I'd put Reate at the top. having heard of David Deng and what he has done with Team Reate is really quote astonishing. WE is a level below Reate and then Kizer falls below WE, that's just my opinion of course. I have Reate knives that I cherish and will never sell, WArranty is phenomenal as well.
I wonder why people buy them.
I don't disagree that there may be more effective ways to make positive change than a personal boycott of Chinese knives. Having said that, it also does not have to be an either or proposition. One can do one thing or another or both.
I have owned both WE and Reate. I would ALMOST put them equal now. A year ago I would agree with you.
That's true. I'd certainly hope that anyone who has time to take a bold stance on political or economic issues in an internet forum is also doing some of those much more productive things with their time and resources.
BTW, there are limits to the scope of political discussion in this forum. Here is a non-controversial idea. Anyone who wants to strike a blow for the forces goodness should consider supporting Knife Rights. They advocate for your fundamental right to own and carry a knife.
The only WE i've never owned was the Drakon, it was a really nice knife but not for me. I flipped it and moved on. There are some cool knives I've seen come out lately from them though. My lambert Reate collab is amazing and the SBD and Pena blades are as well. I think the collab portion is where WE is lacking perhaps. Even Kizer has some sweet Laconico designs.
Yep, some people don’t like different opinions but they don’t mind making theirs known to everyone.All as predicted...
Robert
WE made one of the best Laconico designs, the Keen.
Yep, some people don’t like different opinions but they don’t mind making theirs known to everyone.