Who is your favorite knife manufacturer?

[Oh Shoot]

CRKT, hands down my fav.

Perhaps splitting hairs to some extent, but they aren't a manufacturer. Like Cold Steel, they are only designers. They manufacture nothing.

- OS

Edited February 20, 2012 by OhShoot

[Guest NYCrulesU]

Perhaps splitting hairs to some extent, but they aren't a manufacturer. Like Cold Steel, they are only designers. They manufacture nothing.

- OS

I guess, never researched in detail or asked that much about them. Bought one CRKT knife...loved it. Bought another CRKT ...loved it. Now I'm hooked. Only knife site I buy from. I also am alble to buy their stuff at a local Army Surplus shop that carries them.

I own about 7 CRKT knives.

[f3joel]

ESEE is one of my favorites

American made, excellent warranty

[hkgonra]

Becker or ESEE.

[221 Fireball]

Cold Steel may not produce it, but whoever does it for them, I like it. My 7" Lynn Thompson Tanto Recon is quite the blade.

[Oh Shoot]

Cold Steel may not produce it, but whoever does it for them, I like it. My 7" Lynn Thompson Tanto Recon is quite the blade....

I have quite a few Cold Steel knives and some CRKT also.. My comment re CS and CRKT wasn't meant to diss them -- both companies have made any number of fine and innovative knives. Just a clarification about "manufacturers".

I've even gotten into SRM/Enland-Bee/Navy blades -- Chinese companies who ARE the manufacturers, and the actual manufacturers of some of the PRC made line for American-based knife companies, like Buck, Spyderco, Kershaw, etc.

A good knife is a good knife.

- OS

[hkgonra]

I've even gotten into SRM/Enland-Bee/Navy blades -- Chinese companies who ARE the manufacturers, and the actual manufacturers of some of the PRC made line for American-based knife companies, like Buck, Spyderco, Kershaw, etc.

A good knife is a good knife.

- OS

Do any of those make fixed blades ?

Edited February 22, 2012 by hkgonra

[QuietDan]

CRKT M16-13Z

Daily Cary for the last six or seven years.

Gifted one to each male relative (well, sold one for a penny to each male relative. . . .).

[Oh Shoot]

Do any of those make fixed blades ?

If you mean CS and CRKT, yes.

The Chinese ones I mentioned, to my knowledge, no.

- OS

[hkgonra]

If you mean CS and CRKT, yes.

The Chinese ones I mentioned, to my knowledge, no.

- OS

Yes I was talking about the oriental makers.

I have a few cold steel fixed blades already.

[Oh Shoot]

Yes I was talking about the oriental makers.

I have a few cold steel fixed blades already.

Here's a long thread with lots of pics re the PRC brands I mentioned:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/866583-SRM-Bee-Enlan-Navy-and-knives-Fan-post

- OS

[221 Fireball]

The blade on my Tanto says Japan, don't know if that means Jap steel, made in China, or made in Japan...course the Japs would know how to make a samuri looking blade I think! LOL, (no offense to any oriental knife makers out there)

[hkgonra]

Here's a long thread with lots of pics re the PRC brands I mentioned:

http://www.bladeforu...knives-Fan-post

- OS

Thanks, the EL-01 looks like it might make a nice EDC.

[I_Like_Pie]

I love Bark River Knives.

Just as I dislike the silly GI Goe guns...I am not to fancy on the space age looking knives.

[daddyo]

Just wondering - can some of you qualify your preferences by listing how many different manufacturers/distributors you have first hand experience with?

For instance:

I have knives made or distributed by Kershaw, Benchmade, CRKT, and Case, and from those, I seem to be drawn more to the Kershaw knives over the others, even though I like all of them.

[Oh Shoot]

The blade on my Tanto says Japan, don't know if that means Jap steel, made in China, or made in Japan...course the Japs would know how to make a samuri looking blade I think! LOL, (no offense to any oriental knife makers out there)

Cold Steel has knives made in Japan, Taiwan, PRC, South Africa, maybe elsewhere.. Some used to be made here, but not in last 4 years or so. What it says on blade is where it was really made, AFAIK.

- OS