Ontario Knife Company Closes USA Factory

[@sobxscooter8157]

I'm very sad to hear this. Prayers for those losing their jobs 😢🙏🙏

[@Hunt_or_Die]

This is heartbreaking. I use old hickory knives exclusively in my kitchen, my mother used only old hickory and she still has the old hickory knife that my grandmother purchased during the depression and used all her life. To call me loyal to the brand is an understatement... a good cast iron skillet and an old hickory knife will last you a lifetime if cared for properly. Im 42 myself but I feel like many of the younger people are just to stupid to understand how to maintain the old fashioned and better cookware.

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

My first knife was a beat up Old Hickory I found in a rusty old ammo can. It was the coolest thing a boy could find. I showed my dad and he said I could have it if I cleaned it up and learned how to sharpen it. Ever since then I've been a knife nut, and its so sad to see Ontario go.

[@ChefCIntencity]

It's spelled too not to.

[@mcsquirgle]

It's disappointing for sure. It will be devastating if they outsource to China after this

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

We've seen it over and over with good US cutlery companies. Buck, Schrade, Cold Steel, Cammillus... it's sad to see

[@terrancecoard388]

They are just a thirty minute drive from me here in Northern PA and the region will feel the loss of those jobs. It happened quickly so perhaps Cutco or Case/Zippo can keep part of the brand and absorb some of the craftsmen.

[@alpine1600s]

When Scrade was sold back in the early 2000s, Taylor Made Brands only purchased the brand/names. The tooling in New York was never purchased by Taylor Made Brands. That's when all production was moved overseas.

[@richbutler7828]

You mean Imperial/Schrade Corp. ? They went out of business in 2004 Camillus in 2007 now Ontario Ever since we started giving in to the liberal left. It's been bad news for the Good Old U.S.A. at every turn.

[@knifedelights7473]

Oh, no! That's sad news. I hate to see the end of another USA knife manufacturer. I like their knives as they were very affordable, and well-built for the price. Time to pick up a few before they are all sold out. Thanks for the heads up, my friend.

[@MrEdium]

First Cold Steel & now Ontario. My condolences to all the workers who lost their jobs.

[@just9911]

Cold Steel, despite being an American company, has never (to my knowledge) had their own facility in the states. They’ve contracted domestic OEMs at times to make their products, but the overwhelming majority of their knives have been made in Taiwan and Japan.

[@guycalgary7800]

The workers need to look at this as an opportunity to come together and make a high quality knife .

[@nitrorc4life1]

As long as they have the tooling, sure. But do not hire the one sharpening, they have done a horrible job for years.

[@alanmeyers3957]

@@nitrorc4life1I was going to say, good riddance, their quality control sucks.

[@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367]

​@@nitrorc4life1ingle handedly sabotaged the company for 55 years by the fucken look of it

[@stevec5576]

I still have my Ontario # 499 from viet nam , never failed me .

[@peppereddingo9339]

I'm Not, at all, happy to hear that 😢,,, but Thanks for the heads-up! 👍 Hope you have a good week! ✌

[@pommiergabriel1463]

En tant que français, j'ai mal pour les employés d'Ontario Knife Company, je ne peux qu'espérer qu'ils retrouveront du travail très rapidement. La fin de cette entreprise marquera aussi le fin de la ligne des couteaux Old Hickory, j'espère que le rouleau marquant les lames avec son cimeterre surmonté de Tru-Edge, restera sur le sol américain et repris par un coutelier américain, car les couteaux Old Hickory sont un symbole américain, comme les briquets Zippo en est un autre. Je suis heureux de posséder quatre couteaux Old Hickory Butcher Knife, et je les vénère comme des symboles du savoir-faire américain, un savoir-faire menacé par des petits hommes avides d'argent, d'actions en bourse, de retraite dorée, mais sans amour pour leur pays et leur drapeau. Mes meilleurs pensées pour les ouvriers d'Ontario Knife Company.

[@wcropp1]

Damn shame...all of our historical knife manufacturers are disappearing. We don't produce much in the U.S. anymore, so every company we lose hurts even more. I wish the best to all of their employees...would've been cool if they could've raised the funds to buy the company and start a knife cooperative.

[@Mike-cp3xr]

Imperial , Schrade, Camillus , K- Bar , and Ontario . This country is just about over and done . The new generation couldn't care less about the products these companies manufactured. And what about all of the firearms companies that are now foreign owned . Several generations of craftsmen worked at these companies. Go offshore and pay no taxes. Gibson refused and look what happened to them . Bammer closing our last lead foundry. McNamara closing Springfield Armory . Amazon and trump and others don't pay a single dollar in tax and I have to pay 49 & 1/2 % ! 10 million dollars a day going to izahell. Money pouring out of here going overseas . No factories. Can't win a war without an industrial base. Building up china and destroying our nation . Had enough yet ?

[@patrickmunneke8348]

Yes sir

[@RJsKnives]

Not the news I was looking for. That sucks for everyone but thank you for reporting this.

[@singingtoad]

Thanks for sharing about your Ontario Knives. It's sad to hear they are going out of business. Take care and Cheers!

[@metalheadmama12]

The local investors needed 90 days to secure additional funding, Servo wanted to sell to finish the fiscal year in the black. They have been bleeding money since covid. They sold to Blue Ridge for 2.1M, the exact amount Servo reported as a loss last year.

[@Semitotal]

Oh man, I don't have any Ontarios but always meant to pick one up. Bummer news....

[@gonagain]

I'm very sorry to see them go because over used they're knives for years. I love my Rat 7 for heavy work and use the Old Hickory Bird and Trout for my camp knife. It was a great company.

[@flipflat4814]

It's sad, OKC is in my stomping grounds and so is Ka-Bar. I don't think most people realize OKC and Ka-Bar are about a 20 minute ride apart from each other. Honestly I think Ka-Bar/Cutco might be next I hope I'm wrong 😔. And like you said NY State already lost Camillus Cutlery Company just to the east of OKC back in 07 😔.

[@frossassin213]

I just found an old hickory machete. It was rusted and the handle was covered in string and tape. But after I got all that off it’s one of the sharpest knives I have. Didn’t even need to sharpen it.

[@OLMmedic]

Sad. I was not a huge ontario fan. Had 2 over the years-and they were not the best quality but i feel for the people losing their job. I also hate losing a company that makes products here.

[@SealClubberz]

Damn...RIP ontatio usa company...i just bought their M3 Trench fighting knife..its decent for the price, but the coating comes off easy. Other than that its a solid reproduction model of the m3 fighting knife.

[@nitrorc4life1]

I feel terrible for the employees. I been waiting for this to happen unfortunately. I have plenty of ontario's to hold me over

[@JoeDoomsday]

I just heard that Blue Ridge Knives out of Virginia is going to keep producing the Ontario Brand and they are supposedly going to keep producing them in the USA 🇺🇸

[@wadetaylor1299]

U heard since? I just have after loosing my last butcher stupidly. Let me know would like to get some here new our 1075 instead of 1095

[@JoeDoomsday]

@@wadetaylor1299 ,… I haven’t heard any updates yet.

[@wadetaylor1299]

@@JoeDoomsday thanks Man anyway

[@JoeDoomsday]

@@wadetaylor1299 ,... CuttingBoardReviews CBR This KZbinr has some updates. Sounds like: Blue Ridge Knives owns the Ontario Name now & the RAT models and ranger models will still be made in USA ,... possibly other models also.

[@wadetaylor1299]

@@JoeDoomsday hey thanks alot hopefully they will all be and with quality. Thought OKC was one that wasn't going anywhere. Thanks again Man for heads up

[@RandysWSG]

That sucks

[@wadetaylor1299]

Horrible just heard after loosing my last 7 inch butcher never thought this . Do u think u can get old stock yet . I here now 1075 instead of 1095 wich im unsure of

[@phil2082]

Picked up a glacier wraith. Putting "Made In America" on a product is hard work.

[@TheRydog61]

That sucks...

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

Well that sucks.

[@peppereddingo9339]

I totally agree! 👍 Hope you're doing well William! ✌

[@jerseyknifeguy6382]

Hey William it’s your buddy Pete how are you??

[@WilliamsKnifeLife]

@@peppereddingo9339 I'm doing well, thanks

[@robbiehopkins9692]

I have one just like the 2nd knife he picked up. It was my primary go to knife in the US Army Infantry in 76-79 then it was on my LBE when I became a Combat Medic. Still have it today.

[@Mikes-knifeworld]

Thats truly the end of an era! Feeling sad to hear that.

[@mpmassacre91]

They are still making the usa knives in usa. Blue ridge also acquiring the equipment and machines to keep producing usa knives

[@billruber2861]

Sad , I have many Old Hickory , and a marine raider

[@jamesomalley4556]

Sad

[@ramoncampa9334]

They had nice canvas learher sheats, when they went to the cheap sheats, the writing was on the wall. Ka bar starter doing the same a couple of month ago, so keep an eye on them.

[@kennymcelheney8470]

Sad news.

[@pauljosephbuggle3722]

That's a pity.

[@durango8882]

Terrible news I have 3 RAT 1 and I love them. Seriously!

[@farklestaxbaum4945]

Well I was trying to figure out why Ontario bayonets were so hard to find and I guess this explains it

[@vanceneal3934]

I suppose the price of steel? Just the raw materials needed are the source of problem? When you have lower overhead and nake a descent knife,for example crkt etc,i understand the problems with ,taxes in naterials etc,um our government needs to fix this stuff? I know some companies mismanagement etc,plays a huge role not adjusting to market,designs etc.

[@ScottRauber]

So sad.

[@codyjohnston8074]

Well, There goes all the "Lifetime Warranties"

[@capcon6]

Sad news...😢

[@MrTrenttness]

🔥♥️🔥 I only buy American made. God Bless the employees.

[@mikecurtis2585]

Not good at all! Keep loosing great company's!!

[@turtlewolfpack6061]

RIP OKC.

[@Orlosthedruid]

sad.

[@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff]

Ontarios quality really fell apart, they used to be my go to, but the new designs just really fell flat. The company showed it was going down for a while now

[@nomansland4811]

Dam shame.

[@richardrudy2834]

So damn bad.awsome knives.

[@codyayres]

i just bought every old hickory model i could find. i always wanted them but always put it off because i thought they would be around forever and when i get settled down i could get it. talk about a kick in the backside.

[@wadetaylor1299]

Where have u bought them ???

[@codyayres]

@@wadetaylor1299 i got them on amazon

[@rcjoe406]

Very sad situation if i was uber rich and knew this was happening to those people I would of stepped up and made the deal happen 600k drop in the bucket for some people crazy no one donated 😢

[@motaman8074]

Dammit

[@vanemaster4345]

Plot twist: They're faking the closure of the company to massively boost sales

[@mcrebell65]

Almost all U.S. knife manufacturers have closed, most of kabars knives are made over seas.

[@gingebrien2408]

Yup I picked up a Rat one in D2 steel before they are gone. I did. Not know Old Hickory was part of OKC. Kudos to our government for continuing to make policies that our destroying America. And to the big corporations that are destroying small businesses. The little guy can’t compete with China. I do pay more for made in America for the one reason of keeping production alive in America. The other unfortunate reality is the infatuation of super steels, that are not all infinitely better than the old standard 1095, 440C or equivalent stainless steels. But everybody want the Tesla, albeit the Toyota will run without a hitch for ever. America used to produce tools products that were the envy of Japan & Germany. Corporate greed, and the every day working man trying to save a Buck have led to our own downfall.

[@frankdavis1139]

Sad I have 1989 un box wrapped in Ceramic plastic says nineteen eighty nine on it. ontario us on blade and on the Knife holder has military stickers on and number on it to the The number is scribed on the blade Reverse side soldier number 1989 and like new light used sharp to and at point on other side of point real sharp.

[@백페이커]

온타리오가 가버리다니ㅜ

[@sofakingphat8087]

You know, all these old companies that are failing have some things in common. For one thing, they make cheap knives. Another common problem is that they don’t produce newer models. They solely rely on the cheapest Knife to pay the bills. Some mistakes they had made, they didn’t follow popularity, what the public wants, what is trending. Have you ever noticed, your grandfather always purchases the same pair of shoes? I think this is relatable. No new blood has been interjected into the creativity and the solid 40 years. The reason China is kicking. Our ass is because they produce new models, and a bunch of them at that. They know titanium cells because they follow trends. They are not relying on the same old pair of shoes just because they are comfortable. Bark River is their competitor and even though they have not made very many new blades, they are using new steel. They are mixing it up just a little bit by offering different models made with competitive steel. Sure rat and Ranger models will continue to be produced because they are the black and white label that pays the bills but they are also made overseas cheaply.

[@CalvinMorris-cf8jk]

the chines just picked up another American knife company you will be getting your old hickory knifes a lot cheaper now. it is getting harder and harder to find anything made in the u.s.a. anymore just look around your house almost everything is made in china. sad but true.

[@capcon6]

😢👍🇺🇲🙏

[@sammiches6859]

I'll bet they just outsource it all to Taiwan.

[@Alsayid]

Booooooo!

[@shiner4mIDAHO]

i am blaming biden'nomics. pisses me off. we need to stop farming out all this work. ...but now days it seems ya cant find anyone who knows what it is to actually take pride in what they do for work. so sad.

[@fighterfat11]

My rat says made in Taiwan.

[@MrBarlow]

Rat 1 & 2 folders are made in Taiwan. Fixed blade Rat 3, 5, & 7 were made in US.

[@fighterfat11]

@@MrBarlow ooooo