What are the differences between knives with the SMKW symbol? Is there a difference in quality?

I have TKC scales on mine which dramatically improves the stock crappy grip and adds a little much-needed girth to it as well. I'm guessing the heat-treat on mine is garbage, but can never get it all that sharp compared to my other knives (and I've heard this complaint from other people as well). It didn't come very sharp from the factory either - I managed to improve it slightly from stock, but it still sucks. My ESEE's and other knives (love Cru-Wear, my favorite to use and sharpen), I can get super sharp and pretty easily - this knife, nope. It's a knife I reallllllllly wanted to like, especially for the price....but between the aftermarket handle and then a sheath upgrade to replace the abysmal sheath it comes with (unless you enjoy sheaths that rattle around and eventually dull the blade) and sharpening issues, better off just getting something else. It's a great size/feel/ergos/shape, but poor execution - at least in my experience/copy of the knife.

I added some G-10 liners to my JG-5 handle, but still wish the handle was thicker for heavier duty cutting/carving tasks. At least the G-10 made the sheath retention better, as mine came so loose if you merely held it not even fully upside down, the knife would just fall out. Other than the handle thickness, it's a nice little knife. Pairs well with the Gibson axe.

3 sided stone comes apart with one screw. No need to send to WS

The Italian manufactured version has a better blade geometry and grind than the Taiwan version. I dumped the 47 and got a far better Esee 6. Thanks for your video and all the best.

Looks like a nice camp knife. It kinda really calls back to the knives of western settlers. With a nice skandi grind and new materials. I think i will like it 🙂

Ive had the S1 and a carbon garberg and id trust the garberg way more. Ive almost shredded the handle of the S1 just from batining. Imo fallkniven are for ppl who care about pretty knives. But id go with the garberg every time. But each his own

Paracord wrap is cool but not sanitary

It's not 12c27 steel. 👍

Buck 119 kicks ass

I love the Trail Master. Got my O1 back in 2005! I just got a second one in a CPM-3V. The quality of the O1is so much better than the newer CPM-3V version. Btw, the thickness of the blade is nearly 8mm not 5mm. People really don't understand the trail Master. To me it is perfect for trail blazing or searching for fatwood. I can easily whack branches out of the way or do quick test cuts to check for fatwood quality. With the Trail Master I can get away with just two tools, the TM and my folding Silky saw. Otherwise I would need an axe, a folding saw, and a knife.

how can I know how many degrees my knives are sharpened

I love my kobun. I just ordered a lynn thompson signiture edition, with s35vn powdered supersteel. And he signs every box with a sharpie. No tanto tip though, its more like a outdoorsman profile sabre tip. Cant wait

Rare Blade and one of the best , especially with that Steel blend. 😊

You ruined it.

Great review! I like that you remarked about maintaining the width of the ferro rod... I was wondering about it loosening up but I suppose replacing it once a year isn't. big deal if needed.

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Dont throw a tomahawk at live trees. Dont show how you chop wood that has been prepared with another tool. Whatever you do to this lying tree seems useless.

Just ordered the serrated model. Gonna install an ulti-clip 3.3. that'll clamp down and secure the blade where you can pull the knife straight out of the sheath. I enjoyed your video very much, subscribed!

Holy fuck. 10k views. Thanks so much guys!

U people in comments care about the coating way to much lol just use it oil it and wipe it off if coating comes off no big seal looks good with wear marks.

I wish they made a carbon version so it can have a nice natural patina I don't like ss or shiny blades & ss tends to dull quickly & slightly harder to sharpen

is that music in the background from rdr2?

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I am a Big Cold Steel Kobun Fan! Right on! :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

Love the video. Also, I loved how well it cut that bell pepper.

ESEE RB3 is a lot better knife.

How biased was that? For the Esee you chose a knotted branch that will obviously give difficulty and for the feather stick you chose a lovely strip of wood to make a feather stick out of with the Mora. While cutting feather sticks with the Esee you made hard work of it. I myself have used both knives. It comes down to comfort and grip and the Esee is superior in its field.

Good video, interesting system. Build quality seems on point, especially at price. I can deal with the wobble of clamp to some extent, but if sharpening multiple knives in one sitting there's no way I could deal with how the blade rotation is set up. I do agree that both the lansky and kme are going to be short-lived. But in both their defense, the blade rotation is significantly easier and much less time consuming. Now as far as the work sharp precision adjust, are you talking about the new professional or the original?? Because the original is like $80 less than this system. And the professional is in a different league all together. All in all well put together video on this new system

Hello! I’ve just bought the same knife as yours. So I’m interested how is this knife holding up in comparison with the other knives you tested? In terms of edge holding and sharpness. And what is your favorite bushcraft/survival knife you’ve tested? Thank you

Personally, I Baton with the Junglas and finer wood work with the rb3. There’s no reason to baton a 3.5” blade larger than 2”.

Can't beat ESEE warranty

I wonder if you can get stones that fit this system I love the wicked edge format system but I'm not paying $750 for a knife sharpener and I can not free hand a whetstone so idk the work sharp one looks cheap and plasticy

Yours is what i was looking for and that is the kobun's use for firemaking. Thank you

I just bought this system and right off the bat with my Kizer Begleiter 2 at 22 degrees the diamond stone is hitting the clamp. The kizer does have a pretty small width blade on it but with a system at the price this shouldn’t be an issue

Between this and the master hunter.....

The only problem I have with the knife is the terrible coating . Eventually it will just start flaking off like paint .

This knife is not discontinued never was

Why why why? Such a great system and for the price, BUT that’s too much wobble in the base. Please fix this issue and I’ll buy one for sure!

Just a suggestion but when using fresh/new diamond abrasives you want to wipe the blade off in-between grit progression or you will most certainly contaminate the next grit stone with the last grits used loose diamonds thatre left on the blade...

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WAS THAT A SHART AT 22:18?????

I have had one for two or three weeks now and have used it twice. Still trying to get the hang of it. I have been using a Worksharp Precision Adjust for 6 months and have become very proficient with it. I thought this one would be an easy switch over but it has its own set of quirks to learn. It has the bigger blade clamp but it doesn’t grip the blade as well as the smaller Worksharp version. But I am still learning it and it should get better with practice.

Looks like a decent system.

I saw your post on CKG. Had to check out the video. A budget friendly alternative to W.Edge would be awesome.

Nice video, here from ckg too. I like the wider stones than the precision, and although the holder may same cheaper I like that the edges are flat so if you smack your nice knife it won’t hit ‘stone first’ onto it, the work sharps edge of stone holder is rounded so I find myself nicking the flipper or handle by accident it drives me nuts.

Great video man. Definitely gonna have to grab one of those off midway. Sorry to hear about the case breaking in shipping. A big hello to everyone from wyoming

Can you loosen the nut that locks the clamp into place, rotate the clamp and blade without removing it, then lock it into place using the front threaded insert? The Precision Adjust has it beat on price. 150 US is 202 Cdn Pesos (at today's rate).

It's about time to end Wicked Edge's heinous prices through fair competition. Well done Cold Steel.

Here from ckg. Thank you for the video.