Reese Weiland Large Rastor: My 1st step towards an art knife

[@ManS1ayr]

play the video form 11:55 to 12:20 just listening to the audio...

[@nate4472]

That's down right hilarious!

[@0RobotWarsIsTheBest0]

LMFAO

[@GuyInAHotdogSuit69]

Spencer Stagg The size of it!

[@inthefade]

+Spencer Genius.

[@boobtubenoob7061]

this is an underrated comment hahaha

[@wojciechk50]

This knife and that Bangle or whatever you spell it...maaaan, two most beautiful knives I have seen in a loooong time. How could I have missed this episode. Rastor is just insane, this is blade art and utility in its highest form for me - freaking awesome !

[@Sk8conscarey]

This is a beautiful knife serving it's purpose as an art piece. That damascus is captivating.

[@drumwizard900]

Love living vicariously through you, Jim. What an amazing collection you must have by now...

[@burgsenior]

mannnn.. guaranteeeedddd you have the best knife collection in the world! also you take the best pictures of your knives in the beginning of your videos .

[@mrmkloven6183]

Holy Christ thats the most beautiful knife I’ve ever seen. That thing is siiiiick.

[@theinfidelH8]

One of the most beautiful knives I’ve ever seen. Wow...

[@starrygreeneyez]

This knife is amazing! I'm in love!!

[@gogloid1309]

The coolest and most beautiful knife i ever seen

[@robbiegtv9157]

It's beautiful, but if it were mine I'd change one thing. Since you didn't end up getting the blue, I would have him reannodize the liners in some tone of gold or bronzish to capitalize on the brown and gold tones of the Damascus. Just my .02 as I think that would take it over the top.

[@lucheins872]

I totally agree with that. And the thumb stud is horrible. Make it titanium and same collor as the gold liners.

[@BPaul803]

now that is a beautiful piece of art. stunning piece you have there

[@owenjosephking7396]

So Nice ! Jim, You truly are a Blessed Man !

[@chrisblack4586]

absolute best and funniest review you have made

[@Richmo_]

I honestly can't stand how gorgeous it is.

[@ArkansasPublicHunts]

Love this, man. Absolutely beautiful

[@sasajugovic5618]

This is so B E A U T I FULL that i'm amazed...strange shape of the blade, beautifull looking handle, it's A M A Z I N G looking folder, L O V E it...

[@rickyc4813]

Heck of a pickup brother. Definitely a vid I've been looking forward too

[@냄새꾸리꾸리한발까락]

Lovely knife. I dig the color scheme on it. I am not too keen on Krambit blade style knives without the actual ring. I say this because of the Krambit blade style, which can get stuck on a object when in use. I've had to defend my self using my actual Krambit (with the ring), and boy... I cannot stress enough how valuable the ring became in those incidents. You end up swiping and using the knife to counter/block etc. and the ring helped me to keep in control of the knife. I know for certain, without the ring, I could have easily lost my grip and had the knofe knocked away from me or lose control of the knife when it got stuck.

[@zorixion1099]

I've been subbed for sometime now, even tho i know ill never be able to afford any of these wonderful knifes i love looking at all the detail and beauty lots of these knifes have!

[@zorixion1099]

lol nice penis joke as well around 12:05 :P

[@farouq1983]

There is some kind of special wax for the ivory to keep it from yellowing. You need to apply it occasionally.

[@RGMGDA]

yep...sure is a creation of beauty :) congratulations on owning/having such an item. wish I had one ;)

[@SirHiggalot]

Love the color scheme on this one. I would love to see a more practical knife with similar colors and materials.

[@robdeskrd]

Wieland makes fantastic knives, I know Jim doesn't think it's stabby enough but I LOVE the Slash, the Slash sword and the Slash balli (I found a contractor who makes large machined aluminum spikes all anodized with a kydex scabbard for when I need something stabby)

[@joepalone5200]

Absolutely gorgeous Jim!!

[@jeffgothro1147]

I see your Phil Harvey Gladius as somewhat of an art knife, I've never seen anything like it and the quality appears to be off the charts. The Gladius is my other holy grail knife by the way. In fact, I emailed Phil and I guess his books are open and I went ahead and signed up for one. Going to start putting away money and saving now as of I have a 2-3 year wait.

Can you hear me now? I just e-mailed Mr. Harvey and got on the books for a Gladius. It's my grail too. I have an Alpha Beast V2 and an MM carbine rifle. Bricks are cool.

[@crazewolfe5734]

Stunning knife Jim....but honestly I would ask Reese to make a couple changes. I'd ask for him to maybe change the thumb stud, for something more decretive/ fancy. I would also ask him to redo the liners maybe a deep bronze/ purple. Still amazing tho :)

[@zandatsuu]

its rely beautiful like karambet and the outo open locks rely nice

[@xavier415]

omg I don't collect knives, but I can tell what quality is and boy these bad boys are amazing.

[@jackalpwn42]

That is by far the prettiest knife I have ever seen

[@andrewlim7487]

Love it! Wish the thumb stud was ivory as well though..

[@tattednyctrkman8119]

Jim. I recently bought a Reese Weiland Rastor it has a 6 in blade. Gold Damascus. And Gold Timascus bolsters with Pre ban ivory handles.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

That sounds amazing! Congratulations

[@tattednyctrkman8119]

@@JimSkeltonKnives Thank u Jim. I would love to show u my Reese Weiland collection. I also have a Bat. And a Wolverine. Resse is building me a Dire Wolf as we speak. And then he will be building me a Pit Viper.

[@robdeskrd]

Hey so after they heat anodize the steel how deep does that penetrate? I always want the edge to look the same as the rest of the blade......

[@asherjordan4399]

"It's not a midget, it's a little knife." XD lol

[@echelon3822]

Its like a Rolex watch....OMFG Its soo frikkn gorgeous! I love these vids man keep on goin! :D Would be cool to see a vid to show different knives for different occasions. Work, leisure, evening out. etc...

[@donl.l.15]

Totally wicked! Very very excellent!

[@stanleygoldwaser1333]

What a BEAUTY Jim!!!

[@davidnelson4340]

How do you get that color on Damascus?

[@KillTheCurse]

I'd love having this in my collection!

[@dullbrass]

I found your Kwaiken video, liked it, subbed. Now I'm in a totally new knife universe. Amazing!

[@thatonespecialsnowflake5486]

13:43 what knife is that?

[@joshkim5095]

where do you buy your knives

[@HOoD868]

i may have missed it, whats the price on one of these?

[@zach4007]

That's a beautiful knife 😍😍

[@nicerknifes9465]

how much money did you spend for it? It looks way too expensive! is its price in the 10grand range?

[@nirvana613]

This reminds me of the upgraded knife in the game Dishonored,truly awesome

[@tomweeks9296]

I really enjoy your reviews. I just wish that I could afford just one of your knives

[@hiredgun419]

That's beautiful!

[@tmccollum0393]

Is there such thing of buying one of those from your friend

[@omerif5]

Wow! Amazing knife :)

[@theariesexperiment4642]

The reflections off the bolsters are blue in tint.

[@shiestycolman732]

Holy crap jim that is sweet, I'm guessing you probably own a few rainy vallotons, if you do I'd love to see them sir!!

[@xavierso8549]

Goddamn. Sorry to ask but how much was the negotiated price??

[@harrisonking8156]

Absolutely beautiful! Though personally I'd prefer the liners to be more of a dark red or something similar to the damascus.

[@lonebearsurvival375]

its beautiful!!!

[@plostyle786]

With the ivory I would have gone lighter colors or even high polish stainless on it. The white and dark don't do it for me. Nonetheless, I like the detail of your videos as a teaching tool. Great job.

[@cutelariamacedo7188]

wooooow nice how i can buy one of this fold nife brother?

[@robertjusic9097]

The background you use on the thumbnail of your videos is gorgeous! Would love to see regular items on it lol

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

Robert Ri That's black Italian Marble, it would be nothing but a bright reflection if I did videos on it lol

[@robertjusic9097]

Would be a cool coffee table if you ask me

[@unholyshape]

Robert Ri Thanks now I have to find one lol

[@robertjusic9097]

unholyshape yeah probably me to lol

[@pedropizano688]

awsome knife I would use it every day

[@hungarianhillbilly4144]

Jim you have truly beautiful knives. Is there a dealer that you use or do you go to the manufacture directly?

[@copperpaint]

Why aren't brass knuckles legal to carry if this is?

[@Grunge_Cycling]

Gorgeous!

[@Sliceofpi]

There was a voice in the back of my head saying "That's what she said" through half of this video. Nice to know I am still 5... Nice vid

[@seanleipziger9167]

Ron best knives are the most top tier of insane art knives I've ever seen short of steigerwalts

[@Blaaake]

the only thing that bugs me is that thumbstud

[@connertaylor9588]

agreed its WAY to tiny

[@vansimmons3823]

That’s beautiful

[@cutelariamacedo7188]

how can i buy one of these razor?

[@panzerfaust5119]

The best art of a blade is how it's used.

[@jamesp4896]

Dang I love this 😍😍😍

[@E1337N3SS]

I know people have said it but the ONLY things I would do would be getting the liners in a gold or bronze, and just... something else with the thumb stud. I know it's intended to be an automatic but that really looks like an afterthought. Now if it's intended to be minimalistic so it doesn't draw your eyes from the rest of this fucking masterpiece, then yeah, makes sense, but for me it's kind of like putting a twenty dollar trigger on a thousand dollar thousand dollar race Glock. But yeah, bitching aside, hoooooly shit man. That damascus is literally the most beautiful blade material I have ever seen. I've seen some cool shit on bolsters, but nothing like this on an actual blade. I think the ivory was the only way to go here too. Something like anodized Ti would have looked cheap in comparison but any other synthetic material with a pattern in it would have cluttered it too much. The ivory is plain, but at the same time gorgeous, and is truly worthy of sitting between those bolsters. I don't even want to know what you dropped on this one but I know it was worth it for a true piece of art.

[@specopsbrat5130]

Beauty of a knife. I'm a big fan of karambits, so that blade is wicked to me. The most deadly of all knives in my opinion.

[@harrisonking8156]

Well if a knife enters you, i'd argue that particular knife is the deadliest knife... It is all down to the user and where the blade is placed in the body...

[@CBirds]

He said opinion at the end of it, chill man.

[@specopsbrat5130]

Mr. SirKing Well that's just like, you know, like your opinion man. The Dude

[@harrisonking8156]

Woops, sorry i came off as so angry... Didn't mean it :P it is hard to express emotion in text xD

[@nickschu9057]

"when I pull it out and they see it they're like Oh my God" -Jim s 2015

[@teist99]

Are you planning on getting a Stan Wilson in the Future? Because he is the most talented knifemaker I know ^^

[@ColonelSwaggot]

How did you get ivory?

[@TrilobiteTerror]

It's pre-ban (decades, possibly even centuries old).

[@theoldcookiemonster]

How the hell is that Damascus made, that is some craftsmanship

[@HerobrineMusic1]

factory new?

[@noodlefart1029384756]

lol this has to be one of the most ridiculously gorgeous knives i seen

[@beaufumepatrick3098]

Magnifique !!!!!!👍

[@i.q369]

I almost died when he mentioned dropping it on the pavement

[@dopicy]

Imagine this in a size of an XL Cold Steel Espada. That'll be awesome, but I'm not sure if it would be even possible.

[@smallnumbers36]

scratch on the blade @ 9:16? Hope not!

[@erikgonzalez8775]

so what does this guy do for a living?

[@slurmitshighlyaddictive5641]

idc about knives, I dont even carry one. But I do enjoy some good craftsmanship.

[@rodrigofaria4498]

what do you do for a living for you to afford many $1000+ knives??

[@AutomationBrother]

How much does a knife like this usually cost? This is honestly beautiful. I cant stop watching your videos, especially this one. I just recently become interested in knives, and forging in general. Your videos are great though! pS: I love this knife. I want it.

[@josiahvonbriel6377]

how did he get ivory

[@thwackTX]

+Josiah Von Briel Jim specifies it's "Pre-ban" ivory. This means that it's over (I think) 100 years old and this means it was yielded before ivory sale/trade was made illegal

[@nannerhammock1692]

just like all ivory acquired recently is marketed... pre-ban is like non-conflict in the diamond industry. it's bullshit. don't buy ivory.

[@TrilobiteTerror]

Pre-ban ivory is specifically decades old (somethings even centuries old). What are you talking about?

[@TrilobiteTerror]

Nanner Hammock You're doing nothing to protect the elephants being illegally killed in Africa and Asia due to poverty and corruption by going after people with legal ivory that's decades (or even centuries) old. Ivory is desirable because it is intrinsically beautiful and useful as a material to make stuff from. Those simple facts are never going to change. Going after people who legally own ivory that's decades, even centuries old does nothing to address the real problems that are in Africa. It's a simple case of picking your battles.

[@nannerhammock1692]

TrilobiteTerror does legally owned ivory have a stamp on it that says"legal"? There's no way to differentiate legal from illegal so, like conflict diamonds, they sell illegal ivory as legal and get away with it.

[@franksworld9922]

wow Jim you must have a thousand knives!

[@danzigrulze5211]

I think if I was going to get a knife of this price range then I would want a fixed blade especially if I plan on actually carrying and using it.

[@coppliable]

ohh wow very nice!

[@kevkev4771]

leave the link to the knife if you can

[@GregFowlerPlus]

Love yer vidz + yer insane collection (this one being no exception), but I just gotta say this: A good chunk of your vidz showcase awesome blades that you just gotta admit aren't very practical for a buncha reasons. Even excluding cost, some of those beasts just don't strike me as being usable in daily situations... Regardless, more power to ya, cause us less financially-liberated fellas can live vicariously thru yer insane showcases vidz.

[@4111116]

The knife looks amazing. I don't know though, if I paid that kind of money and was expecting one thing and got another i wouldn't be very happy. Also with that caliber of maker I don't buy that excuse for the bolster. Maybe because I don't know what Im talking about but I would never let that go out to the customer.

[@usadesign2669]

Reese: hey I have a few minutes, do you want something done? Jim: make me something fucking crazy and huge. Basically the equivalent of somebody saying "hey can I get you something to eat? And you saying "yeah do you have a dozen white truffles?" Haha love the video Jim, keep em coming my friend!

[@brazy8689]

how expensive is pre ban ivory

[@TrilobiteTerror]

It depends on what type of ivory, how big it it, what it is (if it's an actual antique object or just blanks to make stuff out of) etc.

[@brazy8689]

TrilobiteTerror Thanks for explaining

[@juanarmendariz8450]

how much

[@mrjoshua0441]

"when I pull it out and show it to someone they can't help but gasp".......I have that same problem.

[@liljibi]

have to test the waters sometimes just like a new guitar

[@daveintracy]

pre-band....post-band. Ever see how they harvest ivory?? Do you think that they did it differently for pre-band? Sad..very sad.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

+Dave Newell There's a band?

[@joepalone5200]

+Dave Newell Get the same shit when people see my pool cue with ivory inlay. Go back in your perfect bubble ya tool.

[@danzigrulze5211]

+Dave Newell Where are you from? If the ivory trade is such a problem to you why don't you go to Africa and help hunt the poachers out there otherwise shut the hell up.

[@danzigrulze5211]

LordKellthe1st Either way, it isn't going to get rid of the overall problem. It's like the war on drugs and we already know about that.

[@JimSkeltonKnives]

+LordKellthe1st I'd love to see him drop by in person and try to tell me what to do. LOL

[@MichelLinschoten]

Reminds me of a Stan Wilson!

[@Shiegao]

where are you getting the money to afford all this

[@jolly_roger9529]

that is awesome