Ozark Trail’s Shaft Lock Knives: Crap or a Credible EDC?

[@knivesiguess]

On that third knife I DID take it apart and fix it, it took a lot of grinding to get the lock freed up from the underside of the flipper tab channel. Polishing the top of that channel while you're there is a must. Otherwise it's like closing a handful of gravel the way it grinds against the lock bar. I WOULD HAVE made videos on the fix, but the 20 minutes if disassembly and another 20 minutes-ish on reassembly while it FOUGHT made for a bad video after I viewed it planning to upload. It works GREAT now, but the only value from the effort was learning something about how my knives work.

[@MuvoTX]

WM and OT knocked it out of the park this season (late 2023). I have all the knives shown in this vid. No complaints about any of them. The black handle Axis-flipper is the most problematic out of the bunch. I bought two of them. The blade stock is poorly made where the axis bar slides, so its really rough opening/closing. I took mine apart and polished the bearing surface with gray and green compound and its smooth now. About 10~15 minutes of DIY, (I am already familiar with axis locks and omega springs). Despite the extra work, its still well worth the $5.

[@RandysWSG]

Great video! I was pretty impressed with everyone I got this year. Merry Christmas!

[@apex_alchemy_knives]

I kinda liked it better than the bugout. I mean ...we know the steel isn't as premium but the handke felt much sturdier in my hand

[@stevesgear]

I only bought the one you mentioned had lock stick. I should have picked up the good one haha. Mine hardly will open or close without a decent amount of force. I took it apart just for fun, but it didn’t help.

[@egbluesuede1220]

I don't have a need for $5 knives, but I would recommend Ozark trails $5 polarized sunglasses from Wally World. They are in the fishing aisle. I own a few pairs as back ups or for watersports where I don't care about losing them. Honestly, they look good and are actually polarized. Did I mention $5?

[@SurvivingtheDaily]

If that's all someone has to spend on a knife or sunglasses, Ozark trail isn't bad. Or if you're traveling and , God forbid, you forget to bring a knife. They are cheap enough that they are disposable.

[@TBEDC]

Lock stick and bent..😂 lol I’ll run right out hahaha I love that..your the best bro lol

[@blueclothes1]

Happy holidays! 😊

[@SurvivingtheDaily]

Same to you!

[@ivanbliminse5350]

Can you drop the model number for the black one eith the blue ring. My walmarts dont hsve thst one

[@ivanbliminse5350]

Found one already on eBay nvm

[@SigogglinJack]

Another great video.

[@daveufirst]

Better value than the snob knives.

[@SurvivingtheDaily]

My thoughts exactly!

[@SurvivingtheDaily]

You are 100% correct. But it's hard to beat the $6 price tag.

[@Bladeblinded1957]

Sorry for being a knife snob but think I’ll hold onto my $5 however I do like the Swisstech knives being sold at Walmart

[@TBEDC]

The action looks terrible 😂 lol amazing..I’ll do a video with a Dekka to show amazing action lol I’ll tag you in it

[@TBEDC]

Crap lol not this KZbinr..I wouldn’t buy one of these if it was the last knife on earth lol great vid..Thank you for sharing! Thank you for the tag!