Question: what are the top knife brands?
Answer: Spyderco. Not only are these stellar blades hand-crafted in the United States, but these cheeky bastards even had an entire street named Spyderco Way, just to put their headquarters on. ... 
CRKT. ... 
Schrade. ... 
Benchmade. ... 
Gerber. ... 
Kershaw. ... 
Victorinox. ... 
The James Brand.