USA MADE! My Top 10 FAVORITE High End American Knife Brands

My absolute favorite USA knife brands/makers.

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[christophersegura]

Rookie here - appreciate what you do for the community. I want to help the next up and coming USA knife company and buy a high quality knife from them. Suggestions, please?

[charleswood]

I respect my small Sebenza 31. I love my Hinderer XM-24 Bowie at about $600.

I have two custom Marfiones. Nothing bad to say about them. But personally, I'm not sure what to be happy about with them. I am happy with them for sure. I'm ignorant though of finer points.

And for emphasis: XM-24 Bowie is just astounding to me. Compared to the rest of my collection, mostly production mid range. XM-24 Bowie. Hands down, the most satisfaction I have experienced. So far.

These are all great knives. No question. XM-24 Bowie. For me, it's it.

[optimuscrime]

The VECP V3 morph is the smoothest knife on washers I’ve ever laid hands on

[hitnrun]

as someone who is just starting to understand the basics of what makes a good knife these videos have me in awe and i love it

[c_solly]

I love my SBD mini tempest. I use it almost daily. I even used it to dice up a bell pepper and some potatoes one night just for shits N grins, and it did not disappoint. Great looking and great functioning knife. I will undoubtedly buy another Sharp by Design at some point.

[thekeystonekid]

I think David Curtiss deserves some recognition as well. I said in an earlier video of yours that I'm currently waiting on a magnacut Curtiss F3 medium slicer to arrive in the mail. His newest generation of the F3 looks fantastic. If you want to check it out I'd be willing to send it.

[auggieedc]

Never really understood $300+ production knives and what I saw as diminishing returns until I took a chance and pulled the trigger on and handled my XM-24 Bowie for the first time, needless to say I was converted! Got a skinny 3.5 on the way and I even managed to score a matching Ti scale for it today!

[aznelite]

I agree that the G-10 AD-20 in materials alone doesn't feel like $425, but the fit and finish and innovation is there to make up for it IMO. And definitely agree, my gen 6 skinny XM-18 feels every bit as high quality as my Inkosi, arguably even more value.

[mitchwells]

I'm thinking about getting my first Hinderer knife I've always liked quality knives here in the last 6 months it's becoming an obsession I want the best

[matsherwood]

Having owned Strider, Hinderer, and CRK, there is no doubt that all 3 are cool. I liked the SNG ok but I sold it. Didn't have the love for it. CRK is super nice but definitely simplistic. I sold my Umnumzaan, kept my small seb 31. Can't really deny that Hinderer brings the heat and the triway system is great! I have an xm-18 and a firetac. Both are triway. The xm is on bearings, the firetac is on Teflon. Both have excellent actions.

[johnathan.jerusik]

Funny story, I live near TRM and I actually going to get to visit them this Thursday! Really excited!!

[gonzobean]

Oh come on man! Where's my M-Tech? Where's my Cool Hand? Where's my TAC-Force? Give me my Master USA! Ok, those cheaper knives are only designed here, not manufactured, but still ... If Nike, NBA & Netflix can do it ... I have hundreds of knives, most under 20 bucks. I love them. They love me. I'm losing my mind.

Love your channel !!!

[terryt-rexhanke]

Love my XM 18, just got luck and was able to purchase an XM 24 4.0 Bowie Edge from Southern Edges! Can’t wait!

[Idontrecallasking]

You should try a Richard Rogers. Skip the SlUT (too much hype and way smaller than you like) and go for a Mid-4F, Q or Axiom. Pure perfection and not quite as expensive as one might expect.

[Murphysson]

I enjoyed you list. I’m not going to agree with every choice but I do with most you have chosen. They good thing is that those I might not agree with makes me rethink whether I would give it a second chance. This is why I like it when you put your choices up for us to checkout. Thanks and Happy Easter to you and your family! 🐇🥚🐥🍫

[横内重雄]

Tod Rexford, Brad Southard, Tom Mayo

[DavidJasin]

The only thing on your list I've not handled is any Sharp By Design knives. I'll trust your opinion. I'd also like to add Spartan to the list. I love my Spartan Harsey Folder. I own Demkos and Hinderers and I hold it in equally high esteem. Great video, I look forward to many more!

[twilly]

Just snagged a AD20S off BladeForums a few days ago can't wait to get it in hand.😆

[baloneylorddonkeyhammer]

Perfect list . Couldn't agree more . I think everyone should own a ad 20 . If I'm bugging out and can have only 1 knife in my collection that's it . and before that I would have said my ad 15 though other than playing with them when I'm in my knife case I don't think I've carried it once since getting my ad 20 . But the 15 makes me smile . Although I've never touched the arch nemesis the only thing I would put on that lvl would be a frank Fischer. But at that point of craftsmanship it goes back to really what floats your boat aesthetically .

Edit if I had to add 1 to the list of us made blades that could have been on the list Spartan Blades Harsey

[leodegas]

Thank you. I like knives from all over the world, but since im new to knives im really happy you did this.
Great job.

Again thank you and Happy Easter.

✌🏼🦁

Edit: that last knife is art.
I'm really happy that i bought my loveless drop hunter. But i think, if i save enough and its legal in California, i want one like that or one of his knives.

Its like a dutch painting; it's all in the details.

Thank you. 😲 Wow!