Comparing ZT Hinderer 0562 Ti to Hinderer XM-18 side by side. Hinderer vs. Hinderer

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I hope I covered most of it, and there’s a video of torture testing the ZT on my channel. Looking forward to your comments!

[@BladeLabMiami]

My 0562 Ti fails the spine whack test pretty badly.

[@MrBiggharv]

Beautiful review by the best knife channel going into 2024. If he keeps this up, hes easily gonna be top 3 most subs in 2024... lets go 💪

[@mr556a1]

Im from Germany, studying engineering, and you are in my opinion the best test / review channel in terms of knives. I really enjoy your content and onest opinions. You helped me so much with your videos. Thanks for all the great content.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Bitte! Danke fürs Zuschauen! Alles Gute zum neuen Jahr!

[@Kens_knives]

Thanks for your honest opinion on these knives, I always can depend on you to point out details that other reviewers don't point out. Keep up the good work!

[@CuttingBoardRx]

That’s good to hear! Happy New Year!

[@mel87123]

Super informative, no-nonsense video. Love that smoky blue finish.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I almost went with the egg yolk yellow with blue combo, but it would have been too much for an already great knife!

[@murdergorilla4087]

There have been xm-18s sitting all over the last few weeks

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Right. Neevesknives provided the link from which I bought this knife. I think metal complex had it too. Getting people to buy knives from affiliated links is not what I do on my channel. But I’m thankful to the guys who do.

[@rwj6213]

Nice review I was hoping for that comparison

[@mr556a1]

The 0562ti is my edc and i love it and i would not change it to an xm18 just because im not in to knifes with different scales 😅. For me the 0562ti is my all time favorite but my new Bailout is in the mail so we will se if its still when it arrives.

[@Knivess0]

I would be disappointed if you found the Bailout of all things to be better than the 0562. It's a nice piece, the aluminum variant but not quite iconic.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@Knivess0 I love both of them, yet somehow the green g10 Taggedout snaked its way into my pocket this year and it is in between the two

[@powersww1reset]

Just a little work on the detent hole/ramp, with a diamond pen, and the 562 will easily deploy via the stop pins. Just be very patient and careful, for anyone who attempts it! Baby steps! You can’t undo it, if you remove too much. To be honest, it took me a period of a few months, and probably 5 disassembly’s, to achieve the perfect balance between the flipper detent and the *thumb stud* detent.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I appreciate the suggestion! I may look into replacing the thumb studs with the stepped cone style like on XM-18 first. That would do the trick, I’m 90% sure 👌

[@Steel_addiction71]

One of the better knife channels out there that isn’t full of paid shills promoted Chinese junk and Olights every video 😂 Would love to see Shirogorov and Strider on your channel

[@CuttingBoardRx]

I had a chance to grab a used Shiro at Nations gun show this weekend, but passed up in order to get an inlaid large Sebenza and a one of a kind CKF Malyshev/Bondarenko Baugi colab. Both just too good to pass up over a standard Shiro…

[@Steel_addiction71]

@@CuttingBoardRx CKF is just an overly expensive Chinese brand to lead customers to believe they’re made in Russia. Made by Kevin John who is well known for making clones and counterfeit knives. A inlaid Seb or a CKF aren’t in the same ballpark as the Shirogorov’s I have. They’re on another level compared to all of the higher end production knives IMO.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@Steel_addiction71 I’m aware that CKF makes parts in China. Bondarenko is reworking them all by hand. Here’s his older work kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5XbpJmmoK9ofJIsi=3kUms_pozraHkTVt

[@heavyweightsound]

I think it's possible that the designer put the grooves on the flipper so that it helps with traction when the knife is open and you're choked up on the finger choil... Right?

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Possible! Especially if you’re pulling the blade out of the dead man’s rib cage! I bet that’s what the designer was imagining

[@heavyweightsound]

😂

[@michaelthrelkeld212]

On the ZT those are not intended to be thumb studs at all. That is why you cannot use them to deploy the knife. 😳 good detail though in your video.

[@tallica4life81]

Only reason I like to carry the hinderer tip down is because of the lockbar cut out when carried tip up my pants gets snagged when pulling the knife out and it makes it way easier to slide it in and out when not dealing with the lockbar cut out.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Ha, all my pants are fraying at the pocket edge! As you can see in this very video 😂

[@tallica4life81]

@@CuttingBoardRxI wear very expensive the price of a new hinderer expensive custom made denim pants. I have a specific knife pocket in them that is separate from the front pockets. Also very thick heavy weight denim. One pair is 22 oz and my other pair is 25oz weight.

[@CuttingBoardRx]

@@tallica4life81 I also started buying pants with reinforced pocket, but they are the price of a new Effengrow. Wrangler Technicians from Walmart $28!

[@tallica4life81]

@@CuttingBoardRx very cool

[@olegpan1]

About screws. It is doubtful for me that it was produced from titanium. Many kinds of stainless steel are not magnetic at all. I guess that it was used for screws, because titanium will be too soft for screwdriver contact. About knife - I like both of them. ZT has one bad moment - steel bearing, because it is pretty old model, now even cheap Chinese knives offer ceramic bearing. And generally - thanks for your content. I have discovered your channel recently, but I am very glad to meet man with high level of understanding and without all this advertisement garbage. And thanks again for your English - it is clear even for not native speaker like me :) Happy New Year! Many new knives and reviews :)

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Thanks for your kind words and I’m happy to be of help! The small screws are totally available in Ti, just check the boat load available for the most popular knives like Bugout and Para 2 & 3 They usually are anodized in various colors but any and all coatings and finishes are available to a manufacturer like ZT. The recommended torque for T8 screw is only 10-12 inch-pounds so it won’t matter that Ti is softer than steel. Think of how much more ductile the aluminum is and then think how many knives have steel screws threaded into the aluminum frame. If you use an assertive expression like “it is doubtful to me…” it sounds like you’re disagreeing with the other person. Instead, try using a question like “do you think they might have used a low ferrous content stainless for the screws rather than Ti?” To which I would say no, such stainless is as soft as the Ti and twice as expensive than the kind that’s magnetic. These grades are used in chemical vessels, food prep machinery, salt water equipment etc.

[@olegpan1]

@@CuttingBoardRx thanks for answer. So, you are sure, that most factory screws for main brands (Benchmade, Spyderco, ZT, etc.) are produced from titanium? Or it is about only about some anodized screws?

[@ryantill406]

@@CuttingBoardRx - own several hinderers - I'm pretty sure the factory hardware is all steel; however, and as you're probably aware, titanium hardware is available for purchase (except the pivot nut) or included on hinderer special configurations. But I am pretty sure the base models come from factory with steel hardware despite not being magnetic. Overall, I am a fan of the channel. thank you

[@lisovenkoev]

I have 0562 and there are only two things that bother me: the clip and the bearings. So if I can I will get a no choil version of Hinderer to use it on the phosphorus bronze washers Besides that 0562 is wonderful

[@CuttingBoardRx]

Hinderer comes with a 1 set of bronze and 1 set of nylon washes. Also, all kinds of washes are available on McMaster