Why does frost cutlery get such a bad rap?

I'm thinking that Frost owns Chipaway. That would mean different knives? Maybe like a particular beer company owns another. I don't know what Frost knives sell for except for my $5.00 special. The Chipaways I am talking about go for $15 or $20 bucks. U.S dollar-wise, pretty much the same thing (nothing) However percentage-wise a 300% difference. That might make the Pakastani worker try harder = a better product?
 
I was given a Whitetail Cutlery(Owned by Frost) folding knife and it seems to be very well made. I EDC'd a Frost Navy Seal 2 folder a couple years back and liked it very much. From what I can put together it seems that they have spotty QC... So it's a hit or miss kind of a deal. But for a $5-$15 dollar knife what can you expect?
 
Aaah.... I gave them a chance. They don't even do well in storage. I gave a couple Frost knives as Christmas presents to kids and the comment was.... Oh, a Frost.... (Dad knows about Frost knives.)

One of these days I may visit their store again. It has been a couple years and I keep hoping something changes. But it hasn't yet.... KSF is just down the road from them.
 
Asher Sympson said:
I was given a Whitetail Cutlery(Owned by Frost) folding knife and it seems to be very well made. I EDC'd a Frost Navy Seal 2 folder a couple years back and liked it very much. From what I can put together it seems that they have spotty QC... So it's a hit or miss kind of a deal. But for a $5-$15 dollar knife what can you expect?
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I have some Whitetail Cutlery folders also that seem to be ok. A few of them are supposed to have been Rockwell tested. I haven't worked on them yet. I have a Navy Seal Tanto that is dull as a butter knife.
My main complaint is with the blades that I paid decent money for, especially a stag-horn Damascus fixed blade and stag-horn Damascus folder. The folder seems to have a decent heat-treat but the fixed blade is just annealed steel.
I am debating whether I should keep it and see if it is capable of being hardened sometime in the future. I bought them all several years ago.
 
I can buy a plastic jar with 72 folding knives by Frost in it for less than $30, I don't care how you cut it that equals crap. I am fairly sure all of their knives are made in China and Pakistan and not in any higher end factory like WE, Reate, etc.. The highest cost knives they make are Damascus blades made in Pakistan and can be had for under $40. They are probably hammering metal coat hangers together in an outdoor campfire. I might buy one if I needed to chip out an old latrine, but I doubt it.
 
I still have few Frosts from early 1990's
Actually they are very good and was relatively cheap at the time.
But they was made by Mora in Sweden !
I started using one (khaki) year ago or more, at home as handy tool.
No complaints yet
 
Asher Sympson said:
I was given a Whitetail Cutlery(Owned by Frost) folding knife and it seems to be very well made. I EDC'd a Frost Navy Seal 2 folder a couple years back and liked it very much. From what I can put together it seems that they have spotty QC... So it's a hit or miss kind of a deal. But for a $5-$15 dollar knife what can you expect?
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Whitetail is just another of their trademarks like Ocoee, Steel Warrior and so forth. Mostly the same knives. As far as QC being spotty..... I don't know if that's the problem. It is in the materials used. If they have a better line (trademark) it has been contaminated by the junk. So, I have to say that it all is mostly junk for the last 10 years.

But if you know nothing about knives and you want a knife because you need one, you see $50+ knives and Frost stuff. Money is an issue, so you choose Frost and for the most part they are good enough for them.

I still can't figure out why the Frost stuff is so poor and the Rough Ryder slip joints are consistently pretty good, especially for the price and good enough for most people who aren't knife knuts.
 
I just sharpened up a Hen & Rooster HR5010 fixed blade. I have no idea what steel it has. It just says, German Stainless, and Toledo Spain on the blade. It seems like it has a decent heat-treat. It sharpened up pretty sharp but I doubt that the edge will last long.
 
Zulus said:
I still have few Frosts from early 1990's
Actually they are very good and was relatively cheap at the time.
But they was made by Mora in Sweden !
I started using one (khaki) year ago or more, at home as handy tool.
No complaints yet
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That's Frost Mora, not frost cutlery.
 
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