Kershaw Vapor

are knives made in china bad?

I just noticed a buck knife i was looking at, its called that mantis, is made in china. Also the kershaw vapor 2 i noticed is made in china. Does that mean those knives aren’t good quality because i heard most Chinese made knives are crappy
so what im asking is are the knives i was looking at any good even though they were made in china?

Generally their steel and their quality of workmanship is considerably less than most US-made knives, and they certainly won’t take the abuse, especially getting put away wet, avoiding rust, abusive treatment, etc.

However, both Buck & Kershaw are good names in the industry, so you’re probably getting better quality than some of the no-name Asian knives, or the not-very-good-name knives, like Frost Cutlery.

As in most things, my advice is to spend as much money as you can afford — or more — to make sure you get as far away from the Junk category as possible. A good-quality knife is a pleasure to own and use, and you’ll never be sorry for spending the money if you actually use the knife rather than having it decorating a drawer somewhere.

I paid 35 bucks for my Case Shark Tooth, about 25 years ago, and cringed as I spent that much money for a one-blade pocket knife. If it hadn’t been so damned beautiful I wouldn’t have done it.

However, I’ve carried that thing in six different countries, hiking and camping all over the world, and it’s still a fabulous tool that I can always trust to hold an edge and do the job — cleaning fish, cutting kindling sticks, clearing a campsite, or even hammering in nails to tie my tent flaps to a tree (yeah, it’s an awful abuse, but it’ll take it).

Best money I ever spent on a knife, and it’ll probably still serve my kid well years from now when I’m worm food. Which is a lot more than can be said about some shiny Chinese knockoff.

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