The Cost of Tariffs

[Lesh]

This is but one example. There are many

Wanna buy a machine to grind knife edges? Only two companies in the world make them. Both German . Both being tariffed.

Need high quality steel? Pay that 50% tariff

And for what?

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

crooksandliars.com

 

[22lcidw]

This is but one example. There are many

Wanna buy a machine to grind knife edges? Only two companies in the world make them. Both German . Both being tariffed.

Need high quality steel? Pay that 50% tariff

And for what?

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

crooksandliars.com

The 400 quadrillion dollars of legislation enacted the first two years of Joe, we still do not know where the money went for real growth. There are hundreds of green energy companies that got money and went out of business soon after. Rumor has it, they are partaying on the islands inf their mansions. You screwed things up. You started a cascading inflation that is problematic now. You had warning signs. Within several months after Joe was installed. And did nothing.

 

[Hafar1014]

This is but one example. There are many

Wanna buy a machine to grind knife edges? Only two companies in the world make them. Both German . Both being tariffed.

Need high quality steel? Pay that 50% tariff

And for what?

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

crooksandliars.com

Steel manufacturing is coming back to America. Germany has the highest energy costs in Europe its not the tariffs

 

[1srelluc]

Given the cost of their knives that the Tactical Timmys are buying from them they can suck up any extra costs.

ALL BLADES

MKC was founded by master blade smith, Josh Smith. Josh has been honing his craft since childhood and now makes some of the best knives in the world.

www.montanaknifecompany.com

I don't see a damn one where a inexpensive Mora won't do the same job.

https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/

Hell they want $32 for a damn cap so you can walk around and do free advertising for them!

 

[Hellokitty]

This is but one example. There are many

Wanna buy a machine to grind knife edges? Only two companies in the world make them. Both German . Both being tariffed.

Need high quality steel? Pay that 50% tariff

And for what?

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

crooksandliars.com

Sorry but not buying only only 2 companies in the world produce grinders for knifes...

 

[Lesh]

Sorry but not buying only only 2 companies in the world produce grinders for knifes...

This guy is a Maga dude. Why would he lie?

 

[struth]

This is but one example. There are many

Wanna buy a machine to grind knife edges? Only two companies in the world make them. Both German . Both being tariffed.

Need high quality steel? Pay that 50% tariff

And for what?

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

crooksandliars.com

holy shit you dembots are dumb

You really think only two companies in the world make grinders??

 

[1srelluc]

Sorry but not buying only only 2 companies in the world produce grinders for knifes...

Yeah, I saw several industrial knife grinders from just one company in Japan.

Someone is blowing smoke.

Knife people are odd, they never miss an opportunity to over-charge the rubes.

 

[struth]

Grizzly Industry makes a good they are out of Wisconsin

 

[Mac-7]

This is but one example. There are many

Wanna buy a machine to grind knife edges? Only two companies in the world make them. Both German . Both being tariffed.

Need high quality steel? Pay that 50% tariff

And for what?

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

crooksandliars.com

Smith sounds a bit naive, but thats not Trump’s fault, or mine

Raising tariffs were always clearly stated in trump’s platform

While china is the primary target, the Euros do not have clean hands either

If germany refuses to lower its tariffs then Trump will tariff them too

My guess is that there will be some price increases, but not the full amount that Smith is complaining about

 

[Lesh]

Yeah, I saw several industrial knife grinders from just one company in Japan.

Someone is blowing smoke.

Knife people are odd, they never miss an opportunity to over-charge the rubes.

If that’s true, there is still a tariff

 

[struth]

If that’s true, there is still a tariff

Yep, the point of course is that the OP lied

 

[1srelluc]

If that’s true, there is still a tariff

As best as I can tell Germany is 10%.

Knife guy can bugger-off if he can't make money on his overpriced knives.

 

[Synthaholic]

This is but one example. There are many

Wanna buy a machine to grind knife edges? Only two companies in the world make them. Both German . Both being tariffed.

Need high quality steel? Pay that 50% tariff

And for what?

'Buy American' Knife Maker Gets Harsh Reality Check On Trump's Tariffs

Josh Smith, founder and president of Montana Knife Company, was a hardcore Trump supporter, but now he's having doubts.

crooksandliars.com

Yes, I added this story to my award-winning thread Trump's Tax on Americans:

Watch the first video clip of how smug this jerk is. "Buy American and you won't have this problem"

Post in thread 'Trump's Tax on Americans'

Aug 3, 2025

**** AROUND AND FIND OUT!


You should click that tweet and watch both those little videos. This smug asshole Trumper is all "Buy American and you won't have that problem".

Then he's crying in the second video about how all his supplies are costing more. Because dumbass MAGA thinks we live in a self-sufficient bubble.

• Synthaholic

 

[Lesh]

Yep, the point of course is that the OP lied

No jackass. If there was a lie it was told by the Trumper that the thread is about

Ya moron

 

[struth]

No jackass. If there was a lie it was told by the Trumper that the thread is about

Ya moron

The lie was that there are only two companies in the entire world that make knife grinders

That was disproven

And yet you are such a dembot cultist you can’t accept that

 

[Lesh]

The lie was that there are only two companies in the entire world that make knife grinders

That was disproven

And yet you are such a dembot cultist you can’t accept that

Hey doosh, that’s what the MAGA creep in the OP stated

How stupid are you?

 

[struth]

Hey doosh, that’s what the MAGA creep in the OP stated

How stupid are you?

You started the thread, you aren’t MAGA

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The 400 quadrillion dollars of legislation enacted the first two years of Joe, we still do not know where the money went for real growth. There are hundreds of green energy companies that got money and went out of business soon after. Rumor has it, they are partaying on the islands inf their mansions. You screwed things up. You started a cascading inflation that is problematic now. You had warning signs. Within several months after Joe was installed. And did nothing.

Trump’s use of tariffs is reckless, irresponsible, and unwarranted.

Jobs aren’t ‘coming back’ to America; and most of those jobs are those we don’t want back.

 

[1srelluc]

The lie was that there are only two companies in the entire world that make knife grinders

That was disproven

And yet you are such a dembot cultist you can’t accept that

Now there is the possibility that "knife guy" only likes the machines made in Germany....Fair enough, but he will have to pay the tariff.

Averaging his knife prices out it comes to better than $400.00 each....If you are going to pay that kind of price then I doubt $40.00 is going to make or break a sale to the knife hogs that favor the brand.