First let me say my following questions are meant with no disrespect. Im trying to learn. These mkc knives look really nice. My question is what makes them cost so much? They are machined mass produced items probably machine heat treated in large batches then a little grinding and finish work and throw some cheap paracord on it for a handle. Is the price point because they are American mass produced over some foreign country mass produced? Or is there something I'm missing that makes them cost what they do? Again no offense meant just curios.
I have 4 of them currently. Would be 5 but that was an expensive thing to loose. Still mad about that. Anyway, are they worth it? I think they are. I use mine for deer hunting and processing. Did I need 4-5 of them. No. Did I get caught up in the marketing, etc. Sure did. Am I mad about it? Not one bit. A buddy of mine in Montana has a Speedgoat and processed an elk and several deer with it and never bothered to sharpen it.
Josh Smith, the owner, is a master blade smith. So he knows what he's doing. Does he touch all of the knives? Early on I bet he did. And I bet he's working his way out of some of that as well. The MKC knives kind of fall between mass produced and custom. They seem to get more hand fitted and such, at least that seems to be the sell.
My kitchen knives are Cutco. MKC knives are better. Sharpness, retention, ease of re sharpening, etc. But my wife won't let me keep the orange and black knives out all the time. Heck, I've used the Speedgoat and Mini Speedgoat to trim out my holsters when it's close by.
And while the materials are mass produced it's over seen by someone that is very picky about what they want. But outside custom Damascus what isn't mass produced? This vid is and example of someone knowing what they want and getting the material that's capable of doing it, not just what works.
He's done a heck of a job building a lifestyle brand around a knife. But no way that would work at his price point if the product didn't back that up. And it does if you are going to use them a lot. Less so if you are not going to put it to hard use.