Better Than Maxamet? - Spyderco Sage 5 in Rex 121

[@krazy_roach1698]

Love my Rex 121 Sage 5. This steel ain't playing around. $300 is a little pricey but I had to get Rex 121 in my life! Thanks Kole.

[@TristateEDC]

You and me both brother

[@BluetoothBlades]

Hell yeah Krazy_Roach, I have 2 rex 45's so all I could do was a Rex 90 😅

[@dougi1967]

Is that contoured grips?

[@bighamz1175]

Ain't nothing wrong with rex 45 that steel is amazing​@@BluetoothBlades

[@ryansmock2717]

"Let's make a production folder in Rex121 and then only make it available in 1 terrible color" -Spyderco

[@billbobby4374]

Hahaha true

[@TristateEDC]

Hence, why we purchase pp scales.

[@EvilSSP]

It's a shit color but show me what other company has the balls to put a steel like this into standard production and not just a limited production run.

[@krazy_roach1698]

Yes we need a cut off Rex 121 vs K390

[@D00MTR33]

Gotta give props to Spyderco for bringing rex 121 to market. I know they tried it with other crazy steels before like s125v and s145v (said it took 8 hours just to cut out 1 blank from that experimental steel) and no success. So to see them bring rex 121 which is a carbide volume and hardness monster definitely deserves praise. Im sure it takes a lot of time, tooling and belts to shape that blade. Most custom makers aren't bokd enough to make rex 121 knives one at a time. Forget a whole run if them.

[@tmille10]

I don’t need to buy another spyderco this week but I sure want to 😅

[@andyhayward1261]

Yeah the sage 5 has a new pivot bushing setup that gives it the best washer compression lock action while still having super solid lockup right outta the box, no fiddling around, polishing washers, break in etc like on a para 3 or pm2

[@the_knights_edge]

Yes definitely do the side by side cut test

[@justinmcvay5560]

I love my para 3. That's all I got. Happy Labor Day

[@TheWatcher60401]

Also, nothing beats the low clack of the spyderco pm2 salt!

[@jesseleep8921]

Oh man, those quick cut while looking us in the eye.

[@bryaninphnx]

White Mountain Knives has them in stock now and there is tons of 10% off coupons on there. The LW version came to $230. Insane deal on an other worldly steel.

[@TWknives]

I was just thinking about that deep space yesterday 🙌 such a sexy knife

[@BladeLabMiami]

Rex121 has the best wear resistance of any steel -- bar none. Just don't drop it, or hit a staple! My copy of the knife had a so-so factory edge, but it sharpened up beautifully on CBN, and for a change, the grind was symmetrical! Action was also great, and the blade was (again, for a change) perfectly centered. No blade play, either. The diarrhea-brown scales are even starting to grow on me. 😂

[@JoJo-JoJo-JoJo]

Oh thank you, thank you the Para 3 is back. That Sage 5 is a keeper with or without the burnt orange scales.

[@OHLeftyKnifeGuy]

It will be interesting to see how that steel holds up to miles of concrete board. In other news, shipping would cost soooo much less if we didn't ship in concrete boxes.

[@bobmackay9281]

I have a sage 5 on the way today. I can't wait to open it up and do a little unboxing video.

[@Mike-mi3yw]

The Sage 5 is the best. Probably my favorite spyderco. I bet that toothy edge is for the best. I’m sure the factory hates sharpening rex121. Lots more parts wear

[@-T-BONE]

"Shall we?" No, no, no sir. The line is "together... Right now." That's my favorite part of the intro.

[@hificat101]

Unless you've got a couple hours, you aren't putting an edge on that REX 121. It's about the hardest knife steel you'll find. Will be ridiculously hard to sharpen even with diamond stones, but you won't need to sharpen it much. If I had one and it needed sharpened, I'd probably send it to Spyderco and let them do it.

[@chriswebb3018]

With high quality cbn or diamond stones it isn't that bad. Everyone said that about maxamet and it's not bad to sharpen either. I have 2 edc fixed blades in rex121 and and yes it takes longer than s30v to sharpen but nothing crazy like people that have never sharpened it seem to think. It's just steel

[@happiknife7716]

New sub. Love the content and you're making me want to sell a few knives to get this rex 121.

[@TheWatcher60401]

Bruh, we don't sound like that... (glad to see the para 3!)

[@michaelwozniak6237]

Would love to see a rex 121 vs K390 cut off! great vid man thanks!

[@the_knights_edge]

Love that rex121

[@BULLMAN84]

Good to see you have a KSF link. I buy a good bit of CRK’s from there.

[@HellaDope512]

Just picked up the lightweight version. Got it for $204 using an affiliate link. Excited to get it in hand.

[@aaronkahn-bork1120]

@@HellaDope512 where and what link 😭

[@josh33025]

Get ready for a long livestream because Knives I Guess does that and his streams are 4-6 hours. And that's just like d2 or s30v.

[@silasking6279]

I just ordered the LW Sage 5 in REx 121. Looking forward to using the hell out of it, and ill prob get some Ti scales at some point

[@PlantDaddy1991]

Taiwanese and Japanese Spydercos have always done right by me. The ones made in USA, however... ugh.

[@MikeJ602]

Oh man my recent U.S. stuff is great and has been fall shutty. S90v pm2, cruwear and magnacut lw para 3’s and a Rex 45 manix have all been centered and drop with little to no wrist. I have a s45vn pm2 that didn’t just fall but that was it. My delica and sliverax are both slightly off to the right but are otherwise great.

[@PlantDaddy1991]

@@MikeJ602, I'm jealous of you. Every single Golden, CO Spyderco I've ever bought (minus one: an S110V PM2) has had shitty QC. Terrible action, uneven grinds, stripped screws (for the pivot *and* pocket clip), completely dicked centering (rubbing), and so on. I sold all my USA Spydercos until my recent SPY27 PM2. Which... you guessed it... came with plenty of blade play and the pocket clip screws were stripped from the very moment I removed the clip from its default position. To be clear, I'm keeping this one. I just wanted a USA Spyderco in the collection. Despite the problems, it is still that. EDIT: spelling

[@Bmxr1991]

Well, look at the people living in and coming into the USA as of the past 3-4 years. Made in USA doesn't mean much when you let the entire third world into the nation. It's not the land that makes the third world trash, it's the people. Some may be insulted by this, but it doesn't mean it's not true.

[@Krazyabe]

Interested in the showoff. And to hear how sharpening goes. It's pretty impressive Spyderco managed to use this steel in a production knife. Supposed to be very difficult to work with

[@Cid_1]

Hopefully, I have mine end of the week or next week. Just have to wait for it to travel through the US it looks like before it ends up on a plane to Norway. Just praying it won't stop by Turkey as it seem like every package going there take 2-3 weeks to leave the country.

[@escapingdeception5799]

I’m a big fan of Vanax and s90v but I’ve been wanting to try Rex121

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

I ordered the lightweight since I'm going to put new scales on it anyway

[@Duhveedoh]

Does the lightweight work with third party scales?

[@williamlenderman387]

​@Duhveedoh yes. I have the Sage 5 LW in Maxamet and it's wearing a set of Parsons Blade works stonewashed titanium "Ripple" scales and I really, REALLY like the set up. Looks great, feels great, works great.

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

I guess my first two replies didn't post because they had links in them. But yes, just make sure aftermarket scales specify that they're for the lightweight version

[@Duhveedoh]

@@williamlenderman387, @jakefromstatefarm1405 Awesome, thanks 👍

[@BluetoothBlades]

Would love to get one just can't right now

[@TheRealNancyPelosi1865]

Yuhhhh cut test for the cardboard destroyer championship.

[@tonyballou]

That Lil Temperance 3 lives in my pocket full time It's sadly too slept on 😢

[@HailPatrick]

Ahhhh, the myth, the legend....rex121

[@opinionatedhobbyist]

The Sage 5 is vastly better than the Para 3. Glad they’re dropping with peel ply.

[@Katodwg]

Maxace Goliath, cardboard destroyer but way too big for your little girl girlie-girl little girl girl hands. But, if you want to borrow one to play with I can send you one...or two. You'll just have to have someone help you take it out of the box... EDYARDS!! EDYARDS!! EDYARDS!! EDYARDS!! EDYARDS!!

[@michaelinsc9724]

You need a set of Parsons Bladeworks titanium scales for it!

[@RamboAdventures-oi1mn]

Cheers!

[@Cry42]

LWs just dropped aT WMK. $230 after discount.

[@cameronperrin5591]

Waiting for the cut test. I wanna know just how brittle it is.

[@paullmight42]

#JUSTICEFORTHEPARA3

[@FrankToThePoint]

I want it sooo bad.. I also want sage5 M4. How is it sharpening this blade?

[@FrankToThePoint]

Sage5 is on washers with the special pivot whatever.. all spiderco pivots should be just like the sage 5

[@paullmight42]

I haven't distributed any bone in a while :(

[@Cyanoblades]

Hey man do me a favor get someone to make micarta scales for the Lil' Temperance lol. I love mine but hate the scales. The pivot bushing on the Sage 5 gives it that killer action.

[@paullmight42]

Sage series fucks.....hard

[@marccohen5579]

Tell witch one rusts faster?

[@jerryg855]

I want that K390 Lil Temperance bad. But fuuuuck I can’t stand the teal colored scales and I don’t see much aftermarket scale support for these at all

[@dynamicdiversion9919]

Lol just bought a Kizer Towser s for $25. Same form factor 154cm. Would be interested in seeing a performance comparison. Can you do that Tristate?

[@mikereese15]

You cut thru concrete? Nice😅

[@scrick7112]

So from what I hear. Forget a stone or belt, better get a wheel to sharpen it.

[@SlamJamBlades]

Papa

[@shaggy_e210]

Man I hope he doesn't put ultem scales on it😅

[@--RSL--]

Eeesh. 3hund? 😮

[@jeo1349]

s120v bro? (7:42) 😆😝

[@TristateEDC]

Lol. You knew what I meant

[@jeo1349]

@@TristateEDC All good 😉

[@ryanm6869]

I preordered a sage 5 in rex 121 but cancelled. I just figured id chip it in 🤷‍♂️

[@restless-ghost]

spyderco has lost their minds with their pricing

[@TristateEDC]

Rex121 is insanely hard to work with. And they're heat treating it to 69+ hrc. So I get it, even if I don't like it.

[@saint_iLL]

$300?

[@isthebeeflol]

The best spyderco made imo but that's overpriced.

[@jakefromstatefarm1405]

but where else can you get rex 121?

[@0zmose]

If it were any other steel I'd agree, but REX 121 warrants that price tag. It's literally the highest wear resistance knife steel in the world. They're probably wearing out belts and tooling at twice the rate of most other steels to make them.

[@estern001]

Spyderco... boring...

[@jimmycricket7946]

You're in the minority my friend!!

[@jordy703]

Boring maybe, best production quality absolutely.

[@estern001]

@@jimmycricket7946 Thank you!

[@DeerUNIT42]

$300?! Benchmade Sage 5... Good grief

[@bubblegum8876]

Youre delusional if you think this is benchmade pricing. You would be paying 500 for a benchmade slipjoint in rex121 knowing the butterfly tax

[@DeerUNIT42]

@@bubblegum8876 maybe. It'd also be

[@bubblegum8876]

@@DeerUNIT42 not for rex 121 mate. I have the mule team for rex 121 and there really isnt any other steel like it currently. It even outperforms maxamet so im genuinely curious on how you found these pricings. Companies like Kizer,Kancept and QSP charge 150$+ for S90V.

[@DeerUNIT42]

@@bubblegum8876 but that's not with G10, That's with titanium.