Whitby Budget Pocket Knife

[@Warthogg1]

I like the blue one, I'd sharpen it up & throw it in my tackle box, (plastic handle & "rust free" steel) where it would survive years of fish guts & worm excrement! I have a Whitby pruner in a basic straight, almost completely round hardwood handle - actually a quite appealing look to it. Take Care My Friend! 🙏✌️

[@HollywoodTacticool]

finally found your channel, didn't realize i needed to look for two g's

[@slick_slicers]

Warthogg in retrospect, maybe I was a but hard on these wee working knives. They’re super cheap, almost disposable, so great for real dirty jobs.

[@ianrankin1293]

I picked up a Whitby Foreign ramsfoot with what looks like ram horn scales (but probably not) in a 2nd hand shop in Grantown on Spey last year! Would be most interested to kno where it originated from?

[@sethbuchanan1566]

Whitby is also famous for a Synod held there in 664 AD.

[@BigRedEDC]

I have to catch up on your videos! Been missing them for some reason!!

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

Interesting side story about Stoker’s Dracula, one of my favorite books. My bet is it could also be made in Pakistan. I’m wondering if Whitney is subcontracting through Linder of Germany that has quite a few knives made in Pakistan. Just thinking out loud. Did the knife come with packaging- (blister pack, clam shell, or box. Some times the place of manufacture hides in the small print.

[@slick_slicers]

Tobias Gibson I enjoyed Dracula too. I checked the card from the blister-pack it came in and, surprisingly, no clue. There is an address for Whitby & Co in Kendal, Cumbria, England, but I’d be very surprised if it was made there! There is a website at whitbyandco.co.uk. I was a bit hard on these knives, but they’re cheap and can sort of cut things, so maybe I’m being over critical.

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

@@slick_slicers I was checking out the company online. They've actually got some higher priced knives that look quite nice and actually identify their steel types. including 8Cr, which suggest Chinese made. They also so have two low priced sod buster style knives in yellow and green. Their EDC knives are located here: www.whitbyandco.co.uk/collections/edc-knives

[@KnifeChatswithTobias]

@@slick_slicers, you said: 'I was a bit hard on these knives, but they’re cheap and can sort of cut things, so maybe I’m being over critical. " I'm working on a video about Jim Frost knives. This knife and som eof the other budget knives you showed remind my very much of some of his $1 knives. I think it is fair to say how poorly they cut so long as you add the caveat of how much the knife cost. The question is does someone make a better knife in that price range? You're not comparing it to a Benchmade. You're letting us know what you can get for that price.

[@slick_slicers]

Tobias Gibson I’ve just looked at their website. They have over 400 different knives in stock. I can see myself buying a few of them!

[@Toadonthehill.]

I have the Whitby resin scale knives and can’t fault them. Well worth having in your collection. Many vampires use them for picking their teeth clean 😎. Good video brother.

[@mustamuri]

Orange one is the same handle than Fiskars black pruning knife ( hawkbill ) , in Finland company...

[@slick_slicers]

Muri Salin the Berger is available in several different blade shapes, I believe. When the lockdown is over, I’ll pop in and see what else they have.

[@erikramaekers63]

I like your series about budget knives.Sadly the Berger is sold out on Amazon or i would have bought it already.Yes Dracula arrived on the Demeter from his homeland to the seaside town of Whitby.Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :)

[@slick_slicers]

Erik Ramaekers if you send me your address on Instagram, I’ll send it to you if you’d like. It wasn’t exactly my grail knife!

[@HollywoodTacticool]

you mentioned budget, but i don't remember you talking about the price range. also, i can't tell what is the blade length?

[@slick_slicers]

Charles Cha it’s the usual two and a half or three quarters inches. These knives were each £5-7, except the CK ‘Real Lambsfoot’ which was £13!

[@stevenshipley5280]

It is hard to muster up much enthusiasm for these plastic handled budget knives. I do like the blue colour at least. Your range of knives is very extensive. Still enjoyed the video.

[@slick_slicers]

Steven Shipley when I go to pick a knife to put in my pocket, these are unlikely to jump out at me, unless I want something effectively disposable.

[@jelkel25]

Whitby knives..... The one I have is perfectly serviceable though the fit and finish is a little not so good. They know their niche, tackle box and tool box knives. I would have been very happy with many of the Whitby knives as a kid, and they're perfect for that, cheap and usually fairly durable. Definitely a brand that has its uses.

[@UKLegalCarryKnives]

I had a whitby that I've since parted with, side to side blade play (a lot of it), covers falling off really poor for the £20 it cost me, I think simple is better for them.

[@davidkurle5418]

Great video, my friend. Cheers!

[@slick_slicers]

David Kurle thank you!

[@simoncoad2736]

I literally ordered the blue one yesterday......😱

[@simoncoad2736]

@Tony Constantinople only for the colour! Lol

[@slick_slicers]

simon coad I was really disparaging about these cheap knives, but I’m pleasantly surprised how well they’re liked. Actually, this one has sort of grown on me.... it slightly reminds me of my Normark Big Swede that I used to have, but sadly lost!

[@simoncoad2736]

@@slick_slicers some of my favourites are cheap knives I've picked up here and there so I know what you mean 👍

[@tidge879]

Jet is actually from the sap of the monkey puzzle tree!

[@slick_slicers]

You’re quite right. I’m afraid my ‘O’ level geology was nearly 40 years ago!

[@tidge879]

@@slick_slicers haha, my mum loves jet, that's the only reason I know it!

[@techtinkerin]

I bought the blue one thinking its gonna be razor sharp, well its not. I suppose you get what you pay for. Maybe it'll sharpen up.😂

[@vinniesdayoff3968]

Forever sharpening it? You would be like the guy with the seven year itch and a dollar watch. When he wasn't scratching he was winding the watch 😁

[@slick_slicers]

vinniesdayoff I like a bargain, but these knives are really just cheap! You can do much better for not so much more money.

[@JoePineapplles]

I'm not sure Whitby is famous for Obsidian (volcanic glass)

[@slick_slicers]

LogicFan quite right, jet, for which it is famous, looks like obsidian and fractured conchoidaly too, but is actually lignite. My only excuse is that I sat my O-level geology forty years ago.

[@KnifeThoughts]

Your local hardware shop has nicer knives than mine.

[@slick_slicers]

Knife Thoughts I was surprised at the variety they held.

[@erikramaekers63]

The Whitby knife arrived today.Thank you very much.I want to send you a couple of knives back.You have my e mail adress please send your adress, it's not on the package.I just sharpened the knife on my Fallkniven stone and it's very sharp again

[@slick_slicers]

Erik Ramaekers you’re very welcome. There’s no need to reciprocate, unless you’ve something that would be interesting to feature on the channel.

[@paulharrison2351]

Whitby knives have nothing to do with Whitby the place at all. it’s a persons name and the are from Kendal

[@Countryboy071]

Poor mans pocket knife. Its interesting how you can do such a review on such cheaply made plastic knives. My first pocket knife was a whitby in 1977. This design was of far superior quality then, i remember it costing 87 pence as well!!. Sadly they have largly gone downhill and not really considered an enthusiasts knife now. Having said that, you can still pay up to £300 for a hand made one although most collectors look out for old rare ones. Yes these are nocked out in Germany now whilst you can still get one made in Sheffield. Interesting video nonetheless.

[@slick_slicers]

I try not to look down on any knife. If you go into my local hardware store (Boa’s of Biggar) these are what you’ll have to choose from. It’s as well you know what you’re getting and some idea of the alternatives available.