Budget Knife of the Year! (2024 is going to be the year of value)

Pyrite Lite
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Direct on Amazon (Code: 257BHP98) works until 16Jun24 at midnight.
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Pyrite Alt
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[@MBroam]

We live in a blessed age for quality budget knives

[@infactnoone4720]

Ordered the green, thanks !

[@MattViral]

Ordered Blue, Thank you!!! Looks absolutely fantastic for $30

[@DeerUNIT42]

You could not have said that more perfectly. And as far as budget bugout beaters, this is the only one that truly competes. No other knife combines the light weight, blade & handle profile in the THIN handle width package. 1/4 the cost of a bugout. Absolute no brainer

[@maxlvledc]

I think your off by a LOT a bug out is way more than you think lol

[@DeerUNIT42]

@@maxlvledc true I got mine for $150 few yrs back, they're >$180 now, so that's 1/6th the cost!

[@victorbeas5461]

I told myself I wasn't jumping on the button lock wagon but my absolute love of this blade shape made me order the blue handle and I must admit I can't put it down.

[@reasonrevived]

would love the drop point version too

[@kevinhauser8250]

I'm gonna get a couple of these as gifts for buddies of mine who don't know much about knives and if they make this version in a crossword lock they're gonna they're gonna get the whole shibang

[@DanielTAGyota]

They definitely need to make it in a good looking blade shape

[@edwardfletcher7790]

That's a pretty damn popular robust blade shape at the moment...

[@shinespark9]

Ordered blue, thanks!

[@daraldfischer5628]

Mine arrived this morning, gotta love Amazon. This is a great knife, I love it! Thanks for the recommendation Dominic!

[@morganbowden3005]

Just purchased it in blue! Thank you for this video, really appreciate it when you let us know about great knives that are a good deal/ on sale.

[@ignacyrola9847]

Can you make a video about all the knives in that tool roll?

[@kathleensmith370]

Pyrite is always a great knife and this one looks like no exception

[@1ohmwrecker]

Thank you. I bought a blue one. I had to lol. Very new to collecting and seems like a must have.

[@ryanholloway5576]

Love it. That’s my favorite blade shape too

[@Keith2657]

Got mine last week. Fantastic knife

[@Tyguy760]

I was pretty sure I was ordering this knife today but now I definitely am. Thanks for covering it.

[@ShaneTheGeek]

I actually picked this up after looking on Amazon for a knife that was similar to my prior Hogue Deka CPM Magnacut which I unfortunately lost while on vacation. I wanted a similar Wharncliffe blade shape and a lightweight handle material. This CJRB Pyrite is a crazy value and a really nice knife. Now I have something that is still nice to EDC but wont feel so bad loosing. $30 vs $160... I can purchase 5 of these CJRB Pyrites in every color and still have some money leftover for my 3 times per week Starbucks treat.

[@ElectrabuzzXD]

Glad I bought one after seeing your post last night, thanks bud 👍

[@Beastt17]

At the time I stumbled upon this video, I'm watching for the UPS truck which is supposed to deliver mine - just like the one in the video - today. I have the other Pyrite (the Pyrite-Alt) shown in the video. I'm anxious to experience the differences. I LOVE the Pyrite-Alt but it... perhaps... ranks behind my Miguron Keryx II.

[@theartofprepping]

A black stone washed drop point blade with a cross bar lock or top liner lock would be epic at $30. The button lock just isn't my jam, have had too many negative experiences.... Thanks for the vid.

[@maxlvledc]

Check out Ganzo

[@Edgekeeper747]

Yep Ganzo 768 my pick for knife of the year hands down

[@jdock32778]

On Amazon, it looks like a black blade but not stone washed.

[@tgonzalez1983]

I ordered the blue one. Very happy about the bigger dimensions.

[@focojeepr]

Thanks for sharing. I couldn’t resist for that price. Blue one ordered. I love the action on my other pyrite. I prefer wharncliffe blades and light weight so this looks promising.

[@AB-ol8qy]

That's a beautiful looking knife for an awesome price Max!

[@jakewilliams9354]

Just ordered mine total $31.79 will be here in 2 days

[@ParkerBinion]

Sold! Blue incoming. Great video - thanks for the heads up.

[@jdock32778]

Blue too..👍🏻

[@thecaliforniamaniac8542]

I’m gonna have to get it!

[@rcjoe406]

2 stops away on map 😮

[@niceguyb1]

Blue one headed my way. Love it when you get excited.

[@jdock32778]

Blue too... matches the boat color.

[@BUY_YOUTUB_VIEWS_6]

Your videos are like a breath of fresh air in my feed!

[@maxlvledc]

Thanks! Sorry I get excited about value 😅

[@ianm1837]

Looks awesome, I almost ordered one of these yesterday. I just wish it was under 3 in and came in black 😑

[@btrswt35]

Needs a solid back spacer.

[@HumbleManorEDC]

I was able to get for $29 earlier this week. Still waiting for it to come in, got it in blue!

[@Edgekeeper747]

Ganzo 768 is just as good Check it out. Cross bar lock, D2 with coated PVD, multiple deployments, nice G10. Home run

[@RomeoEdward]

I have al lot of Ganzo's and love them all.

[@Edgekeeper747]

Yes. The 768 is my all time favorite. It certainly competes with this CJRB

[@DeerUNIT42]

It's not just as good, it's literally 50% heavier, with a thicker profile, and worse steel

[@HumbleManorEDC]

I see that 👀 Firebird Ganzo?! I just grabbed the other day, something the budget knives that offer so much for less G10 as well!

[@wgkincheloe2458]

Even at $40 once the sale is over it's still the mythic "perfect" budget knife. They really swung hard with this one, and it is going to be real interesting to see how the other brands combat this. There has never been a better time to be a knife/edc fan than right now, no matter the price range you're shopping in!

[@toegoth]

Do they have a non coated option? If not then I’ll pass.

[@arnoldkotlyarevsky383]

Have you ever considered reviewing Real Steel? I have two of their knives and a CJRB and just barely like my Real Steel knives more.

[@user-wj1cq6og8y]

hi! as usual great vid. thanx! Pyrite Alt vs sitivien st152 you'd go with the Pyrite Alt?

[@maxlvledc]

I trust cjrb a bit more, better customer service..but

[@maxlvledc]

Both are good

[@user-wj1cq6og8y]

Thanx man. Appreciate it

[@LarryGarfieldCrell]

My main folder cost me less than $10. 🙂 It doesn't get heavy use, but it does the job. (I have others, but this is what I use most.)

[@razumskiy]

Hmm... Idk, I'd rather get a really good, big, fixed blade for woods and ozark trail $5 axis lock for edc. I just don't see value in using $40 knife on everyday package, food and miscellaneous stuff 🤔 edit: btw i see value in weight and size, it's super slim compared to wallmart however what would you choose: cleaning and maintaining wood chips, fish guts on a $40 knife or a cheap one? I wnt the middle road and got myself benchmade bugout copy for $8

[@19nineteenthirteen19]

Good infomercial bro

[@NockNArrow]

It may be the best CJRB has ever made, but there is still better out there for just a little bit more.

[@dougritter429]

Waiting for drop point.

[@bushforme]

What is this knife? Cant access the link on my phone..THANKS

[@maxlvledc]

Really? Wierd it's the Pyrite Lite

[@joshstarkey8883]

I'll probably get this Pyrite but Sencut isn't obsolete IMO. They have some really high quality stuff like the Serene that Boker for example would sell for twice as much. Maybe under 30 specifically they don't compete, but at 40-50 Sencut and CIVIVI are amazing.

[@maxlvledc]

I just don't understand why sencut Knives are EVER over $40

[@Bethany415]

I looked around just to see how some old favorites compared, and I totally shouldn't have. First - most are missing a feature or two that this CJRB has. Reversible clips mainly. Second, I should know better than check Ganzo. They have a new one that looks pretty similar to this. The G768PT. Now I want to try that one out, darnit.

[@maxlvledc]

Ganzo is solid most times

[@Bethany415]

@@maxlvledc I have 3 or 4 of them :) I love the beater Chinese brands like Ganzo and Sitivein. The Sitivein ST-101 is one of my favorite knives ever. I just don't need to buy another knife right now. But that G768 looks sweet.

[@jdock32778]

The discount code works. Manually enter the code.

[@usernameisusername]

What steel is most comparable to this ?

[@theartofprepping]

9CR or VG-10

[@usernameisusername]

@@theartofprepping ty

[@lynnjr457]

Normally I agree with you on a lot of your reviews, but this one was a miss for me. I ordered one of these based on this video and frankly I am disappointed with what I received. Not your fault of course, but there may be a QC issue on these and wanted to post what I am seeing with mine. The action is pretty rough to be honest. For whatever reason I can fail the opening and closing of this button lock about 1/3 of the time. When I say fail, I mean that it does not fully open or fully close when I am using the button lock itself to deploy or retract the blade. I feel like the button is riding the blade more than it should even when fully depressed. I would be willing to blame myself, but I have other button locks from CJRB as well as other brands that don't have this issue. I can deploy with the thumb studs 100% of the time, no issues. Overall it's is a nice fit with my other smaller lightweight knives (Hogue Deka and my Frankenstein SRM 9201), if it weren't for the action issue I would be happier. I am going to send it back to CJRB to see if they can clean it up some.

[@clearss1]

Sadly, I ordered a pyrite that the button lock was defective, out of the box. I still have faith in them, but that was definitely frustrating.

[@maxlvledc]

Did you return?

[@clearss1]

@@maxlvledc Yes, I may have to give them another try with this knife.

[@maxlvledc]

@@clearss1 you should have gotten a replacement from them. They are good at taking care of things.

[@clearss1]

@maxlvledc I just got a refund, but I will probably try this knife out and see if they have better quality control.

[@rcjoe406]

Drop point please in satin or something

[@trymstrenhauge1512]

I realy like my milwauke hard line 48-22-1994 dont se many reviews of it tho

[@Maplezmandevil]

Discount code actually goes until the 19th!

[@maxlvledc]

Ooo

[@unionse7en]

QSP penguin 3/4 the price, still good, D2

[@Gnome-A-Tron]

Soooo…..Do I buy one right now???

[@maxlvledc]

I would, promo stops today at midnight

[@EnriqueScott-se3vp]

It's actually $39 plus postage and handling and taxes jijing 😮

[@maxlvledc]

On amazon 30 with code applied at checkout

[@B-RaDD]

Algo

[@cameronchicken8439]

it’s $20 more for the steel handles. the steel handles are milled out so there’s a higher machining cost. the steel handles have a higher material cost. the steel handles are virtually indestructible and they have a very comfortable weight to them. grivory has very low material cost virtually no machining cost and is not durable or comfortable and you would think they could be a lot more creative with injection molding vs machining and add a lot more contouring but that’s not the case here… if you compare this knife to the benchmade bug out (the definitive reason why i’ll never buy benchmade knife ever again) then this is a good value because the bug out was released at around $230 and here what you have just as good of a knife for $30 so definitely a much better value there but not a better value than the steel handles which we’re already on this knife. the only way this would be a better value than the original is if my intention was to throw the scales in the trash where they belong and go buy aftermarket scales. this knife may not share all of the flaws of the bugout but brand new out of the box screws kept falling out of mine because the cheap plastic handle flexes too much which i fixed later with locktite thread adhesive but it still happened again so i had it sitting in my car for about a week while i was waiting for new hardware to come in and the UV inside my car made that handle crumble apart. i bought aftermarket scales for it and cleaned it up nice and gave it away because it makes my eyes bleed every time i look at it. spyderco does flat injection molded handles but i wouldn’t buy a spyderco either. they aren’t innovative anymore and their whole lineup looks exactly the same as ten years ago and their handles are flat and square and sure they bring diverse blade steel and an excellent heat treatment but budget steels often perform better anyway and their FRN handles are better than benchmade grivory but they’re still selling $200 knives with plastic handles on them which aren’t even done well like you can’t take apart several of their lightweight model knives for maintenance and then they have exotic steels which rust incredibly easily like maxamet so if the thing ever gets wet there’s no way to take it apart and cleanup the action so there are other downsides and even when two of the top producers in the united states try plastic it looks like garbage

[@smashtoad]

50 bucks

[@loganmurphy3374]

If they give this same treatment to the hectare they just win the knife industry. It would make the bugout look like such a joke

[@maxlvledc]

Oooo

[@nomercyinc6783]

2024 is more than halfway over already. its not going to be the year of anything at this point

[@OreoDave]

As a fellow righty, I'd rather have the button on the backside for my finger, too 👐

[@ManoliKvideos]

Saying $40 online now, right as this video is just dropping 🙄😕

[@theartofprepping]

$40 both on website and on Amazon......I wonder what is going on?

[@maxlvledc]

When you go to check out it drops to $30

[@timb4425]

Nice! This is a great price for an EDC!

[@thoughtstream9591]

You have to put the code in manually to get it to work.

[@PreparedWolf34]

I’m at checkout and still $39.99. Tried the link but won’t load.

[@dfernandez3482]

I'll buy it when they have a red one 😂😢

[@maxlvledc]

Ooo. That would be sweet

[@dfernandez3482]

@@maxlvledc yup, they need to hurry up with different colors

[@joshstarkey8883]

One thing where CJRB isn't competitive: the brand has a problem with their pivots. IDK if they over torque them or what, but nearly every one I've handled has dents in the bearing path that make it not nearly as smooth as a bearing knife should be. I still like the knives, but that shouldn't happen, and it doesn't with other brands, even ones at similar prices.

[@pokeba3299]

$40 now

[@maxlvledc]

Use code

[@pokeba3299]

@@maxlvledc Got a green. Thank very much.

[@BOOGiNS]

$10 gordon knife from HF is a better value

[@kellypainter7625]

It is $39.99 right now. Not $29.99.

[@maxlvledc]

You can follow the link on CJRB or enter code manually which I listed in description

[@dhawk6896]

Just a folding box cutter Not for me

[@DinoNucci]

Too big

[@3vil3lvis]

Knife of the Year? Take a closer look at the steel before you buy this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnfNgGqahZiVqZYsi=M8Go8_1LtGoG1M2O AR-RPM9 = Spray form 9Cr18Mov at best. Can't get on the CRJB bandwagon when there are better knives with better steel available.

[@maxlvledc]

I know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. And I said sprayform multiple times. According to Larin Thomas it's still a 50% improvement in toughness over 9cr18mov.

[@maxlvledc]

And btw, better for $30 ??? Find it. I go out of my way to look for the diamonds in the rough. If there is one, I'll happily share it with everyone

[@3vil3lvis]

@@maxlvledc To be fair that comment wasn't for you since you already bought it.

[@3vil3lvis]

@@maxlvledc This is a $40 knife that is temporarily on sale for $30. But I will play along as if it wasn't: Monikala assault team 3 in 14c28n is $31, Kizer aggressor in 154cm is $34, Kizer Guru 3 in 154cm is $32.50, Kizer Gemini in N690 for $34.50, Sitivien ST144 in 14c28n for $25. There is no shortage of knives with better steel at and around the $30-40 price.

[@maxlvledc]

@3vil3lvis the monikala is definitely solid, and kizer does have some extreme sales. The thing is, it will be a $30 basically everywhere according to the reps as blade this year. I have been very underwhelmed by Sitivien QC on their 14c28n knives and HT is not good.

[@EnriqueScott-se3vp]

It's actually $39 plus postage and handling and taxes jijing 😮

[@maxlvledc]

Go to cjrb website link, click Amazon button. Then it will apply $10 off at checkout

[@urjnlegend]

​@maxlvledc the code is not working with that method for me, says it's invalid

[@urjnlegend]

Nevermind, i saw promo already ended