Pretty easy to figure out how hard a material is with a material tester

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They're named OK for a reason it seems...🤣

Down to 17degrees, must be a thin grind on that knife dude.

Thank you for this video. This knife/ company is a grail for me. I saw this and I immediately purchased 2 one of each style. I will never be able to afford the actual knife. This option for me is excellent

If ur holding the lock bar it will always bounce out. What makes you think it would behave in any other way?

I'm using the C148 Ambitious Lightweight (spyderco ambitious clone) and BM Mini 533-3 S90V (benchmade mini bugout clone) from them. I dont know if spyderco was treat heated properly, the edge was burnt during sharpening or the steel is not CPMS35VN, because it refuses to hold an edge. I also had to sand down the edges on that knife blade (not the cutting edge). Their mini bugout with carbonfiber scales is holding up much better. Fair for the 25$ knife I would say. I guess opinel and mora are still in another league with the quality of their knives but lack design that can be operated with one hand.

I paid alittle over 100.00, this is one nice knife, I will probably get the darker 10in version.

Knives that are not knives... makes not perfect sense

Can't think of a more blatant copy of spyderco.

Where can I get that skiff bearings bro? What is the dimensions?

Where can I get that skiff bearings bro? What is the dimensions?

Don't just go to live place like blade hq bcs they don't always have every version of a knife.

I think that was perfect with the first tuch. No need more ..! You should keep it like that ..! ^^

I think it can't be M390 steel ..! It's to expensive. ^^

My fav budget knife is still the aluminum scaled crossbar lock Vosteed Raccoon. That's a rad budget knife.

“Tribute” is a funny way of saying cheap and lazy clone

Good honest review. I like it. Do you own a genuine Para 3? You will immediately love it if you get one. They are 100% worth every dime. I prefer the LW version of it.

I just checked mine again. Mine does not bounce out at all even if I hold down the lock bar. Maybe because I tightened and used blue loctite.

Also don’t cut all the way down to the guard when making access to the lock bar. You want to leave it up about 1mm maybe a little more. If you go too low the blade will show. The G10 versions are even worse.

Gotta love your honest reviews

I have this knife… I love this knife. Mine is great. If you let go of the lock while it’s closing it won’t bounce. The steel is also pretty good. I’ve used mine a lot and it has a pretty good Heat treatment.

Looking forward to seeing a cut test. Looks like a lot of knife for the money for those who like to tinker.

Have you tried using one of those small ballpoint burrs to slightly enlarge the detent hole? If the problem is the detent ball not engaging well enough with the hole that could help, but if the problem is the detent ball, it’s a little bit more of a complicated process to replace the detent ball

Just ordered a 535 and titanium 81. I've had an OK-81 in the past and really loved it, but the grinds were very uneven. I think I'm most worried about a burnt edge, because I had a buddy with the M390 version that had the edge roll/chip really easy and he thought it was a bad heat treat, but I think it's more likely a burnt edge.

I watched this video a month or so ago and it just popped up again while I was just letting videos play… This video is one that helped push me over the ledge to get a real Sage 5 for myself. I now have the S30V and Rex 121 models. I never really thought about “replicas” as tester knives but it’s pretty much the same thing I did with the real ones. I got the cheaper S30V to try out before getting the Rex. You helped sell me some Spydercos by reviewing a Temu special. Facts.

Nicely done. Great to see that your objectivity remained. I get quite a lot of stuff from lock pick manufacturers and always keeping perspective is important. Bravo. Just a heads up… those super thin washers… I’ve seen them in other companies knives as well to help centering and stuff. They use them like shims. I’ve even found them in a CJRB Ekko. It’s almost like some knives pass QC… then some that fail, they MAKE pass QC by tinkering with them.

I have 3 of their OK-223 knives, two OK-81s and 5 of their Spyderco counterfeits. I like them all. But they ARE weird. They're all different from each other when it comes to where the washers go, how well the detent works, whether or not lock access is open, etc. They're unpredictably different even comparing what are supposed to be two identical models. So buying from OK is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get. I will say this, though, out of all the OK branded knives and OK sourced counterfeits, the most common issue I have with them is that they have sharpened a nice bevel on one side and put almost no sharpened bevel on the other. Sometimes the difference is minor, sometimes dramatic like what you showed. But it's common enough that I re-profile every knife I get from them, day one, 17 degrees each side. I only have the Precision Adjust Elite, not the professional, but it works well enough for that.

Could you replace the two thin washers with a single washer of equivalent thickness? Also, my finger frequently gets stuck in the square hole. That never happens with my spydercos.

Yeah my yojimbo 2 needed the lock bar area cut out too. Idk why they don't? 🤷‍♂️

If OK-Knives is smart they will take your review into consideration and make the necessary changes to turn their knife into what it could be. By the way the blade bounce you experience with the para style knife is no different than the originals. I have several para 2's and they all have the same issue, it's just part of the original design.

Tried to orderd a knife from ok,but would never let my payment go tru.tried more than once.

I’ve got the real Spyderco drunken, decided to buy the clone after having the authentic….i know backwards. But the clone is pretty decent. The milling is great. The action is a lot more drop shut on the fake. The blade finish and obviously steel quality is far better in the real one. Pocket clip on both kinda suck, but the clone clip far worse. The clone feels lighter in the hand as well.

Great review. You just earned yourself a subscriber. Agree about the clip. Replacing it with that $13 titanium clip (at the time of this writing) takes it from great to darn near perfect.

That cross is not handmade. CNC machine can easily do this using proper vector files.

I wish I could order one, but their payment gateway is down.

This guys full of shit these are as good as American made😢

So I can tell you that most of the knock off knives, even though they may feel good and look good, the steel is generally 410 or 420 equivalent and if you are really lucky you might get it up to 55hrc or 440a steel (8crmov13). You really have to move into known Chinese brands, Harnds, PF, Kizer etc to have any chance of getting the advertised steel. Everyone else advertises what they think they will get away with and that’s why the same knife from different sellers will have different steel types. Eafengrow has outstanding value for money but their steel is only a mediocre performer. For example my dc53 knife will baton through pine ok but it will be glinting at you in the light and decent dc53 would not do that.

It’s AMAZING! But don’t buy it.

I do not recommend anyone spine wack there knives I’ll go over y it’s not a smart idea and especially on this knife in particular. The lock bar insert is screwed directly into the titanium which will cause it to strip from the vibrations of spine wracking the knife over and over. Causing the lock bar insert to not seat properly which cause any number of problems. I hope this was a one off and not a wide spread issue. I hate u had a bad experience with the knife.

I'd be very embarrassed if a budget Chinese clone was in *any* way superior to my $600 knife that I've had a decade to refine and improve. Not having an overtravel stop and steel lockbar insert at that price in 2025 is pretty lame.

American Blade Works knives don't bounce when you close them. Also, they almost feel like there is rubber on the stop pin when you close them hard. You mentioned the 'Mcnees' in this vid almost feels like rubber with no bounce out on the stop pin. I don't know what causes that feeling or sound when you close certain knives, but I knew what you were talking about from your description and honestly I wouldn't know how else to explain it either. I'm sure there will be people who will correct this description. Great channel, I love to see you check out some of these clones, it's crazy how some of these companies can sell these knives for so cheap. It wouldn't surprise me if the company that makes the really good clones also does OEM work for designers or is a sister company of a very reputable Chinese knife maker. 🤔🤫🫣

I passed on this because I thought it was only the 3-in. Now that I know there's a three and a half I'm have to buy this one too.😅

I have the original on my wish list for this year. I think you convinced me to save up for that knife!

That looks like a nice knife. The lock bar issue should be easy to resolve. If your looking for a nice non-clone knife to review in the future take a look at the RAT 1.5 in MagnaCut , it can be purchased for less than $90 currently. I have one and it is very nice! I'm not fond of liner lock knives but I made an exception for this one because of it's size and steel selection.

Is that crooked river a clone?

Personally I will never have the kind of money to buy a $500 or $600, etc. dollar pocketknife, I have never had any luck winning the lotto, so these Asian replicas have given me a chance to get some fantasy knives I would have never had otherwise...