Buck Knife Return…

[ArfinGreebly]

Lean Enterprise

Buck Knives changed their manufacturing model some time ago, using something called "Lean Initiatives" or "Lean Enterprise" techniques. They didn't just dabble, they dived in at the deep end. It's the same manufacturing philosophy as that used by Toyota.

There's a pretty decent article here that describes what they've done.

There's one quote from that article that I found particularly telling:

Using theories and methods learned from Maskell, Hubbard documented that handles that were being manufactured in China at $6 a handle would cost $2 a handle to make at the Post Falls plant.

That's huge.

They've been able to bring the Buck Vantage series to market for about half what I thought they should have cost. From the pricing, I figured they were another import. Nope. They're from the new generation of production that allows Buck to compete with the Chinese imports and still make them right here in Idaho.

Gotta love that.

 

[ricebasher302]

Good! Bring it all home!

 

[Creature]

I do believe that, if you do just a little research, you will find that the bulk of Buck knives are still made in Idaho, USA.

Chairman Chuck T. Buck and son C. J. (president and CEO) head up the company that began in 1902 in a lean-to adjacent to a San Diego garage. In 2005 the knife maker moved to Idaho where it operates a four-and-a-half acre factory in which hundreds of styles of Buck knives are made. Buck Knives is taking steps to regain the Made in the USA stamp for all of its products, after outsourcing some of its production to Asia.

http://www.answers.com/topic/buck-knives-inc

 

[telkontar]

My Buck 110 is 33 years old this Christmas. Still love it, even if it's not EDC.

 

[mannac]

I love my little Buck 525. I carry it daily and use it all the time .

 

[Deltaboy1984]

I got myself a classic 110 for my 44th Birthday!

 

[76shuvlinoff]

Got a 110 for Christmas. I don't hunt but I've wanted a 110 since I was a teenager. I'll be 50 in March, I've acquired a pile of knives and now I have a 110. Not expensive, not an edc but fills a void for me.

 

[Black Toe Knives]

Just got my Buck Rush CPM154 back today. I bought it used and it had been modify. No problem sent it along with 10.00 back to factory. They sent it back as good as new. Even after the repairs. It cost me the total of 54.00 for my 80.00 CPM154 Rush. It only took them two weeks. Another happy customer.