NEW ZERO TOLERANCE 0545 KNIFE REVIEW

ZERO TOLERANCE KNIVES 0545, THE NEW ZERO TOLERANCE 0545 IS A LIGHT WEIGHT SLIM FOLDING POCKET KNIFE FOR EDC EVERYDAY CARRY. THE ZERO TOLERANCE 0545 IS A PREMIUM USA MADE KNIFE.
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[@jamesreese7111]

Looks like a good alternative to the BM Narrows, super slim, lightweight, and great materials at nearly half the price. Kudos to ZT for making a cmpelling edc knife. Been a while since ZT dropped something good, the 0308 was the last one and it's been out for a couple of years now.

[@bScout.mtb.dt.4555]

I love this over the Benchmade Narrow.

[@logh7171]

this looks really nice but i really miss their overbuilt hard use knives

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Very few were hard use. That was just the slogan

[@rossginn1171]

Me too

[@jacobbeaupre3940]

I don't 💀

[@Bravo-Too-Much]

@@tacticalcenter8658what? They dominated the affordable “overbuilt” and “hard use” knife game for years. I’m sure you define “hard use” as using folding knives in ways that are totally impractical and unrealistic for 99% of knife users and knife applications. You’re one of those guys that says “there’s no such thing as a hard use folder because nothing is as strong as a fixed blade”. You’re the kind of guy who wears women’s deodorant. You’re the kind of guy who says “bless me” to yourself when you sneeze. You’re the kind of guy who uses hand lotion every day because rough and dry hands “feel icky”. You’re the kind of guy who still says mommy and has mommy cut your steak and chicken for you. You’re the kind of guy who doesn’t tip waitresses because “why should I leave a tip for someone to do a job I could do myself.” You’re the kind of guy who wears socks with flip flops but wears shoes without socks.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@Bravo-Too-Much your a fanboy if you think zt were ever hard use. And you talk like one too. Do you kiss your mother with that mouth? Why talk insinuate onto someone you dont even know?

[@annasoH323]

I haven't bought a KAI knife since Kershaw's USA line went nearly exclusively automatic and ZT went quiet. Hopefully their US factory can get going again.

[@MrBowser2012]

Nice to see some new ZT and Spyderco knives!! You get so used to a new Civivi, Kizer, or CRJB coming out every week that it started feeling like the heavy hitters were done. I love it!

[@ryanjennings6541]

Yeah I'll be buying one just because I miss ZT so much.. I do like it a lot though. Seems about the same thickness as the Q.Carry , drift .

[@markcameroon6613]

grand slam on this knifer just picked one up in blue pivot

[@JJ-lu6mg]

I really like the looks of this one. I’m also just happy to see ZT release a new model, so I will definitely be grabbing one.

[@bigpancho1247]

Perfect looking edc. Premium everything. I love it. I’m glad they made something that’s not over built. Good job ZT!

[@TacticalBunnyCA]

I'm kinda recognizing that pocket clip from the Kershaw Covalent, which I hate! It rides so deep it allows pocket fabric to slip over the pommel and it gets stuck between the pommel and the clip. After that, pretty much the knife irretrievably without two hands to free the fabric.

[@MPerry-ox9qb]

💯

[@TheRCNetwork]

100% agree. Same clip on the 0707….and with it being som light it’s a pain to get in and out of the pcoket

[@ericpitre4031]

You can buy two Maxace’s for $272! I luv my 562 so sharp!!, but M is so well done. Reate my fav! Their own and All the ones they make for US designers!! I met the owner at ftw bladeshow along with Jared n Kara. Feb 23

[@bigjim55able]

I'm glad to see a US maker come out with a general EDC folder that's competitive with foreign brands. Maybe the industry is learning to listen to the community.

[@koomo801]

I wish they could have made the model number on the blade even larger. Maybe add a large product code number, too.

[@Rondingo100]

Yeah, I like that tacky look 😂

[@DinoNucci]

The Caps Lock key is located above the Shift key next to the "A" on the keyboard. The Caps Lock key on your keyboard activates an alternate input mode that allows you to type a second set of characters instead of the original one. This set of keys produces uppercase letters instead of lowercase letters and special characters instead of numbers.

[@NeevesKnives]

Not this time I meant to yell 😉

[@DinoNucci]

@@NeevesKnives 👀👀🤗🤗

[@6nosis]

I concur; that looks wayhaAaaay mobetta!!

[@reaper117nobody7]

while the design isnt a bad one. this reinforces the fact that ZT is dead for me. its doesnt give off vibes as a zt it just looks like a kershaw with the badging swapped off. if that is what they are going to be going forward thats not what i want out of them as a company. if they start getting back to having outside designers and doing things in that realm then maybe i will get interested at some point again but, currently they might as well be a dead/defunct company.

[@tmille10]

Well J Rad your personal touch experience off the stone should be much more widely recognized, just big ups for always being solid AF on a review and never cowering, had so much respect after the tactile tour they are great but you never bluffed us…

[@Dondeestalazapateria]

Last time I was interested in ZT knife was when ZT562 was released in 2014...This looks great,even better than hogue deka.

[@Gambit33]

Good to see ZT finally release a really good knife. Haven't seen a ZT I wanted to buy in years. This one is on my list. Thanks for the review.

[@rossginn1171]

Reminds me of a slimmer version of 0770,,, I dig it 👍🏻

[@ericsivilla4091]

It would be cool if they put out a version of this blade with a button lock. I don't own a button lock, but watching all your videos I'm itchin to get one.

[@willb7713]

Finally!! So glad to see something decent from them.

[@timtitus2532]

Good looking knife, reminds me of a Kershaw I purchased a while back. Good review Jerad. Thanks.

[@edsaban572]

ZT site says 60-63 HRC. 🤔 So technically, you might get a soft ass magnacut like a box of chocolates.

[@kittrainbow7]

Great sharpening skills 👍 It would be nice an XL version of the ZT545 with 4 inches blade and medium thickness handles, keeping the blade ultrathin... for experts, delicate jobs, no abuses. The leaf 🍃 blade is beautiful.

[@chiefelephanttuskbong8081]

Maybe I'm the only one but I lost interest in ZT a long time ago

[@asher8272]

Looks like the kershaw strata. If zt made this in a 4.5 inch I'll buy it

[@Sido3333]

Lol, funny to read our comments about how great it is, premium, and so on. But generally, I expected something "build like a tank", something more innovative after that long time. This looks like a generic KAI design, I must point out that Kershaw (Launch) designs are much much further right now. But thin blade stock adds some points for cutting.

[@corwinspyre]

Zt said publicly during and post COVID that their existing models were selling like crazy so they had no intent to put out new models.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

I would not pay 270 for 62rc magnacut. And they never fixed the lock geometry issues failing locks that many seen before and neroknives showcased. I like the design otherwise. Looks visually appealing.

[@anthonyberardi8904]

Lockup issues? The ones from 2014? Lol

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@anthonyberardi8904 no lock failures that didn't ever stop.

[@NeevesKnives]

I honestly did not know the price when filming or I woulda spoke about it, I didn't have any information until the release and at that point the video was going live

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@NeevesKnives I mean it also depends if they use cryo or not to get to 62rc. One does better than the other. So that will also factor into the price. I so like the look of it. Just not worth that price. Maybe if it was like 200 give or take. They will do about 230ft cut with cryo or less without cryo.

[@anthonyberardi8904]

@@tacticalcenter8658they’ll most likely be going for ~$200 on the secondary after a few weeks. This knife is what the Benchmade Narrows should’ve been. I do wish the blade stock was a little thicker, maybe like .12” but it is gonna be a slicing beast

[@moss7220]

For years, ZT's customer base has been screaming for the big, beefy designs that originally endeared many to the brand. At this point, I've gotta believe Mr Magoo's the head of R&D, or whichever department it is that ultimately "oks" the big, beefy projects.

[@danielabbott9312]

Dr. Larrin Thomas says 63-64 hrc is where magnacut really shines and you get the best performance, the hogue deka is right on the money at 63 hrc

[@tacticalcenter8658]

If you look at Larrin's protocols, youll see a lot of different ways to arrive at those numbers. Some do better than others at those same hardnesses. But you are correct. I think companies need to focus on geometry if they make a knife at 63 and get broken tips rather than lower it. This is exactly what CRK did.

[@jlogue751]

Yep definitely rooting for zt!

[@wesleysnider2915]

Yeah! A slicy geometry, something we have to see more often.

[@tacmechanic]

Kinda bummed, it looks nice but exactly the opposite of what I was expecting from ZT and the announcement push of something new

[@Doug-do7ge]

Best reviewer in the knife game

[@bennyodom5382]

Carbon fiber is a no for me.

[@proraptor4146]

Woohoo, finally a new ZT! Looks nice, I wonder how much though

[@armenarakelian9876]

$272

[@NEVETSTEVEN510]

ZT are my favorite

[@Joeknifeguy]

Thank God !

[@TheLostKoz]

Note to self: Start setting aside money now for a possible future ZT- Neeve's collab. 😎

[@TheRCNetwork]

The pocket clip sucks. Just like on the 0707

[@jeffscalfano3100]

Damn... i was hoping for a "built like a tank" version from ZT.😢

[@tacticalcenter8658]

They released one of the old style zt's with an assist and 60-62rc magnacut also with thr tiger shark coating.

[@carlosmiles1011]

Zt 0350 tiger stripe in magnacut actually are build (and possibly destroy) like a tank

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@carlosmiles1011 its not carbon steel, so not likely.

[@michaelinsc9724]

Om not against CF. I like it a lot, actually. I'm not a fan of CF on ONE SIDE and Ti on the other.

[@dpoppen1]

It reminds me of the Narrows!!

[@kevinAuman1]

Mannnn, this blade looks super thin and slicey! I have to get one for sure

[@DinoNucci]

I want one. Maybe when the pivot is silver.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Make it silver yourself.

[@DinoNucci]

@@tacticalcenter8658 ... I'll bite... How?

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@DinoNucci lots of tutorials on KZbin to either strip the anodization or to Anodize it whatever color you want.

[@DinoNucci]

@@tacticalcenter8658 oook. I kinda want the after market to just sell me a blue one 😁

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@DinoNucci i mean, they may never make an aftermarket one for this model. Doing it yourself is easy and not really time consuming at all. You could even do heat ano with a torch.

[@murdergorilla4087]

The only knife worth a shit from ZT in the last 5 years or so is the 0308. That's just a Zt 7777 bareknuckle that being said I'll probably buy it anyways.

[@kevinAuman1]

Brother i know how much you like the Spyderco Gayle Bradley 2 in M4 so i gotta tell ya to get yourself the BladeHQ exclusive GB2 in Cruwear right now for under $200!

[@Davidforprofit]

Been watching your videos for years at this point i think back when you had like 60k subscribers maybe less and im happy to see how well youre doing. I had a random question do you know anyone who has tested the HRC on WE 20cv i have a couple of their knives and i swear the civivi 14c28n i have holds a better edge than the 20cv. Could it be my fault in how i sharpen it or something? This is just an observation ive made and its been bugging the crap out of me.

[@seancollins3711]

Luvthemknives channel has sent many many knives for professional testing, both for HRC and for edge retention. His channel is great, maybe check there!

[@anthonyberardi8904]

Could it be that the Civivis you own have thinner blades/or better edge geometry? 20CV, even at 59rc, should outcut 14C28 by a decent margin

[@seancollins3711]

@anthonyberardi8904 I was also going to add that it would majorly depend on blade geometry and edge angle and also that HRC isn't always going to be the answer to thst question either, different steel compositions are going to have different levels of abrasion resistance, corrosion resistance, toughness. Just because we have been led to believe by marketing that some steels are superior to others because one is considered "budget steel" such as 20CV compared to 14c28n, doesn't mean that that "budget steel" will be lesser in every category. I have seen 9cr18mov blades hold an edge longer than much more expensive blades even though it is considered a garbage steel nowadays. There are so many factors, it's just about manufacturers providing as detailed information as possible on their products which doesn't always happen. Hope that helps!

[@Davidforprofit]

@@anthonyberardi8904 that could very well be the issue my civivi is an og button lock elementum and the WE is the beacon which in comparison is thicker but I also have another WE with considerably thinner blade but I guess I was just expecting the 20cv to blow away the 14c28n in edge retention but in my experience it hasn't happened and I've spent hours using them in daily usage. Thanks

[@Davidforprofit]

@@seancollins3711 I guess I was just expecting the 20cv to be miles better than the 14c28n but in my daily usage experience it hasn't been the case with these specific knives that's why I was wondering if maybe it could be a heat treat issue or possibly my own error in sharpening or even me over hyping the steel but either way I'd still hope 20cv would do better than 14c28n in most cases thanks for help

[@ger13nunyah56]

This is the way 🤘

[@erico2079]

id like it better if it were full ti but i still like it...that thing id gonna be s smooth after a couple months

[@ScrubLordJenkins]

Idk what it is about this knife, but it looks unfinished. It doesnt looks like it has the polish and design of the ZT I used to know.

[@BTLtrips]

Not my kind of style, but cool they move to magnacut.

[@TheWhiskyExplorer]

Looks nice! Why they gotta put all the crap writing all over the blade tho?

[@edwardk6764]

Don't skimp on the jimp, eh? Just 1 more jimp in the jimping.

[@mikereese15]

Cool

[@azraelsblade]

Shit, am I going to have buy ZT again? I thought I was done with them after the pivot tool issue. Price is competitive with higher end Chinese production knives, which is cool. Wish the HRc was higher than 61-63 but it seems like most production companies are running magnacut at this range…

[@tacticalcenter8658]

They have none at 63rc and I would suspect 62 would be the max. They will have batches that will be lower from time to time, as they never do the max advertised. There has been some already that have been tested at 62.

[@donviktor5214]

Magnacut vs 20cv malke a Tutorial pleas

[@tacticalcenter8658]

20cv cut testing depends on the heat treat protocol used. Magnacut for zt is 62rc so depending if they use cryo or not, it will cut a maximum of 230ft of cardboard. If they are not using cryo, then less than that. Note that Spyderco m390 and 20cv at 62rc will cut 400ft. Reate with secondary hardening will cut 340-400ft (59-61rc). Without secondary hardening 61rc will usually cut around 300ft give or take, unless the protocol is not great or not using cryo.

[@dogonmountain6445]

So essentially the 0707 in Magnacut. Not that exciting.

[@msprotege33]

I got mine today and it’s so hard to open it hurts my finger. I have no idea how you’re reverse flicking it.

[@DB.KOOPER]

Magnacut is certainly a neat steel but this knife... It's just not one for me. Aside from the blade steel I dislike _everything_ about it.

[@stephan123321]

ZT ist back, good news! 🙂

[@Sleepy_spartan717]

I’m bet the action on this is going to be insane with a set of skiffs in it. The structural rigidity will be noticeable with solid cage bearings as opposed to stamped or delrin cages.

[@natehoover5266]

I get a little burr when sharpening but I've never had a burr "pop off" so I must not be getting a big enough burr.

[@EDCandLace]

Very likely your either not fatiguing the burr enough for it to snap off or you aren't holding your angle consistent enough to maintain the burr until the end and you are breaking the burr off over time so when you get to the point of time to fatiguing it there is no wire but rather little pieces.

[@natehoover5266]

@EDCandLace I've just never seen the burr pop off. I just sharpened two knives this weekend and I never saw where the burr went. Maybe it gets embedded in my strop when I work it off.

[@6nosis]

How many times your boy wished for a higher HRC while assuring us he's ok wif it: 7 & change!! It's difficult seeing Jared like this! Every second seems like an hour as he holds back passion that's defined him as a maybe a tad impulsive at times; but what blue blooded knife junkie can honestly hold their name from that list?! He's an honorable, dependable protector of the family, & devoted husband, backing up his beloved wife; a hard chiseled stone, unbroken in a millenia of chaotic storm surge!! Today, though, is quite different!! i know we all hear it and deep down We know That the disappointment he has so honorably tried to hide has begun to to show a demon face spiderweb crack!! let's face it; KAI usa might have just started a series of events that will crush that unbreakable spirit of every single blade afficianado the world over"! Running their magnacut at 62 *shivers 🤢 it's hard to even SAY! Now, imagine trying to sharpen it while filming a vid?! It's situations like these that leave people in extreme PTSD shadows of their former selves.... Good Gawd KAI!! MON DIEU!!! Care/ Courage!!

[@6nosis]

Sitting in the waiting room...✌🏻🤜🏻 💣🤛🏻

[@MacDaddyC7Z06]

This is ZT's version of the BM 940 and they beat them at their own game imo. Always wanted a 940 but just something about the design kept me away from it. I already ordered this knife i think this is the perfect edc. But also really wish they released a brother to my 0308. Maybe in 5 years lol

[@rando27enco]

Would you recommend Magnacut with a venev 240 or 400 edge?

[@NeevesKnives]

It depends on the magnacut, if it's lower that 62 63 I would go with the venev 240 which is similar to 600 grit, if it's higher hrc I go between 600 and 5k grit which would be between the 240 and 1200

[@natehoover5266]

I think Hoback might be done too or something. He seemingly dropped everything he had left. I actually got my hands on a Husky. I know people have certain opinions about him but people make mistakes.

[@deleteddata6671]

I’d rather chase some ZT unicorns, ZT is soooooo boring now………remember that 777?

[@crazybutnot2crazy706]

very-very-very-very-very-very… Said “VERY “ 63 times in under 12 minutes. very-very-very-very-very-very…

[@hubbs1224]

Did he mention its slim?

[@NeevesKnives]

Very slim

[@Mrkvicak123]

Pricing? 😮

[@tacticalcenter8658]

270. So too expensive for 62rc magnacut.

[@Pzykoh_Tey]

1st? 🤙

[@Andrew-wb9kg]

Such a Kershaw looking ZT, meh.

[@stevenbrown8857]

But worth $270 🤔

[@edsaban572]

for 62hrc, no.

[@harveycamacho2247]

Your knives are out of cost control. There no reason a knife should cost that much

[@Foodiedad17]

Eeew. That old ugly carbon fiber. Why??

[@michaelinsc9724]

Disappointed to see Ti on one side and CF on the other. Deal breaker.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

I enjoy zt carbonfiber a lot. Cf is not for everyone but its one of my favorite materials.

It's the lightest possible configuration

[@michaelinsc9724]

Ti can be light. CF is light. Don't want it half of one and half of the other. Glad some like it.

[@datboi__]

That carbon fiber kills the whole look smh it makes it look so cheap and ugly. Why'd they have to use that kind of carbon fiber out of all the types of carbon fiber 🤦🏻

[@EDCandLace]

Yeah I gotta have one of these! I haven't bought a ZT in a longgggg time so it will be fun to have a new unit again!

[@EDCandLace]

Nice review Jared!!!