I’m going to link the video that shows the modified grind in the description.
@smlamt4 жыл бұрын
How where
@dark_gravity_edc4 жыл бұрын
The Shaman is damn near perfect for what it is designed for. It's not designed for cutting boxes. It is designed for people like me that either want or need a thicker blade. Until the Shaman I hadn't purchased a Spyderco since 1995 after breaking 2 back to back. I never hated on their design. I knew their design wouldn't work for me so I didn't buy them. Funny thing, you don't buy a Ferrari and then complain it doesn't have a lift kit and mud tires so you can go off road. Same here, you don't buy a knife intended for hard use and complain the blade is to thick. The Shaman is EDC for me that hasn't cut a box in years but cuts kevlar and steel reinforced hoses on a regular basis. I apologize for going on and I apologize for my first comment if you saw it. My point is to say not every knife is designed to cut boxes, or whatever you want. Your complaints about the nub, jimping, and rough edges were legit. The other was unnecessary. The knife you want exists in their line, this one is mine. Leave it alone.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Tad Watson Tad Watson I can appreciate a hard use knife, and I have plenty of them. That is not how this knife was promoted or described. Even if they kept the tip thick for prying and such, and keep the belly and straights thinner for slicing. I’m all about the right knife for the job, and not buying a Ferrari for off-roading, but that’s not what’s going on here. This is an “edc” knife. It even says in the specs on their site “The soul of this impressive design is its CPM® S30V® stainless steel blade, which features a full-flat grind for outstanding edge geometry and an acute, utilitarian point.” That’s not what was delivered. I can appreciate what you are trying to say, and I’m all for the right tool for the job. Once I reground mine, I absolutely love it. They don’t really have knives with this broad of a blade profile usually, so this makes an excellent slicer. I do think they could do it with leaving the tip thicker.
@dark_gravity_edc4 жыл бұрын
@@inthepocket7405 so my EDC is not EDC? There's different types of EDC right? LEO, military, construction workers, farmer, etc.... All of which I have done and broke numerous thin stock and tipped knives while doing. My point is the PM2, as an example, is your style EDC. The Shaman is mine. Truthfully, the entire Spyderco line fits your image, as I understand it from watching numerous videos, of an EDC knife. I have 2 Spyderco knives that fit my image. The Shaman and the original Native. You changing a knife to fit your desire is completely legit and I have no issue with that. I actually support individual customization. I just didn't like your implication that the design was bad because you didn't like the blade geometry. I get frustrated when people complain about an object's design when there's thousands of objects that meet those design parameters.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Tad Watson I think you’ve watched enough of my videos to know that’s not what I was implying. There are different knife designs, for different applications, of coarse. My point here, was that they did not intend for this knife to be the way you described, and that was a optimal mistake for you personally. I also think there’s a way to accomplish both, and that’s what I was talking about in the video. Look at the Benchmade Freek for instance, it has a slicey grind without having a fragile tip, and that knife could handle some serious abuse. It also has much bigger washers for a reinforced pivot, which the Shaman doesn’t. I’m glad it worked out for you, the way they executed the shaman, and I hope you don’t take what I said the wrong way.
@sebastianromero1134 жыл бұрын
@@inthepocket7405 you got so many spyderco designs. Im sure you could just pick up something different, thinner with your likings. Its not an error of knife, but your error on picking up a knife you want to bay. I agree only on nob, it can bother some, but then again, you can work around it, taking your finger out in a split. Edge on scales go away alone after few weeks, or you can just take 10 min of your time as you did, not really big deal, if you ask me.
@socmonki4 жыл бұрын
@@inthepocket7405 The shaman doesn't need the larger washers due to the bushing style pivot. Different engineering to come to the same conclusion. The nub is what really irks me. Not on the knife, but the fact almost everyone grinds it off but it is there for a reason. To keep your hand from sliding up on the blade when using the choil. Kind of like when people grind off the flipper tab of the Amalgam because it "gets in the way" when closing. No, it doesn't. Move your finger out of the way and it works fine, Shaman as well. I always seem to be in the minority though, so take it with a grain of salt.
@kenmarapese90854 жыл бұрын
In regards to the thickness behind the edge Sal Glesser in an interview stated this folder was his ultimate outdoor hard use knife. He designed this folder after his retirement and he made it clear it was what he wanted. I would prefer it thinner behind the back 2 inches of the blade. I dig the knife and don't ever see parting with it.
@piperkennard1039 Жыл бұрын
The shaman is made to be a rugged, very ergonomic knife. It really comes down to hand size and preference. But it was made to be a good, hard use knife. Good video 👍
@sprinkleddonuts6094 Жыл бұрын
Shaman is becoming my Favorite, just bought the TKJ Exclusive version 🥳, which will go nicely with my Lil Native TKJ exclusive. The choil for me doesn’t get in the way when closing. This is a BEAST OF A BLADE, not meant to cut small tasks although it can. It is meant to cut Beefier material, such as Steel Braided Rubber, silicon, some plastics. In comparison, Shaman is more on line with Native 5, Manix 2. Shaman has a beefier leaf blade than the latter. And the lil native compression is the small version of it. Lockback lil native is the small version to the native 5. If you ever want to part ways with your Shaman let me know.
@OsamaBinDarrel4 жыл бұрын
Sweet dye job ! Looking forward to seeing how that regrind turns out 👌
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Pappa Squally thanks! I already ground it, and I put a link to the video where I show you in the description👍
@donkeyblue30942 жыл бұрын
You could’ve used the rough inside G10 edges to open your tampon box.
@Aaron-ym4bf2 жыл бұрын
Facts bro lmao
@tmille10 Жыл бұрын
Hey Kenny know all these vids are from a different era these days 😅 but please do more reviews your one if the only reviewers I ever respected because of your love and USE of your knives, I’m a gardener and do landscape construction so I burn through K390 please bring it back man 😊😅
@aaronnaylor594 жыл бұрын
I put in a preorder for the rosewood Rex 45. Been hunting for a Koenig arius but most likely won’t find one anytime soon, so I decided to get the shaman with Rex 45 . Will fill the stout folder spot for the time being. Keep the vids coming ! 🤙🏽
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Nice! That should be a really great configuration for this knife👌 The Arius seems like it would be a great knife, but yeah, they do seem hard to attain. I’ve seen them pop up on certain sites here and there, but it’s almost like you have to be on all of their wishlists, and being on Instagram helps, because you can follow all the different retailers that get them. 🙏👊
@peterwaldron16452 ай бұрын
Great job very in-depth review. Update us with more mods.
@timbo43744 жыл бұрын
I have the same M4 version, and I love it. I agree on the smooth G10, I love it. I prefer it in fact. The Shaman fits my hand perfectly. None of the complaints bother me, including the nub, but I do agree that the grind could be better. I've thought about sending the blade off for a regrind, just not sure if I want to spend the money or not. If they thinned it out a bit, it would be the perfect knife for me.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Timbo437 Awesome:) I can totally understand that. I will say, after I reground the blade, it’s become one of my favorite knives.
@bradleyrunnels4 жыл бұрын
Bro, you have a LOT of nice knives and I always appreciate seeing them. Never seen one I didn’t like actually. BUT, someone, sooner or later has to tell u, so I’ll be the one. Bro you go on rants and most videos end up being literally pointless. Nothing against you, but if you what he’d your videos in so many of them you will, at the beginning, talk about what you’re going to talk about, and you never get it it. *For instance, one thing I was excited about watching you do in this video was explain how you removed the pointless knob. You just talked about the nub and obviously showed that your nub was removed but you would’ve gotten 12,000 more reviews had you would have titled of the video removing the nub on the Spyderco shaman. This is like the second time I’ve ever posted anything on social media in my entire life. No Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram, this is the second time I’ve ever posted anything in 15 years and it happened to be on your KZbin channel. It’s simply constructive criticism, if you read this and take it as anything other than that then you are reading it wrong. I would love to see you succeed and I hope you do well but at the beginning of your videos maybe already have some talking points laid out in front of you to the side, and make sure that you hit every single one of them and check them off as you go.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Okay... I do hit the point I need to in a video showing what I mean to show. I have a video strictly dedicated to talking about the mod on this knife, and it is in my playlist for that type of video. My format is set up so that I don’t miss key elements, but if you are skipping through my videos you will miss them. To you, I guess it seems like pointless rants, but to my 3k+ subscribers, it’s valuable information🤷🏽♂️ I try very hard not to go on pointless rants, thank you, and there are a shit ton of other channels out there. So...
@mablizza4 жыл бұрын
FINALLY! Was waiting for this video long time! Good work man
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
mablizza thanks buddy:)
@iLLBuddy Жыл бұрын
Yo dude loving your videos. The one about knife addiction has so accurate! Like your reviewing style also, very in depth and real use. I can't find you channel when I search in the search bar tho. What's up with that?
@glockgaston29224 жыл бұрын
Kenny good video!! Really nice mods and your regrind with the acid etch are awesome!!!🔥🔥 Thanks for sharing brother!!!👊👊👊
@shinyhntr4878 Жыл бұрын
How do you get the drop shut to be so smooth? Mine gets caught up a little bit before it shuts all the way
@BaconPretzel4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I like how deep into subjects you go. I would recommend however that you add times stamps to your videos, as they are so long. It would make navigating to specific points much easier and would make it better to view. Keep it up, you have the potential to go far on this website.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. I definitely want to get there eventually, but that takes a lot of time, especially for a computer illiterate person like me lol I do all this on my phone for the most part, so some of the things you might easily be able to do in a laptop or desktop, are nearly impossible for me to accomplish. I hope I can make the content better by adding all that stuff eventually. Thanks a lot for the encouragement, and suggestions🙏
@Outpost_764 жыл бұрын
I'll keep saying it, a back lock would have made more sense on this knife. You know how I feel about this one and maybe I'll do something with mine soon.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Outpost 76 yeah, I feel you on that man. Doesn’t bother me as much as you, but it would make it universally more comfortable Handel for sure. I look forward to seeing what you do:)
@quantumfixits75744 жыл бұрын
Good job on tinting the scales on your Shaman (what kind of color agent did you use?)...looks great .You have quite a few nice knives ...how long have you been collecting?
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
I used Rit Dye (Peacock green), and thank you:) I’ve been collecting knives my whole life, I feel like, but I really got serious, and hounded the community, about two years ago.
@gabedestellano10 ай бұрын
If you actually listen to this video, you really don't like this knife man. I think you're looking for a knife that is completely different from what they intended when they designed this absolute beauty of a hardworking EDC.
@wojciechpatalas66603 жыл бұрын
Because of this nob Shaman is also a flipper, although it requires a little practice. And second thing if You try to close the knife in complete darkness how do You know without nob if the blade is closed?
@Chingus69611 ай бұрын
Against getting rid of the nub.. Just get used to closing it and don’t put your finger there. When you get the hang of it and you don’t hit your finger at all! I don’t agree with you on most of this. The blade is perfect as it is. The jimping is just fine. The only thing I agree on are the scales being sharp on the insides.
@Jack_all5 күн бұрын
IMO Deleting the nub completely saves this design making it far more functional and enjoyable to use
@almostghosts4 жыл бұрын
Apparently you know more about knife design than Sal Glesser.
@jivadaya64394 жыл бұрын
Good reviews as always! Not sure why people complain so much about the "sharp" inside edge, I didn't even know about it until I saw reviews mentioning it. The ONLY time it felt sharp was when I stuck my finger in there, why would you ever put you finger in there? I agree $200 knife needs to be super slick and attention to all details should be a given but seems funny for men to complain about that (unless the owner doesn't even use it).
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I did notice it a little bit in long term use, but it wasn’t anything that would make or break the knife for me, especially since it’s such an easy fix. Yeah, I think that’s the big thing, is the attention to detail on a knife priced that high.
@jivadaya64394 жыл бұрын
@@inthepocket7405 I absolutely LOVE my Shaman :D
@williamsmith54294 жыл бұрын
What's up Kenny I just got the rex45 shaman with composite wood scales. The nub doesn't bug me so I think I will leave it be but I'm concidering doing a regrind to thin it out, how much did the regrind help the knifes performance? How much do you think it would effect the knifes strength and structural integrity? Pretty much only going to cutt soft materials with it cardboard and thin plastic and I wouldn't mind making it more slicey but I deff don't want it fragile to the point where it will break if I slip and hit something hard or something that will fail me if I need it as a last resort self defense tool
@dalecarpenter88284 жыл бұрын
I modify recon 1s to work really well ! I make them into a fidgitable knives mostly by taking several pounds off the lock spring but not to much ! you got to keep good retention ! and the handle ! I make the lines of the front match the lines of the back taking part of the finger guard looking part off and the second finger choil off ! way better to use ! ! can't leave home without a custom recon 1 ! I've done a bunch ! yeah totally night and day from the out of box knife ! but they're good out of box to !
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
That’s cool man! I bet that makes it a lot better👍 I do like the the Recon 1 out of box, but that seems like it would make it better, for sure!
@speedwolf52124 жыл бұрын
dale carpenter do you have any pics or videos of these Recons? Would love to see them
@ocomegashadowstacking58864 жыл бұрын
Wow really nice looking design knife!!! :D
@marekmasar52164 жыл бұрын
Great knife but purely for cutting performance Pm2 and Military still does better job but both of them has very thin tip ,not so much this, this is abuse-prove construction (especially M4 version).. I love it💪👍
@matusknives3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video, thank you 👍
@maddogtroy284 жыл бұрын
Wow that Green Looks awesome not usually a fan of green but it looks sweet I also have my shaman nub ground off and ooe it's a great knife I was worried the thick stock would make it s bad cutter but with my own edge on it its s cutting machine . I think it's a very underrated knife how do you feel about it compared to the Chavez because I'm considering splurging on the Micarta inlaid Chaves its look and materials wise my Grail.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Troy's EDC Solutions thanks man. The Chaves is great! It’s different... better handle to cutting edge ratio... better geometry... I love my Chaves knives too
@marcmartens48314 жыл бұрын
Damm man, love your comparisons. 👏Nice Vid as usual. We'll ones I've seen anyway. 👍Is up. Sound is nice with action. Nice para3 dude.. Would expect it nice and smooth on the edges, damm spyderco why? Why I say? Lol M4, nice to hear, if you have done there 20cv what's it like. I know I should try and get on to the web page. But I'm waiting for Yojimbo2 in 20cv, White Mountain, thanks to LTK there, nice.. Hope you get one and do your take: Reality vs hype, your vids are on point as far as I'm concerned man. Cheers
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Marc M thanks so much Marc👊 I haven’t tried Spyderco 20cv yet, actually, or the Yojimbo for that matter. Maybe I’ll try one eventually. Thanks a ton bro
@JOMO_EDC4 жыл бұрын
When is the 21 video coming out?
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
I Love Knives Soon man... I’m so back logged right now, that I have to just get through what I have, to get to the new stuff😅
@Bert4s4 жыл бұрын
Should I buy a shaman or a ZT0562cf??
@smlamt4 жыл бұрын
Can you please do a lil native comp lock one of these videos thanks
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
I do want to... I’m hoping to pick up one of the Rex45 sprints this year. I haven’t handled one yet.
@boostlee8763 жыл бұрын
Can’t agree with the thinner blade theory. Sure this isn’t one of the main points of purpose for this knife. I work in a warehouse as I repair disaster remediation equipment And I prefer a thicker blade. Straight across the board... cardboard is plentiful but is the least of my concerns and even with other knives available I simply use a box cutter on boxes because it’s a thin razor and no knife is competing. For everything else and I mean Everything thicker blades like this work for me That’s why I bought this... I have pm2’s and other thinner blades and what’s suites me best is thicker blades.
@don0giorgio4 жыл бұрын
Hey Bruh!) Great vid. Whats up with Steve? Long time no see. Is he ok?)
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
don0giorgio Hey bud! Thanks man. He’s goo... I think he’s just been busy. He’s active on IG, but he just hasn’t done a video lately. I’ll give him some shit hahaha
@santaviousts3 жыл бұрын
So I’ll start off by saying, you’re measuring your behind the edge thickness too far back. As it implies, you’re supposed to be measuring behind the edge, not “behind the secondary bevel”. The BTE thickness on this knife is much thinner than the .025”-.030” you were measuring. Also, you keep quoting the wording from the description of the knife from Spyderco. It says “outstanding edge geometry and an acute utilitarian point”. What about “outstanding edge geometry” implies that they’re saying that it’s thin and slicey like you’re claiming it’s saying? For the thickness of the blade stock they start with, it does have outstanding edge geometry and again, is much thinner than .025” BTE. And then, the “acute utilitarian point”. Again, how does that imply “thin and slicey”? Definition of utilitarian: “designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.”. Definition of acute: “being or forming an angle measuring less than 90 degrees”. So where are you getting that they said it’s supposed to be thin and slicey and that they didn’t deliver? This knife was made to be a hard use EDC knife. And they delivered just that. Just because it doesn’t fit YOUR needs for an EDC knife, doesn’t mean Spyderco didn’t deliver. Many people love this knife because Spyderco DID deliver. Your opinions about the blade and it’s geometry are unfounded. Look up “Shaman Breakdown with Eric Glesser” here on KZbin. He literally talks about how the blade is supposed to get thicker towards the tip, and mentions pryability because it is thicker. He explains exactly why they chose the blade geometry that they did. Also, learn to take constructive criticism in stride. People are obviously watching your videos and taking the time out of their day to give you feedback on them, and instead of listening and finding ways to cater to a wider audience and be more successful, you get defensive and tell people to go find another channel to watch. If your goal isn’t to be successful in what you do here, then keep doing you. But if that is your goal, learn from the feedback and make changes to how you approach things. Either way, good luck.
@nonammmmme2 жыл бұрын
why don't you just get a Lil' Native if you want a thinner blade?... same shape
@dalecarpenter88284 жыл бұрын
did you get stamped washer burs?
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
I think there might have been a little burr, but I polished the washers. The action was really smooth right out of box, and I think the burrs we’re away from the blade
@timothybecker86054 жыл бұрын
Alex, I mean Kenny, no by the knifes shown its Alex!😎
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Timothy Becker huh lol I’m probably going to feel stupid, but I’m not sure what you are referencing here.
@timothybecker86054 жыл бұрын
@@inthepocket7405 You got alot of really, really nice knifes! Chavez, Shiro, m4 steel!
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Timothy Becker Awe, like Alex knifebox lol I wish I had knives like Alex:) he’s on a whole different level hahaha
@timothybecker86054 жыл бұрын
@@inthepocket7405 YES! We can only dream, one day
@mickkeim41424 жыл бұрын
You made some very good points. For a knife costing that much, your points ask the question...WTF? Especially concerning to me, more than the sharp points on the handle, on the scales, is the fat grind. Great points... also looking forward to your take after you re-grind.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Mick Keim thanks Mick... the regrind reveal video is linked in the description👍
@romanhillstrom80564 жыл бұрын
"those edges were sharp really effected the ergonomics" if you got little bitch hands 😂 I'm kidding, mines like that too but I didn't even notices till I saw you mention it
@carknelson58954 жыл бұрын
Put her on a diet...thin to win! Hope the regrind makes it amazing.
@inthepocket74054 жыл бұрын
Cark Nelson 🤔 You’ve seen it Marc... a bunch of times lol ...on IG. I did the recent mods video just recently too. It did make this knife amazing:)
@devilsadvocate783Ай бұрын
Worst video in the history of knife videos
@bradjack7734 Жыл бұрын
The shaman is the second best . The smok would be the best. The yojimbo is pretty awsome