The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 ea (shipped within CONUS). Now open to the forums as a whole. If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges. If there are customs issues? On you.
Aughhh...I've waited years for the new spyderench and it's made in china...aughhhhh....well, maybe in a few years I'll see one from the actual spyderco branch.
Why, oh why, does it matter?! It just baffles me why people get so hung up on where something is made, as if was some sort of character flaw to buy something not made in the USA.
Why, oh why, does it matter?! It just baffles me why people get so hung up on where something is made, as if was some sort of character flaw to buy something not made in the USA.
1. It is a MAJOR character flaw to have an option to buy US or buy foreign, and choose foreign.
Why? You haven't presented any logic for this statement, so there's no reason I should believe you. What does buying at Walmart have to do with anything? I buy stuff that works, regardless of where it's made. If you ascribe value to an article based solely on where it's made, that's utterly ridiculous. And don't trot out some "it's because I'm so patriotic" nonsense, either. It has nothing to do with whether I love and support my country (I most certainly do) -- it has to do with whether I use the brain God gave me to evaluate a product before I buy it. That's why I prefer Toyota to Dodge or Ford -- better quality, better lifespan, better resale. I will be buying a Dodge or Chrysler minivan soon, because my wife and I like the looks and features better than those found on the Honda or Toyota van. This is a reasoned decision, made with the knowledge that we're probably going to have more problems with the van than if we bought a Toyota or Honda.
Enough of that -- I don't feel like getting into a debate of product values based on emotion (made in the USA vs. anywhere else). I'm not likely to change anyone's mind, and I don't care to change yours -- I'm just baffled by why people make decisions based only on where a product is manufactured. You do what works for you, and I'll do what works for me!
You do what works for you, and I'll do what works for me!
In my humble opinion, the true genius of this tool is that it splits into 2 tools! You can secure a nut using the crescent wrench with one hand, while turning the screw using the screw driver in your other hand.
Try that with your other multi tools!!!
Plus, it is still a real one handed knife.
Still nothing out there in the same league as this.
I'm not nationalist-agendra driven, although it doesn't hurt that I do live in America. Here are four factors to consider
1: Craftsmanship, in my experience, is better from America and Japan than most other countries
2: America and Japan have labor rights
3: This is merely psychological, but if I ever pay more than 50 dollars for a knife and it says China on it, I feel ripped off. I know the reasoning is circular, but I'm not claiming my emotions are rational. That's just how I feel.
4: Kershaw can makes knives in America that I'm very pleased with for about the same price as the Byrd line.
In the end, money isn't an issue for me (regarding production folders). 20 dollars or a 100, if I like it a lot I'll buy it. So to save 10 dollars by outsourcing our labor to a government whose decisions I find quite questionable is not a good investment to me. But if it was a knife that was of 300 dollars value and they could get it to me 20, I might sell out.
In real life, I look for American brands. Sure, I still own Chinese stuff, when I can't get an alternative. It's irrelevent here--I can find an alternative. I might buy a Taiwanese one. I find Taiwan less threatening.
1. It is a MAJOR character flaw to have an option to buy US or buy foreign, and choose foreign.
2: America and Japan have labor rights
Why are people who are not even interested in this new product , piping up and throwing in thier 1/2 cent ?
You don't like the Byrdrench or Spyderco in general , don't buy one and keep it to yourself.
Don't come and poop in a good threads cereal just because you dont think you like the product.