Knife Unboxing Video Goes Off The Rails! Chaves RCK9

[@Sleepy_spartan717]

I swap skiffs in all of my bearing knives. It improves the action on a lot of knives, but is more for structural rigidity. They are solid pb washers with bearings fit in instead of stamped, folded trash bearings. And they use ceramic balls instead of steel.

[@AmishDonut]

Couple positives Closed Bearing so crud can’t get in it, more balls which helps structurally, they r just cooler than stock lol

[@edged_mindset]

All good points

[@BrentMettert]

Man that's a nice looking piece of cutlery.

[@edged_mindset]

😁

[@wgkincheloe2458]

Thanks for showing this. I've liked the looks of the knife but thought it was too small. Good to see it in hand.

[@elde667]

Tried, but not a “Skiff-Guy”. Saw no improvement with my Chaves 229’s (several). Same with a couple of Giant Mouse examples and a Skelton Caladan. Right or wrong I’ve put Skiffs down (in my mind) as more of a “knife fad” than something that generates a marked improvement in knife action. Nice knife, by the way.

[@edc4fun]

In my experience skiffs are a great upgrade for plastic cage bearings. They are otherwise nice replacements, but don’t always make a noticeable difference.

[@tincansailor9437]

The few times I've tried them, Skiffs made a big difference on all but one. I think the reason it didn't make a difference on the one is that lockbar tension is higher and dominating the action, so the bearing swap didn't matter. I put the old bearings back in and have stored the Skiffs for some future piece that's compatible.

[@edged_mindset]

👊

[@CarlSanford76]

I'm with you man. I wouldn't know a skiff bearing if it came up and bit me on the backside. Taking that apart reminded me of looking at a bed in a hotel with a blacklight.

[@edged_mindset]

🤣🤣🤣

[@dustinwhitt5297]

If only this was done in a sheepsfoot blade shape. Also, I've been told skiffs can be tightened more and still be really smooth. I however can't tell the difference either.

[@dejuse1687]

I have no experience with skiffs to my knowledge but a few of my knives have IKBS and I have no gripes.

[@AlexanderofRedwood]

On a positive note, that knife’ll be stupendous with the kickstop.

[@559smithJK]

If you ever decide to sell it, I would love to buy it.

[@BenCase88]

The Skiffs have more balls so you have more contact points usually making it more solid blade with less chance of play. Then ceramic and phosphor bronze will not rust if you get wet. They also usually get better the more you use them.

[@CNYKnifeNut]

If only they made a solid slab of PB that could be sandwiched between the blade and scales... Oh well. Until we have that futuristic technology, I guess I'll just have to convince myself that I can tell the difference between 11 and 13 balls!

[@jojoupton]

Where did you get that mat? I love it. Great video! 🤘

[@edged_mindset]

Thanks! They are made by DragonCut Designs. Hard to get though, they don't make a lot

[@rcjoe406]

Im losing my mind over ur knife mat took me a sec to realize the little knifes curse u jim beam 😮😅😊

[@edged_mindset]

😁

[@KnifeFeind]

Come on, people! Please clean your knives if you plan to sell em and ship em off to someone new.

[@5door]

I’ve tried Skiffs a few times. Did wonders with an ABW, no effect otherwise. I suspect they’re more of an upgrade on Chinese BS knives…like that Chaves 😂

[@edged_mindset]

🤣

[@Synistercrayon]

I thought that I was the only one that carried cheetos in my pockets😅

[@edged_mindset]

🤣

[@samuelmarmolejo4378]

This subsection of knive collectors seems to be absolutely unbearable

[@edged_mindset]

What subsection exactly?

[@BrendanCS]

Skiffs are hard to notice until you compare. The part that matters is the friction across the number of points of contact. Cheap bearing roll but have few points of contact with high friction each. They’re grindey and have a hollow sound but can drop shut depending on tolerances. Washers spread out that friction and feel solid and controlled. Skiffs are a middle ground, the bearings roll like any other bearing but spread out the friction across lots of higher quality contact points. Ultimately its unnecessary min-maxing for knife nerds.

[@steveburdette1478]

The main point of skiffs is more stability because of how they do the races. But I have multiple knives where skiffs have made a drastic improvement in the action

[@TayBrego]

I believe Cheeb is the proper term for Cheeto dust 😅

[@edged_mindset]

🤣🤣🤣

[@noahjones4237]

The name of this channel always gets me. Don't google it. And dont ever change.

[@edged_mindset]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevenarviso8849]

Skiffs definitely make a difference especially on the RCK9

[@yuritesticoff1141]

I hate the new logo, hope he doesn't put that on the next 229's, grody.

[@Obsidian-One]

If you get used to a knife then change to skiffs you can definitely tell the difference especially on better knives. If you adjust the pivot just right it will be so extremely smooth, from pb washer to drop shut action you can choose. Plus skiffs have better blade stability

[@drtmi8789]

And that's why we put Skiff's in our knives.