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Featured Comment by Craig Henry on March 31, 2014 at 0:29

Yes, outsourcing/jobbing is as old as the knife industry itself! And knife companies didn't change their "motto" because someone else made their knives! Sheesh!

Comment by Howard P Reynolds on March 31, 2014 at 0:18

I think Jan makes a good point.  Even casual reading about knives shows that competing knife companies made knives for each other, as far back as you want to look.  That's what makes it so difficult.  One might need a PhD to figure out all the knives made by someone other than the what is stamped on the tang.  I think Tidioute made knives for the Case Brothers back in the day, maybe Queen, too.

Featured Comment by Craig Henry on March 31, 2014 at 0:04

So, if Case uses someone else to help with demand, or whatever, they have to change their "motto" or whatever you call it? Give me a break. More "let's find something to hate the king of the hill" garbage again! I don't care! I love my Case knives. They give me more pleasure than all the other knives I've bought in many years.....yes that includes GEC! GO CASE!

Comment by Gerald Hines on March 30, 2014 at 22:22

Okay here's what Michael Prater told me. Corlon(not what he calls it) was developed by him and any knife with Corlon is assembled by his shop. He had several barrels of yellow Case handles in his shop. Now they send him the assembled knives without scales. They are 2 authorized dealers of Corlon handled knives Frost in Tn. and I believe Bluegrass in Ky.. If you are in the Chattanooga area His shop is just a short ride in Flintstone,Ga. One of my daughters use to live only 15 miles from his shop and I've been there several times. They are good people and will greet you with open arms.

Comment by Billy Oneale on March 30, 2014 at 21:41

I thought the corelon was a Michael Prater product. The few times I have watched a little bit recently usually call it a Prater product. He seems to be doing a lot of different things with Frost knives.

Comment by Jan Carter on March 30, 2014 at 18:27

It is my understanding they are made in Bradford and assembled in TN.  TN is still part of the US and Frost has been putting together knives for quite a while so I still do not see this as anything other than the standard type of jobbing that happens all through out this industry

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 30, 2014 at 18:25

I was asking specifically about Frost, Chattanooga Tennesee. If an unnamed "steel manufacture" is assembling knives, they may be made in the US, but they are not "HandMade in Bradford, PA" Comment by Bob Andrews

I am not sure I like that, I thought they were all made and assembled in Bradford.

Comment by Ken Spielvogel on March 30, 2014 at 18:22

Max, some great looking knives.

Comment by Bob Andrews on March 30, 2014 at 18:16

I was asking specifically about Frost, Chattanooga Tennesee. If an unnamed "steel manufacture" is assembling knives, they may be made in the US, but they are not "HandMade in Bradford, PA"

Comment by Jan Carter on March 30, 2014 at 17:39

Bob, there is also a steel manufacture that assembles trappers and builds some parts for it.  Both of those instances would still considered made in the USA.  If they to outsource to produce the numbers I am ok with it since they are outsource to US jobs.  Jobbing in this industry has been going on since the first factory in the US

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