SHOT Show: Top 5 New CRKT Knives of 2023

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5. Provoke EDC - Jow Caswell
4. Razel 4037 Fixed Blade - black Micarta with red liners - Jon Graham
3. Dextro - TJ Schwarz
2. Razel Nax - Jon Graham
1. CEO Microflipper - Richard Rogers
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[@jamesgoodlet6554]

CRKT, where you only have to pay $100 for 8cr13 and plastic scales!!!! Wow what a deal right 👍

[@chriswright8114]

i know right? who wants plastic? HDPE, epoxy, Kevlar, Nomex, Teflon, Micarta.....no one would ever use any of those for a knife handle. god, what awful materials plastics are! what an idiot

[@camerondale7897]

The razel fixed blade is d2 steel, with a resin infused fiber handle and 60$. And the dextro is also d2 with a milled aluminum handle and 55$… not simping for crkt because I still think that’s a little pricey for what they put out but I think this is a bad take.

[@chriswright8114]

@@joesdickhardt1653 seriously. you look at the bushcraft/survival knife scene and everyone seems to forget that the knives that were actually used by men who lived in those situations were usually no more than a sharpened piece of whatever carbon steel they could get and a wood or bone handle. there were no mountain men or trappers or trailblazers using super steels and resin handles.

[@chrisjosekuehl]

Yeah the knife you make is a way better choice, what was the name of it again?

[@jamesgoodlet6554]

@@camerondale7897 yeah because you just only mentioned two knives dude!!!

[@ML-xx9kc]

"This NINETY DOLLAR knife is perfect for construction!" You've never worked a day in your life, have you?

[@satoshikazami6958]

as a former carpenter, can confirm. that thing will break before you do anything slightly chisel-y

[@wandering_heart]

​@@satoshikazami6958 as an active carpenter, I call bullshit. Most chisel work in carpentry can be done with very weak steel. It's the sharpness of the blade that matters. Not its hardness or strength. In a pinch, I've used cheap pocket knives for lots of chisel work... from scrolling detail work to roughing out joints. That said, even if the blade were dull, there aren't many woods that will break a steel blade.

[@satoshikazami6958]

@@wandering_heart not to sound like I'm questioning your experience and expertise (because I'm not), but I would disagree. Perhaps it's the different type of work but I was on site to renovate houses a lot and I would not trust a knife like we saw to hammer into wood. That aside, blades are meant for cutting and excessive force will bend or snap the blade. Of course, it all depends on what you do with a blade but I would absolutely NOT use any of the knives we saw in this video as a chisel. I respect your opinion and experience but I'm not using a knife as a chisel for anything that I did while on site

[@aussiehardwood6196]

True 🤦‍♂️😭

[@bfboobie]

See how he capitalized the cost? I think M L is making a point about the fact that a relatively expensive $90 knife is not what a lot of laborers take to work.... Blades tend to get beat up, borrowed and/or lost, etc, so they need to be tough AND low cost to be replaceable. So it seems to me people dropping replies to his comment either prove his point that a lot of you don't work construction or you have poor reading comprehension to overlook what he capitalized The blade shape is also pretty stupid for most construction work. The stupid cleaver or chisel shapes lack the piercing utility of a typical pocketknife , and nobody wants a knife that can't pierce for sh1t

[@Guts295]

Never had a better knife for construction than hardware store razor blades. Someone show and prove a non replaceable blade and I'll definitely buy it

[@CmdrCorn]

It's true.. You can have a perfectly sharp blade, or break the tip off to have an emergency screwdriver that just cost you 5 cents. It's why the Milwaukee red flipper became king as an ergonomic mid priced razor flipper.

[@subspaceanomaly]

I used quite big knives when fixing up walls with plaster/ plasterboard and expanding foam as getting a bigger cut kept a flatter surface, never had a chissel like knife but can see that a 20 dollar Stanley one could be useful

[@jonslg240]

*THE ONLY 2 KNIVES WORTH A DAMN ARE #5 AND #3 (first and third in video)* The rest are complete crap.

[@zachmiller9175]

My issue with the razel is it's kind of expensive to actually treat like a carpenters chisel, mora makes a really good one, if you need something with a sturdier tang bahco and Stanley also make heavier chisel knives/utility chisels for under 20 bucks.

[@AhHereWeGo]

I’d use them as prep knives for cooking while camping

[@maxbobbigames]

Imagine you're getting mugged in London and the fella flips out his Stanley chisel 💀

[@ML-xx9kc]

There's already a perfect knife for construction, it's called a box cutter. Blades cost less than a buck.

[@gryyta9617]

​@@ML-xx9kc mh it depends, for opening shit and cutting paper yes. The mora and so one are real knifes that work as chisel too...and they dont fly away if you use them as prying tool!

[@ML-xx9kc]

@Gryyta Spoken like a true accountant.

[@russellstall169]

Crkt the dude who shows up late to every party

[@josephdecker0]

With a half pint of aristocrat vodka and a sic pack of natty light.

[@SoldierO]

Micro CEO is still more expensive than the regular CEO.

[@AhHereWeGo]

Both of the razels would be camp cook knives for me, honestly

[@redbirdmatches6881]

Thank god yall made something like the crkt ceo but with a finger flipper, the ceo is a funny one to watch people try to open even though its just a thumb flick lol:)

[@No_Lucks_Given]

Honestly the provoke is cool and I really like that new blade shape with it. But seriously? 175 for D2 steel? It seems pretty outrageous to me.

[@phlooke]

Jesus, it's really $175? Least they could use was 154cm

[@wetnoodle3711]

not to mention the old karambit design is still $200 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@No_Lucks_Given]

@Wet Noodle yea I'm not sure what CRKT is thinking but it's not working for me.

[@tacticalsweater5119]

It's called inflation.

[@wesadams5128]

and it's a tiny blade. it's cool but I think they could of made the blade bigger

[@justatogepienjoyingchocolate]

Compared to those gimmicky knives, the Dextro looks extra gorgeous 😱

[@DemonSliime]

I carry a $15 crkt spew and it has been the best blade I’ve owned in a long time. I carry it over my spyderco ronin 2 g-10 black and spyderco respect because I PERSONALLY find it that much better in hand and it does the jobs of both.

[@Scofflaw_k10]

They used to have something similar to the Razel previously. I keep it in my truck. Glad to see another similar model.

[@cosmicbilly]

Love that Dextro. I know what I'm getting myself for my birthday ;)

[@SuperDeinVadda]

If I wasn't already carrying 3 knives on me at my job I would pick up the crkt razel in a heartbeat. Looks awesome!

[@Errcyco]

The blue-aluminum CEO micro and Rendition or whatever it’s called they made with Hogue are the two I want.

[@davidgriego549]

I like the Razel Fixed Blade & Nax also i like the CEO Microflipper with the straight bevel

[@mikeg3950]

for construction you would use a utility knife and a chisel not a weird hybrid tool that does neither thing very well. Right tool for the job ya know

[@3vanguardofthephoenix335]

Actually a chisel would be a great second knife!

[@georgemcarthur488]

At this point, I don't know if anything is going to get me away from cold steel.

[@squirts1]

kinda interested in the new razels, i've got most if not all of the original CRKT razel models. Some of those had handle ergo and handle size issues.

[@conductorcammon]

Oh man...those folding Razels suuucked!! Got both models...both were awful.

[@squirts1]

@@conductorcammon yeah, the folding ones. I'm talking about fixed blades, but they also had bad handles. The big razel has a tiny handle with a bunch of pointy crap on the end.

[@Nails4eeth]

They need to bring back the Ringed Razel 🥲

[@jamesR1990]

I've always wanted a Razel. And that one looks perfect

[@Tenjirou]

I would like to carry them all but if I had to choose it would be 2 The "Razel Nax" survivor knife for outdoors adventure/bug out bag blade 5.The cool flipping cool "Provoke edc" for edc. Also I'd carry number 4 the fixed rectangle "Razel fixed blade" for edc..

[@p_fiction]

These are pretty decent and won’t break the bank buying one👍

[@chrisquiett1776]

Only one I can speak about is Razel. Great knife, more for wood than meat

[@Barret2002]

The Dextro reminds me of the old Guardian company that had knives at Walmart for a while

[@savagebeardsmen6842]

You can say what you want about CRKT, but we have all owned them cause a design caught our eye due to them always pushing the line with designs and letting people with different backgrounds come in with their own unique design which I respect. Companies that step up their quality overtime shouldn’t be seen as amateur.

[@brandons9138]

I own one CRKT. I bought it because I like the designer. They've always have nice designs, but being made in China kills it for me.

[@CmdrCorn]

This was pretty much my comment. They push designs that create new "knife guys" for a decent price. REAL knife guys hate them though of course. CRKT got me to by an M16 for an entire day's wages when I was a young man, and instantly another knife guy was born. I still have that knife and it's in great shape despite taking it to the jobsite often because it's not as nice as my "real" knives lol. Reminds me a lot of Olight if youre a "flashlight guy" too. Real guys hate em, but they catch the eye of normies for $60-$100 with interesting designs and boom, another flashlight guy is born...

[@hughjanus124]

Dextro looks great

[@PharoahAtem-xk9rp]

The razel looks nice for a edc

[@pennyless4tea]

Sick. 5000% chance I will buy more than 2 hahaha.

[@pennyless4tea]

Got the 7150 Jesper Flipper and the Cashwell. For $24 the 7150 flipper is an UNREAL value. Really nice knife. Just purchased 2 more to give as gifts!! Highly suggested. 😊

[@TCool-in2to]

Perfect for construction or home renovation… hold on a few minutes while I sharpen my overpriced utility knife lol. Looks cool but I would go with quick Change razor blades

[@andrewjackwilliamconley134]

Damn I want that razel to be my edc

[@cadenbrau8661]

I've always been a fan of crkt but have a problem of forgetting only freak crkts on the truck bed side and loose them spent probably 600 in 2 years just to consistently loose them

[@hobert3402]

Love all these designs. Crkt never disappoints

[@robertdrawdy3749]

Alright I wear casual suits everyday and the VIP is damn sharp looking

[@phlooke]

Still dig the discontinued Benchmade Pardue with herringbone G10 scales for a good EDC blade to wear with business suit attire or thin dress pants since that thing weighs so little you have to do the 2 hand car keys pat check on your front pockets just to make sure it's still there, several times throughout the day. One of the few knives I never thought I'd be concerned with it not weighing enough.

[@michaeltrujillo9092]

I’m very impressed, great innovation

[@itchybhole]

Construction and home renovation? Maybe if you want a new nickname.

[@charlessalmond7076]

As a 51 year old carpenter that does home remodeling for a living, I concur.

[@micowez5723]

Quality of knife the best

[@SweetTooth8989]

Provoque is a nice useful unique edc in comparison to the karambit version.

[@grahambrown1980]

Looks sharp!

[@John-gj1id]

Now they just need to bring the ringed razel back into production

[@htx_carlos4766]

Bought mine used a couple times and the edge has chips alredy from curing plastic

[@MrHidibo]

That razel is beautiful

[@PrinceAsmodeus]

The razel is cool.

[@BUILT2KEEL]

Whats a good blade for a landscape gardener? Gotta be tough, but good for easy tasks like opening bags but also take a beating if needed

[@michaelzamoraii2161]

Well, lol I been looking at them this whole time. Been on a knife kick lately, definitely kinda on bigger end. Like a 3.4-4" blade but they got so.e $20-$30. I'm going to order one in a min.

[@Santos-tl6cj]

Love knifes. Love the chanel

[@kumakaroshi117]

They need to make a combo pack

[@alexandergutfeldt1144]

Razel looks cool, but without a somewhat sharp tip for gutting fish I don't see it working as a 'one tool option'. In combination with a small bird&trout style neckknife it might work though.

[@jamesmac4447]

That r max looks like it be a good option tool for bush craft .I may order me one . But there hatchet is what I am leaning toward a true pice of hardware

[@longshanks5531]

Man… CRKT designs have never spoken to me, even these. And their choice of mediocre steels is always puzzling.

[@hankyspanky4605]

Literally. D2 is such shit

[@gator8918]

Yeah they charge high end prices for mass produced low end steel and have almost zero innovation or quality control and their customer service is total shite.

[@longshanks5531]

@@hankyspanky4605 it’s a good steel, especially CPMD2. I’d rather have D2 than 8cr steels

[@iceman5117]

​@@longshanks5531 d2 is a mediocre steel. 8cr is garbage. If any manufacturer is going to charge $50 for a knife, the minimum steel it should come with us d2, 14c28n, or n690.

[@vitalisinitson9155]

HOMEFRONT by Ken Onion - the best! I'm happy with it!

[@thebringerofdeath4101]

Doug Markeda would be so freaking pissed about the Krambit

[@xpndblhero5170]

I wish you put prices w/ these.... I'd prefer to know instantly upon seeing a knife if I can afford it because I hate thinking about adding it to my collection then realizing it's double the price of my entire collection. LoL

[@gomi350z]

I love crkt cleavers, I have one, not super useful but I love it

[@TheMetaldudeX]

That black one looked like a cjrb

[@alisohail295]

Whats the most solid fixed blade I can grab ? I wanna buy once cry once even if it has to be around $100-120 fixed for edc price does seem to reflect quality

[@Mastermindyoung14]

That Nax 😙👌

[@snowhazard0115]

Just saw someone who had one and asked them about it and all of the sudden youtube recommends me this video😂

[@karllager2214]

Razel is groovy.

[@timothyallbee1176]

I really like that Razel, so where can we purchase these from?

[@CmdrCorn]

Say what you want about CRKT, they have great designers and take some pretty bold stuff to production. The M16 was my introduction into being a knife guy. I spent a day's wages on a knife as a young man and it was exhilarating. I still have it. CRKT is like Olight that way. Overpriced according to normal people, Great first for noobs, awesome designs, but "REAL" knife/flashlight guys have everything bad to say about them...

[@phillipcastillo8519]

I got the ceo one at a amazon returns bin place for $1

[@thomasmatarazzo198]

Thats funny I always called them cricket

[@brianpayne-ns8il]

I want all of them

[@wigglywrigglydoo]

We need new and improved Minimalist and Spew.

[@Megellin]

I never knew I could actually sell all the knives I broke the tip off of using them as a screwdriver or prying with them. If I knew I only had to rename them Razel I could have made money and I wouldn't have had to toss them lol.

[@jacobscott3165]

Beautiful❤.

[@ronmatson5502]

Equal part hatchet?

[@davidfoster5561]

I can't imagine being the kinda guy that would use something like that razel fixed for any construction/carpentry needs when a good ole fashioned utility knife is most likely sharper with a fresh blade that's pennies on the Hamilton....

[@billg1308]

Depends on the type of construction. Electricians use chisels at times too and for multipurpose a utility blade is too sharp to safely strip wire, you need to be able to feel yourself cutting through so you don’t go too deep.

[@oldkingcrow777]

​@@billg1308anyone who is repeatedly stripping wire uses a stripper. For the rare single strip, they'll use a utility blade lmao. My family has worked in electric for 50+ years and I worked with them for about 10 of them before switching departments

[@CmdrCorn]

​@@billg1308 I used to just make sure the blade on my Fastback was just nicely "broken in" or just right for stripping wire...

[@billg1308]

@@CmdrCorn I’m still a wire stripper or pocketknife guy, had way too close of a call when I was a year in on a supposedly dead 20a line through both arms because I couldn’t feel the insulation. Add the fact that my boss is notorious for nicking insulation with his and yeah, I’m dead against utility blades for that.

[@CmdrCorn]

@@billg1308 In and back out is definitely not good, but I've been blown up a few times... I meant mostly just Romex sheathing TBH, I would always use strippers too on all but maybe 6 awg and bigger... Good luck out ther sir.

[@joelglanton6531]

When you can go to Home Depot and get a two pack of Milwaukee Fastback knives, one that takes disposable utility blades and one that's a regular drop point, for $30, why would anyone working in construction use anything else, or anything similar from DeWalt or Stanley or any other company that's available at the hardware store? If someone walks off with my Fastback knife or I break it, I'm not going to be too sore about it.

[@CmdrCorn]

The Fastback was an absolute game change. It's crazy it took someone so long to figure it out. Great ergonomics and durability out of a hardware store razor flipper. Then again, the hardware store razor flipper was a new design 20 years ago too, and the grey Stanley fixed and retractable blade razor knives were king... So crazy how simple these tools seem, like why didnt I think of that... but it must have come down to manufacturing or materials vs price or something...

[@jonasgeez2140]

That razel fixed blade is dope

[@davidfoster5561]

*dopey. There. Fixed it for you

[@davidfoster5561]

Jokes aside, I can see it's appeal I guess for someone who likes that kind of knife, but definitely not for what they're saying it's built for. Lol

[@marshalllapenta7656]

Razel fixed blade

[@mobilegamersunite]

These look good! Maybe get one or two for the AK bag 🎒

[@jalllaaavg]

Executive knife?

[@ImBigOunce]

You can’t change my mind. The provoke edc is overpriced at $175. Should be $125 at the most

[@ham5483]

Id say even less, around $60

[@steliannikolov4163]

In Europe this price will be in euro! And even higher after taxes!

[@collingriga1819]

I bought a 25 dollar crkt knife at Walmart and the quality was legitimately better than my benchmade 940. The 940 just has a better blade (that wobbles a bit lol)

[@brandons9138]

I'd be willing to be that if you sent your Benchmade blade in they'd repair it. The CRKT is a throw a way knife.

[@AzureSetsunai4345]

Y'all buy them to use them, I buy them to collect them. *We are not the same*

[@iz5233]

The third one looks like copy of Skif plus rhino. I have one, it's very similar.

[@iwatchvideos4051]

Badass

[@LaCr0ix4139]

Idk why but I love the nax, looks like a hobo weapon, fs gonna get one

[@17gtpdestroyer]

Can you open the micro flipper with one hand? I bought the original flipper but found it impossible to open one handed due to a baring keeping the blade closed - it would fly outa my hand before I could get it open.

[@qook1543]

Practice at it. I can open my CEO just fine. It’s the OG one though

[@17gtpdestroyer]

I returned mine. I'm convinced the ball bearing holding the blade closed was an oversight and was redesigned. Opening it two handed was difficult.

[@ChairmanKimchi]

I hear due to budget cuts, CRKT is going all 7cr17mov.

[@gator8918]

Might as well go all polymer. They already way over charge for mass produced products using budget steel. Total junk

[@ChristopherSchulte03]

My maths a little off but I think that’s 6

[@davidneuhaus9048]

And here I am, who just wants the shrimp back….

[@butterchuggins5409]

Ooow adventure

[@Johnnathan_Dotts]

What about the Lerch!?!?!?

[@jamesfair9751]

Crkt is ok I don’t like the styles of a lot of their stuff but it’s the price that kills me $100 plus for Aus 8 and even more for simply d2. Anyone know by any chance if that would happen to be the same powderurgy cpm d2 like benchmade uses. Any chance of that I highly doubt it but would make a hella more sense if it was.

[@kenn_luthersato1186]

how to buy dextro

[@abdullahyousaf_2]

The ceo micro flipper made for kids to shank each other

[@thraxpaxx210]

Thought it was cricket 😭

[@Leftyotism]

Thank goodness they didn't tall the Razel, "the Chizser". 😂

[@carlito19934]

I bought that second square ass knife like 7 years ago from wish How tf is that a new knife i have like the exact same thing and it cost me like 10 bucks has been going strong for 7 years

[@mij3801]

Wish I had any of them ide smile most knives in any store are junk

[@jamesmcguinness6195]

Feels like knife people really stretch themselves to find uses and justifications for owning them lol. A decent stanley blade would work for most of the jobs they use these knives for.

[@ovidiustepanescu2399]

Ferentari va iubeste 😆

[@chriszusin]

They shouldn't have waited for Jon to die before they dropped these new razels.

[@carlosfilho2439]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@fabianherrera6903]

Hacen envios a mexico?

[@EruCoolGuy]

Cool. Now test them and name the price.

[@fabiopalma7716]

Onde compro a crt??

[@TylerSnyder305]

I only buy American and European made traditional knives so none of these are for me, but I do like the size design and handle shape of the Razel 4037. If there was an American or European made knife just like it in an easy sharpen steel I'd buy one.

[@pranc236]

Crkt columbia knife river and tool is an american company and does have at least some american made knives. Not my favorite choice but i do have some good knives from them.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@pranc236 I don't care where a company is based, only where their products are made. This is the only knife from them I've ever been interested in because I only carry traditional knives.

[@pranc236]

@@TylerSnyder305 some are made but they are not exactly advertising a US manufacturing on all their products either. Some do say made in usa but not all.

[@TylerSnyder305]

@@pranc236 They should put the COO on every knife they offer. Buck does ( best company in the business no contest ) Case does it, Victorinox, Mercator...ect. Best part is that they use actual tang stamps ( some of the modern type Bucks don't) instead of just an etch or lazering .

[@pranc236]

@@TylerSnyder305 they all should. I agree. Best knife i have ever owed is my microtech hands down, which is made in the usa. They are very proud of their knives but id say its worth it as it has been with me for 4+ years as a mechanic and cut everything i have came across.