10 More Hidden Gems of the Knife World - KnifeCenter
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ค. 2024
- In the catalog of big-name brands, it’s easy to miss some real winners. Check out some great models here: kcoti.com/3RK6pkf
There are so many knives on the market nowadays, that it is only natural that some great EDC pocket knives don’t get the attention they deserve. Here are ten that we think you should see. Do you think they compare favorably to the best sellers?
Check out our earlier videos showcasing great knives you might not have heard of: • Hidden Gems of the Kni... and • More Hidden Gems of th...
Featured Knives
00:00 Hidden Gems of the Knife World
00:47 Cold Steel Double Safe Hunter: kcoti.com/3RKJYvt
02:35 Spyderco Astute: kcoti.com/48vrHYW
04:49 CRKT Dextro: kcoti.com/48DyEHl
06:46 Kershaw Inception: kcoti.com/3PJS2Kt
08:18 SOG-TAC XR: kcoti.com/3Q2Wfu7
10:23 KA-BAR Becker BK10 Crewman: kcoti.com/48ADzZQ
13:10 Buck 104 Compadre: kcoti.com/3ZFUjdY
14:33 Boker Little Friend: kcoti.com/48AqbF5
16:42 Gerber 06 Auto: kcoti.com/48ADB3U
18:38 WE Esprit: kcoti.com/3FlB5kN
#KnifeCenter
Social Links:
/ knifecenter
/ knifecenter
/ knifecenter
Sign up for our newsletter:
kcoti.com/2LkuXg7
Check out our KnifeREWARDS program for free money to spend on your next knife: kcoti.com/knifeREWARDS
Browse our full catalog:
kcoti.com/KnifeCenter - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
The Buck 104 is the perfect camp knife. Tough enough to do harder tasks, but with the hollow grind, it's slicey enough for food prep.
The Kershaw Inception has been flying under my radar. Worth a double check. Looks nimble and pocketable :)
Agreed on the Esprit. It's a beautiful, solid and premium knife with a characteristic sound.
That Esprit is easily one of WE's best knives. The thing is just really classy, really versatile and very good materials. If I could only recommend one knife from WE Knife Co, that would be the one.
The buck qualifies 100%. Nice job fellas
The problem for knives like the CRKT Dextro is that knives like the Sencut Serene inevitably come out around the same time and do the same thing in the same materials but are superior in every way for equal or less money. A very good knife gets overlooked because of a great one.
Depends also if you want Sencut to succeed or CRKT.
I think that spyderco astute is absolutely one of their best designs that could do with a material rework. It's really elegant (which isn't something that can be said for most other spydercos).
I handled some Spydercos, but I only own two, and the Astute is one of them. I like it a lot. It's only 8cr, but I can live with that - but it feels very good in the hand, and as you say, much more elegant than other Spdercos.
I believe it was designed by the same Hungarian guy who designed the Hungarian folder, which is a small plus for me as a Hungarian.
Ray Laconico designs are just so nice and clean, i don't have any of his knives but I'm definitely gonna get the Rosalinda when they're back in stock
I like the look of the 06 but personally if I’m spending 200 bucks I’m getting a Protech
Production Laconicos are my favorites hands down. They take his excellent designs and add the refined fit and finish he seems to eschew in his customs, resulting in perfection as far as I’m concerned.
Agreed although the production MBK stuff is a hot mess too. The WE and Kizer models tend to be solid.
Good call on the 'almost Canadian belt knife' for the spyderco astute. You took the words outta my mouth as soon as i saw that knife shape.
yay! dca makes knives even more fun to research than normal
I own the CKRT Dextro, which I bought on your recommendation several months ago DCA. I now have 264 knives in my collection .....
The Dextro is a great all-around user, with a nice bit of heft. Crkt does a great job with their heat treat of D2 as well.
Thanks David. I have never seen any of the knives you showed. 🔪🎸
I have the tiger stripe anno we esprit. I love it!! It's definitely in my edc rotation.
I have the regular little friend, and I have to say that despite how chunky the blade may look at first, it's super nimble and the action is silky smooth, it handles like a knife half the size.
The BK10 is probably my favorite knife. I have an older Camillus made unit. Carry it daily walking my dog. It also see's a lot of tractor time.
I really appreciate the Laconico designs. The Esprit and the Kaviso Keen have been on my wish list for a while.
Either WE Knives will have the Esprit when I can afford it, or they'll force my hand with a discontinued sale!
As soon as the Dextro came out i got it. Awsome knife for the money. Thanx CRKT
Absolutely an excellent series. Very well done and exciting to see so many great options that might be just out of the spotlight. Great work.
A few nice hidden heroes 😎 When I saw the Gerber 06 Auto I immediately thought of my Boker Strike - another underrepresented knife at less than ½ the price of the Gerber.
That buck is sick
Love my Esprit!
Got a SOG-Tac XR on a really good sale around $35 a year or so ago, and it's been a great knife.
Such a great knife! I bought it when it first came out. It's almost a Persian style blade, very tactical & practical. Three ways to deploy it, great weight in hand, work horse, great edc. It takes a great edge, too. Mine is mirror polished, hair shaving sharp.
I have that very same SOG TAC XR. Love it. Just glad I got a great deal on it. Not sure it's worth 80 odd bucks, but I do love it.
Yeah, I got one in an orange color they were clearing out for about $36. Really great knife for that price.
I think $50-$60 would be a totally fair price for it, agree $80 seems a little high.
@@Essex626 yeah, I paid $50.
I've got a Compadre that's been worked over by Sk Blades called a Frontier. It's awesome!
The 06 is a great knife took mine to the sand box and it's still going strong 😊
Thanks for the share. The CS Double Safe Hunter are great, budget "first hunter/hunt" field folders to teach kids/teens about knife safety, knife use, and knife care.
yeah man, i love my gerber auto! ...great knife!
Interesting to see the BK 10 on this list? I didn't see this one coming. I own one and really like it. It's my beater, go everywhere blade. Size is very utilitarian, it isn't so heavy it's objectionable, and capable of most tasks. That WE Knife Co. Espirit is gorgeous, but pricey enough to question as a front flipper?
I have a Gerber 06. It's a tank!
I thought the Gerber O6 seemed pretty nice when I bought one on sale. It did seem slow but after using it a little bit it did seem to get better and it just feels solid. No complaints on that one.
Nice
I had several friends who had the 06 auto while in the Middle East. They highly recommend it and they were right. Complete workhorse. I like it better than my Protech.
Thanks, Mr. Andersen. I've always preferred the BK-10 to the BK-2. It's more than tough enough to be a survival knife, with a 3/16th" stock and a 5.5" blade, but to me it's a better camp knife because it is a far better slicer.
WE and CRKT get my vote in this one 👍
The SOG Flash AT is the best folder they've made in... ever, I just wish it wasn't assisted opening and was in a little better steel then "Cryo D2" but it' been a really good knife. I dressed/skinned a white-tail with mine this year and it needed a good sharpening but it did it well. Far better blade shape and proportions overall compared to the Tac XR.
I like that Cold Steel, didn't state wether it was flat or hollow grind though. I could tell from looking on screen.
Hey DCA. In the Civivi lineup, the Elementum Button Lock first model is an hidden gem.
Get micarta handles/scales for all your BK series Becker tools. I got one set, now they all have them. The handle CAN get to the next level.
How would you compare a BK9 to a Skrama for chopping (small hatchet replacement)?
Thank you!
Worth mentioning (maybe) about the Gerber 6 Auto, James Bond use one in the movie SPECTRE. Which is exactly why I purchased one.
How is the detent on the Lil Friend? I count as a Voxnaes fan but both my Grand and Fieldfolder fail a detent shake test
I'd like to add my vote for an Astute with better materials. It's got better action than most of my 300 knives. I've had it for a couple of years now and I consistently go back to it.
I've had my 06 fast tanto for years now and it's still kicking. Haven't got the 06 auto yet
It's big heavy and thick
So many more.
i move the esprit and carried it for more than a year. the only negative was the lock-up was 20% at most
Wish the double safe hunter came with better scales!
The boker and the we were the only two that I thought about… honestly a big fan of that boker, but eh… maybe if it were on sale. Lol.
What if you did a missed the mark knife series? Featuring knives like the Case Westline that have the thumb stud in the cutting path?
Aka "Knives that are just sitting on the shelves and we need to get rid of them"
Lmao
Yeah, shit that we ordered to much of
✔️ Yeah, kinda like when they are asked: "which knife steels do you recommend"? The answer is inevitably: "well, all the steels in all the blades(of all the knives that we sell) are useful". Lol
Exactly 😂
SOG, Gerber and WE are genuinely good knives. Esprit was a huge hit some time ago they even made a CIVIVI version of it (Sokoke).
10 knives KnifeCenter had problems selling off!
It would be nice in the future if all the knives could be in frame the whole time while on the table. zoom back just a tad.
The dextro looks awesome, but I can't bring myself to buy it. I've not had a very good experience with CRKT knives. I personally am not a fan of the brand. Who knows though, maybe I should check the Dextro out, it may change my opinion. If it doesn't I can give it away like I've done with every other CRKT knife I've owned. On a side note, I do own the Buck 104 compadre and I love it. It has gone hunting and camping with me for the last 4 years. It has a simple yet custom feel in a production knife.
Doo-doo steel or other QC concerns every time? The Pilar was finnicku but I'm not getting rid of my Helical, Heron, Pilarge, CEOs, Lanny, Squid XM, Batum, Deviation and Linchpin. I'll drop em when they let me down that bad but maybe I still count as easy to please heh heh. Oh yeah the buck yezzir I wouldn't turn away a rattish/Esee-ish Buck
👌
I've been debating between the We Esprit and Kizer Gemini. The kizer is a regular flipper and I like the blue pivot. Other than that, it's the same knife. But the kizer is $50 cheaper
No it's not the same. Blade profile and grind, handle shape, better steel, better heat treatment, pocket clip - that's different from the Gemini.
@Nudel-nc1cp the blade profile and handle shape are almost the same. The kizer has a lanyard hole. And if you want to be a pedantic piece of shit. Yes, they're completely different. But they look extremely similar because it's the same designer. I'm sorry I didn't say "almost the same" and you thought I meant exactly the same. People like you are so annoying.
What about a small fixed blade for EDC. In NY, that’s necessary to be legal. I like the Ka-Bar Tdi investigator, especially because it looks like it would carry well with slacks and a sports coat but it doesn’t look practical for regular-non tactical use. I’m carrying a CRKT Inara now, but want to switch over.
That CRKT reminds me of an xbox controller lol. I like it
The WE esprit is a great knife, if it was on washers I would've kept it but bearings just don't feel great to me.
I noticed that Little Friend Was # 88 ........ i want it haha
I like the Esprit, I wish that it had a milled clip. I know... a small esthetic nothing...
If Buck made a machete, sword, or Kukri they'd put a hollow grind on it. Buck is hollow grind crazy which is the only reason that rurns me offto Buck
Kizer begleiter 2:)
David, I appreciate your time on the TH-cam videos. But honestly, with the exception of the Spyderco, Boker and WE knives, these are prime examples of how so many of the US companies have fallen behind the contemporary market due to blocky design and substandard materials in construction. A true testament to where these guys are headed 😢
Dig the Boker but not a fan of S90V. I would've been a buyer with S30V or S35VN. Really dig the WE Esprit also, but like all WE knives it's way overpriced.
Crkt crossbones
The hidden gem of the hodden gems is definitely the spyderco. That design in rare steel with Ti handles would have kicked butt. Surprised they still have those WE knives around - much like the TRM Atom.
Or the sales that we need because our Buyer ordered too many !!!
The green text down below is always better to see than the blue, pretty easy to hate when stuff is outta stock heh heh
Has any knife company ever made a knife called the Sasquatch? That would be a great name for a knife. You could call it the Bigfoot as well, but Sasquatch kinda has a better ring to it. “The cold steel Sasquatch“ Couldn’t you see something like that
I have the bk7 and I felt really disappointed by the handle scales. They are just seem so cheap feeling.
I beat the piss out of my 06 for years until the spring finally broke.
Warranty
@@The4cp sucks
I discovered an old Benchmade/ Heckler& Koch collaboration folder, frame lock, 440c blade , drop point, great action, thumbstuds, not heavy, well done....hidden Gem...i cant seem to find what its called...i only found info on the one with serrations. Mine has no serrations
I'm almost positive that your knife is the Benchmade Heckler/Koch Monochrome. As for the serrations, you are correct I took a look online myself and couldn't locate a plain edge variant anywhere, however, the serrations itself wouldn't cause the model to be renamed under a different label (would likely just cause the model code ending to contain SE for serrated edge), so the model you have should still be the Monochrome despite it being a plain edge variant.
What is the absolute cheapest standard size folding or fixed blade knife that you know of that is still not junk?
Ruike P801 ... $30
I like real steel Bushcrafter, you can get a convex, full flat or scandi grind, cold steel srk compact is well know as one of the best value fixed blades, damn near indestructible and an amazingly low price.
Gerber paraframe and I just looked up the price KC currently has it on sale for $13.95. Wont tell you its a great knife but you wont find better for that money. At least the one I bought 20 years ago is still a good work knife option.
Mora for a fixed blade is always the right answer.
Folding blade knife: SRM 92-series: 9201, 9202, 9211 - basic FRN versions are dirt cheap but work very well.
As for fixed blade it is probably Mora.
Morakniv and then my choice of cheapest folder would be some of those 30 dollar Petrified Fish or an Adimanti Skimen Neformat, outside of Harnds Eafengrow Sitivien etc
Hidden gems? Gems all around. Not so hidden! Great selection, DCA!
Hmmm, hidden Gems?PRICED like Gem$ 💎 too, lol
Boker Giant Mouse…hmmm
I love his work with Boker, the Fieldfolder kicks ass aside from weak detent
So bored right now. I Never clicked so fast. Thanks
I may buy that buck from ya DCA…
Not really looking for a handout, but have you ever considered offering coupons at the end of these videos so people will be more likely to buy them and make them more well-known? While you guys get to pack in the profits from knives otherwise not purchased.
Comments+1
The background music / noise in these videos is so distracting.
The WE Esprit is the only knife from WE that has ever made me consider breaking my rule to not buy Chinese knives. Such a great looking design. Laconico is a wizard
"Not to buy Chinese knives" 😂 no knife fanatic would say that.
@@CadillacDriver I might be the first then 🥇
@@mcsquirgle what ever your rationale is for not buying Chinese, it won't stack up.
@@CadillacDriver China is the prime rival of the United States currently, even with the war in Ukraine going on.
I could go on and on about this. Or you could just mind your own business. Believe it or not I didn't make the original comment expecting to have to defend my perspective.
The truth is there are so many knives out there, a person doesn't need to buy a knife made in China anymore. There are still knives that I have not tried yet that are made in Japan, and Taiwan, and countries in Europe, and heck even South American countries make knives. And of course American made knives. I could spend my entire life focusing on everything else out there and still have a great time without buying a Chinese knife. I've managed to do that for a long time. There just is too much great stuff out there from the rest of the world to waste time and space on the next WE knife or whatever it is, when I still want to try countless other things from reputable companies that are in countries that are friendly to Americans
@@mcsquirgle yet, here you are trying to defend your position. You have severe paranoid delusions. I'd wager much of what you own is Chinese made 🤣 no matter what, you can't avoid it whilst living a normal on-grid life. You use Chinese tech and products every single day and you don't even know it.
$$$
And it kind of looks like a Muck Lol
Shrug
Hidden jems??? Not any of these
I know Spyderco is super popular, but oh my... Almost every Spyderco looks so ugly to me.
I really can't understand why they are so popular.
There are so many manufacturers out there, so many, MANY, knives and yet people buy a knife that's looking like that.
And it's not even that they are good value. Their marketing division must be really great.
I am not saying that they are bad knives. But other knives are sharp as well, cheaper and more pleasing to the eye as well.
Cough*Opinel*Cough.
I bought one those kids knives for my daughter. Less than 10€ and it is really, really sharp.
I did grind away from the spine as these edges were a bit too sharp for a kids knife. At least for my taste.
But if you haven't bought an Opinel, please do and then look at your Spyderco again.
That Gerber Auto is a lot ugly 😬
It is made for army use. So it is rugged, strong and ugly as proper military equipment should be.
I like the SOG and Cold Steel. as far as the rest of them: even a blind man can tell a dumpster is on fire. Hot garbage.
Aka knives nobody wants?
Keep it real
My favorite is when the Mantis guy said it's a rare thing to run across another guy carrying a Mantis, I'm not exactly pissed off that the one I still want is in stock lol
Looks like you are just trying to sell the stock that never moves. Looks like a table of mediocrity. Which is why they don't sell.
Will china knives still be available
Very nice knifes
Sup Joey!