Bark River Knife Closes

[Birdbander]

I was surprised to see this:

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/markets/stocks/articles/michigan-knifemaker-closes-shop-admitting-233612137.html

 

[recon6036]

My neck of the woods. Wasn’t aware of this although I do not own one of their knives nor do I know anything about the business
Rapid River Knife Works seems to be much more popular in the area.

 

[Wild Bill]

My uncle has used Bark River Knives for as long as I can recall.
Seemed like good knives. He’s had his since the late early 90s I believe. Unsure if it’s Chinese or American.

 

[Brad]

Not surprising. There aren't enough baby boomers left buying knives. The world has moved on.

 

[Birdbander]

Not surprising. There aren't enough baby boomers left buying knives. The world has moved on.

It's not THAT they closed, its WHY they closed. Purchasing trends change over time, that's not unexpected.

I just thought it was an interesting article worth sharing.

 

[Perlodid]

My neck of the woods. Wasn’t aware of this although I do not own one of their knives nor do I know anything about the business
Rapid River Knife Works seems to be much more popular in the area.

Yeah I hadn't heard of this either. Got nothing but good things to say about Rapid River though, I know a bunch of guys who have Rapid River knives that love them. I'm cheap (and I tend to lose knives), otherwise I would have one or two myself.

 

[rmyoung1]

Financial stress can make people do weird things.

 

[Nicoli7153]

My neck of the woods. Wasn’t aware of this although I do not own one of their knives nor do I know anything about the business
Rapid River Knife Works seems to be much more popular in the area.

Is Rapid River the former Marbles?