Long term report on the Todd Begg Bodega + thoughts on the TV show
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- My 6 month look at the Bodega. Is it as special to me as when I first got it? Has the honeymoon ended? How has it held up over time and use? Also, my personal thoughts on the Blade Brothers TV show...
That show killed a little piece of my soul that I can never get back.
I've collected knives my whole life. Want you to know we love you man! Your passion reminds me of my own. It's a great to watch you get excited about the things we all love about our knives. Getting excited about the mechanicals, the fit and finish, the way it all comes together. I'm a little older and am stunned at how much we see eye to eye on knife collecting. You cover and update us on what's new and that's a given. But what we really enjoy is watching you being yourself and the way you keep it real.
Thanks so much Peter, that means a lot!
Your welcome. Keep up the great work! We'll keep the iPad on for ya and look for your latest videos.
I’ve probably watched this video 15-20 times over the past couple years! Just thought I’d leave a comment this time and say this knife is still one of my favorites of all time!! Gotta love big red!! 😍😍🎁🎄🎄 merry Christmas Jim!
Todd Begg's flow is just so amazing .
love your Bodega but the grail for me is the Frank Fisher battle
Thanks! A friend made it for me and it came out nearly spot-on. IMO, yes... the Bodega is absolutely grail-worthy. It's still one of my favorite knives that I own hands-down, and I carry it a LOT. It fires on all cylinders: it feels great in the hand, it's not too large for an EDC, it is super sharp, uses great steel, has a funky high-tech look, flips like a dream, and has a very useful blade shape. It's is as close to perfection as you can really expect.
wow, this was posted 4 years ago and I just watched blade brothers a few days back here in the Philippines. I totally agree with your observation about the show. I wanted to see the thought process behind the great bodega. bodega by the way here in the Philippines it's actually what we call a warehouse. nice video, beautiful knife, congratulations.
The Knife looks Wonderful, I could hear the passion in your voice about this knife, Although this is out of "My", Price range, Your words and the look of the knife, makes me want this, to cherish and just "own" Thank You for a wonderful video Sir, :-)
My carbon fiber bodega should be here tomorrow. Anybody thinking of ordering direct from Todd, I only had to wait a week from payment to shipping. Thanks for the video, Jim. I'm even more excited now.
I still feel the Umnum is one of the best all around knives money can buy, no doubt about it. Mine gets carried a lot
Wow, that's an amazing piece, such a beauty!
Jim you have such great taste in folders that you show your favorites at various price points .
Great video sir JS! I completely agree on your feelings about the bodega. I'm nearing the one year mark with mine and the tolerances haven't degraded one bit. Even after I changed the bearings to ceramic, lock up stayed the same as the day I got it and identical to yours. Another maker that fits the same category as Todd Begg, for me, is David Mosier.
Great video! I couldn't agree more about the Bodega. And you put into words what I sensed about the show, but couldn't put my finger on.
Currently I can't keep my f3 out if my hands. Love it, love it, love it. Was lucky enough to score #1 & #20 USN F3's. can't wait to see them in person. I have a cf bodega on order a few days b4 the show aired. Been wanting one for a while. Ur video makes me want to get my bodega in my hands as soon as possible. Love the videos Jim! Take care!
I'd love to see some pics, yeah. Sounds pretty nice!
I've been following Greg Medford's channel and from what I can see is that his personality would make for a great T.V show. Keep up the great vids.
That knife, for me, is my We knife co. Elijah Isham designed "Eschaton." I recently bought a reate K-1 in damasteel with mokuti inlays, but I just cant get over the escaton. It honestly seems better made than the K-1. The K-1 has some sharp corners on the bottom back half of the handle, some grind marks on the blade (which are hard to see due to the damascus but they're there). Now the K-1 has a better detent, but the eschaton is smoother and easily falls closed even though there is no blade play whatsoever. My only complaint with the eschaton is the lock bar's jimping. Its very sharp and very hard on the fingers.
oh my god......someone finally spoke the truth about reality TV. thanks Jim
Good vid Jim. Bodega is amazing for sure. Don't know if I'll ever sell my lscf. I think my favorite knife is my burnley kwaiken. I just love the lines and complexity in simplicity. Just wish it was a flipper.
I have a line on a couple if I decide to pull the trigger. Maybe I'll wait and see how I like my incoming Glimpse 5.0 when he has it ready...
Your lanyard is the PERFECT color for your Bodega, awesome package there. The Bodega is one of my grail knives, the most I've spent on a knife was $350 for a custom Damascus fixed blade. Please tell me the Bodega is worthy of a grail knife.
Mine? No. But Todd is still taking orders (though limited options, and I think only in the G10 model right now, no CF or LSCF). I believe the lead-time is about 3-4 weeks right now, but I would do it FAST before the show hits the air again..
I am loving Jake Hoback's work, clean, to the point, and tough. Great choice!
That's one sweet knife love the color on the handle along with the lanyard looks great it's just the rite size for a EDC
wish it were mine lol
The first Mk7 is mine ;-) I am very, very excited about it too!
Great video Jim. I enjoyed the show just because it was actually a show about cutlery. I mean, wow. A show about what my life is about...pretty awesome. Was it realistic..NO. But neither are any of the other reality shows I watch.haha, ya know. I hope it come back on. I noticed they skipped it this Friday also..??uhoh?
I was watching eBay's Bodega's before and after the show. Didn't change, there are still two for sale. What did sell out however, is his Boker Field Marshall knives, LOL
Great, now I want one. Thanks a lot. -Chris
I am on his short-list for one of the first 20 TuffTanics. Should be ready in a couple weeks.
I actually liked The show alot, it was very entertaining and cool to watch, but i would like to see more of how he makes the knives and not only the crazy projects.
Awesome!!!! You're gonna need to lay down a drop cloth. Email Mattia and he will send you a link to get added to the list if they are still accepting names.
If I had the cash I would without a doubt buy a bodega, I know that there are more expensive knifes out there made with more fancy materials etc etc, but the moment I saw your red handled bodega I fell in love, I don't know how it feels in the hand and sadly probably never will, but the whole design is simply beautiful, for some reason it sort of reminds me of a 1950s American sports car, I live in Edinburgh Scotland and the knife laws here are strict so its a bit harder to get hold of good knifes, although its not illegal to own any size knife you can't carry them you can only carry a knife if it doesn't lock and under 3" and even then the police can take it of you for no real reason other than you MIGHT be a danger to the public, like I'm going to go on a mad killing spree with a 2" knife, and that's another thing that gets on my wick here, when you tell people that you like knifes or if they find out they treat you like your some sort of mad axe man is something, anyway that's my rant over, LOVE THE BODEGA. PEACE.
great stuff Jim!
You just got a new sub! Rockin viewpoints brother.
Love your channel, love your knives!
I think I will dissapoint you but I only have a simple opinel that I've had for the past 5 years, it is still fine, I use it when I do agricultural work among other things, hasn't dissapointed me yet, love your knife, I think Mr. Begg is a good knifemaker although myself I like more hands on work, less tech. Sadly I could never afford a knife like yours. Thanks for the review.
nice vid ..my bodega will be here soon ....i cant wait ...anyway...where do you sign up to get on the list for the glimpse 5.0
I apologize for that comment. Its a great video Jim and I thought the same way about the show! Keep up the great work man lovin these videos!
Thanks a lot man. Aweome. Its crazy. Smoothed out in half a day. These GTC bearings are amazing if done correctly. When/if he makes a flipper it will be insane! He was really able to make the exact blade shape that I drew and pictured in my head. Most custom guys would not even give a customer a chance to ask. Yeah I need to start talking more. Make my vids better. Or at least bearable. ;)
Damn it Jim!!! For the fist 2 minutes I thought you were gonna be saying "Oh the bodega atmosphere just wore off and now Im not carrying it much...blah blah blah"
You almost gave me a heart attack!
thats america ,hollywood and commercialism all rolled into one , i watched this show because im a knife enthusiast, and was immediately aware this was "one of those shows" but as the first "american knife chopper" i found it thoroughly enjoyable ,because for all the fluff and bullshit , i got to see how they temper knives and stain that damascus with molten salt things i was in awe of since i was 12...................27 years later 10 mins of a 22 min episode answered those questions and i got a laugh out of antics of the two brothers.
Good Video, I like these knives, nice review of it.
Yes, I did not include the Blackout version because they only made 10 for the initial run, and are all sold out. I believe Mattia is taking names for the next round, but I wanted to limit my comments to currently available ones. The only one I really missed was the new one with the skeletonized Titanium scales because I couldn't remember the price.
Thats true, i was kinda hoping to see much more of the bodega line etc.. but maybe that will come if they air any more episodes.
But the "imossible deadline crazy project shows" are a bit overused atm.. great video as always brother.
I want this knife more than anything right now. Possibly one of the most beautiful knives I have ever seen. The color combination is equally as elegant as the rest of the knife. Is there any possible way that I can obtain this knife?
Just saw your vid... dude, that's sweet. Especially with the heat-treat on the Ti
I just watched one of the Blade brothers show. The one where he creates the Reaper Cleaver, that was awesome. The skill and knowledge Todd has is amazing. He is truly a master craftsman and Artist. That Bodega looks beautiful. I was looking forward to watching the shows on TH-cam. But a fucking train wreck? should I waste my time? I was hoping to watch the process and would prefer not to watch the interaction between brother. I agree with you concerning American Chopper. Thank you for the review. If I get bored I might watch the show.
Hey Jim did Will send you the pics of prototype M7, i am so excited for that come out.
Awesome video/review! I completely agree with what you said about 'overlooking small flaws that make you second-guess'. In my opinion I saw that happening above average in Strider reviews here on TH-cam (at least till the 4th gen). However, I personally have to disagree with your statement that Todd has nothing to do with the 'train wreck' and that it's solely a responsibility of the production team.
That one knife for me is any Military, especially the C/F M390.
Kind regards from Amsterdam
Comes back May 2nd
I still love my good old ZT0350, so I know what you mean.
TNK has some available right now! I just ordered the mokuti full custom
Oh, and the shows everyone saw were actually pilots and as of this date there is no definitive answer as to weather or not Blade Brothers will be picked up.
God my PM2 is absolutely incredible. Yeah it's not that special, just a stock regular-ass Satin and Black PM2 but there really is a reason it's such an in-demand knife. I think it's honestly as close to perfect as you can get without getting into midtech prices.
My Jake Hoback A-10 and beater Para 2, wanna get a Curtiss F3 dont have the funds as of now hopefully get one soon. Thanks for the Great Videos
I may sound cheap compared to you :) but my "only" knife is a Benchmade 943. Some say it is not worth what it costs but I love it...
Glad to see you decided to keep it. I'm not into people scumbagging fellow knife folks but with that said, I'm not above making a normally unrealistic profit on some fanboy with deep pockets that has to have that "TV knife". ;)
What exactly have you used this knife on...its so clean I'm led to believe, just mail. A spyderco persistence would stay in perfect condition opening mail too...
I sadly completely agree with you on the show. I understand that the show is being marketed towards the non-knife community but still as the exaggeration! With his grim cleaver (oh scary) he said something along the lines of "I'm spending sixteen hour days on this thing" and thats were I drew the line.
I don't have a big collection but I always go back to the benchmad 51 morpho
Have you noticed the polish on the pocket clip bearing wearing off at all from regular pocket carry? I just got a Bodega on the secondary and the bearing in my pocket clip looks like raw Ti instead of being shiny. It looks like chrome that has been worn away by friction. Any thoughts?
I would totally go for a custom cleaver. A...Tacicleaver would be amazing.
LOL Chris. Thanks for the sub BTW
Hey jim? Todd made one of his knives with boker. Check it out 2014 catalog
Brother theyre still available straight from todds website.
Nice. See that Stout Im getting? Wait till he makes a flipper. Sweet geez it will be great.
great idea for a video
He still has some on his site for sale.
Cool!
Is the show sunk. I have not seen it again.
with at least a 4 week wait. They used to turn them around in a few days. It's only going to get worse if the show has a following.
"Even when I really whip it out, that's where it goes."
Your definition of being carried, or use is very different than mine. That knife looks like it hasn't cut a thing it it's life.
What should he be doing with it?prying open manhole covers and cutting barbed wire?
It's a collector knife and not a working knife. It's pretty don't get me wrong but it's not going to be anyone's first choice for real work. You know exactly what I'm talking about considering the price point. It's a collector's knife for show and not for real work.
TheFlyrodder68
And this repeated comment is why I made the new FAQ videos, please check them out.
Bwahaha yeap you're the guy I thought you were ;]. Im gonna have to pick up a bodega pretty soon
I was pretty thorough in my explanation. I think Todd and crew did great, but the show's producers are turning it into a circus right out of the gate.
Anyone know what the stitch is called on that lanyard?
I may be alone in this but I'd love to see a bodega with wood inlays.
didn't see the show again was it cancelled after one show?
I understand your frustrations with the show but lets be honest. If it was a "knife lovers" type of show showing the inner workings of a knife shop, outside of the relatively small number of knife lovers it would have 0 with a capital "0" viewers. This I am sure is a business decision more than anything for Todd to get exposure in a way that he can't get in any other. Todd's been through a lot(personally and finically) over the past few years so I for one am willing to cut him some slack.
Do you know where I can get a Todd begg bodega?
Thank you for the response, it's greatly appreciated, subbing your channel also.
I think the show was fucking awesome tho, and i hope they release more episodes.. dont get why wo many people hatin on it.
I see that it looks nice but what is the point of such a small knife except for cutting small things here and there... I cant justify the price for that....Rather have bough khukuri's ...2 of them... and are amazing...hack a man in half ... that works for me...
one of my grails is definitely a bodega
Who the hell has $1050 to toss down on a knife that isn't fully custom. I have no doubt that the knife is manufactured well, but ffs, I'm not going to spend even $500 on a knife that isn't made exactly for me. Screw that. More power to yall that have the funds to spend on that stuff.
Bear in mind that a great number of today's makers do NOT allow the customer to dictate how their knife is built. Many have a pre-set way of offering their knife, or a short list of upgrade/custom options. Also remember that more and more makers are turning to waterjet/CNC, and you can very easily spend TWICE this much to buy a full, true custom knife... that has far less hand work in it than a Ti Bodega. Each Ti Bodega has about 45 hours of hand work in them, Todd told me this himself. And EVERY knife's detent, lock and action are set by Todd himself by the way. You can spend about $850 on a production knife like a Damascus Unique Sebenza, or $1300 on a Strider/Starlingear knife that has absolutely NO work done on it by Dwyer or Strider. There are many comparisons that can be drawn here. Regardless, I own 2 Bodegas now, and my "Big Red" is one of the longest running as an EDC in my collection, and is still dead on perfect in action, lockup and zero bladeplay. Haven't even had to do anything as minor as adjusting the pivot... it remains flawless over two years later.
Jim Skelton
Perhaps that is the case, I still can't see myself throwing $800+ down on a knife. Maybe if I actually handled one of these, or something similar to it I might realize the value, and I know all knives are not equal. I was fortunate enough to handle a few knives by a fairly local master knife maker and they were wonderful pieces of work, but I couldn't see myself putting the money down at that point either, of course at that time I wasn't financially where I am today either. Maybe one of these days I'll run across someone that has a Bodega that they'd be willing to let me fondle for 10-15 mins so that I can feel the craftsmanship myself, but until then I just can't see spending the funds on a "custom" knife.
Just because the knife is hand tooled doesn't mean it is custom, it merely means it is hand worked. Which is awesome in itself these days with all the mechanized systems they have at the mass production places... but Custom is Custom, and hand worked isn't necessarily custom.
was on his site yesterday pruuudy knife
i saw the show when it came out and i thought it was good entertainment but on the hobby/knife enthusiast side thought it was shit....ive been watching your videos on and off for a little while but recently have started at the first available and im working my way through and you seem to be on the same level of obsessive as me...so that got me thinking... youre pretty big on youtube and youve spent time on tv and you have a friendship with a fair number of custom makers....why dont you put together a knife show for youtube? do a proper "blade brothers" on youtube
i don't have any knives that cost that kinda money
This is what Discovery does they had to get off the bad gun shows because it was not popular and they moved on to knifes.I got so sick of every week they would have somebody go out and blow up a car with one shot from a .45 or something all pyrotechnics like Mythbusters a total joke.I had looked forward to the Begg show but when they went to the dude with the Monsters house with green fingernails,I knew what was going to happen.And the Wolverine claws...really.You have to control the show.
My thoughts on your thoughts on the show: "Holy Shite! you read my mind completely!!!!!!" And shortly thereafter: "Well, at least now the dumb asses will stop obsessing on motorcycles so the rest of us can now get good bikes at a reasonable prices."
I hate to say this, but I just can't make myself to like Todd's style. He makes some amazing work though! I have to agree with you about the show. Absolute shite! Every now and there you see a few seconds of actual building which really intrigues me. I just wish they showed the process that went behind making their stupid cartoon knives...
FACE REVEAL!?!?!?
814 Bassin his face is out there...lol he used to be on tv.
drama in the workshop is as useful as a blade without a grind...
Another thing when he started heat treating that big chopper before he had the plates that's just total bullshit that is TV drama it's a complete amateur mistake another show just started off awesome and all about the guns were sons of guns now it's just about TV drama and then blowing shit up at the end!
Right now I don't have a knife but I continuously go back to that is flawless I have a triple threat folder and it is full of flaws I won it in a contest or I would've been extremely pissed.
I couldn't agree more about the tv show. That ridiculous monstrosity of a three pronged retractable arm gizmo that they jammed through the roof of a car into a crash dummy's head was the worst piece reality production I've seen in a long time, maybe ever. If I was the network executive I would have yanked it off the air after the first night. Awful. Unfortunately, I learned nothing (zero) about making a custom knife. A complete waste of time. The show really made me want to boycott Begg knives, but the reality is that I really really want a Bodega 2.0 and I'll probably order one as soon as possible.
Benchmade 746 BK
Ps. I apologize for miss spelling his name earlier:(
simply gorgeous,,
I can't stop carrying my umnum.I sleep with it in my pocket.