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Any preferences for country of manufacture out there? I try to buy US as much as possible...even though I drive a Japanese car..made in the US but still...

I feel that knives made in Japan are every bit as good as those made in the US for the most part. Probably have better QC to boot. Aside from Japan and some of the other European countries I dont have much confidence in other countries cutlery. Am I wrong?
 
We have some promising Australian cutlery makers...but we are part of Asia, so you're probably putting us in their basket.
 
For production knives, I don't really care where they're from. I do buy quite a few customs every year and aside from a Thai E-Nep last year, my dollars are spent inside the USA.

But if I see something I really really like, I'd still buy from overseas.
 
i only have 2 knive sthat are non-us made...a kershaw ace keychain and a ka bar dozier folder-the other 8 are us made
 
My fixed blades are US, my folders are a mix of Spyderco Japan and US, my kitchen is 100% Japan.
 
I prefer to buy US just because it is my country and I like to support our economy. I'm not saying that other countries dont make great knives; Japan, Switzerland and Germany for example, produce excelent knives. I will buy knives manufactured abroad if I like them enough, It just so happens that I prefer the designs and steels of American made knives more.
 
US and Swiss primarily for pocketknives, German for cars.

Cars are an interesting question. If it's a Japanese companymade in Japan, it's a Japanese car. What about Japanese made in the US? What about Ford made in Mexico? It's harder to draw the line.
 
Ozy said:
We have some promising Australian cutlery makers...but we are part of Asia, so you're probably putting us in their basket.
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I wasn't alerted of this...did I miss some kind of plate tectonics? :D






I usually buy American, because that is where my favorite knife brands are located. Some Swiss too, but I am not against any country that can produce a decent blade.
 
The finer things in life i do not care where I get them from. Cars and knives are that exception. Everyone knows, for example, that hondas typically last forever, and japanese steel in the kitchen is top notch. Now clothes, golf balls, shoes, etc. I try to buy US made because there really isnt a line where an overseas product can be THAT much better for such small purchases. Just my opinion.....

And honda is us made in my opinion. They create lots of jobs, the parts are made here, the cars are made here, honda donates millions to the us in form of charities and schools. The only thing that happens overseas is some design work, but then again, honda research and development has a massive facility in the us too.... lol
 
Almost all of my knives and swords are American made. The one major exception to that are my khukuris. I only want khukuris made in Nepal.
 
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So far most of my knives have been US made, and I try to buy them that way. Like my Spyderco Military. I would consider buying other made knives and in fact have (bidding on a German Bull at the moment). My kitchen knives are Shun, and some of the Japanese manufactured knives from Spyderco look promising. Also, I have to agree that cars are different. My wife's Honda has 238 thousand miles and has never needed a repair. My 2008 Toyota Tundra is a Japanese brand, but is built in Texas. The line does seem to get blurry sometimes. At least if the factory is in the US you get the benefit of Japanese durability with the side benefit of US jobs being created.
 
I feel that knives made in Japan are every bit as good as those made in the US for the most part. Probably have better QC to boot. Aside from Japan and some of the other European countries I dont have much confidence in other countries cutlery. Am I wrong?
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Yes. Countries don't make knives. Manufacturers make knives.
 
kirko said:
And honda is us made in my opinion. They create lots of jobs, the parts are made here, the cars are made here, honda donates millions to the us in form of charities and schools. The only thing that happens overseas is some design work, but then again, honda research and development has a massive facility in the us too.... lol
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Marysville, OH. My father was one of the foremen building that plant back in '81. :)
 
I buy knives from nearly every country. But since I specifically collect Old Timers and vintage Bruckmann knives, I probably have more from the USA and Germany than anywhere else.


OT; My car is a genuine Honda, made in Japan. :)
 
Beyond enjoying showing the "made in earth" on my US made Spydercos to friends, I have no preference. I buy based on the design rather than country of origin.
 
My knives are U.S., and Japanese mostly. I swore I'd never buy another chinese knife, but I got a Spyderco Tenacious, and for $30 it's fantastic. I'll probably get a few Byrds in the next year or so. I also am a fan of Swiss made stuff (my SAKs and watch), My Truck is a GMC (but made in canada), and my Handguns are all German. I agree that Japanese knives are every bit as good as American. I carry them more than U.S. actually (folders at least, my fixed blades are all U.S.).
 
As so many US brands have outsourced their activities to China, I wonder when a knife is purely American. And with so many knives being simply 'assembled' from different parts from different countries (blades from Japan, handles from US, wood from Brazil, and sheaths from Italy), it is hard to say from what country a knife is.

Apart from that, I don't like American, Korean and French cars. I have bad experience with all of them, especially with Peugeot which is probably the worst brand of car ever made in a country that can't produce decent cars, which is France. I am driving a BMW 118 now but I am considering to buy a Honda Accord.
 
I've got knives from all over. The one's that suprised me are the Camco knives Camillus imported from China. F&F is very good and they take a good edge.
 
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