If Knife Reviews Were Honest

[@OUTDOORS55]

Could you tell a difference between these two knives based on the video? Let me know below! Knives in video⬇ Spyderco para 2 s45vn version link (s30v in video) amzn.to/3wRfn4I Spyderco tenacious amzn.to/3LJwV6U These are affiliated links I earn from qualifying purchases.

[@roshiibro9939]

No

[@mladenvojinovic]

Also no

[@stephenstruman7235]

One was a piece of crap!

[@johanneswerner1140]

In a survival situation... OK. Actually, no.

[@amedeoperri3571]

No🤷‍♂️😂

[@nekkomr]

This is almost the same truth on how most of us buy beater knives to do the "work" and the expensive ones are only for opening packages, that's why it has incredible edge retention 😆

[@michadebicki6534]

I was there! The perfect steel snob with every newest composite in the collection. But I finally matured enough to see through this bullshit, I never ever really needed anything above D2 steel. Hell, I am even completely fine with VG10 or 440C, so I reduced my collection to only these and I finally actually USE it.

[@nekkomr]

@@michadebicki6534 same I actually like 440C and D2, more than enough for real-world use. What's more important is blade geometry and heat treatment. The ol' 1095 on the TOPS Storm Vector is heat treated insanely well.

[@legallyfree2955]

@@nekkomr 1095 rusts, not for me but I am the same, I have a $200 kitchen knife that sits on the rack and looks very pretty, and I have a $35 Victorinox that I use 99.9% of the time.

[@nekkomr]

@@legallyfree2955 oh ya I don't like 1095 because I don't have a use case for that steel, but it definitely has a place in hard use and bushcrafting. I'm using my most expensive knife (Para 3 S30V) over every knife I own, I want it to have some stories to tell someday.

[@legallyfree2955]

@@nekkomr My every day pocket is a Buck Vantage Pro in S30v, which I like (except for the blade being a little fat for slicing food). It is the second most expensive pocket knife I have ever purchased, excluding multitools. The most expensive is a Benchmade that sits safe in a box and has no stories to tell anyone. If I lose my Buck then I'll carry the Benchmade gingerly until a replacement middle of the road knife shows up, it might get some stores then.

[@dzmitryzaitsau6471]

90% knife experts can not survive watching this video. True fact there!

[@OUTDOORS55]

Lol I barely survived watching this🤣

[@J85909266]

There is a ton of truth to this. I can fully admit that I own knives that cost 300, 500, 700 dollars, but often end up using a 70 dollar slipjoint or 40 dollar CRKT or Cold Steel when I actually need a knife for something. Enthusiasts with self awareness know that we do not buy expensive knives because they are significantly better tools than cheaper knives. We buy them because we love knives, and we want the ones that give us the most joy and impress us the most.

[@MonkeySlapper64]

Yup

[@earthknight60]

Bang on.

[@simonh6371]

That's cool. Me personally my most expensive knife is a Manly Wasp with an S90V blade which I paid £52 for ($62...a bargain for S90V) an I even tend not to use it much as I know it's going to be a barstard to sharpen, whereas my SAKs and Bokerpluses with 12C27 are a piece of cake to sharpen. But sure if I had more money I'd probably have bought £300 Benchmades by now lol.

[@J85909266]

@@simonh6371 I actually didn't have any problems sharpening S90V. The worst steel I've ever worked with is CPM D2.

[@simonh6371]

@@J85909266 Thanks actually that's kinda reassuring to know. This knife cuts like a laser so maybe I shouldn't be so scared of using it! Also thanks for the heads up about D2! I'll avoid it.

[@starfoxed64]

I absolutely love this skit. As a knife enthusiast it 100% describes the mentality that you can easily be trapped into. I use and love my cheaper knives more so than my pocket jewelry. There is something to be said though about a good EDC picture to send to your friends every now and then. Great video and look forward to seeing more from you!

[@therevdr128]

I made the mistake of receiving a $250 framelock on the same day as a $35 framelock. I was blown away by the similarities. I never could really get myself to like the $250 knife after that.

[@touofthehighplains]

But the steel quality was also better. $250 cut longer.

[@latetodagame1892]

Just because you can't tell the difference between a filet mignon and a hamburger, doesn't mean there isn't one.

[@therevdr128]

@@latetodagame1892 Oh I get it. All the materials were better on the $250 knife. But I wasn't convinced it was $215 better.

[@latetodagame1892]

@@therevdr128 cheap steel gets old. Give yourself some time!

[@kongandbasses8732]

Can you tell how much edge retention is in 215 bucks?

[@mrgeorgejetson]

This is the funniest thing I've seen all night. You must be a hell of a funny guy to work with, man. All the best to you, and thanks for the chuckle. (P.S., I bought a Spyderco tenacious in 2016, and I've never once regretted not spending another hundred bucks on fancier steel. It's everything I need in a folding knife.)

[@OUTDOORS55]

As long as it works for you thats all that matters 👍

[@FancyPrimate]

My tenacious has been through hell and back several times. Thar being said.. I still prefer my Para 3 and manix 2. Love pretty much all my spydercos but I just can't get into the Paramilitary 2. It just doesn't work for my hands lol

[@thenson509]

I enjoyed this video too! Still as fir foldable blades Buck, U.S.A.. working fine for ten years. My "ancient" Boken push button folder was my most expensive folder knife. Otherwise my chef knives all cost more than the others. Still, I want to own a Ken Onion chef knife. Beautiful hand crafted items!

[@jawwad4020]

Thank you for teaching me how to sharpen knives! I keep my $10 kitchen knife, even though some advertisements suggest that I needed their super expensive and shiny knives that cut through everything like butter. Some quick passes over a fine stone and a strop once a month seems to be plenty for my kitchen needs.

[@MAGAMAN]

The difference between a cheap and expensive kitchen knife usually comes down to how often you need to sharpen it... and whether or not it is made out of a material that is slowly poisoning you. Also the handle and balance tends to be a bit better on the more expensive knives.

[@jameshealy4594]

@@MAGAMAN "made out of a material that is slowly poisoning you" Excuse me, can I enquire what you are on about?

[@invisibleshit8479]

You're doing it wrong, if you cut your food with cheap knife it will taste bad, you NEED expensive knife

[@CrimeVid]

You don’t need to spend a fortune, but don’t buy cheapest. Tip : buy used carbon steel knives fix them up , keep them clean and dry. You can buy really good knives this way.

[@truthlight2816]

Oh yes I agree.

[@sakataslays]

To be fair the S30V will likely hold an edge twice as long as the other steel but for most users that won't matter. The extra hundred dollars you save on the cheaper knife will buy you a good sharpening stone lol.

[@khakicampbell6640]

Yes, very true!

[@colsoncustoms8994]

Or 2 more knives….

[@StephenHampton_DesignDesk]

For a hundred dollars, you could get 2 or 3 additional knives.

[@sihilius]

@@StephenHampton_DesignDesk or like 4-5 really good machetes

[@StephenHampton_DesignDesk]

@@sihilius Or one Morakniv fixed blade and a budget hatchet.

[@baloneylorddonkeyhammer2273]

Thank you so much for this . This should be mandatory viewing to be a knife reviewer. Lol

[@OUTDOORS55]

Lol! Should be mandatory to not view it😬

[@Looey]

YES Mandatory viewing !!!!!!

[@Deibodese]

One big mistake in your parody of knife reviews- you actually showed what the knives are capable of doing as tools. The Number One Rule of Knife Reviewing on KZbin is: Spend as much time as possible discussing literally anything about a knife other than its actual utility.

[@jameswolverton7345]

Nick Shavazz needs to see this. That’s dude has the girliest hands on the planet. Doubt he’s ever used a knife hard in his life.

[@Florian00]

For real, these knife guys are getting knives that costs hundreds and end up never using them or using them just to cut cardboard and tape. Whatever floats your boat I guess

[@sterlingstoots3215]

@@jameswolverton7345 I Have Thought the same thing about Nick shabazz hands it's weird but I noticed that from the first video I watched. his nail beds are nicer than most women's. 🤣

[@thedetective8150]

@@jameswolverton7345 Lol 😂

[@oceanwaves83]

Lol I wish Crichael Misty still made videos. He made fun of shabazz's hands 😂

[@ml3141]

I'm convinced!!! I'm throwing away all my pocket knives that cost me less than $60. I have to do it to survive! 😆

[@jacobfuc827]

I threw away my keys because they weren't golden 70$ keys I also threw away everything except my Gucci belt

[@ml3141]

@@jacobfuc827 LOL!!! In the woods with nothing but the Gucci belt is necessary for survival! 🤣

[@Danielson1818]

Damn. Does that apply to my crossbow too? My $250 one is actually a little more accurate than the $800. Oh well, survival!

[@mickeypopa]

@@Danielson1818 Sell the $800 one and buy some canned food cuz you won't survive WW3 with either of those. lol 🤣

[@Danielson1818]

@@mickeypopa That's nonsense on a couple levels. A crossbow can easily obtain more than $800 worth of food (mine probably has already). It's main job is to hunt. Also, canned food is great and all, but it's not necessary long-term, unless you have a functional fallout shelter that keeps you from going outside. Thanks for the concern though.

[@andrewmypocalypse]

My first Spyderco was a tenacious and then three months later I bought the PM2. I will say I love my PM2 so so sooo much more. The detent, the larger hole, the more precise jimping, the recessed liners, a better grind, the finger choil, the lovely bite and longevity of S30V, and the endless hours of fun with the compression lock definitely (yet not necessary) made the extra $$ so worth it. That being said, you’re right. Same function. However, It’s all about the journey for joy. And if you do find yourself in a survival situation, that extra bit of joy might just make the difference between dying with or without a smile on your face..... but at that point, you’re still dead, so who cares. “The knife you have”

[@OUTDOORS55]

👍

[@anthonytuccillo6274]

Same, but my tenacious will always be more special to me than my pm2, it was my 1st spyderco which I paid around 30 bucks for and my pm2 was around 100. Now they have nearly doubled in price lol.

[@marsthegodofwar444]

Well said, hopefully a Ka-bar! (Obviously jk, I’m well aware of the utility, importance, convenience, and necessity of folders) But a nice fixed Ka-bar is what you wanna have if shit really goes all the way south

[@kamaeq]

I got a Spyderco overseas in 1992, still in my pocket.

[@stoneblue1795]

Ok, you had me at "larger hole".

[@bodegavega]

Should have gotten one of those damascus sprint runs....... Mystical Powers of Damascus are legendary. He should have known this.

[@ProscritoRJ]

Dude, this is the BEST review I ever seen!!!!!! Not only the best, but the truest also. And the survival part... excellent!!!

[@rusty_uzi]

He is back 😱 and I hope you are doing well mentally

[@NWHomesteader]

I lost my paramilitary 😭. I’ve been wanting to replace it, but don’t want to worry about losing a knife that valuable again. Thanks for this! I think you just picked out my new knife 👍

[@flyingsodwai1382]

I've used tools professionally for years. I learned early on when my first name brand tool fell into the shitter when I removed my tool belt, Buy cheaper tools and if they wear out or break before they get lost or stolen THEN buy a good one. If they get lost or stolen first just buy another cheap one.

[@pmorris8926]

As a hunter and a fisherman that has had a lot of experience using different steels from a dollar store utility knifes on up to Premium steels, I can tell you that there is definitely a difference in edge retention when you put it to work skinning a deer or cleaning multiple fish. My primary hunting knife is 8cr13mov. It’s a soft steel on purpose: easy to resharpen in the field after dressing and skinning an animal. It does alright, I’d normally resharpen 2-3 times when processing a deer. Got to the point one night where my hunting knife dulled earlier than normal. I happened to bring along another knife in bohler N690 (similar to d2) and didn’t feel like sharpening. I was able to do 90% of field dressing, skinning and part of quartering that deer it to get it in my freezer that night without resharpening. If we’re talking fishing, cheap fillet knives vs H1 and LC200N, vs Vanax. Each one has benefits and drawbacks, but there are noticeable differences in how well each one holds up under real use.

[@kraftzion]

Yea a cheap fillet knife will absolutely smoke h1.

[@benchase7537]

Edge geometry and the heat treat have way more to do with retention and performance than the actual steel.

[@Jake-bt3fc]

@@benchase7537 Some steel is easier to heat treat than others. D2 is hard to heat treat which is why there is a big variance in quality, but a simple carbon steel like 1095 is so easy to heat treat it'll pretty much always be fine.

[@Cynic269]

I am so happy I found your channel when I wanted to learn to correctly sharpen my knife. you're a truly a hidden gem

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

Welcome back knifemeister...

[@theKashConnoisseur]

The dark truth about knives and knife steels is that you don't always get a superior tool just because you paid a lot more money for it. Your cheap gas station knife will open Amazon packages the same as your Sebenza. Your 420HC grandpa knife is just as tough as your tactical CPM 3V knife, and you'll never have a need to put either steel to the test. You don't need the latest and greatest powdered metallurgy steel, you just want it because new things are fun and exciting.

[@pieguy5692]

This is amazing xD I've been using my cheapo 5$ knife from the army surplus store for many years and it's never let me down, funny enough, my friend bought the exact same knife from the same store independently of me! It's been around seven years now, and we both love them still!

[@TheBootyWrangler]

Is it the $5 frost with “USA” on the brightly colored handles?

[@steveclark..]

I have collected a fair few knives over a few years, quit buying any more a while ago, came to the same conclusion basically. To think how people like my grandfather got by with a cheap knife made from O1 steel maybe, he would have viewed it just as a tool though, like an axe or a saw for example.

[@jeffallen3382]

I don't know what was more epic... The cheap knife or that awesome soundtrack! 🤣🤣🤣

[@michaellacy8510]

After carrying expensive Spyderco knives for decades I recently got a Spyderco Ambitious. Much less expensive. But, honestly, I can;t find anything wrong with it. Not that the expensive Spydercos are bad. They're not. But I agree with you that many inexpensive knives are just as good. Unless, of course, we're talking about... SURVIVAL!

[@michaellacy8510]

Same here. My son got me an Ambitious for Christmas and I’ve been carrying it ever since. Just as good as more expensive Spydercos.

[@paulyoder865]

A knife is a tool realistically and can also be a work of art or jewelry even somewhere between…. But I use the low price one as a tool ie EDC because I don’t want to lose or damage a pricey one.

[@craigljardine]

Glad to see you back to making videos.

[@TacDyne]

I got a Boker for 30 bucks a few years back. Carried it a few times and noticed the paint on the aluminum handle was already worn off all over it. The blade takes me forever to sharpen, but the automatic functionality of it is terrific. I picked up a Pro-Tech Boker for just under 200 bucks and have been using that instead ever since. Accidentally dropped it at a doctor appointment while gathering my gear after an x ray session. 5 feet to the tile floor and the floor was chipped, but no mark was to be found on the handle. Yay! The blade takes just as long to sharpen as the 30 dollar knife since they are the same material (I swear 154-CM has a memory and dulls on its own back to factory specs after a few hours). The automatic action in it however, was a pain, literally. The tolerances were so tight that after 200 cycles I was ready to disassemble it and take a Dremel with polishing wheels to the parts. It took over 1,000 cycles for it to finally smooth out a little bit. Ugh.

[@ASimao71]

Yes Sir, you nailed it once more! That is why I carry 90% of the time a Buck 112 Slim Select and I'm very happy with it. Nice and easy to sharpen, sturdy backlock, deep carry... What not to like? Thanks for sharing this eye opener and honnest knife revirew! 👌👍

[@Mynameischef]

When you go past a certain price point you treat it differently, i always carry my ruike p801 because its cheap and i can abuse it

[@ASimao71]

@@Mynameischef Excellent choice for sure... the geometry perfectly conducts at slicing ability, and that 14c28n really shines at cuting and stainlesness. The all metal construction leads it to ruggedness... I bet it performs as good, if not better, than the more expensive stuff! Finally, and to the point here, one tends to abuse and care less for the inexpensive ones, and those are the ones doing the hard jobs... Honestly, I see no point buying steel at the price of silver or gold, but that´s just how the industry capitalizes from (some) of us...

[@justinsane332]

i carry a kershaw folder that came 8n a christmas gift bundle...its literally a 5 dollar knife and though i have hand tools of the top makers, the knife, as a rough tool-does t get that same reverence. it sharpens well, if i lose it oh well, and if it breaks well....got 5 bucks?

[@justinsane332]

@@ASimao71 exactly. paying that much and not stacking doesnt make sense, unless you are a collector.

[@lordemperorwu1]

I can totally relate to that. I once ordered a custom katana made from ultra hardcore magical unicorn pornsteel that has been folded 6.5 billion times and now I deeply regret it: I'm scared to drop it since it would split the planet and I'm still not ready to shoulder mother earth's fate...

[@mickeypopa]

CPM Pornsteel... now there's a steel in a pocket knife I'd pay a $1000 for. lol

[@stoneblue1795]

Hold my beer good fellow, I have some baby whales that need kicking.

[@lordemperorwu1]

Aww, since whale babies would perceive your kicks as a nice massage, I shall conclude that you're a really nice and kind person that hides his soft side in a hard shell. The whale mom was so moved that she's coming to grab you for a snuggle party.

[@TheAdequateMedia]

8cr13MOV is actually really decent especially if you don’t mind sharpening your own stuff. Strops back into shape well too

[@OUTDOORS55]

Its OK if it has a decent heat treatment 👍🙂

[@carlgray4556]

​@OUTDOORS55 Isn't that the case with most, if not all, steels? 🤔

[@howdareyouexist]

yeah knives are one of those things where diminishing returns occur very quickly

[@jonrost5574]

Love your work. Glad to see your take on this, and I completely agree.

[@vesseloftruth8360]

Finally someone else stands up and speaks/shows the truth!!! I carry the Spyderco Resilience, I have big hands and I like the blade and I only paid like $40 for it. IT does everything a $600 knife does except make you cry when you lose it!!!

[@troyounce3295]

Does it sharpen like cruwear?

[@vesseloftruth8360]

@@troyounce3295 I don't have any Cruwear that I know of right off, but sharpening is very easy and I use the knife daily and the edge retention is just as good as the WAY more expensive knifes

[@fuzzynuttz5092]

For me atleast, all that matters is heat treatment instead of steel quality

[@Ferrari255GTO]

I mean, if there are bubbles on the blade i don't want that knife

[@autumn5592]

Ergonomic > anything else.

[@jeffrbake]

@@autumn5592 Until your super ergonomic knife snaps and cuts your finger to the bone...

[@troyounce3295]

@@autumn5592 no. You'd use a butter knife if it were more comfortable?

[@autumn5592]

@@troyounce3295 Butter 'knives' aren't cutting implements, they're spreading implement. But yes, I get what you're saying, I would use a bit of metal with an edge, so long as it was ergonomic.

[@nandayane]

The truth of the matter is that both are excellent as they are spyderco knives. None of us need an expensive knife, although many of us prefer them. I sharpened a bunch of my dad’s old stainless steel kitchen knives and I can verify that humble 8Cr13mov is better than most of what was used 20-30 years ago. Cheap knives get used for more tasks because folks aren’t afraid to break them, there is a reason that mora knives are so beloved.

[@rofferdal]

I found it funny (even if you state it is not). I used to do reviews of hifi equipment what feels like a lifetime ago, and I discovered pretty much the same as you discover here. Above a certain quality point, the differences in quality vs price start to disappear, and the real differences (apart from certain costs of materials and production processes) is found in the design rather than in the price. After a while as a reviewer, where I followed the market and products closely, and also read a lot of other peoples reviews, I found that in a worryingly amount of cases, I could predict what the review result would be from three single facts: The person reviewing, the brand and the price. I made a very concious effort to try to ignore price. It was, of course, impossible. I'd like to say I quit reviewing because of integrity, but the fact was that the magazine I reviewed for reduced staff, and as a freelance reviewer, I was dropped. Looking back, though, I realize I lost the enthusiasm along the way. I haven't upgraded my equipment much, and I still love to listen to music. Going back to knives, I hope you keep your enthusiasm, honesty and humour. I started to subscribe after your hilarious damascus video. I loved it, and I love this, and the reason is that you are honest and challenging expectations on paper with actual testing. Keep it coming, man. We need honesty and we need a laugh, even if it is at our own expense.

[@mrcpu9999]

I've been watching a ton of your stuff recently, this was the funniest one yet. And so true. Nicely done.

[@snakehead324]

Lol. I own knives with probably half of the exotic knife steels currently on the market. I’ve really come to enjoy the basic steels that can be quickly sharpened and stropped back to shape. My fancy steels take to long to get dull enough to justify sharpening they are rarely as sharp as my cheap steels. Think this alter personality should team up with uncle randy someday!

[@dedsert9653]

the funny thing is you'd have to be so deep into knife steels to even know what the differences are supposed to be

[@daven.7685]

I know I’m going to catch some flack for this one, but here it goes. I’ve always had a question about cardboard cutting, since it seems it is the raison d’etre of a good portion of the knife community. Do we really need to be cutting cardboard boxes into tiny shards that cannot be easily bundled for recycling at the dump? Has anyone bothered to ask their waste hauler (whose bills to us just keep going up) about this? How many of us really have that much cardboard that cannot be simply folded or sliced in half to fit in our recycling bins? It seems that for some a new, expensive knife is a solution looking for problem (i.e., needless cardboard cutting).

[@zoothief]

I use my knife to open boxes at work. If you are opening hundreds of boxes, some of which are glued and must be sliced apart, your knife will dull. If you dont open hundreds of boxes a week.... Then dont worry about it. 😃

[@khakicampbell6640]

I've had the same question! It's like "breaking down the recycling" has become an excuse to manually mince cardboard for hours. lol

[@Saltpork305]

Not even a joke, I use a milwaukee utility knife to cut cardboard. Why waste my 50 dollar pocket carry d2 on something where a 20 cent utility blade does the job for months?

[@hunterglaspell]

@@zoothief if only they made knives with exchangeable blades…. Oh wait

[@mrjoshua6979]

💯 or can we just use a disposable razor type knife that cuts 10 times better then a $500 knife on breaking down the boxes especially if your cutting it on the folds

[@arthurfleck8777]

I have a $15 Mora, a Swiss Army Knife and a $2 box cutter.

[@nosrin1988]

10/10 absolutely loved this! Would watch more like this!

[@1947froggy]

My expensive knives are in boxes in my closet, my cheap ones are everywhere else being used. Great video Alex,

[@cautionramen3866]

Hes back, finally

[@BornIn1500]

4 months without a video, and then we get this masterpiece. Amazing.

[@danthomas9688]

I bought a Spyderco Delica 4 with VG10 steel and I was quite impressed. It was fairly easy to sharpen and held an edge well. So I decided that I needed one with hyped super premium steel and bought one with Hitachi ZDP189. The one with Hitachi steel was so hard to sharpen that I thought I didn’t have the angle right. I bought the diamond Spyderco sharpmaker rods and it took me forever to re-profile the edge. It doesn’t hold an edge any better than the VG10 knife. I really enjoy knives that are easy to sharpen, like my Victorinox kitchen knives. About 30 seconds with a ceramic rod and they are sharp enough to push cut through a receipt. I honestly need to stop watching David C. Anderson 😁

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

Best knife video I have ever seen. Some companies just make good knifes cheap(er) or more expensive. It's really all about your pocket book survival.

[@thunderstruck1078]

He actually died in order to do the last scene. Impressive!

[@i2ehan]

Do not let this man near a knife. Oh, and welcome back ;)

[@allnoyz7895]

Very good. It's worth what they will pay for it. Thank God for them. I once had an epiphany when I bought a 'cheap' table saw that made perfect cuts.

[@jeffjenness7651]

Love the sarcasm! This is actually very funny. I have both types of knives because, I LIKE KNIVES. Like all things expensive...the difference exists on a logarithmic scale. The cheap knife is 95% of the expensive one, but the cost is on an exponential scale! Good video! Keep it up.

[@natek1993]

Absolutely legendary. Thank you for this video Alex. Glad to see you back. I Have Always looked forward to your videos. I would really like to thank you for all you do, as you have taught me and many others a wealth of knowledge in regards to knife making, blade steels, heat treatment, sharpening and much more. Just know your hard work and content has not gone unnoticed and has been very much appreciated more than you may think. You have gotten me to start dabbling in knife making and that I could not thank you enough. Keep up the 🔥 content and thanks for the laughs this morning. Made my day. 😂

[@ramzcoldlampin5460]

Throwing your hands up with the stick in the woods got me. 😂

[@glasius22]

I love this video man... I have both knives and it's true, the chesp one doesn't really lack too much and that's because the quality control... And yes edge retention hardbess etc would be better in the expensive but it's not like the cheaper ones steel is made out of candle wax either :B

[@2fast2block]

You nailed it in a succinct manner.

[@zephrizi9034]

I just started using the Milwaukee fast back razors and really haven't gone back to carrying a fancy knife, there is some nice advantages to just being able to trash a dull blade and swap a new one in. It's also something you do when you realize that a box cutter actually cuts boxes better than fancy pocket knives especially when you start cutting two and three ply cardboard and above. a really thin blade works far better than a thick one for that.

[@Jake-bt3fc]

Yeah, I used a mora for framing for like a week until I realized razors were just better in every way. Concrete will dull a knife and a razor just as fast but I can bring a box of 100 razors to work and I can't bring 100 moras.

[@cameronchicken8439]

When I started branching out into carrying multiple knives my favorite two blade steels were n690co and 14c28n because I was into wood carving and in a three hours span I would have to sharpen every type of blade steel multiple times so truthfully I got more use out of those mid steels because I could sharpen them faster. but since then my main knife has gotten more and more expensive and my secondary knife is usually cheaper in a mid steel and gets more use with less regrets and they are often tougher. another interesting thing is that fixed blades are cheaper and have more utility than a folder and that they are great for those mid steels because nobody wants to sharpen a 5” blade for a month to delete the secondary bevel (i’m behind on that already) which is a must because production knives never come fully finished. I can make a piece of malleable pig iron cut as well as anything else. I can make a rock cut things actually. I have a felling axe that was too heavy that I cut the handle down and cut the bit out of it with a grinder to make it into a splitting maul style hatchet because I have too many junk axes laying around but that thing is sharp as hell.

[@Dontpanic44]

For wood carving carbon steels tend to be best. Tougher and less likely to break during carving and hold an edge well while being easily sharpened really quickly. Plus during carving and whittling it's normal to have to strop up an edge frequently.

[@TillRaguin]

man I just love all your videos cause you don't give a shit about telling the brutal truth and your humour is great! keep them coming, I'll keep watching!

[@rickrobinson8417]

The most honest knife review ever created.

[@felixf5211]

I own both knives, different versions of PM2, along with +50 other Spydercos. Both are terrific for what they are. Their Chinese knives are a bit underpriced, IMO. Excellent value.

[@billr6983]

I suddenly feel much better about the Buck Kingsman knife I have in my pocket that I got on sale for $10.

[@Mr.Gottfried]

I use a Morakniv HD (thicker spine) ever day and it coast me 20 €. It is on my belt since 2018 and it is easy to sharpen and never let me down. No need to feel bad about a low priced, but good knife. Know your knifes limits and give it the care it deserves, then you will be happy for a long time.

[@davidharvey1798]

Honestly one of the best heat treated, ergonomic and all around useful knives I've ever bought was a 10$ no name Kershaw that was on sale. I keep it in my car and use it every now and then. I mainly carry Spydercos cause I love them so much haha.

[@therogers4432]

@@Mr.Gottfried Yup... I carry the same Mora HD as my EDC beater knife and it's never even thought about letting me down, despite taking some seriously hard work that some sensitive little snowflakes would consider abuse... But 10 minutes with a DC4 and my strop whenever it needs some love and it's better/sharper/infinitely more reliable than most €250 knives were when they left the factory, and the low price means that I don't have to stress about dinging it or getting a tiny scratch on the blade so it's all that I could ever ask, or wish, for...

[@jeffdowns2146]

So glad to see you again. Awesome video. I couldn't agree more. If you have a knife you like and it does what you need it to do, mission accomplished.

[@JoJo-bz5pp]

A lot of the "knife review guys" would agree that most of the budget friendly knives work fine for most common tasks. I think they just enjoy the nerd/geek aspects of the steels and ergonomics. It is a fun hobby for some. I like to support the USA when possible. Due to political and economical decisions by the US government its not as easy as it once was. Globalization is a fact. I try not support communist countries. Put your money into the economy you want to support. Once again, easier said than done. I carry a Spyderco USA made knife. They still manufacture some of their knives on American soil and often donate to Alzheimer's and other good causes. I personally still love 440C.

[@jusme8060]

U.S has become the most communist country. Well, communism is better.

[@MountainFisher]

440C is a decent steel that is the basis for some knife comparison charts with 440C being 100 and other steels higher or lower. 440C will hold an edge all day if heat treated to 57-58. In retention it beats a lot of steels you would swear were better. AEB-L, 14C28N, Nitro-V all under 440C on edge retention, but beat it on toughness. I absolutely will not buy Made in China anything if I can avoid it and it is going to get easier more and more to avoid their products. Companies are leaving China like it was California with its constant shutdowns and now refusing to allow QA people from outside in to inspect their products and many more reasons. The place has become a totalitarian state as bad as North Korea.

[@tylerarnold8]

Out of curiosity, when will more strops and compound be available on your site?

[@OUTDOORS55]

I am rebranding under a new site. Hopefully the new site will be up this year 🙂

[@Wu_36]

It’s about the SURVIVAL!!!

[@dwarvengamesmith9726]

So true! I recently bought a Shaman in m4 steel and a Chinese clone. The real one is sitting in my safe while the clone is running edc. If I brake it so what, but its been so good I have no desire to use the "real thing"

[@arquloc0893]

Haha :D you're surprisingly good at the comedy approach!! ❤️

[@OUTDOORS55]

Thanks I appreciate it👊

[@Bloodreign137]

I bought a $60 beater para 3 lw and spent the $5 to send it off to spyderco to have it buffed and sharpened. It’s hair popping sharp again and has one of the best actions out of any of my knives

[@tftwstf5]

Damn this video really made it's point. At first I said oh it's a comparison between a knockoff Spyderco and a real one. Nope. And that messed me up. But I guess they just charge more for the different materials in the knife. But even still. Is it really that much more expensive?

[@floyd2386]

You're also paying for production costs, better quality control, etc. There's so much more to a knife and it's cost than just the steel it uses.

[@OUTDOORS55]

I may have to do a serious follow up on this video to clarify some things in regards to quality control and whatnot 🙂

[@robinjac4322]

@@OUTDOORS55 yes please

[@troyounce3295]

@@OUTDOORS55 your fan base is kind of dense after looking through these comments lol. Most people don't get that it's a joke

[@stefthorman8548]

@@troyounce3295 what's the joke? that 250$ knifes are Mutiple times better then an 40$ knife?

[@matthewmarek1467]

Always great to see you post

[@Enes-wj5xq]

Just finished watching your 25 dollars Damascus knife review, was fun to watch lol Is that even a wood!! XD I guess some knife reviews are paid to promote certain brands and cover up some fouls.

[@AR-yd2nd]

That editing was top notch

[@johnwilliams8654]

Most all folders are cardboard cutters. Mine just happens to cost $200... And when I lost my PM2 in s30v I waited about two weeks to buy a PM2 in s45vn. Great vid!

[@aktunowihio2013]

Are you blind ? The expensive one is way more beautiful than the cheap one, I mean, look at this wonderful black, OMG it's SOOOOOOO much better than the cheap disgusting black !

[@therogers4432]

Yeah... It's infinitely blacker... Makes the cheap one look kinda dark-gray...

[@Kkaz89]

I swear to God, this is one of the best knife videos I have ever watched 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@6Sally5]

I have been a proponent of the “value” level tools all my life. Rarely let me down. Never saw a reason for the “Gucci” stuff. 😂

[@mattmilauskas5727]

the cheap knife helping with the spear tie down was hilarious lmao

[@MrBearbait75]

Great to see you. It's been a while... Your humor is half of the reason I watch. The other half is for your humor. 🤣

[@ronstoner1823]

😆 I've been waiting a very long time for someone to make this video! I'm completely done with all of the sanctimonious knife snobs out there. I've bought ONE Spyderco, ONE Byrd, and several clones for a tiny fraction of the cost of ONE of the originals. I came to the conclusion, why pay such a large amount of money for a name? The name does nothing for me, and if I break a clone (which is very unlikely) I can buy a whole box of clones and STILL not have payed as much as the original cost. THANK YOU! 👍👍👍

[@handsmcneil]

So it was either your damascus ebay video or knife video about nothing that just got dethroned as my favorite knife video.

[@BryceKimball7.3]

I mean to be fair, the more expensive one is using g10, rather than some cheap injection molded plastic on the cheap on. The compression lock in superior to the liner lock. And the expensiveness isn’t made overseas. I’ll pay a fair amount more to support workers in my own country, than some communist country. With all of that being said, I won’t pay $200 for a working folder. I’ll pay $250 for a microtech to use and abuse though ;)

[@OUTDOORS55]

These were both made over seas😐

[@floyd2386]

@@OUTDOORS55 The Para 2 is made in the US.

[@reveme]

Also the cheaper one is made of G10, not cheap plastic...

[@BryceKimball7.3]

@@reveme no it’s not, it’s FRN, cheap plastic. At least the one he’s using in the video, and the one he linked in the description.

[@reveme]

@@BryceKimball7.3 well FRN is not cheap plastic but yes, the one in the link is in FRN. The one in the video is in G10 too.

[@geekmp3]

The Sandlot "Forever" earned a thumbs up. The comedy made it a favorite.

[@themarksmann]

Hillarious. I'm sold. Gonna go pick up a few of the $200 versions, because if that knife is the one and only knife you'll ever need... why not have 5 of them!?

[@THC800]

I work at a restaurant where I cut out the flaps of boxes for easier access of items and break down boxes so I can collapse them for disposal(if I can’t break it down by hand) on almost a daily basis. I had used a spyderco astute for 6 months for that purpose. The edge gets dull very quick and I sharpening it every week. The blade now looks like a modified ice pick. Then I decided to get a para 3 light weight to replace that of which I sharpen that every 2-3 weeks. The blade still kept its shape but I grew tired of needing to sharpen it. I sold my para 3 and Then I switched to a 20cv delica and learning from my past two mistakes, I decided to strop it when I notice the blade gets dull. So I stropped it every 2 weeks, blade geometry stayed the same, and been using that same knife for 2 years. TLDR…you can use budget knives to do the same purpose, but having something with a better steel would make your life easier.

[@hunterglaspell]

Or you can use a utility knife if you cut that much cardboard

[@Vedraan]

@@hunterglaspellWow, imagine that idea!!

[@THC800]

@@hunterglaspell true…but it wouldn’t give you an excuse to buy for knives that you secretly collecting as a hobby.

[@hunterglaspell]

@@THC800 I buy knives with stupid steals as a hobby. Where I differ is the people in the hobby saying that any knife that doesn’t have a certain steel is garbage, needs to rethink their mindset

[@THC800]

@@hunterglaspell I never did say budget steels are garbage. All I’m pointing out that a better steel will last longer during between sharpenings versus budget steels. That was my premise. I also mentioned that I find sharpening is a chore on budget steels with frequent use and decided to upgrade and it did make my job easier. Utility blades are fine and dandy with the only exception of disposing property. Without someone cutting themselves by accident (especially to the dumpster divers).

[@Pvci419]

This is an extremely necessary video. Thank you!

[@Jaedeok82]

My first Spyderco was a Delica half-serrated I got in like 2006 or so. Carried that thing every day for years and last year I retired it because the old girl was tired. Looked at other models, and wanted something nice but grabbed a Tenacious just to fill the gap while I decided what I wanted. And honestly I really like the thing. I don't really see replacing it now.

[@ericmoore2236]

I am so glad to see you back hopefully much more to come.

[@sticksnstonespatriot1728]

Finally, an honest review 👏🏼 Thank you, kind sir.

[@tayyaba5394]

Outdoors your back I love your knife making videos

[@woojunkim1]

Welcome back! Awesome synthwave.

[@LeoSepulveda]

Good video, there is a lot of truth here. A $40 knife is all you need for many tasks, a expensive knife sometimes is more a collection item than a practical advantage.

[@jerryrigger3040]

Entertaining! I have a $30 Alibaba paramilitary that I handed to a knife nut friend for a day at work. He used it and fidgeted with it all day. When he gave it back he said it was great and he wanted one, and wanted to give it back because he was afraid of losing it. Couldn't believe it was a cheap knockoff. The blade steel is softer, but still holds a razor edge. Made in same factory?

[@jerryrigger3040]

Also, after looking at a real paramilitary, no obvious difference. Subbed.

[@robdavis05]

It's good to see you back on youtube!

[@Toiletstainz]

It's why I've taken a liking to civivi, original designs, decent steel and well priced for not to much more than clones of benchmades or spydercos.

[@flannigan7956]

Yessir! Altus is fine as hell

[@jamesbarry6248]

i like small knives, i carry a 8cr13mov budget knife and also another exactly the same 8cr13mov knife. in this way i have doubled my edge retention for well under the cost of one premium steel knife. i carry 2 Kershaw Reverbs ,they both fit in my jeans 5th pocket.

[@mlangham179]

My work bought us all those Sparco knives and it is an amazing knife! It is super light weight, the clip is strong and doesn't slip. The knife stays closed in my pocket. It almost never needs to be sharpened and came extremely sharp out the box. I have no complaints at all. That being said no way I would have bought it. That is just too much to pay for a pocket knife.

[@tronald_dump0386]

Hi man welcome back on the tube! I've been waiting for you😃

[@aaronb7800]

I own over 20 pocket knives and each of them gets used on a regular basis. From box store Kershaw to ZT. Spyderco to Ganzo. SAK to Gerber. They are all tools first and foremost. Some of them look nice, some carry better but they all get the edges used. And I like each one of them!

[@danpost4755]

I have enjoyed your channel for a while now and just have to say that this was hilarious! Yet, it also made a point. Keep the content coming!

[@markanderson8677]

I've got a bunch of 8cr knives and they work just fine. Just need to learn to sharpenm, and now I can tune them up in under a minute.

[@timblackburne77]

Love the video! Im far from a steel nerd but I own 20cv, s30v, 14c28n, nitrov, 8cr and d2, all from different manufacturers. I freehand sharpen all to roughly 17° on the same stones. All hold their edge the same to me. I am a mechanic by trade, so I'm not silly, but yeah I just can't tell the difference unless it's stamped on the blade.