Cold Steel Mahem, dbad Hognose and Billy Ford

sending some blades to Tennessee

[@carlsberg-gs6rl]

The moment they got bought by GSM I just knew they would become the new early 2000s Gerber.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

sad

[@Herpetile]

Facts

[@2fast2block]

Getting a cheap knife is one thing, but paying that kind of money with all those issues you're having, they're taking advantage of their customers.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

I agree

[@stefanklaus1652]

the knife looks awesome and im so sorry that you got one thats been heatreated so so bad, the Godfather of knives deserves only the best and this knife is clearly not a great knife, i wear the Cold Steel Espada xl you gave to me every day when i leave the house, its been with me everywehere and i will allways take care of it till my last Breath..i love you my Family and allways will

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@stefanklaus1652 that knife was born to be with you

[@ramonvelasquez8431]

I think it's great that you are having the knife tested, it will be really interesting to see the results I'd like to know as well how the heat treatment was distributed with that one 🤔

[@DonnieBAllDay]

me too

[@Kris_Stiletto]

Totally agree! :-)

[@Kris_Stiletto]

​@@DonnieBAllDayRight on! :-)

[@davidlagno7717]

Your exactly right about everything. I got my first Voyager Tanto over 20yrs ago and you can't even compare the quality to present day. They're all hit or miss now.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@davidlagno7717 absolutely

[@pistolpete4991]

Come on Dbad!! its made to bend man!! they are not ment for throwing!! your supposed to gingerly use it! they are meant for fighting soft tissue people! and you better not aim for a zipper or thick coat only hit the soft flash! that knife is not meant for chopping, stabbing, or cutting! You’re supposed to just look at it and admire it! and appreciate the Cold Steel greatness! Lol 😂 🤪😜

[@DonnieBAllDay]

Haha!@ I'm such a fool

[@redhorserider13-t4m]

They just can't handle the Truth! This is going to be good, I can't wait to see the results of the testing. Perhaps it's time for me to do a Cokd Steel Truther video featuring my D-17 and my other favorite CS models. Thanks for your excellent instruction 💯👍

[@bdwillis8284]

Agree with you Steve

[@redhorserider13-t4m]

@@bdwillis8284 my last CS blade purchased was the Thompson Saber Back in 2017. All my others are pre 2016.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@redhorserider13-t4m THe CS fanbois need to hear it

[@HachiHugada-ve8ex]

I agree with you it is so sad to see how Cold Steel knives are junk now.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

older the better

[@TinmansCorner]

Hey I can't wait for your review on the old Cold Steel saber and your Dbad hognose finally finished. I just hope that one day Lynn can buy the company back one day.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

he won't

[@TinmansCorner]

@@DonnieBAllDay Which is a shame, if I created Cold Steel, I would have shopped around and see if another knife company would buy it.

[@Kent4OughtAldridge]

Maybe it was finished out just before quitting time on Friday!!!

[@DonnieBAllDay]

you might be right

[@pandabarbie4700]

2 months ago I chose Espada over mayhem and loved it,thx for justification over right choice 👍

[@DonnieBAllDay]

The Espada is awesome

[@tonnywildweasel8138]

The CS Mayhem costs €.399,00 here in Europe. For that kind of money I expect nothing less than perfection. And, at any price point, if they for any reason send me a dud, wich can happen in any company, I expect a new one as I send in that dud. That is just normal decency!

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@tonnywildweasel8138 facts

[@mikewalsh5872]

Well done, little brother. Well done, indeed….

[@DonnieBAllDay]

grazi

[@CGBP02]

The Cold Steel Gods fight back 14:52 😂 I think the heat-treat will come back good on the "Mayhem" slasher knife 💯 just my prediction!

[@DonnieBAllDay]

It has the attitude of every proud Italian Nonna

[@apex_alchemy_knives]

AINT NOTHING GREAT ABOUT BILLY FORD. 😂😂😂 But thank you for the kind words bro. Can't wait to heat treat the hognose. Omg that thing looks amazing. Thanks for trusting me with that. What number would you like me to target for the hognose ? I'd assume 57-59 with it being hard use in 1084 but if you want it softer or harder, I can shoot for. I want to approach this heat treat test in a completely unbiased way. People know I loved my mayhem , but ..I'd be a liar if I told you I hard used it. I just didn't. I do have a guess as to what I think happened to the tip. Those things are cnc ground in a machine. It's quite possible that their was a coolant issue...the blade overheated , especially in the thinner areas , such as the tip...but I don't wanna approach this with me being sold on my guess. If it test strong on the spine ...it's stainless , which means it should have a consistent heat treat through out the blade. Assuming this is the case...it should have been uniform allllll the way to the tip ...unless something happened in manufacturing that might have jeopardized the integrity of the vulnerable areas. I've had a bad spyderco ...out if the 25 or so I've owned and I'm here to tell you...the fan boys are real...and they have all the excuses. The difference is , spyderco would replace my blade if I let them.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

Spyderco definitely stands by their product. Because they know they make them right. I have to assume there is fluctuation in the heat treat since the middle of the edge took such a beating without issue and the tip went over on a mild toss. I think 57-59 will be fine. Feel free to do a virgin test on video with it. Right now its a one off, so you'll have the only vid on it until its finished

[@apex_alchemy_knives]

@@DonnieBAllDay ohhhh nice. I shall do just that my brother.

[@stonefox9124]

They should be court ordered to rename the company or live up to its brand.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@stonefox9124 it would be nice

[@MichaelR58]

Good video, thanks for sharing YAH bless brother !

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@MichaelR58 thanks!

[@starwarsfan7180]

Anytime an owner sells his or her business the quality usually 9 times out of 10 goes down

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@starwarsfan7180 absolutely

[@igoryurkin9038]

GSM continues to destroy CS.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

100%

[@Kris_Stiletto]

That's true what Lynn C. Thompson used to do. And, those, like your Espada, all had reinforced Blade Tips... This one doesn't. It's Blade Tip Design reminds me of Spyderco Blade Tip Designs... This one, to me, looks like it was meant to be a Big and Sinister Slasher, in my opinion... :-) I will be watching to see what the Heat Treat is... :-) I totally agree that the Cold Steel Customer Service needs to step up to the plate. :-) I hope yours was just a bad one... :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

[@DonnieBAllDay]

I hope so too

[@Kris_Stiletto]

​@DonnieBAllDay Right on, Bro! :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

[@larryroberts3598]

Great video as alway Dbad! Got me knoife in the mail! (Deliberate misspelling) I've run across crap from every company out there. The old Bemchmade Emerson CQC-7 tanto was a meh entry. Buck? Same. Cold Steel? Ditto. Every company does shitty product or Friday night specials 😂. It happens. I've had a $35 Kershaw run rings around the CQC-7.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

you aren't lying

[@QueenBCFO]

Isn't it fun, living rent free in some haters mind 😂😂

[@DonnieBAllDay]

Its better than rent free. The idiots keep responding and I keep getting paid from them. Haha

[@QueenBCFO]

@@DonnieBAllDay oh hell yea!!! That's rent paid 🤣🤣

[@deadronin47]

We need to call all this big companies on there bs Even cold steel This has me reconsider the fact I want to buy the swift 3 that Supposed to come out this year

[@DonnieBAllDay]

I can't find a reason to buy anything from them since GSM took over

[@deadronin47]

@@DonnieBAllDay I’m starting to agree It sad too because I do injoy cold steel products

[@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223]

I wonder if during the grinding if they burnt out the heat treatment of the tip. The tip should never have bent like that. Regardless of what anyone has to say.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@hillbillyfromtheswamp6223 facts

[@scottf.3808]

You know those fan boyz for Cold Steel, Mora, and especially the Buck Boyz have blind pride...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.....Good stuff...

[@DonnieBAllDay]

the only ones as bad as the CS bois are the kabar ones

[@scottf.3808]

@@DonnieBAllDay 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@twistedmetal4897]

Hahaha, and I just got cut by your Buck yesterday. That's funny.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

You mean, YOUR Buck. It made that clear. Haha

[@twistedmetal4897]

@@DonnieBAllDay Truth

[@coleenmccrory9018]

Love that hognose ❤

[@DonnieBAllDay]

me too

[@rushgush]

aus10a is prone to bending instead of breaking. know your steels…. 350 dollars for aus10a is stupid. i will agree on that.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@rushgush its aus8a

[@Ve-suvius]

I had a Voyager Large Clip Point with the AUS10A. That tip bend after a little stab into pine wood. Pulled it back, tip bend, tried to bend it back carefully. SNAP.

[@thebushmaster5213]

I used to have the vaquro lineups. They were made in saki Japan. No they are made in Taiwan. 🤔

[@DonnieBAllDay]

They were good then

[@BlueWingedRino]

They have been made in Taiwan for probably 20 years. My last Japan Voyager was early 2000’s maybe late 90’s. The later Vaquero always seemed nicer and tougher to me.

[@richgenalski8639]

it was just thst throw and how it hit but it will be interesting to see

[@DonnieBAllDay]

absolutely

[@scodoguy5581]

When flipping closed , keep those fingers out of that Channel guys , could be Devastating.

[@larryroberts3598]

We'd be addressing a MF'er as Stubby 😂

[@DonnieBAllDay]

Fingertips are evidence. Haha

[@B-leafer]

After you posting these videos.. Cold Steel is out of their minds if they don't replace your knife! This is all on the internet for everyone to see...not "he said/he said". Crazy

[@DonnieBAllDay]

exactly. I only posted what happened. But they don't care. Quality isn't important when you have a following thats blind

[@ronfry5851]

And then again if you're Leatherman that made the perfect tool at one point in time decide, to put replacement wire cutters on their pliers now I don't know about you but I've never seen a pair of dikes that were replaceable😢

[@BladeObssession]

I saw Preparedmind101 Break the tip on a CS GI Tanto and he barely abused it so you can get a lemon from time to time

[@DonnieBAllDay]

when half the fruit are lemons, its not a lemon in a peach basket

[@BladeObssession]

@@DonnieBAllDay I hope they didn't mess up the heat treat on that many but they want to much for it anyway and if they gave you the runaround on it that's lame and I have been a CS fan since the early 90s

[@garengatorlope1004]

Through car doors too

[@DonnieBAllDay]

yes, but not for soft pine. It has its limits

[@stephenstruman7235]

Can anyone confirm that they still come with a left hand pocket clip?

[@DonnieBAllDay]

They come with a spare

[@Counter_Culture_Commentary]

Knife “expert” cuts himself in his own video lol You didn’t even do anything other than open and close it, and you still injured yourself.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

Yeah, we never cut ourselves. Ask any knife guy. You'll find that I'm the first.... Moron

[@Counter_Culture_Commentary]

@@DonnieBAllDay just from opening and closing it? Hahaha ok

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@Counter_Culture_Commentary yes idiot. The entire spine is a high tension spring that until a certain point, has one job, stay closed. So if you are talking to a camera and not paying attention, its easy to let go early and slightly nick yourself. But you're so smart I bet you knew that.

[@Counter_Culture_Commentary]

@@DonnieBAllDay boy do you sound upset. You can be mad and call me an idiot all day, but in not the one who cut myself by simply operating a knife. Not since I was 12 anyways. Good luck with things butterfingers.

[@marksaint2936]

Are these made in the same factory in Taiwan as always?

[@DonnieBAllDay]

China

[@marksaint2936]

@@DonnieBAllDay holy crap! I can understand the outrage now. This is what we were all concerned what would happen and well, it did.

[@whilomforge3402]

How do they justify a price of $300 for AUS 8 steel to begin with?

[@DonnieBAllDay]

@@whilomforge3402 good question

[@bladeandcloak666]

I'm an admitted Cold Steel fan boy and Lynn fanatic. I have a huge Cold Steel collection. I'm not here to explain or defend Cold Steel, im not their lawyer, PR team or employee. Just saying I will continue to buy Cold Steel. Btw about 80% of my collection is pre-GSM or made before GSM bought CS.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

older the better

[@jorgefernandez6407]

I saw this knife's tip snap, in wood with the slightest of wiggles! Your blade bent on a one yard throw! Two different actions by two esteemed, yeah "esteemed" reviewers produced very unsatisfactory results on the same model of knife... AND, you weren't allowed to even speak to a "customer service supervisor"??? Well, you don't have to be a genius to see just how completely WRONG GSM is in treating this matter in this way. So I wonder if GSM even cares if what they're selling appears to "suck" along with their customer service? And HEY, I'm a MAJOR Cold Steel fan boy and this is borderline "personal" to me...

[@DonnieBAllDay]

they don't care because they have 100 excuses on why they don't have to replaced damaged sales

[@jorgefernandez6407]

@@DonnieBAllDay 😔

[@Voxguitarsrock]

2nd!

[@DonnieBAllDay]

almost there. Haha

[@thisfishsmellsgood4084]

I guarantee that the fan boys have never had to call customer service.Because I have and I got the same shit you did. I would was just cutting down some plants in the backyardbwhen My knife snapped in half And it's irritating, because it was a gift from a veteran who used it in combat, just like you used yours.

[@DonnieBAllDay]

You aren't lying!

[@williamdabill]

Are you aware of the Limited Edition Demko Ti Ad10 situation going on with cold steel at the moment? July 2024

[@DonnieBAllDay]

I've not heard

[@williamdabill]

@@DonnieBAllDay A cold steel Limited Edition Demko Ti AD10 of only 1000 units was released on the website june 18th. Same model they had available in small numbers at blade show. Say less but it sold out in hours. Most of the People that purchased it still to this day july 7th havent had any updates on there orders even those that paid for expedited shipping. Im in a Jimislash and Demko group on facebook, people have called cold steel asking for answers, the answers have been mixed. Saying they over sold and are in the process of making more, saying orders wont be sent untill mid july, saying they are in the process of moving inventory from warehouse. Basically it seems they sold an item they didnt have in stock. And haven't informed anybody of there order status. Also they may be making more then 1000 units so is it really a limited editon? Funny thing sad to say, for the rest i feel bad for. but i already received mine july 2nd and got #0057. Feel like the luckiest vanilla gorilla, but im also upset at cold steel for the rest of my brothers that haven't been made whole yet. I believe i was one of the first persons to get there order. In my opinion cold steel is participating in bad business practices.