Agreed on the Bob Ross comparison. I'm not even into knives that much but can't get enough of these reviews. It's calming / meditative for some reason I can't explain. Maybe it's DCA's speaking style?
Stiction is already a word. In physics it means starting friction. The extra force needed to overcome a stationary object’s resistance to moving. Friction is the resistance once it’s already moving.
😂Lord help me.... As soon as i saw that browning clever i said out loud "that would make good cheese knife"..... And without fail, Thomas chimed in.....
it’s gonna be a while before spydercos drops anything else in magnacut, but the next model is supposed to be the manix 2 i’m pretty sure and then eventually we getting a pm2 but it’ll prob be at least a couple years
That LT Wright Frontier Valley is a thing of beauty!!! If Sir Wright figures out to make it in the proper steel (AEB-L is what almost every LT Wright knife should be) I'd gladly pay him whatever he wants for it. David, since you know LT, please let him know he ought to be using either AEB-L or 14C28N for almost everything he does. My Jessmuk-C in AEB-L is hands down the favorite knife I have, having replaced my beloved mid-70's Randall Model 5. It's LT Wright's superlative use of AEB-L that changed my choice of steel for my own knives I'm trying to make (changing from 80CR-V2) and I'm convinced that even as old as it is, AEB-L is still the VERY best steel choice for knives ever, even over the newest, greatest powdered "super steels" available these days.
I’ve been waiting for that large pyrite. I didn’t even get to the next knife in the video before I bought one. Amazing value. Thanks for doing that one!
Same. Already had the first exclusive and just got the XL here yesterday. My only complaint/observation is that the XL doesn't have the thumb stud reliefs in the scale like the original and the micarta XL, which I also have. It's an a-flick-shin.
@@skipads8784 I got mine on Monday. I like it, but something feels different about it. Action out of the box for my large was much better than my small. I had to tinker to get it to flick out easily. I bought it so I could have the large and my daughter could have the regular. But truth be told. I think the Ekko is probably the Goldilocks size. Guess I’ll have to get that one too. It’s not an addiction.
@@1981-A_R Insane. Titanium isn’t even that expensive. $270 for a regular one is equally dumb. The knife is small and basic. The only thing going for it is the pretty colors.
The Karve is the blade I've been looking for, I've just been waiting for someone to make it. A great blade shape and the lock looks really solid. That's going to be one of my EDC's.
Has Benchmade lost their mind with their prices! Almost $400 for a slip joint with good steel. S90 is nice but not that nice and the action was weak. Idk if its just me but no thanks.
That Cold Steel chopper has my name on it ! I thought it would cost more , to be honest. That's alot of 3V for 400 bucks. Fixed blades are typically a better deal in that way. The ability to fold is not that big a deal for me. Particularly, since most use, (for me) is around the home
Eeeek Tactile knife is 279.00 and comes inexpensive G10 and no Jimping. While the Viper Vale comes with same blade steel and your choice of micarta or suretouch rubber infused g10 or very nice wood scales and jimping. at 159.00. Hmm!
Again failure on the pyrite exclusive for lefty pocket clip. I know the frame inside has the hole, but the scale is not drilled. CJRB's default pyrites and ekkos all have both sides, but not the KC exclusives.
So many of these knives are ridiculously overpriced. There's no way I'd ever by a Tactile, Benchmade, Riatt, Reiff, or many of these other very expensive knives. I do love the Bonds Creek Badger fixed blade.
I can agree with the sentiment that Benchmade in general is really pricing themselves out of the market; but who knows, maybe not because they seem to keep making knives with models that are about $150-$250 overpriced and yet they keep selling. But there is a reason that Reate is the prototypical high end OEM that is used by essentially every maker/designer on a production end, and that's because their quality is top of the line, even when comparing USA and China. When you want top notch quality fit and finish and basically the best OEM work the industry has to offer, then the price tag will usually command that same level of expectation; it is what it is and the market has always been that way so it's nothing new.
@@wes.killed.it.5511 I'm convinced most of the people buying 200+ dollar knives are either content creators themselves or just collectors. For actual use, I can't imagine using something so expensive when fundamentally, it really doesn't differ much. A knife is a knife. Yes, for sure some knives do a LOT more, but for example, my cold steel 12 inch throwing knife has become my camping and hiking knife. It costs like 30 bucks CAD. Literally made firesticks, batoned with with, cooked with it, cut a roast chicken with it, actually threw it with friends of course, and cut fruit and cheese with it. Very cheap knife, but not cheaply made, you know? Granted, it is big and heavy, but for what it does... that's not an issue. Some of the 200+ knives though look cool as hell though lol. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't want them allllllllllll!!
I have no problem buying and using expensive knives, hell I was just using a $350 knife today.... my problem though is with some of the offerings these days just not warranting those high prices. I love Tactile and Benchmade but some of their prices for what you get are just head scratchers. $280 for the G10 Maverick is just asking a bit much for what it is in my opinion. Same with basically anything Benchmade as recently released lol. Reate at least usually has a lot of intricate design and milling work and that often includes a lot of titanium so I understand their prices a bit more.
@@knownaigm hit the nail on the head. Riate ARE premium knives! Materials, fit and finish , superb knife steel. Yet company's like Kizer , Civivi and even Spyderco have materials and fit and finish that not only rival Benchmade , but in some cases use better blade steels and materials. It's got to a point now with Benchmade , that you are only paying for the name. 350 bucks for that weekender? Insane
Thanks for sharing! A few questions from my side, please advise: - do you sell those to Europe? - do you reduce the price for 8% USA tax? this would make sense, since here I pay tax of 20% of the sales price - what would be the shipping cost to Austria? Thanks!
I like that Suprlativ Infidel slip joint, and it sounds so damn cool! But I don't understand why giving it a carbon steel blade? Why any folding knife would use anything beside stainless steel? Firstly, folding knives don't need so much hardness... and secondly, among various small tasks, most of them are used for prepping food on the go, which is a no-no for carbon blades. Maybe some bigger, heavy duty folders could use it, but a smaller slip joint... it's just why??
bruh carbon steel is the original steel for slipjoints, and non stainless steels are perfectly fine for slipjoints. you get insane edge retention and with a tough steel like m4 you can take the edge super thin and make it slice super well, and also get sometimes DOUBLE the edge retention if you knock it down to 12-15 dps instead of 20dps. which is exactly what slipjoints are for, thin slicy blades. most slipjoints originally came in carbon steel and case/boker/rough rider still make knives in 1095 carbon steel and d2.😊
@@acid6urns Carbon steel was the original for all knives. But today we have quality stainless steels which are definitely not slouches regarding edge retention. Carbon steel develops patina and it leaves its metal taste in food.
When will you guys call out benchmade for their overpricing? Perhaps they will listen to you and see the knife enthusiasts comments. By the way. ..love the show!
Oh man this always feels like I’m watching a car wreck. Like I shouldn’t be watching. I know I shouldn’t be watching. I can’t stop watching. I can’t stop watching. I’m gonna have to start stripping to afford any more new knives.
You guys started well enough with the CJRB Large Pyrite knife! For the material quality and craftsmanship it's bang for your bucks, but from there on... damn, all the rest are wildly over priced, specially the buterfly knife and the "chopper" If you need to chop it would be much better to get that Browning cutoff series (At least you will have money left over to buy some good meat to chop and slice)
@@fehrcarlo2381 I just ordered a civivi clip (and screws) that will hopefully fit, but i feel like it's worth mentioning that the knife is a DIY project
As much as I love jimi as a content creator i find myself asking what the hype is with him these days as his channel and content has definitely gone down hill since he became a spokesman for cold steel
It'd be superlative if fledgling businesses, too, would recognize that the whole excised-nouns naming style has been grating, at best, since "Electric Feel" launched MGMT into rotation (i.e. 15 years ago). If you're gonna spell words differently - say, shortening them by trimming letters (not abbreviating them to fit a character limit, just cuttin' for fun), then, maybe, capitalizing them all to get that faux abbreviation look - it's not _my_ thing, but whatever. But to then just pronounce it no differently than before? That's ridiculous. Worthy of ridicule. If you call it "Movement," but spell it "MVMT," I'm calling it "Em Vee Em Tee." If you spell it "Mvmt?" Why, that's roughly "Mhvmit."
These videos could be three hours long and I'd still watch them every week. DCA truly is the Bob Ross of knives.
The Bob Vila of knives, too.
I know right? He even shows more better knives than blade HQ
Agreed, I could listen to DCA all day talking knife tech!
amen brother
Agreed on the Bob Ross comparison. I'm not even into knives that much but can't get enough of these reviews. It's calming / meditative for some reason I can't explain. Maybe it's DCA's speaking style?
Stiction is already a word. In physics it means starting friction. The extra force needed to overcome a stationary object’s resistance to moving. Friction is the resistance once it’s already moving.
Dang that’s awesome that Jimi has his own “pro model” competition chopper!
I come here every week just to hear DCA say the Benchmade prices without throwing up. It's an incredible feat, indeed.
He must keep a flask of Pepto Bismol in his back pocket at this point.
Benchmade is an awesome American company. Go buy some made in China shit if you’re broke.
AEB-L, one of my favorite knife steel.
😂Lord help me.... As soon as i saw that browning clever i said out loud "that would make good cheese knife"..... And without fail, Thomas chimed in.....
the browning fixed blades were the most interesting imo
Bond Creek is the go.! Browning Cheese knife....great eye Thomas. Cowabunga.!
I love those grandpas that have a themed slipjoint for everything lol
Had me at persimmon bone Halloween themed.
Ooh, fresh Brownings!
Thanks David. Another great week for knives. 🔪🎸
Every time I watch this video, I look for a new Spyderco with Magnacut. No nice thumb holes in this one :(
it’s gonna be a while before spydercos drops anything else in magnacut, but the next model is supposed to be the manix 2 i’m pretty sure and then eventually we getting a pm2 but it’ll prob be at least a couple years
Halfbreed and Viper for me! Thanks folks!
think i could have nicer weekend without a 300 dollar benchmade in my pocket
🤷 i just cant understand 300 for a folder, you can find some amazing deals, fixed or folders for 120 or less. I have no need to pay more than that
That LT Wright Frontier Valley is a thing of beauty!!! If Sir Wright figures out to make it in the proper steel (AEB-L is what almost every LT Wright knife should be) I'd gladly pay him whatever he wants for it. David, since you know LT, please let him know he ought to be using either AEB-L or 14C28N for almost everything he does. My Jessmuk-C in AEB-L is hands down the favorite knife I have, having replaced my beloved mid-70's Randall Model 5. It's LT Wright's superlative use of AEB-L that changed my choice of steel for my own knives I'm trying to make (changing from 80CR-V2) and I'm convinced that even as old as it is, AEB-L is still the VERY best steel choice for knives ever, even over the newest, greatest powdered "super steels" available these days.
I’ve been waiting for that large pyrite. I didn’t even get to the next knife in the video before I bought one. Amazing value. Thanks for doing that one!
Same. Already had the first exclusive and just got the XL here yesterday.
My only complaint/observation is that the XL doesn't have the thumb stud reliefs in the scale like the original and the micarta XL, which I also have.
It's an a-flick-shin.
@@skipads8784 I got mine on Monday. I like it, but something feels different about it. Action out of the box for my large was much better than my small. I had to tinker to get it to flick out easily. I bought it so I could have the large and my daughter could have the regular. But truth be told. I think the Ekko is probably the Goldilocks size. Guess I’ll have to get that one too. It’s not an addiction.
Stiction is a word.
342 bucks for that weekender ?? WOW 😮
Yeah, Benchmade prices are absurd.
@BlackSavvvage I think you need your meds and a nap there fella 😴
Just got a email off benchmade , new titanium bailout..... 600 dollars 😂😂
@@1981-A_R Insane. Titanium isn’t even that expensive. $270 for a regular one is equally dumb. The knife is small and basic. The only thing going for it is the pretty colors.
Can't wait to see a regrind on that Suparlative Infidel.... Hollow pls!
The Tactile Maverick is awesome 💪
New knives time *YES*
The Karve is the blade I've been looking for, I've just been waiting for someone to make it. A great blade shape and the lock looks really solid. That's going to be one of my EDC's.
I mean….. crossbar lock knives without reversible clips? That’s why Benchmade will always have my business.
Alot of fixed blades knives! 😊😊
Has Benchmade lost their mind with their prices! Almost $400 for a slip joint with good steel. S90 is nice but not that nice and the action was weak. Idk if its just me but no thanks.
Daylight robbery 😂
Did you see their titanium bailout lmao
I love DCA and KC, but I have to admit I just fast forward through all Benchmade content these days.
Everybody's been saying this lately, benchmade is way out of touch and losing their minds and fan base Rapidly.
@@MrMcbeardson what about the $500 pos " narrows" .....horrible!!
I'm sure ar-rpm9 is a fine steel, but I really want a premium version of the XL pyrite with s90v or cpm154 or s45vn. Something like that
Really great ,we grow😊
Hey DCA, What knife do you carry on the night of December 24th when you deliver presents?
Wow, great designs. Very tempting.
That Cold Steel chopper has my name on it ! I thought it would cost more , to be honest. That's alot of 3V for 400 bucks. Fixed blades are typically a better deal in that way. The ability to fold is not that big a deal for me. Particularly, since most use, (for me) is around the home
Eeeek Tactile knife is 279.00 and comes inexpensive G10 and no Jimping. While the Viper Vale comes with same blade steel and your choice of micarta or suretouch rubber infused g10 or very nice wood scales and jimping. at 159.00. Hmm!
That Cold Steel Jimi Slash is pointless!
Ha. Clever.
I appreciate your blunt comment. Lol.
@@lucasblanchard47CLEAVER!
@@MrDDiRusso 🤣
It's specifically made for those chopping competitions.
The Benchmade weekender at $342..... they are joking right 😮
Just got an email from Benchmade, new titanium bailout .... m4 steel SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS 😂😂😂
That Gianghi looks good and well priced.
Best time of the week. Let's go!
Yay, fix blades
Again failure on the pyrite exclusive for lefty pocket clip. I know the frame inside has the hole, but the scale is not drilled. CJRB's default pyrites and ekkos all have both sides, but not the KC exclusives.
My KnifeCenter exclusive Large Pyrite arrves today! Saw it the other day and immediately hit the buy button!
Something something something Benchmade prices something
What the hell Benchmade prices SUCK?
maybe ?? 😂
Dang, missed the LT frontier valley
LOVE that Viper Gianghi fixed blade!
“I like a nice, clean bone” 😂😂😂
"Get use to it?" Thomas, we expect a color filter to slowly creep in.
So many of these knives are ridiculously overpriced. There's no way I'd ever by a Tactile, Benchmade, Riatt, Reiff, or many of these other very expensive knives. I do love the Bonds Creek Badger fixed blade.
I can agree with the sentiment that Benchmade in general is really pricing themselves out of the market; but who knows, maybe not because they seem to keep making knives with models that are about $150-$250 overpriced and yet they keep selling. But there is a reason that Reate is the prototypical high end OEM that is used by essentially every maker/designer on a production end, and that's because their quality is top of the line, even when comparing USA and China. When you want top notch quality fit and finish and basically the best OEM work the industry has to offer, then the price tag will usually command that same level of expectation; it is what it is and the market has always been that way so it's nothing new.
@@wes.killed.it.5511 I'm convinced most of the people buying 200+ dollar knives are either content creators themselves or just collectors.
For actual use, I can't imagine using something so expensive when fundamentally, it really doesn't differ much. A knife is a knife. Yes, for sure some knives do a LOT more, but for example, my cold steel 12 inch throwing knife has become my camping and hiking knife. It costs like 30 bucks CAD. Literally made firesticks, batoned with with, cooked with it, cut a roast chicken with it, actually threw it with friends of course, and cut fruit and cheese with it. Very cheap knife, but not cheaply made, you know? Granted, it is big and heavy, but for what it does... that's not an issue.
Some of the 200+ knives though look cool as hell though lol. And I'd be lying if I said I didn't want them allllllllllll!!
I have no problem buying and using expensive knives, hell I was just using a $350 knife today.... my problem though is with some of the offerings these days just not warranting those high prices. I love Tactile and Benchmade but some of their prices for what you get are just head scratchers. $280 for the G10 Maverick is just asking a bit much for what it is in my opinion. Same with basically anything Benchmade as recently released lol. Reate at least usually has a lot of intricate design and milling work and that often includes a lot of titanium so I understand their prices a bit more.
@@knownaigm hit the nail on the head. Riate ARE premium knives! Materials, fit and finish , superb knife steel. Yet company's like Kizer , Civivi and even Spyderco have materials and fit and finish that not only rival Benchmade , but in some cases use better blade steels and materials.
It's got to a point now with Benchmade , that you are only paying for the name. 350 bucks for that weekender?
Insane
Benchmade out here with a $342 slip-joint
Not an expert flipper but the underhand was smooth
I love those Case Halloween Knives.
Does the large Pyrite have predrilled holes for lefty carry like your regular size model does?
Oh wow my name is... 👍 goodnight!
still waiting on that large pyrite alt blade.
I have a new favorite knife. The Karve. :)
I don't really go for slip joints, but that Infidel is pretty damn nice. Not $254 nice, but still nice.
Imagine someone batoning with that slip joint knife 🤣
Never fails. I m not able, when lt wright stuff is in house(for 3o min)
I didn’t catch a price on the Half Breed combat knife?
Prime time! DCA is back! 🤠
Bummed out. I tried to buy that LT Wright as soon as the video dropped, but it was already sold out.
Any indication that LT Wright will offer different steels?
That dagger is sick man.. expensive af. But I like the design, I want a symmetrical dagger, the sbd from microtech is my fav
That Jimi Slash has enough steel in it for 100 Benchmades and costs less that 1
Does anyone else look at the table and try to find the knife that DCA poses with in the thumbnail?
Liking that Viper. Not so much the sheath or blade steel though.
$279 for G10 scales? Geez!
Benchmade doubling down on those prices..lol.😂 The mini freak is a cool knife though.
Cool cool... but when are you going to do a collaboration with Yue over at Vosteed?
Is it just me, or do Tactile knives seem really solid, but kinda overpriced for what you get?
Haha if you want to talk overpriced, that benchmade wins again
Can you do a serated knife special?
Why are Benchmades so expensive?
Tactile knife has thee worst QA. Buy one at your own risk.
Thanks for sharing!
A few questions from my side, please advise:
- do you sell those to Europe?
- do you reduce the price for 8% USA tax? this would make sense, since here I pay tax of 20% of the sales price
- what would be the shipping cost to Austria?
Thanks!
benchmade red two blade wow
The micarta on my knife center exclusive Ekko was really bad 😢 I wanna order the large pyrite but I’m not so sure
I see Benchmade is still working with Jack Daniels........
Now Thomas has said it, I see a cheese knife in the Camp Cleaver too. I guess Thomas just goes to a lot more swanky camps than I do.
He just really likes cheese -DCA
@@knifecenter And I wish him joy of it…
I like that Suprlativ Infidel slip joint, and it sounds so damn cool! But I don't understand why giving it a carbon steel blade? Why any folding knife would use anything beside stainless steel? Firstly, folding knives don't need so much hardness... and secondly, among various small tasks, most of them are used for prepping food on the go, which is a no-no for carbon blades. Maybe some bigger, heavy duty folders could use it, but a smaller slip joint... it's just why??
bruh carbon steel is the original steel for slipjoints, and non stainless steels are perfectly fine for slipjoints. you get insane edge retention and with a tough steel like m4 you can take the edge super thin and make it slice super well, and also get sometimes DOUBLE the edge retention if you knock it down to 12-15 dps instead of 20dps. which is exactly what slipjoints are for, thin slicy blades. most slipjoints originally came in carbon steel and case/boker/rough rider still make knives in 1095 carbon steel and d2.😊
@@acid6urns Carbon steel was the original for all knives. But today we have quality stainless steels which are definitely not slouches regarding edge retention.
Carbon steel develops patina and it leaves its metal taste in food.
Every time a Benchmade is on the table, I guess the price but it still makes me laugh.
When will you guys call out benchmade for their overpricing? Perhaps they will listen to you and see the knife enthusiasts comments. By the way.
..love the show!
No! Don't ask Thomas nothing.
Crazy how six hours later, several of these are already sold out. Wow.
Superlative infidel>Benchmade infidel
Damn I laughed out loud when the Tactile price was mentioned. Looks great but holy shit, $280 (plus tax) for G10? C'mon. What am I missing?
Benchmade prices are out of control
Yay
Oh man this always feels like I’m watching a car wreck. Like I shouldn’t be watching. I know I shouldn’t be watching. I can’t stop watching. I can’t stop watching. I’m gonna have to start stripping to afford any more new knives.
basically paying 200. For benchmaid's name on the weekend knife.and the 145. I think for the knife .they are out to lunch
i wish i could filter these videos by "price low to high" 😭
Hey DCA, Black Knifes Matter 😂😊
I'll take 1 .... of each
You guys started well enough with the CJRB Large Pyrite knife! For the material quality and craftsmanship it's bang for your bucks, but from there on... damn, all the rest are wildly over priced, specially the buterfly knife and the "chopper" If you need to chop it would be much better to get that Browning cutoff series (At least you will have money left over to buy some good meat to chop and slice)
Buy a short machete or Bolo.
The clip on that pyrite is terrible. I got an Ekko with the same clip and it's nearly unusable.
@@pehort Clips can be chaged...
@@fehrcarlo2381 I just ordered a civivi clip (and screws) that will hopefully fit, but i feel like it's worth mentioning that the knife is a DIY project
Stop the fixed blade domination please
😊 ❤
$334 for that Reiff F4. Yikes.
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I like your camera man to sorry 😊
"stiction" is already a word.
That tactile is so unoriginal, Benchmade has done it a thousand times but they put a reversible clip on it. Just a big F you to 11% of the population.
As much as I love jimi as a content creator i find myself asking what the hype is with him these days as his channel and content has definitely gone down hill since he became a spokesman for cold steel
Mmmm. Meat potatoes
It'd be superlative if fledgling businesses, too, would recognize that the whole excised-nouns naming style has been grating, at best, since "Electric Feel" launched MGMT into rotation (i.e. 15 years ago).
If you're gonna spell words differently - say, shortening them by trimming letters (not abbreviating them to fit a character limit, just cuttin' for fun), then, maybe, capitalizing them all to get that faux abbreviation look - it's not _my_ thing, but whatever. But to then just pronounce it no differently than before? That's ridiculous. Worthy of ridicule. If you call it "Movement," but spell it "MVMT," I'm calling it "Em Vee Em Tee." If you spell it "Mvmt?" Why, that's roughly "Mhvmit."