Civivi Praxis and Baklash Knife Comparison Reviews. A new sub $50 line from We Knives.

We Knives has unveiled a new budget line of high quality blades called Civivi. In this review I examine the Praxis and Backlash in G10 and 9Cr18MoV. These blades are an excellent value in the under $50 price range, and rival blades like the Spyderco Tenacious. I also compare the quality of the Civivi blades with my limited experience with the mainline We Knife 617. Check out the Birdshot IV reviews of the blades below, and you can buy them through links below to support the channel.
Praxis: shrsl.com/15cni
Baklash: shrsl.com/15cnd
Civivi Knives: shrsl.com/15cn9
Birdshot IV reviews: • WE's New Sub $50 brand...
9Cr Test: • Edge Retention: 9cr18m...
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[@BirdShotIV]

Haha great job AKB!! As expected, your review of these knives did not disappoint :D Thanks for the shoutout, Bird and Frankie

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks man!

[@andretibian2635]

who else is here only for the bad jokes?

[@bumstudios8817]

Only the nifs are bad the jokes rule

[@mr.crumbles2557]

This is my favorite comedy channel

[@masalpert]

is the batoning a joke at this point? I can't tell.

[@mchlgayheart]

Ooh! Me, me, me! I'm here for the bad jokes!

[@scottsandora3951]

Who the hell would buy these crap knives. The detailed review is just like a long running low level bad joke. Kaufmanesque.

[@Clambelly]

Definitely THE BEST knife review channel on KZbin. I get tired of watching guys cut cardboard, sisal, paper and wood with the camera focused on their "busy" hands pointing all over the place, or constantly mugging in the camera with stupid bearded face. KNIFE BRO is the best knife reviewer. Anyone who can fit Rob Schneider into a knife review deserves full support ! FYI: love the comparison shots with other knives. Kind of useless to most of us to watch a video without seeing the knife compared to other, more common knives. AKB please continue the great work, and send me a discount code so that I can catch up with some purchases for my modest collection.

[@SupermanBB]

Best review on these ive seen. I like the humour and the hard use of the blades. I’m a fixed blade guy too so I’ve seen your fixed blade reviews. Just bought both of these civivi s because I couldn’t choose

[@iamnotgoodwithcomputer]

why not just call it covfefe?

[@TorlingJarl]

Man, I was sitting here thinking "I want to watch a civivi review! but I don't think there are any more...." but then I realized "wait, Adequately Experienced Cutlery Sibling might have one!" And hot diggity darn there's one right friggity friggin' here! Thanks Relatively Adept Cutting Tool Brother!

[@SteveKluver]

Thanks Bro. I'm shocked! You've gone from being way behind the current releases, to the very cutting edge. Well done 😁 Thanks also, to BirdShot IV, for making this transformation possible. 👍🔪🍺😎

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Don't worry I'll fall off the click train soon enough!

[@SteveKluver]

😁

[@therealchickentender]

Man, you're the only channel I can honestly say that I can thumb-up before even watching the video consistently. I've two YT accounts and my subscription was on the other, less used one. Glad to get these in my suggestions again. Thumbs-up.

[@Dexter00000]

therealchickentender, +1. I always resend his vids to my knife falks after laughing my ass while watching. His and Pete's (Cedric&Ada) are the two knife channels I respect the most on YT :D.

[@xDarkPrototypex]

Civivi actually means "sharp" in a Hungarian dialect called "Abordhi", spoken in a small part of the North-West of the country. The more you know.

[@stylostef2203]

I can confirm this, I wich more people know this.

[@don0giorgio]

Bad news - i can not confirm this, good news - dont give a damn

[@bumstudios8817]

I saw that in a Q post..wwg1wga

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Sproles bro gets it.

[@mchlgayheart]

Sounds really smart!... CONFIRMED!

[@mythrol]

That invalid joke legit made me chuckle. That's better than 99% of all KZbin videos I watch.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I went to another calculator that gave me a number... but then I wouldn't have had a joke to waste 10 more seconds of sometimes time!

[@maddogtroy28]

So glad you got these so early excited to see them.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks man!

[@bornrg]

Are you drunk? You look drunk. Nevermind, I'm drunk. Yup it's me

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Oh good!

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

As the owner of many knives I can confirm Chinese knives quality is matched by their lack of respect for copyright law.

[@jangounbrained]

Bestech also has a few nice budget knives, made mostly from D2 and Their design looks a bit cooler and more unique to me. The new Chinese brands have some real gems in their budget lineups in general!

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

True dat. I reviews a Best Tech a while back. Pretty decent.

[@Cheekee13Monkee]

LMAO where have you been all my life....About time someone treated a knife review this way.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks dude!

[@Errcyco]

I really like the Elementum line. I have the original button lock and liner lock d2 versions and two of my most carried and dependable.

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

After all of these years, I left a comment on your very nicely executed review .Time for another homemade bitter ale and an attempt to deal with Veterans Day.. Thanks for your review.

[@mackdurr4959]

4,000 views? What the fuck? Criminally underrated channel

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Oh well!

[@johnwesleyhardin5867]

I enjoy your humor man, don't let anyone give you shit

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks man!

[@danmeehan7220]

I grabbed a praxis just because of this video, I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.

[@BrodyToYou]

I like the way you say “ TOLERANCES.”

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

It has those.

[@ordinaryeverydayguy2593]

Please include the classical music overlay when batoning. I'm from Ohio and its the only time we get exposure to that kind of culture.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I've been there- I get it.

[@BradGryphonn]

I have ordered my Praxis in Tan. The hype got to me.

[@SteveKluver]

Praxis in Tan for the Win! 👍

[@AlexanderSLeBlanc]

I ordered the exact same model. I kept going back and forth with the Baklash but ultimately the Praxis is more unique from anything I currently own, and the tan model looks amazing!

[@BradGryphonn]

@@AlexanderSLeBlanc It is. Mine arrived today (Australia).

[@mackhomie6]

Do you like it? I sold my baklash , as I prefer m more of a chunk of weight in my knife and it was light

[@BradGryphonn]

@@mackhomie6 Hey mate. Sorry about the late reply. Yep, I really like my Praxis. It is a good solid knife with enough weight to let you know you have it, but not enough to drag your pants down like a Benchmade Crooked River does.

[@bryand2978]

Battoning elbow!🤣🤣🤣 LOL! I was dieing laughing at that.

[@bobbannon2701]

Do I need media player to run a 7cr9 . MOV ? I have a Macintosh

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

A joke for the people always watching and converting video philes! Ok I promise no more.

[@bumstudios8817]

Batoning elbo is a real ailment.... its up there with "Nintendo Thumb" for those of us old enough to remember going to school with raw thumbs from hours of trying to save the princess with those nasty corner controllers.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I have Nintendos.

[@timothymiller9067]

Is it just me or do all of these ~$50 g10 scale china knives always have the same deep carry clip- I mean mags.

[@mikedifeo8344]

As usual great vid. Entertaining and informative. Who the hell is Rob Schneider? With that question you can tell I am an o'l man. Birdshot is a great channel. Real good people.

[@man-bagdammit2297]

I really like this channel. I wish AKB would expand his reviews to more then knives, flashlights and beers. More bags, wallets, cool keychains, pens and other EDC items... Great channel. Love the dry humour. Keep it up.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I wish I had the time to branch out.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

However when I do branch out those videos get less views, and overall this channel makes about the same in ad revenue as it did 3 years ago.

[@nebulamask81]

Who the hell complained that it takes too long to get to the review? If I just wanted a quick and dirty review of a knife, there are tons of places I could get that. I come here for the humor + review. Having both is obviously going to make the vids longer.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Just some passing asshole!

[@charlescollier7217]

Backlash - the quicker flipper upper! I have a few 9Cr18MoV blades and I've found it to be a pretty good budget steel. It has better edge retention and stain resistance than 8Cr13, in my experience, and it also takes a nice edge.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

The tomato cutting was after the batoning.

[@hereinmissoula11]

@Advanced Knife Bro I own the backlash in brass and 154cm . Completely different knife … 👍

[@christopherdavidson4706]

I can't explain why, but I really loved this review.

[@eshop777]

AKB...I'm a long time listener, but first time caller. Wait...somethin' not quite right about that! Must be the cold medication(s) kicking in. Love your viceos. I jusk wanted to say that UR Nuts, and I reeely lik that in a human type person!!! Kep up the gud wurk.

[@forehead949]

You are actually pretty funny man. Subbed!

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks dude!

[@stevenrobertson6656]

No need to baton bro. It's cruel and unusual punishment...stop the carnage ! For those who care for knives check out Cedric and Ada. Pete is a sensitive chap who doesn't abuse blades. Wait , don't be so quick people the man's a drug fiend .

[@don0giorgio]

Also Pete may sometimes seem like a wuss to someone or what?

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

You changed your tune real quick!

[@stevenrobertson6656]

@@AdvancedKnifeBro I've seen the light bro...knives lives matter !

[@samholt4139]

I agree axis locks and compression locks are my favorite

[@mt_baldwin]

I'll offer a counter to the flipper tab remarks, everyone whines if there's no gimping. The tangram orion has a nice smooth comfortable flipper and people whine for it to have gimping. If I were making a knife I like It'd have no gimping, if I were making a knife to sell to the knife community it'd be covered in gimping like a hedgehog.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Yeah well, they're stupid. The Lion Steel tab is awesome and comfortable... however that fucking rotolock has loosened up and started engaging when flipping, so I have to unlock it. The more I think about the roto(b)lock the less I like it.

[@mackhomie6]

Have you tried the kur? I'm trying to decide between it and the sr-11a, with the HEADeisgs Hunter, real Steel control, and mpr-3 somewhere in the the running. Any thoughts? Just sold my baklash and picked up a Bestech Shinkansen, which is sweet.

[@justinrowan4069]

Your dreams can come true...Civivi now offers the Praxis with purple G10 and a Damascus blade. You can look like royalty now as you cut up empty cardboard beer cases! 🙂

[@sunshyn21]

Enjoyable review as always bro, And super relevant as I was looking to purchase a backlash. I wanted to get it thru white mountain knife works with slicey dicey promo code(10% of and free shipping) but they sold out the next day....

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Sounds like a great deal to me.

[@TheLanWoo]

Nice review!!! 👊🏼

[@lockrock]

what’s the knife at 8:17

[@SlavicCelery]

Batoning elbow? Right....right... It's the batoning elbow that keeps you in the bathroom too long. It's batoning elbow that is draining the body lotion so quickly. You know, batoning elbow leads to some dry skin.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

and cataracts

[@warpedone2]

Keepem coming , GREAT reviews

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks!

[@beachbeach2766]

...Invalid Knives... 🤣😂😂🤣😅🤣 still laughing as I type this... 🤣

[@tonycanniffe2360]

Pocket clip, coloured, flush liners remind me of Sanrenmu. Purple knife!

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Ganzo also loves G10RIGHTONTOPOFLINERS. Now imagine if Ganzo thought about weight, and didn't copy knives.

[@alittleolder]

Great Video. Funny as always. I haven't gooten my hands on a CIVIVI Knife. Hopefully I will soon. Haven't honestly seen 'em in Europe too much yet. But they'll come.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

You will. Everyone will.

[@garfieldfann10]

Best reviews ever man!!!!!

[@SlavicCelery]

"Okay boys, if you're going to do it. I don't want no scrubs" "There's no way that was an accident! That was TLC" "Never heard of them"

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

A scub is a guy that dont get no love

[@D00MTR33]

Only you can fit in a Destiny's Child, Rob Schneider and a few dick jokes in a knife review. Nutnfancy, you're put on notice.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

It's a very specialized skill a lot of people aren't aware exists.

[@pop4803]

Thanks these look good. Thought you were going to give us a link to cedric&ada test of 9cr18mov?

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I did. At the end of every video I do a 4 video end screen. It was one of the suggestions. I don't know which platforms it shows up on- it works on computers, but maybe not mobile devices. Here is the video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZbcp6KkpMSdpsk

[@mrblauer1]

lol, I do enjoy your reviews. Did you notice any difference in cutting performance? I am curious if the hollow grind on the Baklash gives it the "edge"

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Not really. I found the praxis very slicy as is.

[@wallyshling]

whats better; a budget line WE or a well made civivivivivivivivi? Also that ladder needs to marinate outside for more than a day. you know better.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I know. The hinges up top aren't quite rusty enough.

[@davidanthony30]

So what sweet surplus stuff did you pick up from varusteleka?

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Skrama!

[@MrDementori]

Was a bit surprised to see my language on that box. And now I know what AKB got from here. Can't wait to hear what he thinks about it.

[@anthonytuccillo6274]

Just in case you didn't know, Civivi got in on the purple 😁

[@ebosspt]

I understand it's almost a comic necessity at this point... but seriously... Your batoning skills are getting pretty frickin impressive. I've tried it ... and it's not that easy...

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Because it's the internet people tell me it's terrible anyway.

[@Orson1928]

Purple

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Exactly.

[@thebusinessend1]

but do they have anything purple?

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

ARE YOU LISTENING WE????

[@johnbowers9547]

Man I thought there was going to be no batoning, but you came through!

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I know what the audience likes!

[@don0giorgio]

Hey Bro! And whats the thickness behind the edge on these guys?

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKqQc2WqbN2Ngq8

[@don0giorgio]

@@AdvancedKnifeBro now you know im paying attention lol

[@garibaldistiglitz226]

Great job!

[@kilometersbennetdyson2399]

I learned to break down cardboard boxes by watching your videos, so why does everyone at my job look at me like an idiot? I'm using your advances tactics.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Well where to start... ... ...

[@d4mdcykey]

"Hi...my name is Cykey" "Hello, Cykey" "This is my first meeting...I'm a Fidget-Flipper" "What do you Flip?" "Everything...I got a few now...out in my car..." "Meeting over!"

[@sngx1304]

Holy shit, We Invalid series! LOL Also, that was some sick Advanced Knife Throwing at the end there.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Pew pew.

[@dougbulldog9947]

Nice work bro

[@MrJoshDoty]

Knice review. Glad to see your batonning elbow is better. Peace. You asked for foreign knife suggestions. Laplander knives.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I'm currently looking to buy a Helle or something similar, and I have come across lapland. It is a consideration.

[@SeniorSupreme]

I was afraid there was no batoning in this vid. Close call.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I know... too many people bitched about it like I hadn't done it only two videos ago.

[@SeniorSupreme]

If it can’t be used to baton it’s no good to me. Lol. Plus that’s a AKB right of passage.

[@horzuff]

This guy is the knife version of RegularCarReviews, good sh*t!

[@conductorcammon]

Those were PACE PICANTE SAUCE commercials. Not Old El Paso! I can't take you serious anymore.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD TIME FOR YOU TO START A KZbin CHANNEL

[@michaelvalentine782]

Aaron cammon Made in San Antonio, by folks who know what picante sauce should taste like.

[@zuze304]

Please review the 32,500 lumens AceBeam X80GT

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Review: Someone told me it isn't 32500 lumens. The 25,000 lumen X80 heats up too quick anyway, why would anyone want brighter when it only last a few seconds before stepping down anyway.

[@rudyduplooy217]

You kicked that boxes ass like it owes you money.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

It owes me about $100.

[@ringingsteel8729]

Invalid. That was pretty good.

[@tonycanniffe2360]

Is there a Skrama video coming?

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Eventually. You and one other person caught it! Just got it in last week. That's those Patreon dollas

[@richqueisser2766]

Love birdshotiv

[@richqueisser2766]

@FlamQ Dbltap I like them but they are not as serious.

[@BirdShotIV]

hehe

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

YES THIS IS A SERIOUS CHANNEL

[@richqueisser2766]

@@BirdShotIV never thought you would see this lol.

[@richqueisser2766]

@@AdvancedKnifeBro very serious.

[@eduardorivera4100]

I love this channel

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks!

[@michaelvoorhees5978]

You remind me of Beavis and butthead trying to pronounce words

[@mchlgayheart]

I have a degree in education. Of the many tests for licensure, two were named Praxis (Praxis I and Praxis II). They both sucked a real whole lot!!! Would rather have the knives.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Me too. I hate learening.

[@kamasotomonte5043]

"Chee Bee Bee "

[@SailfishSoundSystem]

I'm surprised they didn't use D2....ahem...I mean s90v...ahem 5crmov...ahem... fuck if I know what they use.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

You know, this should have been D2. That would have made it perfect.

[@foxbodyford]

Try batoning with the knees, its easier on your elbow

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

This guy knows what he’s talking about!

[@marshalllaw123]

Advanced Knife Bro personally, when my batoning elbow flares up I transition to a tactical reverse grip between my teeth. Because hey, I'm a practical guy.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Pete really brought it to the forefront. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp-tpZ-Oer2hppo

[@johnstewart4646]

Nice review, $50 or less is where I like to be with knives. I don't get the pop culture references you make, keep up the dick and fart jokes. thanks

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Man I don't get them either.

[@JohnSmith-gs4lw]

I just dropped a Douk Douk.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Me too.

[@dannydilling7855]

Yo bro what happened to the blue lines? I need those lines man!

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

To snort? Second time I've made this joke here.

[@SuperSteelSteve]

If you dont like Rob Snyder i dont like you. Period.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

You outed yourself as a Rob Schneider loving poser because of your spelling.

[@SuperSteelSteve]

@@AdvancedKnifeBro that's how Rob wants it

[@SuperSteelSteve]

@@AdvancedKnifeBro also... Im illiterate

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

There's something fischy about this comment.

[@Aeifur]

@@SuperSteelSteve "Im here for my 1o' clock ass hair bleaching"

[@JED423]

Nice whacking at the end. Was worried you were going to be gentle with them

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Nope! Helps break in a flipper!

[@dwood721]

Those damn liners are like a tractor beam!

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I know bro. We knows. Civivi is We. We are people.

[@jacob5208]

Tangram vs Civivivi?

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Wish I could help you but I haven’t tried tangrams.

[@ordinaryeverydayguy2593]

Including the flipper tab in the tallness is some cheap cheating bullshit, Bro. You know you're like a son to me so I'm just sayin '.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

It’s not included. The flipper is it’s own measurement. The other tallness part is the tallest part of the knife, not counting the flipper. Or the TALLNESS CLOSED

[@mklein5179]

That’s a big bitch!! Great video! I can’t find my watch

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

FREAK!

[@Lonewolfmike]

I have the BladeHQ exclusive Tenacious and I really like it. I plan on getting a Paramilitary 2, eventually. I just got the sprint run of the Zero Tolerance 0456BW with CPM-20CV blade.

[@LTT.Official]

Came here to find out how to pronounce the damn thing, I now know it's pronounced invalid

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

This channel has all sorts of useful information

[@theplasticdesert2408]

If you’re an atheist Rob Schnieder is a god.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

What if you're Rob Schneider.

[@theplasticdesert2408]

Advanced Knife Bro I see its chess not checkers. My man.

[@bach5780]

I often wonder why liner locks are even a thing anymore

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Same reason frame locks are. SORRY INTEGRAL.

[@FordHarbor]

The old dude yelling at you in the background needs to chill and have a beer or three.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

If I read this at 9am is it ok to drink then?

[@FordHarbor]

Only if you drink directly from the bottle or can so that there is no evidence.

[@therealchickentender]

I'd say these knife vids are made near St. Louis with fresh wack-a-moles and derisives by people who know what a knife vid's supposed to taste like.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I used to live there... strictly Virginia... which looks a lot like Missouri.

[@just9911]

It’s actually pronounced “Throatwobbler Mangrove”

[@DEATHMETALRUST]

Cute shorts, bro.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Thanks... made sure I wore the extra short for this review

[@DEATHMETALRUST]

I am a mailman, so I get it. Short shorts are more tactical.

[@christopher_lp]

Suhvivah is the band that had the hit song Eye ov thuh Tiguh

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Yo adrian

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

Batoning elbow! There you have it! 😝

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

I GOT IT

[@sublyme2157]

Someone said you take too long to talk about the knife?? They clearly never watched a Nutnfancy video circa 2012. And they're probably confused about their gender.

[@AdvancedKnifeBro]

Boy whoo- he has some epic yarns.