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Knives!
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My favorite folder.
D2 steel, 3.75 blade, bearing pivot, and the best part...
Ebony wood handle that’s fits my hand and grips well.
D2 steel, 3.75 blade, bearing pivot, and the best part...
Ebony wood handle that’s fits my hand and grips well.
I have not done a knife review on my channel in quite a while, so I will share this review of two small knives from the Kershaw Launch series.
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Speaking of Kershaw I just got my sprint run Leek. Matches my Markbass head! Lol
Very impressed so far.
Reverse tanto blade, one of my favs.
S30V steel blade, super sharp, don’t have any more arm hair where I tested it!
Cerakote yellow handles and black washed blade.
Very impressed so far.
Reverse tanto blade, one of my favs.
S30V steel blade, super sharp, don’t have any more arm hair where I tested it!
Cerakote yellow handles and black washed blade.
Gorgeous, simple look. What brand/model is that?
Never knew CA even allowed those! Thanks so much for the thorough review. The prices are quite reasonable, but since size seems to be the big point in your video, I feel like I would want to handle one first (no clue where my closest Kershaw vendor would be). Do you think this would be significantly better than assisted open?
Lastly, anyone with experience with blades with vanadium in them, is the edge retention worth the lesser rust resistance? My Benchmades do seem to dull faster than I would like, but I am also not great at sharpening. (Bonus points for anyone who can point me to a good sharpening tool!)
Actually both of those are a little too long for CA. Autos in CA must be less than 2”. Kershaw does make three CA legal knives, however.
You probably need a system like Spyderco’d Sharpmaker, that will let you keep a consistent angle when sharpening. Go to a site like GP Knives or Blade Ops and check out their sharpeners.
HEAdesigns Hunter.
I love the blade shape and ergos of this knife.
Front flipper with excellent action. Titanium frame and frame lock, weighs 2.9 oz.
154CM Steel, good all around steel. Keeps an edge, easy to sharpen, won’t rust, which is a thing here in Florida.
Definitely the Hunter is a new favorite in my EDC rotation.
I love the blade shape and ergos of this knife.
Front flipper with excellent action. Titanium frame and frame lock, weighs 2.9 oz.
154CM Steel, good all around steel. Keeps an edge, easy to sharpen, won’t rust, which is a thing here in Florida.
Definitely the Hunter is a new favorite in my EDC rotation.
Ontario Canada has recently illegalized the importation of any kind of assisted opening, including thumb studs and flippers. The new law states a knife has to require two hands to open. This will create some homegrown brands I hope, but in the meantime, I can't even buy a Benchmade.
Also- I work in concert production. I stand on ladders. I need a one hand knife. I have plenty, but when production opens up again, there will be a demand for one hand knives again.
Also- I work in concert production. I stand on ladders. I need a one hand knife. I have plenty, but when production opens up again, there will be a demand for one hand knives again.
I just received this one a couple of days ago. An Eafengrow flipper, with ball-bearing pivot, stonewashed blade, and G10 handles. I have my doubts about the blade being 'real' D2, but for $20 I really don't care.
It came razor-sharp, solidly built, with no wobble or looseness anywhere. We'll see how long it holds an edge but so far I'm quite pleased. My new EDC.
[These Eafengrows are Chinese clones of much more expensive knives. They don't advertise them as anything but. However, on a certain blade forum, they really take these clones as seriously as the clap, as the old saying goes. Couldn't believe how one member got lambasted, insulted, and ripped him a new one because he chose the budget clone over the $260 original. Literally ran him off the site. Remind me never to peruse THAT forum again!
]
It came razor-sharp, solidly built, with no wobble or looseness anywhere. We'll see how long it holds an edge but so far I'm quite pleased. My new EDC.
[These Eafengrows are Chinese clones of much more expensive knives. They don't advertise them as anything but. However, on a certain blade forum, they really take these clones as seriously as the clap, as the old saying goes. Couldn't believe how one member got lambasted, insulted, and ripped him a new one because he chose the budget clone over the $260 original. Literally ran him off the site. Remind me never to peruse THAT forum again!
]
Here's a few knives I picked up at the Renaissance Fair over the years.
Kershaw has a sprint run Bareknuckle available right now.
Kind of blurs the line between Kershaw and Zero Tolerance with this one IMO.
M390 blade
carbon fiber scales
non assisted action
frame lock
KVT bearings
blackwash blade
Bareknuckle - M390, Carbon Fiber, BlackWash
Kind of blurs the line between Kershaw and Zero Tolerance with this one IMO.
M390 blade
carbon fiber scales
non assisted action
frame lock
KVT bearings
blackwash blade
Bareknuckle - M390, Carbon Fiber, BlackWash
Looking at another Benchmade Barrage, but neato custom. Unfortunately they have rather uptight boundaries on what they will engrave. I emailed lazerdesigns because Google, but in the event that I end up having to search for an engraver without moral qualms, does anyone know of an engraver that'll do whatever? Thanks!
I thought "assisted opening" knives had been illegal for a while, I didn't know about the studs though. I never thought of my buck mini Iceman as all that scary or anything, it's just handy.
My son has been giving me Microtech knives for Father's day for the past few years. I have a small collection of them now...all OTF.
There is usually a place in any large mall that prints their own shirts for you that also do laser engraving.
Based on the shirts they have as premade examples, you should have no problem with whatever you want it to say.
They are usually engraving on cheap flasks and such so not sure on the quality cutting into a Benchmade blade.
Make sure you do not go into the bright shop that has Wedding and Anniversary gifts to engrave, they may be limited on the vocabulary.
I just received this one a couple of days ago. An Eafengrow flipper, with ball-bearing pivot, stonewashed blade, and G10 handles. I have my doubts about the blade being 'real' D2, but for $20 I really don't care.
It came razor-sharp, solidly built, with no wobble or looseness anywhere. We'll see how long it holds an edge but so far I'm quite pleased. My new EDC.
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[These Eafengrows are Chinese clones of much more expensive knives. They don't advertise them as anything but. However, on a certain blade forum, they really take these clones as seriously as the clap, as the old saying goes. Couldn't believe how one member got lambasted, insulted, and ripped him a new one because he chose the budget clone over the $260 original. Literally ran him off the site. Remind me never to peruse THAT forum again!
Yep, that site is something else. I'm sure no one on there is driving a Toyota pickup.
I use a Chinese knockoff of a benchmade for my EDC. It's a great work knife. Good steel, holds an edge well, and I'm real hard on it. $30 vs. $200. I would never EDC a knife that costs very much.
Congrats Kershaw this one is fantastic!!
