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@@howardmyboy2 yeah it was horrible. It doesn't make sense for this knife to be giving out for free because it only makes the company look bad.

@@the_knights_edge thank you for watching!

@@toreycasey1214 it really is a great knife otherwise. I've been carrying the knife inside my pocket and not using the clip at this point. It's hard to imagine that someone that reviews knives and has one of the largest audiences, and had three prototypes of this knife, release something with a useless clip. It's apparent to me that it was about its looks versus its function when it came to the clip.

@@royshon4164 I prefer the natural ti, and it ages better. Looks like almost everyone got the full DLC version

@gabriellara3960 what is an ig? I've never traded knives before but that doesn't mean I wouldn't. I really like this Stove Pipe though.

@@MitchBollig we definitely have similar taste. Though I keep on telling myself I'm going to stop buying knives. I haven't ordered a new one in weeks, which is an impressive run for me lol

@@FrankToThePoint I agree that the clip sucks. I changed it to the wire clip and the retention isn't great ... It's just ok. It's a shame that this really great knife missed on a pretty big thing ... Going in and out of the pocket well.

Yep.. it's unacceptable after 4-5 prototypes. It should have been fixed. MC talked about the lock relief and knew this was a problem but refused to put the relief on the inside of the scale just so he can put his helmet emblem. The video is posted on my FB of the same name.

@@FrankToThePoint what's the issue with the lock relief? Is it just that you don't like the way it looks because it's on the outside of the scale? From a function standpoint the lock bar works fine, right? I remember Sergio said he couldn't put the lock bar relief on the inside of the scale because of geometry, but I didn't understand why. I've seen plenty of knives with the relief on the inside. It doesn't bother me that it's on the outside, but that's a personal preference. It certainly would have been better visually on the inside, but it doesn't bother me. I'll have to see if I can watch your video on Facebook

The relief is part of the reason the clip does not work. Your pocket gets caught up by the poor clip angle and the lock relief

@@FrankToThePoint I just switched back to the original clip and took off the wire clip. I immediately changed it to the wire clip because the stock clip was so tight, so I never carried it stock, but the wire clip didn't really hold the knife in the pocket that well, and I didn't want to lose it. I want to order the 54 mm standard pocket clip in stonewash, but it's not available. It's on the pre-order page, where you pay in advance and you get to wait for them to make it, but it's grayed out. How could something be grayed out if it's on a pre-order? I do resent having to spend money to replace the pocket clip on a $400 knife. This is the first time I'm even slightly been disappointed in a Kunwu knife. But besides the pocket clip the knife is really good, and I have to see how I feel about the cut out once I carry it with the stock clip.

@@CaptChet81 what are your scales now and what are you changing them to?

@@satudave my bruisers are your secondary knives lol. Thanks for watching brother!

@@DrD313 yes there are doing some amazing work and they are one of the few companies that I'm buying multiple products from recently

It really is a nice knife for its intended use - I agree. Thanks for watching and commenting!

I love it for many reasons, but also because it's a little bit different. I have a lot of great knives, so I love it when there is something different about a new one. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@valrai2752 it is. The best time to go is when or after a heavy rain ... That's when the water really gets going

@MitchBollig thank you sir. I have it filmed but I just have to edit it. I certainly do love a heavy knife when I can carry one, but there are times I need a light small knife, so that works too. I think the majority of the market prefers something light and smaller. Look at what happened to ZT ... They went small and light 😂

@@christopherbrody9926 I have that one as well, but today I'm in the office and the 20.5 is easier to carry in my monkey suit. Check out collection videos on my playlist. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@Din4747 I've only seen them with a saber / flat grind, but I don't see everything that ever comes out

@gregoryreed8567 i would agree. And I hated the opening for releasing the frame lock. He just released a 3.5" version of this knife and he talked about fixing many of those issues, but I haven't purchased one yet, and I may never. I just don't carry this knife and I have so many that I love to carry already, and I don't see where he is doing anything differently than anyone else. At that price point there needs to be something compelling about a knife for me at this point. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@sinepari9160 interesting. I know that even the most stainless steels will rust where something was etched into the steel, like the name of the brand or the model name or steel type. Did the rust occur where it was laser etched? I haven't immersed my knife in water for a week, but it's been in plenty of rain storms and swimming with me and used for food prep and not cleaned for a long time and there's no rust.

@@appalachianadvrider No, some other videos got me thinking. I had it soaking with some other silverware that may have had a number of things on them from bbq sauce to peanut butter to no telling what else, but it was just in a plastic tupperware container with regular faucet water. I think that perhaps some food substance on the other stuff may have contributed. Fortunately, it was just surface rust/patina that can be polished out, but I will definitely be more careful with a knife this expensive!

@@sinepari9160 lots of times other metals will contact your blade (like when it was sharpened, at the thumb stud, or etched, or at the pivot from the washer etc) and those metals will rust and leech onto your knife steel. What knife did you see this happening to?

@@AeratingThatching no thank you. Without viewers there would be no need to make these videos. I love sharing my passion for knives and taking about them with others, so thanks for watching and commenting. Seriously

@andrew5117 For me is a well balanced knife for what I like to carry a knife for. When I'm not looking to do a specific task, then I like to carry one of my Hinderers. But if I'm breaking down boxes all day, I'll use a different knife, or if I'm doing food prep, I'll use a different knife ... Thanks for watching and commenting! Appreciate it

@@the_swinging_axe thank you for the compliment. I see you also prefer a larger size knife, and your selections are very good. We live in a great time to love knives. Thanks for watching and commenting!

They are really doing stuff right. I have several of their knives and have been impressed by all of them. As a camper this knive (and the Padre) is just a perfect overall knife. Thanks again for watching and commenting. I finally got around to editing part 2 of this series and it should be posted soon.

@@owenwestphal623 this life is still available for sale in the market, but I'm not selling mine. Love this thing. Thanks for watching and commenting

@@Krozin yeah it's a great knife. I didn't have much of an issue positioning my 2XX hands on it but maybe our detent strengths are different, so that is a possibility. But it's a great knife if you need something small and light. I do wish they provided more of a finger guard / feedback on how high you shouldn't choked up on it, but that's only a nitpick complaint. I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you for watching and commenting

@@outdoorsythings2573 yeah sometimes I get a knife and I just don't carry it, and it's not always the knifes fault. I have so many great knives that something really has to be special to me to take up some pocket time. When I was getting back into knives this Manix was praised by the community, so I purchased it. But I hated the rough G10 and then I got a other knife that I liked more etc. Thanks for watching and commenting

@@tyarnold4088 thank you for the kind words, for watching, for commenting and the sub! That's awesome. I have the 20.5 in carbon and it's a good looking knife!

@@tyarnold4088 I just rewatched my video and I have gotten a little more comfortable doing this, though I'm a little bit of a recluse. 😂 I have cut way back on my "ums" in the video, but it's a work in progress. Thanks again for watching ... I'm just doing this for fun and to talk about knives etc.

@@donaldmcgregor8152 I have many of the variants and they are awesome. If you have a need for a light concealed carry knife, check out the regular Drift large. Thanks for watching and commenting

@@WilliamDuff-t2w I felt the same way. It was a ridiculously long amount of time and it felt rushed when they finally ran my batch, as none of the edges were rounded off. Thanks for watching and commenting

@@spencerjames5271 this is a production version of this knife and I've seen it as low as $265 just today. Thanks for watching and commenting

@@williamdabill congrats on getting this knife! It's certainly a great knife at a great price

@@appalachianadvrider lol i accidentally bought it at full price when it was first released on the website. But yes it is a great tool

@@williamdabill don't you just hate that? I almost didn't get it even at $250 but I'm glad I did. Even $400 isn't a horrible price considering what it compares to.

@@joewhitehead961 you will love it if you like a bruiser

@@smokedogg19821 it certainly is very reminiscent of that design lol. I believe this company "pays homage" to lots of different designs out there (I'm being kind). The Gringo reminds me of a Zermino Tyr, the Tao reminds me of a Sebenza .... But then again, there's only so many things you can do with a knife. Regardless of all of that, there are things different between the two, and I really do love this knife. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@smokedogg19821 Michael Janich, the designer of Yojimbo knife variants, has a great video on the subject, and he is an expert, so I'm going to have to say I agree! And it's a great box opener / utility blade shape. You got yourself a great knife and hopefully you will never have to use it in that capacity, but it's there just in case. Thanks for watching and commenting!

@@nigeldalton532 this knife didn't need to be broken in to fall shut. It's a lot like a gravity knife once you release the lock by pulling back on it and tipping it in the desired direction. The action on this knife is really good. It sounds very industrial.

@@Beskar181 I don't normally talk about value. It's hard to say to someone that spending $600 is a good value. But when you compare it to other American made knives in it's class, it's not very overpriced. A McNees Mac 2 is around or over $600, and this knife blows it away in my opinion. A Hinderer XM18 is $425, and if you buy the titanium scale, add another $200 to make that an equivalent knife to this one, so this is cheaper. I personally love this AD20, so I'm a fan. That shark lock is amazing and really strong ... It's almost as strong as a fixed blade, and you can't say that about many folders. But you can get a $20 knife that cuts paper.

@@MrEric0822 that's is common with many expensive knives, but unusual for Quiet Carry. Nothing that blue thread lock can't fix. Maybe they forgot to add some during assembly? Mine is still factory tightened and I've opened it a lot. But I'm glad you love it as well. It's a great knife. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@ I added loctite last night. I could tell there was none on there from factory. Same happened with my Waypoint. I know how to fix the issue, but it requires knowledge and tools on my end right out of the box. Shouldn’t be that way for a high-end product. People who didn’t know what to do would have the pivot fall out. If it’s a known issue (which it is) they should add loctite during assembly or they should fix the issue somehow.

@@MrEric0822 no argument there. At a certain price point we expect more, and we should.

@MitchBollig yeah the Padre model is my favorite knife of all my knives, though this Compadre is a great size for my office monkey suit. I just ordered the version with a cross bar lock yesterday. I usually prefer smooth scales, especially on a knife that has a lot of contouring on it, so I went with their last Orange Peel texture in stock. It was sitting on their website for a long time and I figured I'd take it off their hands. Can't wait to try it

@@WillLiam32 no sir. This is the second version of the Atom with supposedly better studs. They work just fine for me. Thanks for watching and connecting!

@@MitchBollig I want to say I dislike the man but you have to give it to him ... He makes a quality knife! I would put Les George at the top tier level, but maybe he wasn't making knives when they came up with that Trinity thing? Plus Mr George is just a really nice guy. Thanks again for watching and commenting

@@MitchBollig I figured it made a lot more sense to break these into bite-sized videos because not a lot of people have an hour and a half to watch one long video. And yeah I've purchased knives thinking I would love them, and then for whatever reason, I just don't, or something else is just better than it that's in the same category. When you have so many good knives to choose from it's just hard to decide which one you want to carry over another great knife. At this point in time a knife has to be pretty spectacular for me to be carrying it over something else. While I've never traded knives I would be up for it if there is something that is mutually interesting enough to swap. Thanks again for watching and commenting

@@MitchBollig I really appreciate the kind words. I first discovered you with your review is the Zermino Tyre. I see you have really tricked that knife out correctly

@@mstuehler I love the kind words ... Thank you. I started this channel to share my thoughts about knives, and it's not about making quick videos .... It's about talking about what I think. There are lots of channels that tell jokes or make videos under 15 minutes that have a much larger audience, but I'm just doing what I want to do. I don't make a dime off of this and put a lot of time into it, but I am trying to provide information. Of course we all have our personal bias and I try and make that clear in the video. Thanks for watching and commenting.

@@MitchBollig thanks for watching and your comments. Not to get technical, Quiet Carry knives are manufactured in Taiwan, but I hear what you are saying. I might have to switch the XM24 to washers ... Great idea. I had an Eklipse on washers but I switched back to bearings because of the action, but the 24 has such a heavy blade maybe the action would be great?!?

@@appalachianadvrider Oh thanks! I honestly didn't remember about QC being in Taiwan. As for the XM-24...I can tell you from experience it won't get great on the opening (until probably 5000 openings when the washers smooth out), but it will definitely save the knuckle of your thumb. 🤜🤛

@@MitchBollig thanks for the info ... Appreciate it.

@@MitchBollig it's a great knife ... I agree. And it disappears in the pocket

@@EndlessLittleMoments not really ... the edge is slightly rounded.

@appalachianadvrider thank you, just found out about the firecraft that is similar but has a sharp spine, but this is definitely a better looker imo

@@EndlessLittleMoments check out the White River Knives Ursus Cub. I own all three of the knives we are talking about and the Cub sounds like what you are looking for. It comes with a ferro rod and a 90 degree bevel for striking. It's a good looking knife and around the same side as the Firecraft 3.5.

@@appalachianadvrider will check it out, thanks

@EndlessLittleMoments I have a fixed blade knife collection video with those knives in it. Check it out in my playlist. th-cam.com/video/XYZKFEFwpdQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rL3fV7TdbD5b7LFp

@whatsthemonsterbelow sorry to read about your accident. Hope you have a full recovery. That's the best things about these knives ... You can get away with no maintenance for a long time.

@@WhoobieD Sorry to hear about that. I've come to dislike the brand. I have three of their knives and each one of them has an issue. That's unacceptable at any price ... But at almost $600 each ... I'm not buying another folder from them for a long time .