10 Things to Know About the Honey Badger Knife

[@jackfarmboy]

Dammit jt... fine its on my list. I was holding out but across the board this thing is blowing everybody away. Ive been kinda stingy buying 8cr13mov blades because of all the options out there... but with all these details I dont mind paying for it. I appreciate all the info. To me caligo is nicer looking but i like multiple opening options. Well done

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks bud, you're right on about the opening methods. The thumb hole is excellent. And the thing I wanted to mention and forgot about the Caligo comparison is the multiple size options. Yes, the Caligo is better looking and I like it more. But there isn't a Mini Caligo or a Caligo XL, so this Honey Badger has a leg up for anyone with a different size preference.

[@kaseezekiel4321]

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[@raybronson5539]

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[@kaseezekiel4321]

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[@cuanbarrywoodley4182]

Great vid, as South African I'm starting to see more and more honey badgers pop up...been carrying this model myself for a while now and I love it...would love to see a vid where you discuss some of their newer models

[@grantwatson1148]

I Have 7 of them , I love them and I have used them everyday, you will be extrmely happy to have one

[@FordHarbor]

Thanks for making the specs clean, simple and quick. I like hearing more about the history, your experience, and why you selected the knife or why someone should get it.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks man. A lot of people really just want the specs first and foremost, so I'm findind it's good to just slap them up first. As for the other details, I really appreciate the feedback. Sometimes the hardest part of a video is deciding how to balance straight facts versus personal experience. Always good to have someone's input there.

[@billwhite5362]

Bought this HBK on Amazon a couple months ago and sent it back. I wasn't sold...But watching your video I'm going to rebuy this HBK! The info you provided about being an S.African background with Lite Optec and being the 1st sent to Amazon! I did love the FRN honeycomb scales, blade shape and choil but the blade steel made me think about why do I really need this knife! The 8cr13mov for the price you really can't complain.....Thank you for the information given! I will subscribe to your channel!

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks for checking out my video, and I hope you enjoy this knife kite the 2nd time around!

[@justinofboulder]

Their website is now listing a D2 option for $20 more.... Not sure which one I will buy, but plan to get one soon...

[@mitcheemouse227]

Proudly South African.

[@upfrown68]

I just received a black handled small version today and I agree that it has to be one of the best budget friendly knives I've ever seen. Exciting to see where they'll go!

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Exactly. More designs and models would be great!

[@johnwest4492]

You are right sir , I've opened and closed mine it is drop shut and still perfectly centered. It's Awesome and one of all time favorites. Thank for the great video's.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

My pleasure, glad you like the knife!

[@synergydubaicorp]

I like your video, straight to the point Thank you

[@t_mac6866]

Glad to see this review come out- thanks for the shout out! I'm hoping to pick this one up when it comes back in stock, or maybe I should have you customize one for me and buy it from you! Great job man- keep up the good work!

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks again man, let me know!

[@majergens]

Great review JT! This appears to be a solid offering at $30. The ability to be customized is certainly a plus, particularly since they do not offer purple. Looking forward to seeing what you do on these. 😎

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks Mike, I'll keep you posted man!

[@EDCCRAZY]

It's a great edc knife! I've had one in my pocket everyday for over a year.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

It really is a good one!

[@cody3362]

How well is it holding up, durability wise. I'm kinda hard on my knifes

[@JTsKnifeLife]

@@cody3362 I think it's a well made knife, but if you're planning on hard using it repetitively I'd invest in something different. I have zero reason to think that it won't hold up, but for me I'd rather have something a little pricier with better materials if I'm gonna use the thing heavily on a frequent basis.

[@cody3362]

@@JTsKnifeLife I guess the hardest use would be small bushcraft craft tasks

[@JTsKnifeLife]

@@cody3362 Well, I've handled well over a dozen of these Honey Badgers by now and they all lock up very well, so as long as you aren't doing anything too crazy, I'd say it would be alright. Again, maybe a better steel or handle material preference would be better for what you need, but for what it is the Honey Badger will be great.

[@TheVredeHunter]

Hey, thats cool. Im from SA. Head office is like 5 miles from my house

[@pop4803]

Love most everything about it especially blade shape and size options. Got to put you on the spot honeybadger vs mini intrigue? Good revie,Harry

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Honey Badger all the way. What I keep finding is that action and ergos and lockup are the most important things for me. The Intrigue is a pretty good knife, but the action isn't great. So even though the steel is better on the Intrigue, I'll take the Honey Badger.

[@Stevehollywood43]

Great video. Thanks.

[@Ohm.Slice.]

Yeahhh, I'll be getting this lol. Looks like a great beater/ fidget knife, might grab 2 and dedicate one as a center console knife in my car. I always need one to fidget with haha. Great vid man as always!

[@Wagenmeister]

From South Africa, thanks for the review. Going to the shop now to buy one for my brother-in-law.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

My pleasure, i hope he enjoys it!

[@Wagenmeister]

@@JTsKnifeLife I got him the small FS-BGE, he wants a small and light knife for his pocket. If I take current Dollar Rand exchange it worked out to $24.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

@@Wagenmeister Nice. Good price!

[@mitcheemouse227]

Lol I read mother in law🤣

[@Wagenmeister]

@@mitcheemouse227 No way I'm giving het a stabby knife!

[@ShortcutReviews]

Nice details in the video. The scale comment makes sense, small handles have less issues with flex then bigger scales made of the same materials. Choil jimping, I predict it will becoming a “thing”...

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Great point about the flex. And yeah, two years from now I'll be reviewing a knife and you'll probably hear me say, "Some jimping on the choil would be nice, I expect more from a budget blade" hahahaha.

[@richardorsulich4698]

Bought one yesterday, my new EDC👍

[@dcrickerson7611]

Nice video, thanks! I'm going to pick one up when they get back in stock.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

I appreciate it, I hope you enjoy it!

[@EverydayCityCarry]

Great video bud. I'm psyched to get this one in hand.

[@bennythebossstk209]

Thanx for the info and with what you said about the different companys involved i thought you were going to say Voxnaes did the blade.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Hahahaha well, I figured I didn't need to go there. In general though, there does seem to be a lot of overlapping influence between some of the Danish designs I've seen and the South African ones. All that aside, it does look a helluva lot like a Vox blade lol.

[@thepiratepenguin4465]

Ultratec is the manufacture, Honey Badger knives is one of Ultratec's brands. Liteoptec is the South African distributor & WesternActive is the US distributor.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

So Ultratech is the name of the company in china that makes them, is that what you're saying?

[@thepiratepenguin4465]

@@JTsKnifeLife Ultratec is a South African company, who predominantly manufactures flashlights, their other bands are Ultraedge which makes camping tools as well as kitchen knives & Ultraoptic which makes rifle scopes & Binoculars. I know their flashlights are made in South Africa, not sure about the rest of there products.

[@fourgedmushrooms5958]

Just got big one! Super light and slim in the pocket. Has a pretty fine edge but probably not so durable but slices great. Handle is not super durable but get sheath knife l

[@SteveKluver]

Thanks JT. This knife, really is something special. I bought the large, 16 days ago, and got it out to handle, during your video. That point on the lock-bar is there of coarse, on the large version too. But I really have to poke my finger in there, to get much of any 'poke' from it. Until a person gets one in hand, it's hard to appreciate just how nice this knife really is. As we know, Amazon is out of stock. What I find odd though, is that all options seemed to stock out at the same time (all sizes & colors, 6 part numbers). Which is just too statistically improbable, to not think something else is going on. My first guess is, that they want shoppers coming to that listing page, to have options. I suspect, that once part numbers started dropping from stock. They just shut it all down, until more stock arrives. One more interesting thing I found, while reading the reviews, and questions > Question: Are there any plans to carry the green variant? Answer: Yes there are! The green ones are on the way to the USA, and will be available here on Amazon in early Sept. By ✅ All American Sales SELLER on July 29, 2018

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Nice! They should make a purple variant to save me some time!

[@SteveKluver]

Yes. We'll call it the grape Badger! 😁

[@bumstudios8817]

For the price, they nailed it. Cant wait to see the mods

[@JTsKnifeLife]

I appreciate it man, I agree. They did some good things here.

[@mt_baldwin]

Lol, glad I'm not the only one that watches t.v. with more than one knife to fidget with, I usually have few next to me. And I like purple too, my favorite color, got this from growing up in Minnesota, I get purple scales whenever it's available (and yes purple is a manly color, the MN Vikings, Prince, Roman emperors- all very manly things).

[@JTsKnifeLife]

My favorite color too. But even though Prince was a ladies man, I wouldn't call him a manly one hahaha. The Purple People Eaters though? Heck yeah. Those old Vikings Defenses were beasts.

[@Stassa23]

Great talking points as always I’ve been really enjoying mine as well especially for its multi deployment action I contacted them as well and I was told that they may be trying to get them to some of our big knife dealers but the only problem with that is the price tends to go up when that happens and I think they definitely have it priced right. Well brother hope your having a great day talk to you later

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks man, and yeah, that will cause prices to go up. But in general the more you produce the more the cost of production decreases, so in time they might be able to find a balance. Here's hoping. That claw version looks sweet to me too hahaha.

[@rubenvanwyk920]

it also opens when you pull it from your pants

[@Pippinm7]

Awesome review just put an order bc of your video! Do you know if they come in different color blades?

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Just satin for now, I think. 👍

[@alanseran6944]

I bought one a month ago. It's a fidget knife. It flips smooth and holds in hand well on the medium size. However, I have found that it's not all that for EDC purposes. Would make a good skinning knife, but that huge finger choil gets in the way for cutting cardboard and such. I have yet been able to get it sharp as I like. To me, there are tons of different EDC blades in the same price catagory. I wouldn't buy again. Keep up the good vids!. This just my take on the knife

[@pattyhays487]

South African design made in China but still a hell of a deal for the price!

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Agreed!

[@Lifeisawheelie]

When did this first come out? I havent looked for new knives for a year almost. Really happy with the selection i got in my drawer now. And in my 2 other drawers and the exhibition on the shelf lol. But this one.... Looks like what i've been missing for the days where i want a knife to both practical, discrete, convenient, capable and light. Think im gonna have the opener tong version in small, and then this one in medium. The tong black, this regular one tan colour. How delightful :))) now im gonna start checking my mailbox trice a day again hehe

[@Lifeisawheelie]

Naaah, the tong in medium hehe. And this one in small. It will fill out the vacuum that my sanrenmu 7063 with aluminium scales has left. I dont use the 7063 because the opening/lock type is too fiddly with that size of knife. It needs to be larger if it has the axis lock or thumb stud. And i need a finger choil for such a small knife. And not those horrible aluminium scales. And deeper carry. But i love the blade shape. And i looove a flatgrind blade. And a thumb hole for spyderdropping it open. Speaking of acid. That pocket clip is pretty big... Thought about ordering 2 right off the bat. But im gonna buy 1 and give it the usual ferric chloride treatment i do. Im sure i will love it

[@olathestanwalker6717]

Have both the med and large and like them both. Is it a ZT or Benchmade, no. But, it ain't $150 or more either. And they are light weight. Only issue I have is with the med. When I open it, sometimes I'm pinching the scales too tight and it hinders opening. Otherwise, they are in my EDC rotation. Good vid, thanks.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks for watching, glad you like them too!

[@thomasK411]

Do you do gun reviews ?

[@JTsKnifeLife]

No sir, just the knives.

[@ColdPotato]

Nothing fancy about that question

[@jankojansevanrensburg8010]

Yes it's a South African knife

[@knifeguy1387]

It’s a nice looking knife but you can get Cutjacks on sale right now on Amazon for $19 I ordered two today

[@JTsKnifeLife]

John Scrivani I saw it for that price but it said it wouldn't ship for two months. Always gonna be a better knife at a cheaper price. And I wouldn't neccesarily say the Steel Will budget line is better.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

I saw it, but it's gone now.

[@knifeguy1387]

David Spangler it really was watch Birdshots video neglected Ganzo

[@knifeguy1387]

David Spangler I guess I’m not the only troll several people saw and ordered them at that price however it did say it would not ship for a month or two

[@virgillivingston8079]

Do you think the D2 worth spending 20 extra bucks for?

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Nope. I think 8Cr13MoV is just fine, personally.

[@virgillivingston8079]

@@JTsKnifeLife I was thinking that to, for the money it’s hard to complain

[@daveyboy6985]

Their selling for $100 nz, in New Zealand. That's about $70 U.S. Which I think is way overpriced with that blade steel.😣

[@ansdguy1]

Funny you should mention this knife. I have it in my next buy shopping cart with Amazion and was looking at this knife’s specs for the 10th time.. i’m going for the small version as I have child hands.😮 I have been having trouble. I with color choice.. NowI wonder if I can-dye the tan scales red or some other color. Btw, I watched paddy’s review when it posted. Must be a sign.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Hahaha yeah, I think red would work. Go for it!

[@ansdguy1]

JT's Knife Life I really don’t know how to go about it. Maybe you could make a vlog on how to dye this stuff? On the other hand, I’m likely the only one interested. Thanks for all the great videos.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Ron L Check out this vid. It's more about the fade pattern but to get a uniform result just complete submerge the scales. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJq6ioSra95-f9U

[@ansdguy1]

Thanks, J.T., The process looks to be much less tramatic than I was thinking. In fact, it wan't even a shit show! Ron

[@grimflipz]

Choil and blade remind me of the lawman

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Yeah, I can definitely see that.

[@rossauce12]

I wish it was 30, the hineybadger i want is 80. I was a black blade. Seems crazy i gotta pay double for a black blade

[@bennythebossstk209]

I keep 3 knive by me to play with to especially when watching yurs and paddys and everyone elses vids lol. Good to kno im not alone

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Hahaha yeah, I was happy to hear I'm not alone either. We're all weird in the same way I guess.

[@ocomegashadowstacking5886]

Nice Knife Reviews Video! ^^

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thanks bud!

[@ocomegashadowstacking5886]

JT's Knife Life np! 😊

[@BirdShotIV]

Purple!! haha nice.

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Thank you! There is a shortage of purple knives in the world, and I'm happy to do my part to fix that. 👍

[@zachstuff]

Great review! SilentC!!

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Hahaha this was probably Take 50 of trying to film this thing, so some of the mess ups that would derail an early take just become acceptable at this point lol.

[@zachstuff]

JT's Knife Life really am understanding that!

[@navelaviator18]

I wanted the D2 version of this knife so I paid $65 and went with the large size. I found that the scales are only okay. They don't feel as grippy as many of my other knives. Not horrible but there is better out there and hopefully I can find aftermarket scales for it someday. As far as the blade itself goes, the large size feels a bit too large for me. The blade is bigger than I expected and because it is also fairly thin, it feels kinda flimsy... I have yet to really test it though. The pocket clip is awesome and It allows you to put the clip on the other side of the knife but unfortunately it can only be carried point UP when closed & in your pocket. I personally prefer it to be mounted on the pivot end. My last gripe is that my blade is not centered in the handle when closed. It doesn't rub so it isn't THAT horrible but for $65 I expected it to at least be centered. Maybe I'm asking too much... The bearings are awesome and the opening and closing is extremely satisfying and fun. The edge is ALMOST shave-your-hair sharp right out of the box but that's easy to fix if necessary. For $35 it's an awesome little budget knife with lots of nice features that make it worth the money. For $65 it is a bit of a disappointment even though it has a D2 steel blade. I guess that at $35 i can let certain imperfections go but at $65, I just can't.

[@jackdunn4463]

If you bend the whole knife with your hands while closed you can center the blade. Just watch the blade and bend it the direction you want it to go. I do this with 200 dollar benchmades. It doesn't hurt the knife at all as long as you don't over do it.

[@navelaviator18]

@@jackdunn4463 I appreciate the advice. Unfortunately I tried doing what you said and it still isn't centered. Maybe i can't get enough torque on it, idk. In the end, i just called customer service and they had a new one to me in a few days.

[@jackdunn4463]

@@navelaviator18 nice thats lucky they sent you a new one. For future reference, if you can't get it with just your hands try pushing it against the corner of a table

[@timbo4374]

I wish somebody other than Amazon sold them. Amazon has their head up their a$$ and won't ship flippers to my location..even though they are not illegal here. They seem to think that NYC law applies throughout the entire state, which is not the case. I been wanting this knife for months now.

[@jasonscottw]

Tim Gannon ya, same deal. Sukzz. Come on Amazon. NY is h u g e . . .

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Guys, that is beyond stupid. Just an example of amazon being too big to be efficient. I would write a strongly worded letter to Amazon and then just try to find a middle man.

[@timbo4374]

Slicey Dicey has the same ptoblem..We live in the same city.

[@thomasK411]

I wouldn't live in a communist state just bought my hundred round drum for bushmaster ar15 😊

[@joeldorfan3608]

Honeybadgerknives.com

[@mitcheemouse227]

Yeah bro I’m from SA 😂

[@JTsKnifeLife]

Fun place to visit?

[@mitcheemouse227]

Yeah bro definitely go to the drakensburg or Cape Town they have very cool things there the darkensburg is my favorite to visit

[@rbs1889]

Start selling this knife in Europe, HoneyBadger folks!

[@JTsKnifeLife]

They definitely need to!