Knife Review: Cuchilleria Joker 7 cm folding pocket knife

This is a review of the Cuchilleria Joker 7 cm folding pocket knife, product number NO74. It is an elegant and affordable every day knife with a slip joint and therefore a legal carry knife in the UK. It has a carbon steel blade and olive wood handle.
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[@mfreeman313]

I've got this model, almost exactly the same but with a 9cm blade and 11cm handle. I love it. The steel takes a very fine edge and for such a thin, slicey blade the knife overall has a solid feel. You mentioned patinas and I would add that I got a few drops of Crystal Light on it and it almost instantly got stains on it, so it's obviously very reactive.

[@calvinmondrago7397]

Excellent little knives, razor sharp.

[@puzzlering1]

Thank you for a very comprehensive and very explained review of this lovely looking knife, I have just recently found Joker knives and have bought the NA74 with horn handles, very pleased. Thank you again, as I have been looking at this knife to add to my collection Take care Sam

[@Del350K4]

Thank you for this summary of the thinking behind the "no lock" rule. I imagine the idea must be to discourage the use of pocket knives in a stsbbing motion. Coincidentally I also own a 7 cm Opinelband a 7cm Joker. In the past, I've considered removing the ring from my Opinel to permit daily carry, as it pains me that I never use it; the Joker gets all the action. I wonder whether it might be enough in law if I were to superglue the ring so it can't revolve about the handle.

[@WillB85]

I bought a couple of the cheap Opinel knives without realising they were locking. It's worth mentioning that the locking bands are easily prized off, making them legal to carry.

[@bucknakedbullfrog]

A very nice looking knife. I just ordered one with bubinga wood. My previous Joker knife I returned due to the fact someone had placed the rotating lock on upside down. I kinda felt like it was jinxed.

[@13bravoredleg18]

I have the plastic olive drab handle with carbon steel blade. It is a very durable and strong pocketknife!

[@ruanniemann2604]

I have one wa clip point, love it. Little scalpel.

[@ernestoholenweger6686]

I have the same. Excellent knife.

[@SuperBadger999]

What a lovely video, great explanation around the law and the difference between a lock knife and folding knife. I stumbled upon this video as i wanted to investigate why my little no 74 is sharper than my Browning Lock Knife, My fixed blade Columbia, Gerber Gator, Morakniv fixed blade and pretty much any other high quality knife I possess. This knife blows everything I have out of the water and I am confused why.?.. I can only think that it is the carbon steel in this little Joker that just cuts into anything life knife through a slab of butter. That old saying you get what you pay for is totally untrue in this case. I would love the presenter to explain why this little folder is so sharp?

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

I bought one of those, mostly because I like olive wood and prefer carbon steel blades over stainless. Used it for almost anything including kitchen duties in an effort to get some patina on the blade quickly. When it arrived it was quite sharp and nice to use slicing onions etc but then I made a mistake: I used a diamond steel and strop on it! The knife has gone from razor sharp to scary sharp and slicing onions has been hampered by the fact that the blade digs into my chopping board making it an effort to raise the knife again for the next slice. It retains the edge quite well, not yet blunt enough for use in the kitchen again. On the downside the wood handles were in desperate need of oiling when it was new.

[@WaschyNumber1]

Nice video 👍 A knife is a tool and the wrong intentions shoud be punished, not for having a tool, that's for thousands of years on the world. And a locking function is a Safety feature, specially for people with disabilities. And its discrimination against mankind and people with disabilities.

[@jiggadaboom]

Could a thump stud be used with this for one hand opening?

[@erikramaekers63]

Americans must find this funny :) The Opinel is a toothpick over there

[@thomasmaloney843]

We do, but there are jurisdictions that limit the blade length to 2.5 or 3 inches. Usually it does not matter if the blade locks or not.

[@kadathsmith]

Get video on an obscure knife. Just one gripe as a Spanish person. chorizo is pronounced Choritho, the Z is th in Spanish.