China knives

[gcrank1]

Have you seen the often full page ads for pretty attractive looking wristwatches in major publications? Nice write-ups and all, 'discounted' pricing, usually something not far under $200. They must sell because the ads keep appearing. Trouble is they are about a $25 China made watch. Now if you want a watch to wear as decoration and dont much care if/how it keeps time, and you have an extra $175 to throw away............
A bunch of those knives are about the same; overpriced duds. But if the price is right, like the large 'Sheffield' branded folder I got on sale at Menards for about $8 to use as a beater (or, if it was just junk, return because they have a very liberal return policy) then go for it. BTW, I am satisfied with that folder, its doing all I ask of it.

[hunt-m-up]

If you like wide variations in quality and tolerances that are all over the place Chinese knives and tools are the right choice.

[Joel]

My Grohmann folding hunter is one of the few factory knives I own.

[boarhuntr]

I was at a gun show a couple years ago and saw the cheap Cold Steel knives and picked up two for about $20 each later have seen them for less.  So I came home on Friday to a party at the house of the mexican helper behind my house,  I grabbed a beer to go see what they were doing and they had the older goat hung up and were skinning it with a 99 cent steak knife.  I asked if they wanted a sharp knife and handed over one of the Pendelton hunters with the nylon sheath and the plastic molded handle.  So long story shorter, the knife butchered the year old goat and ziped through the cartlidge, the bones and the meat easily and was still sharp when I cleaned it.  I am impressed with these cheap lite knives and will add them to the hunting box.  The guy using he knife was not shy with it.  A quick hit on the steel after washing and the blade was back to being true and sharp as all get out. 
Next ime I see some on the shelf or in the bargin bin at Cold Steel (they are onluy a few miles from me now) I will be picking them up to hand out as stocking stuffers. 
Oh and they are made in the good china -Twain.

Hi Duck,
   I never heard of a good China called Twain . Dick Mark Twain go to the Far East and found a new country ?
Oh, you mean Taiwan ?

haha

[mcwoodduck]

I was at a gun show a couple years ago and saw the cheap Cold Steel knives and picked up two for about $20 each later have seen them for less.  So I came home on Friday to a party at the house of the mexican helper behind my house,  I grabbed a beer to go see what they were doing and they had the older goat hung up and were skinning it with a 99 cent steak knife.  I asked if they wanted a sharp knife and handed over one of the Pendelton hunters with the nylon sheath and the plastic molded handle.  So long story shorter, the knife butchered the year old goat and ziped through the cartlidge, the bones and the meat easily and was still sharp when I cleaned it.  I am impressed with these cheap lite knives and will add them to the hunting box.  The guy using he knife was not shy with it.  A quick hit on the steel after washing and the blade was back to being true and sharp as all get out. 
Next ime I see some on the shelf or in the bargin bin at Cold Steel (they are onluy a few miles from me now) I will be picking them up to hand out as stocking stuffers. 
Oh and they are made in the good china -Twain.

Hi Duck,
   I never heard of a good China called Twain . Dick Mark Twain go to the Far East and found a new country ?
Oh, you mean Taiwan ?

haha

Yes Tiawan.  Slip of the key board.  The "Good China" came from a Tom Clancy book where China did some bad things.   And there was a boycott of all chinese items and Taiwan called  them selfs the good China and was more than happy to supply items to the US.