Ive got a little "made in china" fixed blade (jaguar). TBH its not a bad blade holds a edge ok and sharpens up nice, its seen alot of abuse, Ive made fuzzy sticks, preped veg, cut carpet tiles and used for scoring wallpaper. Luck of the draw maybe?

 

I would not condemn all chineese blades, I have a old chineese Bowie that a friend put a handle on for me and its not a bad little knife, razor sharp.

 

These days the sticker Made in China doesn't have to mean that the product is worthless tat.

Many parts of Boeing aircraft are made in China.

Quality control is key to everything.

If any of you are interested in fishing, Van Staal reels which sell for around $850 are now made in China. The quality of those reels hasn't gone down hill as a result.

But, call me stupid.

STUPID!!!

With the relative cheapness of such good and long lasting knives like Mora's, Opinels and SAK's, why buy anything else?

 

Remember when "made in Japan" made us cringe? At first, anything coming out of Japan was pure junk. Today, they make some of the highest quality goods on the market. China is in its early stage of economic development. When their goods improve (and they will) you will see them the world's economic giant and America (with millions of illegals pouring over our border) will become a third world nation.

I own well over 100 knives. Like everyone else, I have accumulated a number of "made in China" knives over the years. All three of my Cold Steels are made in China and I have a couple of CRKTs made in China. I sort of consider them exceptions to the rule because they had good quality prior to moving to China. I also have a Chinese knife made by a Chinese artisan (a dagger) which I like. Generally speaking, the majority of knives coming out of China are junk.

The main reason that China will become the next economic power is because we buy their products. I'm buying American, German, Scandinavian, English, Canadian, and some European brands not only to help their economies but because these knives will skyrocket in price when the companies fold. My knives are an investment as well as barter items.

 

Well, I got a lot of knives made in China. And I suppose you get what you pay for. But when it comes to quality I've never had a problem with made in China products unless they were really cheap. The exception to that is some Cold Steel products and I got a True flight thrower for 21 bucks and made in China but its very well made. And a lot of the newer machetes by Cold Steel are now made in China and are much better quality than the older ones made in South Africa. But China isn't really a 3rd world country nowadays like they used to be. Its fairly developed now and has access to new machines for manufacturing and therefore makes better quality products. Also, they now have a lot more skilled workers than they used too so thats another contributing factor. But all in all, most of my made in China products have been good quality.

 

its the specifications. if a company wants it to be built cheap and inferior thats what they will get, doesnt matter where its made. look at tools go to a harbor freight most of its junk and its super cheap. you can buy some of the same style tools just pay a little more from a lowes or a home depot. and those are made in china tool, but they are better quality.

i will say though if i can i'll try and buy american made, this just isnt for tools or knives though. it goes for tape i buy, paper,pens, whatever i can find thats american made. its not american made then i try and buy from a company that i respect. i love swiss army knives, so i buy those . i respect switzerland alot. i also will buy knipex pliers, i also respect germany alot. i bought a xd gun, i respect croatia a lot. but i dont have much respect for russia, china and some other countrys so i try and avoid them.

but this is just how i feel. you vote with your dollar that you spend. i try and just worry about how i live my life and not how everyone else lives theres. hopefully what i just typed made some sense.

 

YB hit it right on the head, most companies have specifications for their products and China will build them to their specifications. I have MANY broken knives and tools from around the globe, most of them are indeed stamped made in china, or made in ( ) put your own third world cheap country here. BUT to blame the Chinese completely is kinda like blaming your feet for walking. They take the majority of the abuse but your brain is the one telling them to do it.

To name a few of the "disabled" tools I have it would start like this.

China
Pakistan
Japan
AMERICA
Switzerland
Germany
Etc.

It sounds like a hit to the people of these countries (and there are more)(and my country included) but in all reality what it shows to me is nothing is perfect, and everything breaks eventually, the two tools I carry everyday and everywhere are made in Switzerland and the US. They are made by Gerber and Wenger, they have got me out of more spots than China has been in, and I trust them fully, BUT if I tested a Chinese or etc. product that did as well and saved me money I would have to reconsider the companies (and countries) I bought from.

 

If the quality control is good, I dont really care where its made. (not that Im supporting imports)

 

I prefer American made in the products when I buy but some times it is not possible.

I bought a LED tactical flashlight that was made in China this weekend and I have to say it is very high quality for only $25.00.

 

Yeah, I don't look at where its made too often either so long as it has good quality. Although if I see 2 of a similar product and one of them is made in America I will go for that one.

 

This is how I shop generally speaking. When I'm shopping for a tool, knife, whatever, I'm in need of that item. When I come to the tool area, I stand back and look at the selection and the visual quality. My eyes usually rest on a couple of stand outs. I then pick up the tools and see how the feel in my hand, check the weight, the balance, etc. Then I look at the "made in" stamp. If one is made in America and the other in China, I buy the American even if it costs a little more ($1.00 - $15.00). However, if the made in America item costs $50.00 more then I will probably buy the Chinese model unless I'm feeling rich (rare). Check out the Estwing tools at your local Lowes or Home Depot. They are affordable, very good quality, and made in America. Can't go wrong with Estwing.

 

I'm not fussed if it's made in China, as has been said, if quality control is there, it shows through.
Heck, the laptop I'm typing this on is made in China, and Acer is one of the biggest laptop producers in the world.

BMW is shifting the production of it's 650cc motorbikes to China in the next few years, and I bet the Chinese will keep the quality up with a big company like BMW overseeing things and pouring money in.

but as Yorkshire Boy says, with the cheap quality knifes from other countries, why buy junk.

 

My cold steel GI tanto is made in china and its really good. China makes good steel thanks to clinton. I say as long as the steel is good and it feels good in my hand get it.