New flipper model from Cultrotech - Urs (2019 midtech)

[@cassini96]

It says We Thank you for your selection and your Trust..

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

Oleg L Thank you for the translation!

[@9rit]

Both the knives and the maker are awesome. Highly recommended

[@shaunharrison9618]

I just found your channel. I used to watch you on ShopNBC and bought a ton of Invicta watches because of you. Now you are gonna make me buy knives. Lol.

[@VladsBlades]

What a great review on this gorgeous knife! Thank you Jim 👍👍👍

[@MFD00MTR33]

The best thing about Cultrotech is their heat treat, especially on the custom knives(m390 at 64.5hrc). Their m390 is on another level, it blows away production knives in m390. Same goes for their Elmax, s110v and s125v. They get every single bit out of the steel, especially on the custom heat treat. Watch RuslanKiyasov channel, he's a Russian tester that does tests on rope and tested many Cultrotech knives. Every time the results were amazing.

[@KevinTheStallion637]

Getting a knife super hard doesn't make it a better knife, especially since it makes it easier to chip.

[@MFD00MTR33]

@@KevinTheStallion637 sure beats 58-60hrc that most companies run their m390 at. Also higher hardness gives a steel more strength. Check out Big Brown Bears channel, but makes great knives with killer heat treats and shows what steels can do at high hardness.

[@MetalsForBrunch]

looks nice! My smock just came in the mail today and this blade reminds me of the smock flipper.

[@MFD00MTR33]

The reason for the corkscrew is URS is a picnic knife. You can edc it but it wa s designed to be used at picnics.

[@Cycletroll]

Stunning! Congrats!

[@aalbino8636]

That is a ridiculously beautiful knife... and then you got to the corkscrew. I’m probably alone on this but to me it cheapens the feel of the knife so much!! $4 Walmart multitools come with cork screws it is killing an otherwise insanely gorgeous knife for me! Also, respect to the company for paying Spyderco I feel like most companies especially outside of the US wouldn’t have done that.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

Professor Edge 86 Classic officers Swiss Army knives had corkscrews. Literally a part of knife history man.

[@xenonram]

I think the corkscrew on a knife is extraneous, but it definitely doesn't cheapen the knife. That's like saying, "That spoiler on the Koenigsegg Regera cheapens it. I saw a wing like that on a Miata."

[@habibfeghali1261]

@@xenonram I think you nailed it perfectly with the spoiler analogy. Even not being much of a drinker at all, I think the corkscrew is a fantastic addition; what I like even more is the potential for using this same idea to build other kinds of tools into a backspacer design. This is a very innovative idea that has the potential to dramatically increase the utility of the edged-tools we carry in out pockets every day. Can't wait to get myself a Cultrotech in the next year or two...

[@nathenwallis5664]

Wow, that's an amazing knife. I think a mirrored stone washed blade is one of the best looking blade finishes, to me at least, and they did a great job with it. I think spyderco was reaching a bit by saying that's a compression lock. To me I think there are enough differences to say it's not, but good on them for just agreeing and paying the fee, and not causing more drama. Looking forward to seeing your new custom Jim!

[@draco00]

The corkscrew works great!

[@VincenzoNero94]

I really like the other you reviewed. If I can save up the money I’d get one at blade.

[@BigShaneGillis]

The cork screw makes it look tacky

[@KevinTheStallion637]

Agree

[@KevinTheStallion637]

99 percent of the people who would buy a knife like this don't give a fuck about wine

[@processorrom9061]

This is a Chechen company, URS in translation from the Chechen knife.

[@ScentitarFragrance]

I found my grail knife !!!! Wow wow wow

[@franksalem8580]

I really liked the first one you reviewed but had trouble finding one. When I finally found one it didn't include the dice you received with yours. The cork screw makes this one look tacky.

[@SteelArtschannel]

Wow that's an interesting knife ! A shame the corkscrew is so small. It doesn't reflect the overall quality of the knife (I'm French and we have quite a few makers that are experts on making custom corkscrews). But still a beautiful knife, thanks for the review 😊

[@broxzera6299]

Could it be that spyderco were refering to their button-compression lock when saying this lockong system is too similar? This is actually really close to the button-compression lock, except for the slide

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

M B Yes, that’s the one I was referring to. Like on the Smock.

[@ViaJames]

Jim would you say it’s as smooth as Svarn2 or Zhim?

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

James Wilcox I want to say yes, but it’s different because of the lock. When closing you have zero friction. It’s a different feeling. Opening is different too due to the location of the flipper, your finger is in contact with the tab longer, it feels faster

[@georgecostanza2695]

I don't have a problem with an $1800 knife, I don't even have a problem with a Russian knife; but there's no way I'm buying an $1800 Russian knife! It's cool when Chinese companies can make our dollars go further and charge production prices for midtech quality... but if the Russians want custom prices for a midtech knife, I'd rather buy American thank you very much.

[@dutch_blades]

Front flippers really are the new... well.. flippers... :')

[@notme3686]

Russians are doing great stuff with heat treatment of high end cutlery steel. Russians are also very meticulous when designing and qc'ing knives when they want to. My question is whether Jim receives discounts or outright freebies for his reviews. I can't say I've seen all of your reviews, Jim, but i have yet to see a review that honestly pointed out any faults with any knife in your hands.

[@roningraves6563]

Interesting, but just not my cup of tea. Definitely do not like the corkscrew. Hope you enjoy it though.Thanks for sharing.

[@angrymongoose7370]

I would really hope that makers including a corckscrew would take 5s and read that the side cut type is useless garbage.

[@bugrat76]

Там же зубчик есть у штопора, чтобы ногтем вытягивать)

[@jessevilla6372]

as someone has to use a corkscrew and a knife every day, seeing such a bastard version of one, stuck on an amazing example of the other, really bothers me.

[@KevinTheStallion637]

It's not a front flipper 😂😂😂

[@Blazerghost]

That's a bad a........WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT? MY EYES!

[@alexstrouse6333]

Well this knife is going to appeal to wine drinkers, the corkscrew looks so stupid and tacky, that should be optional. Its the same for bottle openers on knifes, like why? Its stupid and tacky, a bottle opener or corkscrew isn’t a tool you use everyday and whenever you do use one, you usually have a bottle opener and corkscrew in a drawer. Other then that the knife looks awesome.