INSIGHTS
Product-development, engineering and manufacturing perspectives.
The names knife factories use for each part of a folding knife and a fixed blade, with two labeled diagrams, and how to use them when you write a project brief.
Read insightSix blade steels compared for OEM knife projects, from 8Cr13MoV to CPM S90V: composition, hardness ranges from mill datasheets, and how to match the steel to the price and use of the knife.
Read insightKnife factory websites read alike. These are the questions that separate one OEM factory from another, from who makes the blade to tooling ownership, inspection, MOQ and origin.
Read insightFor a steel folding knife entering the US, Vietnam origin saves about 25 percentage points of duty versus China (as of November 2026). The saving only applies if the blade is made in Vietnam....
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