I'm seeing a lot of things that make me wonder how it commands a $400+ price tag.
@jaysgood10Ай бұрын
If you’re seeing alot of things I guess it’s better than seeing nothing.
@SuperSteelSteveАй бұрын
A big Mac costs $18 in California, take a guess how much it costs to pay machinists to run CNC, QC guys, assembly guys. It's a 200 peice minimum for bevel grinding ect. Because these are being made in California is why it costs $400 for everyone to get paid a fair wage. People whine and complain about having to tip servers, and how low the minimum wage is ..."people deserve a living wage" But then refuse to pay the prices necessary because you can get the same of better products made in china specifically because the Chinese workers DONT get paid a "living wage"
@CharlesHeller-l8kАй бұрын
I like ray’s design language, and I like MBK, but the sebenza 31 is an objectively finer made knife, with a lock bar insert, and tons of options and better availability, backed by by far the best warranty I have ever used, not to mention it is also made in the US. I can honestly not see a reason to buy this knife besides preferring a quick action or already owning a Seb.
@LawsonGill-zu1xpАй бұрын
I think that’s a fair assessment.
@phreakinpherАй бұрын
If you already own a Seb then you have even less reason to buy one of these IMO. At $300 I would have been very interested as a CRK alternative.
@BUBBA1JАй бұрын
Welcome back Nick! Hope you are well!
@DanielReyes-hz1qkАй бұрын
At that price it needs a captive pivot, shouldered standoffs, and a lock bar insert at bare minimum. US made or not.
@jayr526Ай бұрын
.....and fetch your slippers,?
@ix8750Ай бұрын
@@jayr526No, Ilike MBK but he has a point. At least the lock bar and captive pivot...
@CrowManyCloudsАй бұрын
Hey knife manufactures? It's 2024, could you possibly start cutting the relief for the lock bar on the inside of the frame? Ya know, where I won't feel it every time I use the knife.
@kennedyx8Ай бұрын
Amen. How is the is so hard for them to do?
@emesser7087Ай бұрын
Allways happy to see a new video from you. Love your content. Hope you're fine.
@timtitus2532Ай бұрын
Always enjoy your reviews, Nick.
@jamesR1990Ай бұрын
Nick, please drop all other knives and get ahold of the new Fox/Terzola Original Gangster to review. The comedy gold this would provide would be monumental
@anthonyd6881Ай бұрын
Great review Nick. Everything you said is spot on. I was lucky enough to score a MBK Sea lion. Despite the price to feature drawbacks in comparison to similarly priced overseas knives, there's just some intangible quality to the US made MBKs that give them a certain charm or "soul". You can tell that Sanford, Ray etc. put a lot of love into producing the knife, and that intangible quality is apparent when holding/ flipping/ using it. I thought about selling it a few times, but I know I would regret it. It's a special knife in a sea of mass produced products.
@franksalem8580Ай бұрын
I bought one and like it. It is a bit pricey but worth it. Good honest review.
@TBEDCАй бұрын
You know..At first I just thought you were a pretentious bastard..a knife Karen..but over time I realize you’re on another level with knives..a aficionado..you tell it how it is..I appreciate that..great video..Thank you for sharing..not that you’ll ever see this comment lol
@jayr526Ай бұрын
I was highly impressed the very first video that I saw from Nick. I continue to enjoy them
@zachstuffАй бұрын
Thanks for the breakdown and walkthrough! This one and the Sea Otter evade me, but not for long! Enjoy the MBK products!
@mstuehlerАй бұрын
@Nick - thank you for another great review! I'm always grateful for a new Shabazz video! I know your time is precious these days, but I've got my fingers crossed that you'll do a review of the TRM Bulldog! Either way, I hope all's well!
@albertchen7603Күн бұрын
I had been interested in this knife, and tried to get one on a couple of the drops but wasn't successful. Now after watching this review, I am sort of glad that I didn't get one.
@Capin91Ай бұрын
I love the sillouette, but that’s about it.. Price talk is often tiresome, but I’m truly struggling to see the value here. I guess as you suggest it’s closer to a custom. The brutal simplicity is super attractive, but I would expect that to be paired with perfection
@FinickyVoidАй бұрын
Shabazz posts, i upvote
@user-ey6rc1uo3i27 күн бұрын
One day CRK will catch up and figure out that it's sometimes very useful to be able to open your knife with the 'wrong' hand.
@bawhite125Ай бұрын
Love MBK Knives. Just picked up the Mini Rosalinda. …. Verrrry niiice
@sloanNYCАй бұрын
Have wanted a Sea Otter for a long time... hope they decide to do another large batch. Would definitely pick MBK over CRK.
@danielsorrell1168Ай бұрын
The blade is a little thicker than the Cerbenza? Am I the only one who thinks the blade looked demonstrably thinner than the Cerbenza in that comparison?
@ExamonLyfАй бұрын
Excellent review Nick. Not my style @ $425, but obviously a nicely made piece. I certainly “get it”, the production costs run higher here, but still feel like this price point is high. Thanks as always.
@kathleensmith370Ай бұрын
cool knife
@clintonlewis1261Ай бұрын
I like the gray color.
@heavyweightsoundАй бұрын
Love to see your videos!
@jayr526Ай бұрын
Your review is way better than the knife.
@Youtube-Censorship-PoliceАй бұрын
i like the knife, but honestly, after buying an all us made ti-framelock with a magnacut blade from sharps bros. for 220 bucks this feels...very steep.
@CNYKnifeNutАй бұрын
Twosun shows how cheap knives can be when you throw testing and warranty out the window, Sharps Bros shows how cheap knives can be when your throw skilled designing out the window, and just machine as simplistic as possible to minimize material loss.
@Youtube-Censorship-PoliceАй бұрын
@@CNYKnifeNuthave you even tried the knife? bet you haven't, cause it's very well made, easily on par with a zt and better than my $450 spartan harsey any day of the week. btw: the machining on the monterey bay is much more simplistic than on the sharps bros. you have no clue what you're talking about, buddy.
@ix8750Ай бұрын
@@KZbin-Censorship-Police spartan harseys are meh for 450$. I don't think they even have steel lock bar inserts...
@Youtube-Censorship-PoliceАй бұрын
@@ix8750 you are right, there was no inlay on mine. i sold it 2 days later, detent was horrible (kinda nonexistent but still very sluggish and slow) and they didn't chamfer the edges on the handle at all. all in all it felt very clumsy and chunky, every spyderco, zt or hogue has much better fit'n'finish lol.
@OverCowboyАй бұрын
Hi Nick! Thanks for the review. I've been wondering what do you think of cheap Scandinavian knives.. I know that's not your thing, but classic fixed blade Hultafors is very good at what a knife needs to be good at, and Mora is getting better recently, too. And there are a lot of traditional knives with a long history of craftsmanship, like the Finnish Puukkos from Kauhava and other towns as well.
@kh1188ishАй бұрын
Wanted to get the river otter but now after the review, I. Rethinking that. the shortcomings in quality are hard to ignore. I'd pay an extra $50 bucks if they put a lock bar insert and made the stand offs more secure. Lack of a lock bar insert is a deal breaker.
@CNYKnifeNutАй бұрын
Good lock geometry makes a steel insert unnecessary, and a ton of makers use steel inserts as a replacement for good geometry.
@greglipsit1866Ай бұрын
Nice review. Are you going to review the mini-Rosalinda? And what brand of ruler are you using? Machinist’s ruler?
@JROTCBALLАй бұрын
This looks like a lovely lil knife, but geez for $400 I feel like it should have an over travel.. would still think about it over the Sebenza 21
@OneMinuteKnifeReviewАй бұрын
nice, Thanks!
@azraelsbladeАй бұрын
Nick, did metal complex contact you to review his knife with Kunwu?
@matthuck378Ай бұрын
Do they make a left handed one like CRK does?
@PaulZaboАй бұрын
Support USA !!!
@pauljosephbuggle3722Ай бұрын
Seeing as I live in Ireland the knife is being made overseas respective to my angle and so I can laugh about the price without hinderence. 600 miles down the road is not considered "local" on our little island.
@ShifftymkingАй бұрын
Is that a fifty fathoms on ur wrist I see or what is that?
@micgalovicАй бұрын
Most laconic Laconico knife
@ed21xАй бұрын
No Lockbar insert, no countersunk screws, mediocre finishing, no bearing. Why would anyone pay extra money for a knife of this spec just because it's made here? In the US, the idea is that people are being paid more to make a better knife, which is not the case here.
@fredfinger7092Ай бұрын
I must be ignorant, I can't see what makes this worth the price or what makes the Sebenza worth its price. If you have one and love it, that's great, but I just don't get it. If I'm spending $400 on a knife like this, I would feel like the majority of that is me "tipping" the maker for keeping their business in the US.
@FreddyNietzsche.Ай бұрын
I absolutely love this knife, but they are rarer than hen's teeth over this side of the pond. No-one seems to sell them here.
@destro6971Ай бұрын
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@jackroy9094Ай бұрын
NIIIIIIIIIIIICK
@craigmiller8654Ай бұрын
400 plus = CRK. Not this !!!
@hristo.bogdanovАй бұрын
Is there is way to get this in Bulgaria?
@pannan80Ай бұрын
I really wanted one of these,unfortunately you can't buy one.
@DanielReyes-hz1qkАй бұрын
They're not available anymore? I was just in store a month or so ago and they had them
@mangobadgerАй бұрын
@@DanielReyes-hz1qk it comes down to timing, the high demand models tend not to sit in the store too long.
@dionflorio9249Ай бұрын
If you need to defend a knife's price point that much it's probably overpriced. The components are probably like 60 bucks, as you saw assembly probably takes 10 minutes and grinding the blade $300?? Even being American made way overpriced for what you get.