife for him to carry at shoots. I removed the bolster and scale on one side of the knife. The scale is dovetailed under the bolster so both parts had to be removed. Besides the two screws holding the bolster onto the knife there were also two 3mm shoulder pins pressed into the liners. These pins positioned the bolsters to the scales perfectly. There were two 3mm shoulder studs pressed into the carbon fiber scales that fit precisely into holes in the liners, besides the 3 screws holding the scale in place. This knife exceeds most methods of custom knife production, by far. I'm proud to have my name on this knife...Take Care...Ed Schempp P.S. It will take me awhile to do the scale replacement, I'd like to do it at the standard it was produced.
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I would love to see pictures of the various pins and construction methods outlined above. I have one, but prefer not to disassemble until it becomes absolutely necessary.
 
I have one on the way currently and it's easily my most anticipated knife of the year...and may very well join my Schempp Tuff in my top 5 favourites of my 45 (Soon 46) piece collection of Spydercos.
 
Ed Schempp said:
My brother in law is a cowboy action shooter. I wanted to redo the primary scale for a special knife for him to carry at shoots. I removed the bolster and scale on one side of the knife. The scale is dovetailed under the bolster so both parts had to be removed. Besides the two screws holding the bolster onto the knife there were also two 3mm shoulder pins pressed into the liners. These pins positioned the bolsters to the scales perfectly. There were two 3mm shoulder studs pressed into the carbon fiber scales that fit precisely into holes in the liners, besides the 3 screws holding the scale in place. This knife exceeds most methods of custom knife production, by far. I'm proud to have my name on this knife...Take Care...Ed Schempp P.S. It will take me awhile to do the scale replacement, I'd like to do it at the standard it was produced.
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Mr Shempp,

I'd like to personally thank you for designing this knife! The minute I saw it last year I LOVED it. It is the first knife in 10 years I had to be on a list to get when it released. Beautiful classic yet modern design. Mine is supposed to get here today! Ooowee!
 
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