Budget Knives are the Best New Knives in 2024

[@pauljosephbuggle3722]

The budget knife market is much better these days. These are exciting times.

[@acid6urns]

yes i remember as a young teen/kid (i’m only 21) that stuff like 7cr and 8cr we’re about as best as you were gonna get on a budget knife. a $40-$50 knife was pretty much guaranteed to be a chinese kershaw in 8cr

[@gueomduduto]

@@acid6urns $30-$50 way back then can get you made in the usa kershaw and they still ship for free parts to anyone overseas not just dealers.. Miss those time lol

[@jamiemadden2924]

Don't get used to it now with a 60% tariff on Chinese produced knives coming in January

[@marcomlott9099]

I bought a Hid right after they dropped. I like it a lot.

[@tomgreen1721]

You sir starting to get a Bob Ross vibe to you, put on an Afro wig and you got it

[@Hola-ro6yv]

LoL why would someone cool like DCA want to look like that fool? 😅

[@el_blaxicano2]

a video featuring all knives $100 or less? my type of video! knives i can afford!

[@retardno002]

how many of them can you afford? if more than 1 then you could afford at least a $200 knife lol

[@johnredcorn8294]

David C Anderson is just top drawer.

[@Hola-ro6yv]

Yep. Unfortunately lots of clowns who comment on this channel hate him just because he owns and sells Benchmades. I say carry what makes you happy.

[@iamgroot4080]

Get him out of the drawer You psycho

[@DeconstructedWithJosh]

@@Hola-ro6yv He's a big fan of SAKs too. I think one of his daily carries is the Victorinox Evo S18 or 14. David is honestly pretty knowledgeable and friendly, but I find Zacinthewild, Ben Peterson or Pete's (from Cedric&Ada) vibes resonate more with me.

[@TBSxDRUMS]

I bought a Kizer Banish (Lundquist design) as soon as they were available earlier this year. The perfect knife for me. Affordable and, quite frankly, adorable. The first ones available were the black micarta with coated 154CM. Now they offer different colors and Nitro-V.

[@davidsapir3764]

Kizer has been crushing it.

[@davidsapir3764]

This might be the best table of budget knives ever showcased by DCA. Wow what a great selection of budget bangers, gotta get me one of those Petrified Fish, what a great looking knife for short money.

[@winstondelaurier8239]

feels amazing in hand, showed it off to a friend who carries a $200 benchmade knife, and he was wanting to replace it as his EDC

[@davidsapir3764]

@@winstondelaurier8239 Really appreciate that, thanks! Just finished looking at all three Hourglass wood variants on KnifeCenter's website. All three look incredible and I went with the Snakewood. It's such a unique and cool looking knife I just couldn't say no, especially where it looks so well made for such a modest price. It'll be the first PF knife in my collection, can't wait to get it in hand too!

[@wardprocter2371]

Would love to see new fixed blade budget offerings as well. Great video!

[@matthewhebbert9712]

@knifecenter DCA: You should do a segment or FAQ on popular/successful designers, who they are, and what makes their knives unique. I didn't realize until this video that I actually have a bunch of Ostap Hel designed knives, and that many of them are among my most used and well-liked. I've always just bought knives that appeal to me without paying attention to the designers. Now I'm paying attention.

[@Sub-AmatuerNaturalist]

@@matthewhebbert9712 I agree. It would be a super interesting topic. To have a discussion about.

[@wardprocter2371]

Glad to see some new budget sub 3” knives! Looks like Real Steel has some nice offerings to contemplate as well. Thanks for what you do, DCA (and Thomas and Seth)!

[@stuartrollings602]

The mini Iridium is a gorgeous knife! Love the colors n action!

[@Mike-id8gu]

@@stuartrollings602 Same!

[@timtitus2532]

That Rosecraft and the Hid are my cup O tea. Thanks David and Thomas.

[@brianpowers7888]

I really enjoy your videos. Purchasing two of these for Christmas

[@dougcorum8718]

Thank you for showing knives leaning towards true pocket size.

[@sloanNYC]

The Slyph and Hourglass really do seem nice at those prices.

[@chimps4gimps]

I have the Hourglass. I was genuinely surprised by just how ‘fancy’ it is. Really nice quality item 👌🏼

[@sloanNYC]

@@chimps4gimps We really are at a point in time where so many knives are overpriced but also have a lot of gems like these!

[@Bethany415]

That SRM is interesting, but I'd really like to know what the steels are in the blade. One source says the center section is 140Cr, a high hardness / low corrosion resistance tool steel. Oh, and the one thing that Sencuts are missing that Civivi have always had is a D-shaped pivot barrel. It's annoying to have to open knives like that.

[@gueomduduto]

A knife vlogger in china test srm 261m with 140cr by making cuts on red bull can. It can go up to 56 cuts before it cant slice paper cleanly. The performance is on par with with premium steels m390, magnacut, cruwear.. Its too bad srm dont know how to promote their knife properly..

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

That SRM pocket clip is genius.

[@Mike-id8gu]

I purchased the Iridium and really enjoy it. [In my pocket now.]

[@josephdreher1769]

Civvi is my favorite budget knife. Nice video, do more of the budget stuff, like the new knife video but most are out of my price range

[@bobglazauskis6720]

I love the Hid. Great folding kitchen style knife. Very versatile from cheese to trimming meat and steaks and other things even beyond the camp kitchen

[@jctsea]

Gotta say, Kizer's Amicus (realizing it isn't an official 2024 knife) is missing, but a GREAT start to the awesome accessibility of the pocket knife hobby (lifestyle?)

[@knifecenter]

Agreed, I've been quite the cheerleader for that knife for sure -DCA

[@brettwarner719]

The Militaw in 154CM is such a good knife in one of the most underrated steels around.

[@kil-roy]

Really like that Iris. Anybody have any reviews?

[@umami0247]

Crazy what is hitting the market now. I wouldn't turn down any of these. Thanks for the review!!

[@kaifrolic5668]

That pocket clip on the SRM is an insrant "why doesn't everyone do that?" innovation!

[@unfi6798]

Great collection of tools DCA. Cheers from Australia.

[@ddrod8128]

Man, SRM is killing it! I want one or 2 of those, beautiful!

[@vegass04]

I like the Kizer Grouper and particularly Kershaw mini Iridium, that's a sweet knife

[@MrLlama999]

A pyrite light testing and use video would be great.

[@paullambert4445]

That CJRB is sweet and so is the Rosecraft. The moose pattern is not one I have seen before. Thanks 🎸🔪

[@ThenewguyBTC]

Which is your recommendation of all these for general use

[@fyokota]

My current EDC is my QSP Penguin. I have the "expensive" version with brass scale.

[@Kevin-qj7fp]

that hellx looking good

[@TheKylaas]

I've seen that Petrified Fish for a while and dang if I don't have that lined up as my next purchase. And that Helle Skog you recommended is also on the to-buy list. Currently I have a Vosteed Corgi, Kizer Drop Bear, Civivi Vision FG, and a small hunting fixed blade from a local maker in my daily rotation. But honestly-- my MORA's are the ones I actually use day to day.

[@wattsmichaele]

The Civivi chef knife at end is one of the sharpest knives I have ever purchased…..it has a 3 mm thick blade and is super scary sharp. It’s excellent. Great for food prep, cutting cardboard, etc. An incredible knife at a great price. The steel is very good too. It’s the factory edge that will blow your mind!!! Highly recommended.

[@bokusimondesu]

I know you get less revenue out of these. But, as a person for whom money is not a big problem, I have too little of it to be a big problem, I really enjoy the showcasing of the budget stuff. 👍

[@Neudezign]

Definitely a couple good looking knifes on that list. I'd say the Kershaw and the Petrified caught my attention. Got them both on my wishlist, one of them will most likely be my next knife purchase. 👍✌️

[@presidentmerkinmuffley6769]

If they made the Stormhowl in a fixed blade, with the Stormridge handle shape, I would own a pair.

[@DampActionRC]

I love this budget upload, great video, keep up the great work DCA and Thomas. I was surprised not to see Byrd and Ganzo in the lineup.

[@Mastertoa3]

regarding the mini grouper, it's not the first top liner lock (Compression lock) in this budget territory. In fact, you sort of have the first one I'm aware of on the table today. The full size Vosteed racoon comes has come in a top liner lock form for longer than the grouper as far as I know, although they seem to be largely sold out right now.

[@MikeyD8716]

The Vosteed top Liner Lock Racoon may be the best budget blade of 2024. What a great knife for the price. Around $65. 😅

[@davidsapir3764]

Completely agree.The Raccoon is an awesome and much less expensive Bugout alternative for sure. My personal all time favorite pocket friendly budget EDC is still the Civivi Baklash. I've been carrying the black blade/blackG10 handle with anodized blue liner variant for a couple years as my work EDC and at $42 it's such a great knife in every way. Loved it so much I picked up the black ebony wood/satin blade variant too.The only other knife in my collection that edges it out for big bang for little buck is my Sanrenmu 1006. How they made such a beefy high quality chunk knife for just $31 is beyond me.

[@fenasilveira]

Too bad you left out Böker knives from this list. Examples such as the Solingen made BFF Packlite for a fixed blade with Magnacut at $90, the Plus Kihon DC at $40, or the Magnum Rockstub at $30. Maybe worth a part 2 video to include other brands and more fixed blades? :-)

[@knifecenter]

If I were including fixed blades in this vid, then heck yeah on the BFF. The other two knives you mentioned were released in 2023, or else they would have definitely been in contention to be featured in this one -DCA

[@davidhelka8929]

DCA great video man 👍

[@DeconstructedWithJosh]

I know it's not sold by KnifeCenter, but the $10 Ozark Trail D2 knife is a pretty spectacular deal for what it is. My favorite beater budget EDC though is the CRKT M16 01KS (framelock, all steel handles) or the 01-KZ (double lock and zytel non-slip handles). Both in 8CR and hella easy to maintain due to having a flathead pivot screw and jimping on the screw, the latter which allows you to use your freaking thumb to adjust the pivot IF NEEDED!

[@cemetarygates2800]

Mini Grouper for me on this particular table full!

[@chimps4gimps]

7:30 a baby shark is a pup not a cub 😋

[@knifecenter]

They're knifemakers, not biologists :D :D :D -DCA

[@chimps4gimps]

@@knifecenter 😂

[@austinlynn966]

Any fixed blades?

[@CIGARURI]

Hey dave, is there a specific tool for sharpining a scissors ? I enjoy what you do!😅

[@cc_likesknives]

Try cutting aluminum foil with your scissors. That usually touches the blades up a bit :)

[@PatHappyDay]

Vision FG is my perfect go to EDC

[@tombeyer375]

Dave and Thomas, ya done it again! The mini Iridium IS a "very cool" gentlemans knife!! AND, the BAAAAD blade style and grind, on the Hyrax, is a bunch of blade, on a buget range knife! Y'all keep the videos comin'!

[@tombeyer375]

Correction on the first mentioned knife, that should've said Iris.

[@Hexsyn]

I'm excited to add the Hid to my spydiechef:)

[@random_eskimo_in_the_rockies]

Correct me if I'm wrong, DCA, but isn't the Kizer Mini-Grouper the second attempt to bring the "Compression" style top liner lock to the budget arena? Vosteed has the more expensive RSKOAS and Psyop lines with it at $250, but they also have the same style lock on the more budget-minded Raccoon model for $65. I know their production has been a bit off with most of those knives, but I also know that at least a few actually hit the market because I saw Seth advertise the top-liner lock version of the Raccoon on your May 2nd New Knives video and bought one from you on May 3rd. I'm sad to see the exact model I bought now says it's discontinued (green micarta, black-coated blade) but the satin-bladed version as well as several other colors of micarta handles are available even though they're delayed. At least a few inexpensive top-liner lock Raccoons went out, because I was luck enough to have gotten one. Vosteed's action on the Raccoon is as smooth as that on Kizer's mini-Grouper.

[@knifecenter]

Shoot, I must have missed that version of the Racoon. Thanks for the heads up! -DCA

[@random_eskimo_in_the_rockies]

@@knifecenter I certainly hope Vosteed gets their act together. I want 5 or 6 more of those top liner lock Raccoons for my various to-go bags around my house and in my vehicles.

[@mrcruzzz1]

This was my question!

[@danielglidden9290]

Nice use of the word triumvirate for sencu/civivi/we knives. Reminds me of the late Roman republic 😂

[@happykt]

I also love Rosecraft Blades traditional pocket knives but have returned three of them to other knife sellers because they were so hard to open and I snapped my fingernails. I own about a dozen of them and own about 200 traditional pocket knives in total.

[@paul_dz]

Thanks for the comment - I have the Rosecraft mentioned in this video and found it way to difficult to open - thought it was me. It's a shame because otherwise it's a nice looking knife. Their barlow's are much easier to handle.

[@Carl-vg5zt]

😂 love the variety.

[@acid6urns]

tbh since those demko shark cubs are made in the same factory as cold steel, that aus10 is a really good steel. it gets RIDICULOUSLY sharp

[@TheWatcher60401]

Sencut serene! Ftw!

[@MrSavage170]

I have to agree with the Kizer Mini Grouper and I would like to give the Boker Lucas Burnley Kihon DC a honorable mention too

[@1ohmwrecker]

For $30 and nitro V... the Kizer Amicus is a pretty decent budget knife too!

[@funkdat8]

Thanks for not trying to sell us your most expensive blades yet again

[@Hola-ro6yv]

I have yet to see a video where he shows off nothing but their most expensive products.

[@Hola-ro6yv]

That said, some of KC’s prices are hundreds of dollars more than on their competitors like BHQ For example the Fox Radius with Damascus sells on KC’s website for well over $1000 but BHQ has it for several hundred dollars less. What’s up with that? To be fair though KC does beat BHQ on some products but usually only by a few dollars here and there, so do your research.

[@abdulkhaliedkariem8538]

The time and effort it must take to use good steel and materials to give excellent low cost knives... the premium knives i feel are just use whatever supersteel there is a slapping titanium on it...

[@chrisjosekuehl]

Can you please do a video on folders with full convex grinds and secondary convex’s? It’s extremely hard to find folders with full convex or secondary convex and from my experience the convex edge has the best geometry for a very tough edge along with extremely edge retention over flat or hollows. As far as I am aware only Rockstead (out of almost everyone’s budget, the fallkniven plx I believe also very expensive and the svord peasant knife are the only one, the peasant is pretty much the only one that’s affordable and I would be comfortable using it for all knife tasks but it’s a slip joint, lacks a pocket clip and is kinda larger, and the legendary opinel is fragile and not designed for anything other than light slicing tasks and they kind of lock but also lack a pocket clip, the rocksteads are works of art and they are the sharpest out the box knives I’ve ever seen, starting at 1k puts it out of the user category, the fallkniven is also a work of art at I think they start at like 400, and they lack a clip and they might be a liner lock but again not many of us would use for daily edc or light outdoor tasks. Please help us with your extensive knowledge and great wisdom, if you could please show us some more options that would be awesome.

[@dezijpies158]

Dear David and chums. Thanks for all the pleasure you guys' have been giving me watching your videos so far. Hope more will follow for years to come. Due to Dave i have become a real fixed blade addict but i also love the principal of Ulu, the innuide 'all doer' . There are a few on the market but they all give me the idea of being a 'tourist knife'. Maybe you could tell some about the Ulu and its history in your video but also tell us where i could get a real original (pref handmade) Ulu. Best regards, René

[@wattsmichaele]

The handle on the one Kansept is a very old pattern honoring Jesus…..excellent!

[@Burn_pits]

This is the best knife channel out there. Why??? This is the only guy who isn’t caught up in 5.11 tacticool nonsense pushing crazy over expensive garbage. Look the days of Benchmade and so many others is gone. I will put my cold steel recon or srt lite up against any folder out there. I have more deployments around the world than most. The best knife is almost always the simplistic and robust. I would rather a lot of good steel than a little of great steel. I would rather have a simply handle and working mechanism than a cool complicated one. This guy gets it

[@DanielChzBurger7]

Hey DCA, Thomas, and or Seth; question is for anyone to answer. I’ve always liked the looks and benefits of a partially serrated blade but I’m unaware or the best methods to resharpen the blade. I assume there’s different methods just based on differences in serrated “shapes”. Kershaw has cool but very different serrated teeth compared to benchmade or spyderco, or even microtech. How would you resharpen these different teeth and could you strop them? Do serrations get burrs like plain edged blades? Thx

[@The4cp]

SRM has amazing budget knives. $44 for a crossbar lock a little over 3.5 inches. Other than the horrible yellow color i love that knife.

[@Hectorszenshopedc]

Awesomeness ❤❤❤🎉

[@Errcyco]

If I can afford to get like one nice knife shipped for under $70.. what would you choose? I don't wanna just get the standard far.. Voted has some cool options but I've never used one so don't wanna risk it.

[@TheKJMalice]

Question: can you recommend anything else with the classic aesthetics that the PF Hourglass has? I really like the old-school look mixed with the modern functionality, but I personally can’t afford Jack Wolf blades. Anything else you can look at with a $125 budget? Thanks for the content, watch all the new stuff as soon as able

[@nathandufton3854]

Have you looked at the civivi Appalachian drifter series? The original is a slipjoint and the version 2 is a liner lock but they both have an old school kinda look to them but with modern materials. Also fairly cheap

[@vegass04]

Which is better steel, Nitro V or D2?

[@Sub-AmatuerNaturalist]

Hi KnifeCenter and readers of the comments, I just had a random thought... which knives have exactly or very close to exactly the same handle and blade length but feel bigger or larger than the other?

[@MrMech-oj7iy]

If that last knife had a better edc, more usable blade! Woulda been cool!

[@lummindnable]

Buck 110 slim! Can't beat it for the money

[@pmdinaz]

Remembering the woes, trials, and tribulations of the 80's & 90's 'cheap' knife quality, offerings of today do seem quite different in a good way.

[@johnjohnson5896]

How do you know the Kizer is a top Liner lock it doesn't say it anywhere on their website and so far I've only seen vosteed use that terminology

[@arronjohnston742]

#knifecenter DCA do you have any idea what is happening with "old hickery" i've been wanting to buy a cleaver for months but no one has any, i'm in australia but even American stores are out of stock

[@littlewoody5539]

Rose raft and kizer for me

[@shmave20]

Where's the fixed blades

[@miklospinter]

The blade on that SRM would look really great - but why on earth do they put all those letters on it?!? Nobody cares, put the info on the box and keep the knife CLEAN, please!

[@chrisreuther4546]

I still think Mora (Mora over really anything) really does the best... they are not made in China (not that I'm saying anything bad quality wise but let's be honest much of the time there are made with unfair practices... either poor wages or stealing designs outright). They are incredibly affordable and elevate up quite a bit. I think it would be wild if they slimmed a handle down slightly and made one of their knives into a pocket fixed blade. But overall... you do not find much in the way of higher American quality for under $100. I love my Case... but I do believe that Buck beats them on overall quality for the price.

[@kermitthepog7063]

Sanremu (SRM) is the OEM for Real Steel, so it would make sense that they both have the folded steel thing going on.

[@VeniVidiVid]

The reversible pocket clip on that SRM is a fantastic innovation! All clips should work that way.

[@richardkev3077]

No Buck?

[@The4cp]

There NEEDS to be a large Petrified Fish Hourglass at 3.75 inches. That knife screams modern Buck 110. Just give us the problem size PLEASE!

[@MitchNthings]

Is this the shark cub Andrew demko himself quoted a "50 dollar price point"?????

[@knifecenter]

Yeah they didn't quite hit that did they -DCA

[@JohnSanders-p7o]

Kizer niteshade

[@tass8495]

Steel will Cutjack

[@justified_edc]

“How are they getting these knives for so cheap??” That’s what happens when you don’t have labor laws in your country lol

[@CNYKnifeNut]

...and consumers still happily accept Chinese produced psf knockoffs of American trademarked PM steels as the legit version.

[@Hola-ro6yv]

@@CNYKnifeNutcause they don’t know any better

[@space.youtube]

This is probably the most interesting and exciting knife market segment atm. The quality and 'bang for your buck' you can get these days is remarkable. I purchased the Sylph, along with a few other Real Steel knifes, to say I'm impressed with the value would be an understatement. But price aside, they're great knives, especially the folded/integral range imo. To dismiss a knife purely on where it's manufactured closes you off to some pretty amazing knives. Sure, you can justify your decision as a "patriotic" one, but to claim Chinese knives are inferior is cope, and it's just wrong.

[@darkokovacevic1690]

😊

[@InAbsentiaDei]

More Seth videos

[@ElStriker777]

🔥💯👍🤟🏼

[@jhakimi69]

makes me sad companies are still making liner and frame lock knives. the civivi hid looks great but its insane that they put a liner lock on that instead of the 10 other options available

[@Diazjake]

What would make you happier?

[@jhakimi69]

@@Diazjake crossbar lock, button lock, compression lock, super lock, back lock

[@Hola-ro6yv]

@@jhakimi69what’s wrong with frame locks? Some of the highest end knives sport them.

[@jhakimi69]

@@Hola-ro6yv your finger is in the path of the blade closing, which poses a risk to the operator

[@brianf9619]

All these Awesome Designs with Good Fit and Finishes and Decent Budget Steels , so can China now work on the Tolerances of their blades so they can get away from these Bearings and start using Washers again. Whenever I hear Bearings I think Cheap Chinese knives that are just thrown together , after about 12yrs of Bearings can they make a Drop Shutty knife with Washers ???

[@nathenthatcher3318]

Mini iridium. Look at profile. Looks like a parrot. Blades the wing. Lanyard loop is the foot. Dura lock black part is the eye. Haha. Imagination

[@DallasDashcammer]

All Chinese made. No go for me.

[@conservation4africa293]

Trouble is.....i have tasted premium, pm2, freeks...and now when i pick up a cheaper knife i dont like it at all.

[@zdbrownie]

Wish there was still pride in American made but such is consumerism world we live in. The over abundance of repetitive cheap foreign knives has really killed my interest in new knife videos.

[@ToniDaniels-bq4lz]

I agree with you.

[@valeriypykhalenko3113]

👍🔪