STRIDER SMF KNIFE REVIEW GOOD & BAD

[@mickemerson1339]

1. The hole is for a lanyard. It's a known issue but Mick has made it clear it won't be changed. I'm not a lanyard user so it doesn't bother me. Most people that use a lanyard put it through only one hole. 2. The knife was initially designed for the MARSOC Det 1 detachment in the early days of the Iraq War. The clip is not meant to be deep as there's no need to conceal a knife in combat, and Mick designed it to be easy to grab. 3. The coating is either black oxide or the natural black color that occurs from heat treat (depends on steel type) that has been blasted away to make the stripes, that's why there is a little bit of friction in the pivot. As you use the knife it will smooth out over time. 4. The sound you are hearing when closing isn't the washers, it's probably the detent ball rubbing on the blade. 5. You voided the warranty on the knife you polished the washers on. Messing with the pivot components at all will void the warranty. Strider will still fix the issues if you need warranty type work, but it won't be for free IF the issue is pivot related/caused by modification.

[@NeevesKnives]

Well i wouldnt say i took it apart if it did need warranty, and most companies that ive been told that wont take care of you after you take the knife apart, has always been fine as long as you dont modify it, and cleaning the washers is a normal thing when cleaning your knife, also i dont mind a deep carry or non deep carry, but i like my knife to not hang an inch from the pocket, esp since i have no issues getting a knife from my pocket very fast even with the deepest carry, and i dont mind carrying this knife, but i would prefer the clip to be a little deeper than it is. And i understand in war, with gloves and other things its probably preferred

[@Quagmire925]

Oh my God, You touched the pivot! Now “special ops” won’t honor the warranty you Jackass! lol.

[@MrRasnowman]

Sorry man polishing washers does not void the strider warranty I know that for a fact

[@1vjbknife]

I had a couple of these SMF's back when you could easily buy one any day for about $450. They are now very hard to find and way overpriced. The Hinderer XM-24 is a vastly superior knife in every way and if you want something even more HD look to Hoback. Buying an SMF at above $500 or so is ridiculous.

[@Svolkivar]

Just ordered a smf fatty tanto and I haven't been this excited for a knife in a good while! Like a kid waiting for Santa

[@NeevesKnives]

Good for you! 👊

[@teddycaflisch3835]

Sweat knife love the camo design on the blade. Do you happen to know where I can pick one up?

[@NeevesKnives]

Possibly gpknives or usa made blades

[@teddycaflisch3835]

Thanks

[@mickemerson1339]

Really the only place to get them brand new these days are from the drops directly from Strider. Occasionally some special runs will show up on Monkey Edge but it's rare that places like BladeHQ or GP Knives get stock

[@johnm.runyon3682]

The new ones are much smoother and thinner bte - they’re marked M. Strider instead of Strider, FYI. Only place to get a new one is directly from Strider and Monkey Edge’s website. Folllow Strider Knives on Instagram and they give notices for their drops. Great knives once you let them break in. Hard to beat for people that actually like to use their knives.

[@bryantherocker]

@@NeevesKnives Good review. .... btw you sound like Mr. Plinkette

[@jfriedman5274]

Hey bud question do you prefer that blade or the other style with the compound grind?

[@josht7575]

Not a coating. It's the heat treating with bead blasted stripes. And they hold up pretty well over time.

[@NeevesKnives]

Thanks

[@thomaslanders6244]

I love the design of the SMF and SNG, like the SNG size better. 4-5 years ago, a kid working in a knife shop was selling his own SNG cheap. It had bad lock stick and if I remember right the lock geometry looked off. He had trouble with even contacting Strider but finally sent it to be fixed. Got it back 6 (?) weeks later with no change. That made me leery of forking up the money for one. Plus, I hate the idea of chasing around these hard to find knives. The Chinese (Reate, WE etc) seen to do a better job with frame locks them US made.

[@NeevesKnives]

They definitely are doing a great job, meaning Reate and WE, and many more, but there are some great usa made companies that do outstanding framelocks, but strider and Emerson can be hit or miss i think when it comes to lock stick

[@havoso]

Just put the strider protech sng on layaway at blade hq, never knew they had that option, going to go for the grails , ordered a cjrb crag recoil lock from knife enter , this one hard to find , skeet skeet, the knife life

[@NeevesKnives]

Awesome, yeah the lay away makes it easier to get grails and such because you can grab them before there gone and make payments, that crag lock looks sweet, kinda reminds me of the shark lock alil

[@havoso]

@@NeevesKnives a lot of reviews have said the edge has such good retention where they have gone long without sharpening , their 154 treatment is good 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪

[@NeevesKnives]

@@havoso nice! I know that aarpm9 steel is really good, ive been testing it and i cant believe how many times i can strop and hone it back, it will be at a point that im like theres no way this will hone back, and then it comes back like never used

[@MrRasnowman]

Striders are my fav. I got two customs, one production rare SnG and one CC PT orange g10

[@NeevesKnives]

Awesome!! I reviewed the Marfione custom a full Mick Strider Custom a while back both were amazing

[@jeremyspaulding7735]

Would love to have one of these one day. Great review 👍

[@FYLbingbong]

absolutely stunning knife. it's one of my Grail knifes. love's it

[@tallica4life81]

Sweet exact same size as my xm-24 that’s my favorite knife right now

[@halloandbuy4644]

once I open apartment door (accidentally lock from inside). So strong I could unhook the pin from the jam. True beast

[@lancemillward1912]

Usable blade length is a bit shorter than some of the comparisons

[@NeevesKnives]

Yeah striders are known for that kinda like spyderco

[@pete6705]

Just recently started getting into knives, I really like the Strider, but looking around at prices they are like a grand right now, no way I'm paying that

[@JamesJones-yt8df]

That is literally my favorite.......

[@KyleTheDalek]

Hello! This is bit of a long post. And a new sub. This is a call for help for info and people more in the know. I have been looking around for 2 months now trying to find custom parts for some knives. But I’m really struggling. I’m wanting a few things for my knives, Deep carry clips (Spyderco wire styled ones and the “spoon” styled ones and Benchmade.) Custom metal scales (mostly for the spyderco’s with no liners.) And custom thumb studs (for the Benchmade as I fell their are too short.) Is it possible to get custom liners? I would like to get replacement liners for he 940 as the jimping on it is just to fine and it doesn’t grip my skin. And I would like one of those bolt on wave attachments, but preferably metal. Any idea where I could get those things from? I’m also not in North America unfortunately. (I also seen custom metal scales for a SAK and they looked nice, and Star Wars themed ones but again can’t find any for sale.) Also can you get a deep carry clip for pens and flashlights? And preferably I would like them to be USA made. Any help is much appreciated!

[@NeevesKnives]

I’d check out rcbladeworks , flytanium , etsy, and amazon possibly, you can also talk to some of the knife modern on Instagram they might be able to help

[@KyleTheDalek]

@@NeevesKnives Thanks man! Tried Flytanium but heir studs aren’t that tall. But I will check out the others right now! Also Etsy I’m having mixed results.

[@nickmartino2839]

Does the clip affect the lock bar?

[@NeevesKnives]

Not that ive noticed

[@Lucille-ww8vu]

How to order

[@TheMaylo78]

Expensive knife with many flaws,I also bought this knife, when it arrived I was immediately greeted with various problems, the price should be high, the quality should also be good

[@bryantherocker]

Good review. .... btw you sound like Mr. Plinkette

[@NeevesKnives]

Whos mr plinkette

[@bryantherocker]

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[@xrmatt1010]

Lol 😂

[@kirkveesaert9595]

This was a good review ! Striders are usually sold out every where , it seems loaded with issues for the price better off with a CRK ! Totally convinced after this ☺

[@johnm.runyon3682]

The newer ones are much better and they’re marked M. Strider on the blade. The whole key to a Strider is to let them break in naturally - great user knives. Strider’s are not fidget toys. They’re made to work. You put the lanyard through one hole (whichever side you prefer) and it doesn’t get cut.

[@tallica4life81]

Just got one of these from lefty edc.

[@NeevesKnives]

Bang!!!

[@Lucille-ww8vu]

How to order po

[@MrRasnowman]

For the lanyard you just use one hole

[@JamesJones-yt8df]

Like the grute addition.....

[@NeevesKnives]

Yes i loved reviewing the grute, also the marfione custom was an amazing review that i was very hapoy to get to do

[@russcagle6965]

Me likey. Good vid, sir. ✌️

[@stephenlukovich9648]

For a custom knife it should never leave without being centered. And thats just one bad thing about this knife. Civivi quality jmo.

[@NeevesKnives]

It didnt come from the factory, but it gets centered it just needs some lock tight in the pivot

[@biffnadar7252]

Strider faq states they don’t really care about centering. It explains how to fix it but recommends leaving it alone.

[@voodoo7008]

This is my grail knife. It’s meant to be used.

[@NeevesKnives]

Absolutely

[@dimi7055]

hey neeve nice vid! i LOVE the design its perfect! but the designer is such a c word and liar that i refuse to buy one! keep it up tho.

[@NeevesKnives]

Lucky theres tons of knives that you can always find something made by great people or atleast great companies

[@JamesJones-yt8df]

Tactical app..

[@nickmartino2839]

Lucky bastard!!!!!lmaooooo man I want a strider Sooooooo bad!!!!! Great review

[@NeevesKnives]

I feel very lucky, and i dont want to rub it in or anything but, its pretty awesome!,I spent years wanting to handle one and these two technically the first production version ive gotten to handle, i did hand two customs not that long ago, they were the first. We gave away a protech strider pt, but protech makes those

[@nickmartino2839]

@@NeevesKnives omg no I totally understand what you mean we absolutely love your channel and believe me if I had the means I would love to send you stuff..... you and Kara are awesome ppl that make this whole thing we call the knife community worth watching and interacting in......

[@nickmartino2839]

@@NeevesKnives but my grail is 1000 % a strider lol

[@NeevesKnives]

@@nickmartino2839 you should follow apostlep he selles knives on his channel weekly and striders pop up every now and then you might be able to snag one for a decent price

[@nickmartino2839]

@@NeevesKnives i do follow him but thank you

[@ronstecher4345]

All these years later and Strider still has lock stick and blade play issues with their overpriced knives. Great designs, lousy QC.

[@Sugardaddy501]

Too little usable blade for me at that size.

[@NeevesKnives]

Not all knivesare for everyone