Thank you for bringing honesty and transparency to us potential purchasers. I agree that many prominent knife promoting channels do not have our best interest at heart. Sadly YT is turning into a clickbait cesspool. Watch out for the landmines. Peace.
Advertisement and these influencers work! TH-camrs are many millionaires, just since the beginning of Covid, when so many of us got into things. When trustworthy experts, politicians people say something, we want to believe that.
Keep on ranting ! The knife hobby has become a great income stream for many Chinese knife manufacturers. US companies are not immune from this either. We already have too many table top "Gee this knife opens & closes so easy & fun, you gotta get it" reviewers. Reviews like this are welcome & much needed ! EDIT; not hating on countries of origin. I have a number of excellent Chinese made knives as well as excellent US made ones.
Excellent vid, once again. In a world where every knife reviews are full of superlatives, your no bullshit channel is quite refreshing ! Doing that to M390 and titanium is a shame.
@@dayannahkali supposedly they improved the design slightly. After taking it apart and putting some time into trying to figure out the best approach to increasing the blade engagement, I realised that this system cannot become anything but what it already is!
Bought the aurora knife and tool "truffles". A knife that went kind of viral. There OEM sucks. Bought teal accents and had aurora install them (225 total, 185 i think was just the kickstarter knife price). The teal accents looked horrible. They looked weathered. Perhaps when there were installed someone with oily hands installed? The pocket clip reverse accent was just really poorly Anodized. So I opened the knife up to swap to the original plain ti accents. There were metal burrs/bits hanging off of many screws holes. The build quality was very poor. And I looked on aurora knife and tools site that other people were having problems too. So It wasn't just mine. Aurora if you read this get a new OEM. I also have been burned by buying a knife jarred showed. Sitivien 995. What a piece of crap that knife is. Agree completely that these knife tubers don't really test there stuff. And lets be real, not only do they not have time to properly test but they aren't about to bite the hand that feeds.
You are not wrong. Again, I said this in a previous video, and I will say it again. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. It is only a matter of time before you drag companies into the light, either showing their metal (pun intended) and improving their product, or asking youtubers to put out hit pieces on you or drown out the noise.
@@adbramsay Hahaha! Both those things are already happening! Remette specifically sent the latest version to a TH-camr who is trying to discredit my original finding by tapping the spine with a force one would use to burp a kitten 😂
@@CuttingBoardRx I saw that short by someone with a "sharp_brain" (not their actual @ but I am sure you know who I mean). BTW I have gotten a knife with the SNECKX superlock to fail the spine whack test, so when I saw some of the Tactile Knife Company Chupacabra's having issues, I was not surprised. During my own spine whack testing, I got varying results dependent on what angle and on what part of the blade the spine was whacked, not all whacks are equal, well some are (your rig makes that certain).
It’s certainly a good looking knife. I have a knife that I recently received that had aesthetic issues , plus it had a grinding sensation which I cleaned out metal dust. But the killer was the blade rock. Not a cheap knife at nearly 500usd. The brand will take the knife back or fix it. I wonder the fact they know I’m a TH-cam reviewer means they treat me differently. What I don’t know is this a one off or typical of their quality because people like me buy knives for the aesthetics and the novelty of it. I have plenty of real use knives. I would had to stop buying almost a decade ago if it’s strictly a tool for use. Hardness has become a trendy topic. I’ve notice AliExpress sellers showing vids and pics of the hardness test of the knives they are selling. So this is a good thing you are doing in bringing awareness. I think it will become more the norm and keep the brands under control. Hopefully.
I watch your videos for precisely this reason - your technical review and honesty in reporting your findings. As for Remette knives, I own just one, the Seahorse. I’m not going to carry it now until I check its lock integrity.
Leeb testers are not suitable for thin materials like knives. You're checking the accuracy on the block, but that's of a sufficient mass. It doesn't really show how accurate a thinner material with gel is. Unfortunately it doesn't stand up to ASMT norms, and I'm skeptical of the accuracy. Have you cross referenced your results with other penetration or Vickers testers?
@@CuttingBoardRx thanks, just watched it. I don't doubt the remettre HT is soft. My question is more with the use of the leeb tester. The follow up video shows that likely the Hogue is harder than the Remette, but I still don't know how much to trust the results since it's not the right equipment for the material thickness. I appreciate you bringing some (much needed) testing to the TH-cam space. But you may be presenting inaccurate results and influencing the audiences opinion unjustifiably. If you could cross reference a few results with a penetration/micro vickers tester, I think that could give you more of a leg to stand on going forward. And for your peace of mind. Just my 2 cents.
It seems there are tons of these newer companies that contract out manufacturing to places who lack the true knowledge of good knife building. This seems to be a mix of quality control problems and design issues with your example here, and it's done all in the name of making a buck. While it's great the industry is full of choice in 2024, its sad that we see such obvious failure here that is telling greatly of their quality control process and lack of attention to detail.
Thank you for the information on this knife, it WAS on my short list of knives to get... I will not buy now. My question is, have you tested other remette knives for hrc? Are they all poorly heat treated or just your example here? Thank you again for working to keep companies honest, I would like to hear their explanations
sir hi again, this leeb tester suitable for larger than 2 cm width and heavier than 5kg according to manual, i had bought a big round metal but i dont use gel, and it doesnt work, when i watch tutorials i see that chinese manufacturers use a red colored slycone, i supposed it was for attachment but as i learnt from this video its for avoding from air pockets, i'll try again with sanitizer gel. i hope it works this time.
@@AbdulkadirAytekin what material selection do you use from the menu? Also, in my next video I will provide a test of two blades side by side striking them interchangeably and getting consistent results on every strike with averages matching previous individual tests of the same blades. It’s coming soon. Is your tester the same brand?
Remette mentioned in another youtubers live stream saying that they wanted to fix the issue and get it tested by a US based company. I think they took your feedback to heart.
Is there a particular reason you tested this knife on the grind while all the other tests you've done have been on or around the pivot? Thanks for what you do.
Hello CBRx, I ordered a Peregrine RTT 1T (full lightning) a few days ago and I received it yesterday... Your video made me a little cold when choosing the knife! I was perhaps luckier than you, because on my copy, there is no play (neither front nor lateral), the lock engages well and resists the "stress" of the blade... I I cannot control the hardness as I do not have a suitable machine, and I do not have the necessary perspective to form an opinion on the hardness (or softness) of the M390 used... All the screws were well tightened; I specify this, because this was not the case on the "Rhino" model of the same brand, or none of the screws (except those of the pivot) were... Good luck with your quality videos! And see you in future videos... Sébastien
Thanks for sharing this information! I saw some reviews on the newer version and it looked to me that they implemented a couple of changes. Enjoy your knife!
sir i had wrote an answer to you but cannot seem here. i have chose steel and cast steel, as i see in other video i wrote comment you had preferred cold work tool steel. i'll try that mode next time. same device, same software, same button place, but different brand name and different button colors, actually its same device, you can see it at my place, im a hobbier, just record it for fun. video caption was i throw 100$ to trash but after i saw your videos maybe device is working properly and maybe my knives are trash. im in a dilemma. 🤷♂
The sad part is they have all these larger TH-cam accounts showing every knife they drop. And pushing them on the live streams, and basically selling a ton of them. All they are is some random china OEM Making these knives, and then they are rebranded under a bunch of different sellers and sold all over the world for I'm sure very large margins. Of course, the youtubers aren't using them. They're just opening them up playing with the action, saying how smooth it is and telling their followers to go buy it through their link, all they care about it's getting those link clicks. And they damn Sure.Couldn't tell you if they are actually a well made knife because they ain't using them All they're doing is showing them.
It would be interesting to see you review a “LAND 812S” Sebenza clone (It’s made of similar materials, Titanium / S35VN). I have noticed some manufacturing and design choices that I think make it much cheaper to manufacture than a Sebenza, while not compromising very much on performance. With your Style of review I think it would be a very interesting comparison, they are both very different under the hood.
Are u sure that's a truly flat spot on the blade? I've only seen them test the blade near the pivot where its truly flat? But ive also heard there 14c28n is very soft. Id love to see u test some m390 from twosun.
Maybe you got a bad example but Remette has consistently done m390 in the 61+ range. I’ve seen 3 different reviewers who sent different models out to get tested and they all came back M390 and some as high as 62.7 HRC. Just additional data points.
@@BrandonGavin_EDC feel free to provide the links to this information. TH-cam doesn’t always allow adding links to the comments but my email address is listed in the channel description. Looking forward to hearing from you!
@BrandonGavin_EDC I can't find any of that information, I found one channel that claimed 59.5hrc, but that's all I could find. Please share these other channels findings for the people interested. Thank you so much
@@Shanes_Sharp_Sheetapparently TH-cam keeps deleting my posts with links. Check out LTK’s batch 3 XRF and HRC video. Also his video Batch 1 and Batch 2 have 3 other knives under their XTOUC name before the changed to Remette. I believe it has D2, 14C28N, and 9Cr and all test fairly high according to each steel. If I can find some of the other ones I’ll try and post them. Many are from over a year ago and I’m subbed to like 50 channels. I can’t remember them all. Keep in mind his batch videos 1/2/3 are the newer batch’s. If they are from like 4 years ago those are the old ones, he started a new batch in the last year.
So there are videos like this that are the reason why MC not replying to you. But hey! There are somebody making a lot of money! I don't know. It's like this massive hypnosis about taste and value that is all just a fkn lie!
It’s wild to me that the HRC is so low Other people have tested their Peacock, which is a budget knife, and it consistently got 60-60.7 HRC across 4 knives And that’s made of 9Cr18 Their M390 should be around 60+ I’d have sent this back in personally They seem to have a good heat treat on their D2 and 14C28N as well, higher then average So this M390 rating is really disappointing The lock failure was also disappointing A button operated liner lock is awesome, it’s sad that this one didn’t seem to fit properly Though that could be a flaw with this individual knife, or with the lock itself Would require more then 2 to test to verify the consistency of the issue
@@bornonthebattlefront4883 I’ll be willing to test again but the blade should not be provided to me by the manufacturer. Remette is an enigma: we don’t know anything about their component sources
@@CuttingBoardRx watched it, did some research On their 9Cr18 for the Peacock, they hit 61 HRC consistently 3 knives tested They advertise a range of 58-60 HRC, but the 3 knives were at 59.9, 60.8 and 61.2 This was by an independent reviewer Another test was on their steed, just one knife was tested that I could find, but it was advertised as 58-60 on their M390, but it hit 62.6 Perhaps they used a different manufacturer specifically for this model? Or perhaps they just had a really bad batch, either way, I’d have requested a new blade through RMA before posting this video, and keeping your identity a secret From what I have seen, they have 1/2 decent customer support, and if you had done that, you could have really caught them if it was a greater issue, or would have been pleasantly surprised if it was a one off issue (or one batch issue ig) While I’m all for holding companies accountable, I think you went a bit too aggressive with the messaging about this company They make damn good products, just this model should be avoided until they can prove it’s been fixed/ isn’t a greater issue Their Swordfish model takes a lot of engineering, and good execution They aren’t like a lot of Chinese knife start ups, they are actually trying to do cool things instead of just another D2 liner lock with G-10 scales
Ig what I’m trying to say is, even the “great” companies make mistakes Civivi has under-performed on hardness, as has Kershaw CJRB had that whole AR-RPM9 fiasco and Benchmade can’t seem to figure out reasonable pricing No company is perfect, and not every company is out to scam you You can’t say “Remette bad” When they have 2 dozen models that have been ran through the ringer and have performed just as well as everyone else (or better in the case of the peacock) That’s all
@@CuttingBoardRxpersonally frame liner lock are basically the same thing. I'm betting frame lock is probably the cheapest option. Both I've come across the same failures.
Didn't you already test this knife in this fashion and possibly damaged it in the process? Just to be fair. I have no intrest in purchasing this knife, but shouldn't you take it apart to check the inside components? Your also testing the blade hardness at an angle and not straight un and down.
My tester accounts for the direction of strike. The first part of your question is arguable but I will take it apart eventually. My point is why would anyone pay $250 for a no-name, no-warranty, unknown source knife that is competing with absolutely stellar knives like Mini Adamas, TRM Atom, Para 2, Hogue Mysto, ZT 350…. To name a few?
@@CuttingBoardRxYour reply is spot on. The knives you mention are all excellent choices. I'm constantly amazed at how many new knife brands are popping up in the $250 plus price range. Appreciate your swimming against the tide of knife reviewers that insist I "must have" the newest thing.
You have become the best knife reviewer on youtube, thanks for information that can be trusted!
Thanks! This means a lot to me!
I concur, all the other channels basically are just showing any and everything giving me fomo. Not anymore though. Thanks!
Very much agreed!
Thank you for bringing honesty and transparency to us potential purchasers. I agree that many prominent knife promoting channels do not have our best interest at heart.
Sadly YT is turning into a clickbait cesspool. Watch out
for the landmines. Peace.
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That's a major disappointment. Thank you for doing the Lord's work in the knife community
Glad you watched it!
Astonishing that people pay this much for a Chinese mystery knife. Glad to see an honest review of it.
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Advertisement and these influencers work! TH-camrs are many millionaires, just since the beginning of Covid, when so many of us got into things. When trustworthy experts, politicians people say something, we want to believe that.
Keep on ranting ! The knife hobby has become a great income stream for many Chinese knife manufacturers. US companies are not immune from this either.
We already have too many table top "Gee this knife opens & closes so easy & fun, you gotta get it" reviewers.
Reviews like this are welcome & much needed !
EDIT; not hating on countries of origin. I have a number of excellent Chinese made knives as well as excellent US made ones.
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Excellent vid, once again. In a world where every knife reviews are full of superlatives, your no bullshit channel is quite refreshing !
Doing that to M390 and titanium is a shame.
@@dayannahkali supposedly they improved the design slightly. After taking it apart and putting some time into trying to figure out the best approach to increasing the blade engagement, I realised that this system cannot become anything but what it already is!
Bought the aurora knife and tool "truffles". A knife that went kind of viral. There OEM sucks. Bought teal accents and had aurora install them (225 total, 185 i think was just the kickstarter knife price). The teal accents looked horrible. They looked weathered. Perhaps when there were installed someone with oily hands installed? The pocket clip reverse accent was just really poorly Anodized. So I opened the knife up to swap to the original plain ti accents. There were metal burrs/bits hanging off of many screws holes. The build quality was very poor. And I looked on aurora knife and tools site that other people were having problems too. So It wasn't just mine. Aurora if you read this get a new OEM.
I also have been burned by buying a knife jarred showed. Sitivien 995. What a piece of crap that knife is. Agree completely that these knife tubers don't really test there stuff. And lets be real, not only do they not have time to properly test but they aren't about to bite the hand that feeds.
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appreciate your real honest reviews
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You are top notch with your testing and reviews and your honesty is much appreciated.
Thank you! Help my channel grow bye sharing the link to the video!
You are not wrong. Again, I said this in a previous video, and I will say it again. THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. It is only a matter of time before you drag companies into the light, either showing their metal (pun intended) and improving their product, or asking youtubers to put out hit pieces on you or drown out the noise.
@@adbramsay Hahaha! Both those things are already happening! Remette specifically sent the latest version to a TH-camr who is trying to discredit my original finding by tapping the spine with a force one would use to burp a kitten 😂
@@CuttingBoardRx I saw that short by someone with a "sharp_brain" (not their actual @ but I am sure you know who I mean).
BTW I have gotten a knife with the SNECKX superlock to fail the spine whack test, so when I saw some of the Tactile Knife Company Chupacabra's having issues, I was not surprised. During my own spine whack testing, I got varying results dependent on what angle and on what part of the blade the spine was whacked, not all whacks are equal, well some are (your rig makes that certain).
It’s certainly a good looking knife. I have a knife that I recently received that had aesthetic issues , plus it had a grinding sensation which I cleaned out metal dust. But the killer was the blade rock.
Not a cheap knife at nearly 500usd.
The brand will take the knife back or fix it. I wonder the fact they know I’m a TH-cam reviewer means they treat me differently.
What I don’t know is this a one off or typical of their quality because people like me buy knives for the aesthetics and the novelty of it. I have plenty of real use knives. I would had to stop buying almost a decade ago if it’s strictly a tool for use.
Hardness has become a trendy topic. I’ve notice AliExpress sellers showing vids and pics of the hardness test of the knives they are selling. So this is a good thing you are doing in bringing awareness. I think it will become more the norm and keep the brands under control. Hopefully.
I watch your videos for precisely this reason - your technical review and honesty in reporting your findings. As for Remette knives, I own just one, the Seahorse. I’m not going to carry it now until I check its lock integrity.
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Invaluable information for the knife community. Thank you!
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Thank you sir very interesting 🤔
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Leeb testers are not suitable for thin materials like knives. You're checking the accuracy on the block, but that's of a sufficient mass. It doesn't really show how accurate a thinner material with gel is.
Unfortunately it doesn't stand up to ASMT norms, and I'm skeptical of the accuracy.
Have you cross referenced your results with other penetration or Vickers testers?
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@@CuttingBoardRx thanks, just watched it. I don't doubt the remettre HT is soft. My question is more with the use of the leeb tester.
The follow up video shows that likely the Hogue is harder than the Remette, but I still don't know how much to trust the results since it's not the right equipment for the material thickness.
I appreciate you bringing some (much needed) testing to the TH-cam space. But you may be presenting inaccurate results and influencing the audiences opinion unjustifiably.
If you could cross reference a few results with a penetration/micro vickers tester, I think that could give you more of a leg to stand on going forward. And for your peace of mind. Just my 2 cents.
It seems there are tons of these newer companies that contract out manufacturing to places who lack the true knowledge of good knife building. This seems to be a mix of quality control problems and design issues with your example here, and it's done all in the name of making a buck. While it's great the industry is full of choice in 2024, its sad that we see such obvious failure here that is telling greatly of their quality control process and lack of attention to detail.
Thank you for the information on this knife, it WAS on my short list of knives to get... I will not buy now. My question is, have you tested other remette knives for hrc? Are they all poorly heat treated or just your example here? Thank you again for working to keep companies honest, I would like to hear their explanations
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sir hi again, this leeb tester suitable for larger than 2 cm width and heavier than 5kg according to manual, i had bought a big round metal but i dont use gel, and it doesnt work, when i watch tutorials i see that chinese manufacturers use a red colored slycone, i supposed it was for attachment but as i learnt from this video its for avoding from air pockets, i'll try again with sanitizer gel. i hope it works this time.
@@AbdulkadirAytekin what material selection do you use from the menu? Also, in my next video I will provide a test of two blades side by side striking them interchangeably and getting consistent results on every strike with averages matching previous individual tests of the same blades. It’s coming soon.
Is your tester the same brand?
Remette mentioned in another youtubers live stream saying that they wanted to fix the issue and get it tested by a US based company. I think they took your feedback to heart.
@@derekwedge09Having disassembled it, I know what exactly prevents it from solid lockup. Send me a link to the video, I’ll let them know what I think
Is there a particular reason you tested this knife on the grind while all the other tests you've done have been on or around the pivot? Thanks for what you do.
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Hello CBRx, I ordered a Peregrine RTT 1T (full lightning) a few days ago and I received it yesterday... Your video made me a little cold when choosing the knife! I was perhaps luckier than you, because on my copy, there is no play (neither front nor lateral), the lock engages well and resists the "stress" of the blade... I I cannot control the hardness as I do not have a suitable machine, and I do not have the necessary perspective to form an opinion on the hardness (or softness) of the M390 used... All the screws were well tightened; I specify this, because this was not the case on the "Rhino" model of the same brand, or none of the screws (except those of the pivot) were... Good luck with your quality videos! And see you in future videos... Sébastien
Thanks for sharing this information! I saw some reviews on the newer version and it looked to me that they implemented a couple of changes. Enjoy your knife!
Keep up the good work....
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Appreciate the warning. Your opinion matters, especially with having raccoon pawed as many knives as you have.
@@phthano2580 Thanks for watching!
I appreciate you doing this testing. Can you do a video of some of your highest performers?
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Thank you for your video. This was definitely on my list. Not anymore. Gonna use my $250 elsewhere
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Can we get a review on one of their less expensive knives like the remette rhino
@@garciaslife0420 maybe, meanwhile…
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sir i had wrote an answer to you but cannot seem here. i have chose steel and cast steel, as i see in other video i wrote comment you had preferred cold work tool steel. i'll try that mode next time. same device, same software, same button place, but different brand name and different button colors, actually its same device, you can see it at my place, im a hobbier, just record it for fun. video caption was i throw 100$ to trash but after i saw your videos maybe device is working properly and maybe my knives are trash. im in a dilemma. 🤷♂
The sad part is they have all these larger TH-cam accounts showing every knife they drop.
And pushing them on the live streams, and basically selling a ton of them. All they are is some random china OEM Making these knives, and then they are rebranded under a bunch of different sellers and sold all over the world for I'm sure very large margins. Of course, the youtubers aren't using them. They're just opening them up playing with the action, saying how smooth it is and telling their followers to go buy it through their link, all they care about it's getting those link clicks. And they damn Sure.Couldn't tell you if they are actually a well made knife because they ain't using them All they're doing is showing them.
It would be interesting to see you review a “LAND 812S” Sebenza clone (It’s made of similar materials, Titanium / S35VN). I have noticed some manufacturing and design choices that I think make it much cheaper to manufacture than a Sebenza, while not compromising very much on performance. With your Style of review I think it would be a very interesting comparison, they are both very different under the hood.
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Are u sure that's a truly flat spot on the blade? I've only seen them test the blade near the pivot where its truly flat? But ive also heard there 14c28n is very soft. Id love to see u test some m390 from twosun.
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Maybe you got a bad example but Remette has consistently done m390 in the 61+ range. I’ve seen 3 different reviewers who sent different models out to get tested and they all came back M390 and some as high as 62.7 HRC. Just additional data points.
@@BrandonGavin_EDC feel free to provide the links to this information. TH-cam doesn’t always allow adding links to the comments but my email address is listed in the channel description. Looking forward to hearing from you!
@BrandonGavin_EDC please share your information, would really like to see these 3 or more tests
@BrandonGavin_EDC I can't find any of that information, I found one channel that claimed 59.5hrc, but that's all I could find. Please share these other channels findings for the people interested. Thank you so much
@@Shanes_Sharp_Sheetapparently TH-cam keeps deleting my posts with links. Check out LTK’s batch 3 XRF and HRC video. Also his video Batch 1 and Batch 2 have 3 other knives under their XTOUC name before the changed to Remette. I believe it has D2, 14C28N, and 9Cr and all test fairly high according to each steel. If I can find some of the other ones I’ll try and post them. Many are from over a year ago and I’m subbed to like 50 channels. I can’t remember them all. Keep in mind his batch videos 1/2/3 are the newer batch’s. If they are from like 4 years ago those are the old ones, he started a new batch in the last year.
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Unlocks quicker than the Bel-Air I still wish I could get rid of.... 😅
Does it not lock up well either?
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@@monkpato It unlocks if I look at it funny.
Can’t trust 95% of the Chinese knives out there . I heavily trust reate and kunwu and that’s about it
So there are videos like this that are the reason why MC not replying to you. But hey! There are somebody making a lot of money! I don't know. It's like this massive hypnosis about taste and value that is all just a fkn lie!
I don’t think anybody in the knife business makes a lot of money comparing to, say, cosmetics, hair products and costume jewelry.
Oof, they messed up with this one.
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The only “knife reviewer” I truly trust is Stassa21. He actually tests the knives he reviews. Appreciate the truth coming out of this channel.
I think ericasedc, Cedric & ada, and outpost 76 (though he’s more of just a steel tester) put out worthwhile content.
It’s wild to me that the HRC is so low
Other people have tested their Peacock, which is a budget knife, and it consistently got 60-60.7 HRC across 4 knives
And that’s made of 9Cr18
Their M390 should be around 60+
I’d have sent this back in personally
They seem to have a good heat treat on their D2 and 14C28N as well, higher then average
So this M390 rating is really disappointing
The lock failure was also disappointing
A button operated liner lock is awesome, it’s sad that this one didn’t seem to fit properly
Though that could be a flaw with this individual knife, or with the lock itself
Would require more then 2 to test to verify the consistency of the issue
@@bornonthebattlefront4883 I’ll be willing to test again but the blade should not be provided to me by the manufacturer.
Remette is an enigma: we don’t know anything about their component sources
@@bornonthebattlefront4883 Please watch the follow up video
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@@CuttingBoardRx watched it, did some research
On their 9Cr18 for the Peacock, they hit 61 HRC consistently
3 knives tested
They advertise a range of 58-60 HRC, but the 3 knives were at 59.9, 60.8 and 61.2
This was by an independent reviewer
Another test was on their steed, just one knife was tested that I could find, but it was advertised as 58-60 on their M390, but it hit 62.6
Perhaps they used a different manufacturer specifically for this model?
Or perhaps they just had a really bad batch, either way, I’d have requested a new blade through RMA before posting this video, and keeping your identity a secret
From what I have seen, they have 1/2 decent customer support, and if you had done that, you could have really caught them if it was a greater issue, or would have been pleasantly surprised if it was a one off issue (or one batch issue ig)
While I’m all for holding companies accountable, I think you went a bit too aggressive with the messaging about this company
They make damn good products, just this model should be avoided until they can prove it’s been fixed/ isn’t a greater issue
Their Swordfish model takes a lot of engineering, and good execution
They aren’t like a lot of Chinese knife start ups, they are actually trying to do cool things instead of just another D2 liner lock with G-10 scales
Ig what I’m trying to say is, even the “great” companies make mistakes
Civivi has under-performed on hardness, as has Kershaw
CJRB had that whole AR-RPM9 fiasco and Benchmade can’t seem to figure out reasonable pricing
No company is perfect, and not every company is out to scam you
You can’t say “Remette bad”
When they have 2 dozen models that have been ran through the ringer and have performed just as well as everyone else (or better in the case of the peacock)
That’s all
Edged mindset is QVC type channel
Please watch the follow up video
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Frame locks suck in my opinion
This is not a frame lock. It’s a liner lock with pivot button actuation.
@@CuttingBoardRxpersonally frame liner lock are basically the same thing. I'm betting frame lock is probably the cheapest option.
Both I've come across the same failures.
@@CuttingBoardRx I saw that lol I still don’t like frame locks have a great day and great video
Not afraid of calling out the bullshizz.
Please watch the follow up video
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@@CuttingBoardRx already did!
Didn't you already test this knife in this fashion and possibly damaged it in the process? Just to be fair. I have no intrest in purchasing this knife, but shouldn't you take it apart to check the inside components? Your also testing the blade hardness at an angle and not straight un and down.
My tester accounts for the direction of strike. The first part of your question is arguable but I will take it apart eventually. My point is why would anyone pay $250 for a no-name, no-warranty, unknown source knife that is competing with absolutely stellar knives like Mini Adamas, TRM Atom, Para 2, Hogue Mysto, ZT 350…. To name a few?
@@CuttingBoardRxYour reply is spot on. The knives you mention are all excellent choices. I'm constantly amazed at how many new knife brands are popping up in the $250 plus price range.
Appreciate your swimming against the tide of knife reviewers that insist I "must have" the newest thing.
Is there any lady viewers?
@@WillEDC yes, at least 5 persons self-identified as Ladies viewed my content in the last 6 months 🤓
@@CuttingBoardRx not bad 🤝🏻