quality and pride is USA workmanship

I carry a Buck knife, it was a gift from my late Dad and has been on my belt everyday since 1977, I use my knifes, they are tools, I'm hard on them. I've managed to break the blade twice, my fault both times. The first time it dropped on a live extension cord and lost an inch or so of the blade, I called them (long before internet!) explained and was told no problem, it would be repaired ASAP and returned no charge. 40 years later some butterfingered man dropped it and broke the tip off. Emailed them and was told that they could no longer repair free unless it was a true defect. There would have to be a $10 charge to repair and return it including parts. I had been given another with a broken blade a while back, so for $20 two knifes were taken apart polished, repaired, and adjusted and returned. How many companies are left that believe in their product this much any more? When I called to pay for the repairs the lady even apologized that their knifes had failed me! I told her that these were my fault and the knives didn't fail, just were mistreated.  Just wanted to brag a little for the home team, sad more companies aren't still this way!

Another huge Buck knife fan here! Have carried a 501 for about the last 35 years, lost it a few times but always managed to find it! Have a new one to replace it if I lose it and can't find it someday. Would love to have one thin dime for every tomato I've cleaned with this thing! Have several others I use at other times. Love my XLTI (basically a folding hunter with titanium handle) for deer season. Have fillet knives, other hunting knives, would have Buck kitchen knives but don't think they made them.

Well if buck would make a decent plier tool, I might buy 1.  Now since alla the Gerbers I have were bought at auctions, here in the states, alla my money still stays here...