My Top 8 FAVORITE EDC Knives Of 2023
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 มิ.ย. 2024
- My top 8 favorite edc knives of 2023.
Kizer Brat - shrsl.com/4ai0u
Flytanium Arcade - shrsl.com/4ai0w
Reate Exo M - www.dlttrading.com/searchresu...
Kunwu Padre - kunwuknives.com/?aff=2
Civivi Vision FG - shrsl.com/4ai11
Microtech MSI - www.dlttrading.com/searchresu...
Ohlone GOAT AXL - shrsl.com/4ai12
Microtech Ram Lock Stitch - www.dlttrading.com/searchresu...
DLT Trading New Arrivals - www.dlttrading.com/newest-arr...
Polish Custom Knives New Arrivals! - shrsl.com/47vy1
Original GOAT - Use code "METALCOMPLEX" for 15% OFF! - originalgoat.com/?ref=METALCO...
EKnives New Arrivals - eknives.com/new/?aff=2
SMKW New Arrivals! - www.pntrs.com/t/8-12270-30383...
Urban EDC Supply New Arrivals - bit.ly/3iyxhST
Blade HQ New Arrivals - shrsl.com/36fac
PVK Vegas New Arrivals - www.p ?Click=52295
Kunwu Knives - kunwuknives.com/?aff=2
Check out Tools For Gents! - toolsforgents.com/?tfg=6336
Tactile Knife Co. - tactileknife-co.myshopify.com...
GP Knives New Arrivals - shrsl.com/3bzf4
River's Edge Cutlery New Arrivals - riversedgecutlery.com/shop-al...
Shop Flytanium! Custom parts for your favorite knives! - shrsl.com/482eg
Check out these other GREAT retailers! - linktr.ee/MCalt
--------‐----------------------------------------------------------
My MOST RECOMMENDED KNIVES all in one place! - linktr.ee/MetalComplex
--------‐----------------------------------------------------------
Metal Complex stickers! - www.redbubble.com/people/meta...
--------‐----------------------------------------------------------
Knife Pivot Lube - knifepivotlube.com/products/k...
The tools, flashlights, sharpening equipment, and knife storage I use right here on my channel! - www.amazon.com/shop/metalcomplex
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
--------‐----------------------------------------------------------
SUBSCRIBE TO KNP! - / @knifenutspodcast
My Patreon - / metalcomplex
Follow me on Instagram @metal_complex
Become a Member of my channel! - / @metal_complex
--------‐----------------------------------------------------------
#METALCOMPLEX #knifeunboxing #knifereview #knives #knife #pocketknife
**DISCLAIMER** This channel's content is meant for educational purposes only, and encourages the proper/safe use, handling, and understanding of tools. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
My Amazon page! The gear I use here on the channel! - www.amazon.com/shop/metalcomplex
Thanks so much for watching! You can support my channel on Patreon here - www.patreon.com/metalcomplex
MC stickers! - www.redbubble.com/people/metal-complex/shop?asc=u
Every pocket knife I own, probably 10 now, has been my favorite this year. I just got into this hobby this year. I've spent way too much money thanks to you guys! Most favorite would be my Kizer Drop Bear. So good that I bought 2, one in s35vn and the other on the fat carbon and 20cv.
I had a similar path, then I got to the point of not wanting to give the Communist Party of China anymore money and I put money into American knives
@@jeremyrawlings766pick something up and enjoy it. Don’t go on a buying binge. See what feels amazing in your hands and pocket. Enjoy it and don’t just start buying. I have over 50 folders and that’s my advice. I love them all equally 😊
I have that same Ohlone GOAT AXL, and holy hell is it nice. Mine also broke in to be fantastically smooth .Major props to them for the zero billboarding on the knife. It lets a beautiful design speak for itself. I wish other companies would take a lesson from them in that respect.
Great list! Recently ordered the Padre after your “glowing review” and have been looking for the Ohlone.
Im Sharklock for life now... I cant stop buying and customizing EVERY version of the 20.5...
That Microtech is nice!!! Lock reminds me of the Spyderco Ball Lock.
the new Microtech ram lock is the greatest release in American history that knife hasn't left my pocket since I got it and it's been months I sleep wit in my pocket it's a perfect USA designed master piece
I'm with you on the Stitch. I'd just started appreciating a slimmer edc after falling hard for the full size Adamas. I went from that to 940s and Smocks, really leaning into ti scales. Slim pocket life was growing on me. ...then I bought a Ram Lok Stitch... It hasn't taken a day off.
Thanks, MC, for the list. So many of these I have not had in hand ...
I just recently picked up the Kizer Drop Bear and that has been my favorite knife and also the most aesthetically pleasing knives to look at.
MC!! you just put a smile on my face. its about the civivi vision. ive had mine now for 3 days and cant put the dam thing down! as a matter of fact im having to use other fingers other than my index finger, its actually starting to get a little sore, im telling you, i cant put it down!! besides all that ive been watching several reviews on this knife and are some mixed reactions, well from one channel for sure! but after hearing your thoughts on the vision, again, there isnt a doubt in my mind that i own a great knife. love your channel and your knives. take care.....
Just got my first stitch and it will not be the last! Love it. Thanks for your review!
I have around 80 very nice knives in my collection so far and you are correct about the exo because it is one of my favorites. Before I ordered it I thought I wouldn’t like it no where near the way I do know. I highly recommend this knife
Hmm. Top knives carried for me.
In no particular order-
Spiderco Smock
AD 20.5 (digi camo)
Miguron/Am8 Flix II
Kizer clutch lock Sheepdog
Vosteed Valkyrie
CJRB kickstarter Pyrite
CJRB Ruffian (love the silly little thing lol)
ZT 0350 (great around the yard)
Rarely, but sometimes the Spiderco Shaman.
Shout out to my favorite letter opener, the Civivi Sentinel Strike. Just can't, or am not supposed to, carry it in my state. Have though.
Everyone loves the Civivi Vision FG but I still haven’t seen custom scales for it that don’t have the 3 hole cutouts. Hopefully Civivi takes the advice and makes many more versions of the Vision FG to meet a bunch of different style preferences.
Agree 100% with more Vision FG variants. I have the Damascus and white g10 version and it’s wonderful.
Having more knives with the Super Lock would be a win as well
Same here. I carry mine just as often as my OTF’s
I have a Klein tool 3” stainless sheepsfoot(electrician) made in Japan. Took the belt hook and flip stud off. Love it.
Hi,, MC....i like the knife i bought two after your review .. one for me and one for a gift to someone, but was wondering is there a way to make the lock less painful on finger to engage disengage,, or will that get easier with time,, only had it two days now.. thanks.. love the channel....
AWESOME list...I need many more pockets...and much more fun money
I'm old enough to remember that when you saw the words: "Made in Taiwan," it would make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Just got my Stitch in OD Green and Apocalyptic Blade and I love it it just looks cool.
Thanks ... Great list!
Bought the civivi on your recommendation as my first edc knife! Didnt have it in me to spend a lot on my first.
Totally get you on just pausing and admiring a good knife before putting it back away
Ive sort of calmed down buying knifes this year and i think since last November ive carried my unumzaan solely except for the my custom bladed pm2 and my smoko designs knifes looking forward to getting a vampire jack soon though
I absolutely love my Padre, it's my only Kunwu at the moment, I'm glad i got one when i did because i heard they're gonna stop making them
The Padre hasn’t left my pocket since I got it a month ago. Such an awesome knife.
This video has made up my mind. Im wishlisting that stitch and selling a couple of my benchmades.
I know you record vids a couple weeks in advance and it just got released, but I think you'd really like the large drift. Haven't seen any reviews on it yet. Im hoping you have some content on it in the queue. I'm in love with mine. Definitely wanna try the ohlone
I appreciate you mentioning the lack of LH clip on the Riot. I'd be very interested in it were it available. There's really no excuse for a legitimate company to not provide for their LH market whehn a straight clip accommodates for such an easy option to include.
The one I look at like that is a para 2 with the tanto blade grind. It's awesome.
I am really considering the Padre, especially since they offer it in full left handed version! Big price, but sure does sell it for me!
I was able to grab 2 stitches, i have never had a knife this sharp out of the box
I have an old Microtech stitch and I LOVE it… perfect ergonomics. That said I WANT a non auto stitch.
I love my MSI ,off Microtech site and it’s my weekend knife,probably never take it too work it’s my baby,the stitch isn’t in my budget,maybe ask for my 53 birthday,my grandpa got me into knives,he had old timer,so that’s where my love started,love to hear how plp started their love for this stuff!
9.8 on the slap
Definitely belongs in the top 8 of 2023.
9.6
I'd say closer to 9.82...
√(99.7)
9.5
I’m currently looking at getting a Orion 3 Vanax. So I’m very happy to see the praise Vanax is getting. I saw a test video where a guy made a bleach, salt, vinegar and baking soda concoction and left it in for a few days. Left it out for a few days and the Vanax was quite literally unmarked. I don’t need that level of corrosion resistance but, I want it.
I agree with this comment 100%
@@metal_complex I fail to see why anyone would disagree. Who wouldn’t want untouchable steel or an over engineered 1/4 inch fat boy? If we all went for cost effective practicality the world would be full of 98 Honda Accords. What a boring world that would be.
I’ve had to sell 4 of my old fixed blades from my collection to get the money for that Vanax blade, but next payday it will be mine.
MSI, Kizer Escort in 20CV, Kizer Drop Bear in 20CV, Protec Malibu Magnacut bronze aluminum handle, CRK Sebenza 31 Magnacut, B2 Factor, QSP Penguin, Chavez 226 sangre, Endura lightweight K390, Civivi Cogent s35vn ebony wood handle.
Totally agree abt the padre, best kunwu by a country mile and I own most of them
BladeHQ has a large EXO with a lock. It's a coping blade (whatever that means) with Elmax steel. Single edged, but good cutting geometry.
Love my padre and s-tao in vanax. Would love to see a damascus or damasteel blade from Kunwu.
Guys…on my Exo M…I put 4 little TINY strips of black gaffers tape on the curves where the 2 oblong pins make contact with the curve in the frame when opening and closing. They are not noticeable and my knife doesn’t rattle when closed and has no blade play when opened. So far the tape has longevity as it is just acting as a shock absorber! 👍🏼
What does F.G. stand for on the Civivi Vision FG?
Does your reate exo-K rattle when locked up ? Mine feels kinda sketchy and I'm not sure if I need to send it in or not
I agree with a lot of your list, especially on the more budget side (Brat, Vision FG). For me, I'd add the Civivi Sentinel Strike, which guiltily I like better than the FG for its size/weight, ease of manipulation/multiple deployments, and especially it's ergos (really feel like the FG could use some better champhering, and scalloping by the thumbstuds/index choil). I'm interested in the Microtech MSI, but I've heard 2 big criticisms: very soft M390 and that it easily fails the spine wack test. Any opinion on those?
I love my sentinel strike
Something about the knife community that has always amused me is how many people talk about lock strength, hardiness and ease of cleaning, I always think like: okay remove the camo shorts there mister cardboard slayer...
It's an EDC for God's sake.
I don't mean mister metal of course, for content it's different and I very much think you made great selections here! The Ohlone is a beauty!
My most pined after knives were the PM2, AD20.5, and the Stitch.
Now, it's the Arcade, the Stitch and the Amphibian.
I had also wanted to get a Vision FG, but I feel like I should just spend a bit more and get the Arcade, instead.
I also want to like the MSI, but the blade shape for the price just doesn't quite interest me enough.
Just got a MSI from DLT!! Been waiting on one of those. Thanks
Is the microtech better than a pm2? Or basically their answer to spydercos line
Love them all. The arcade and goat are my 2 favorites
I would love a "mini/micro" Stitch, shorter blade under 3" and slightly shorter handle, just overall smaller and easier to pocket carry.
I wish the Brat was a front-flipper. I really don't like flipper tabs cause they get in the way. The Vision FG is a knife I absolutely LOVE and carry every day (along with an S30V Shaman). I really hope that Civivi does more knives with the Super-Lock. I LOVE the Super-Lock.
Love the video😊 I carry my FG EVERYDAY❤
Man I love my exo-m and vision DG. Need a padre
I love what Microtech has been doing recently. I'm getting an MSI for xmas and hopefully an Amphibian in the future.
The Stitch is by far my favorite of 2023 and boy is it sharp 😊
You’re not wrong about the sharpness! Been carrying mine quite a bit and I’m surprised at how pocket friendly it is considering its size.
Unfortunately I sold most of all my MSI’s and RL Stitches. Low serials and the double hex pivot screw with the hidden screws. I’ll probably purchase the 170$ MSI at some point but I sold them all to go for the Amphibian. I think that is the knife of this year even coming out just a couple months ago. I do with they had the double hex pivot screw to make it look mirrored on both sides if you flip the clip but I also wish MTK would sell a flat clip like they had on the original RL Stitch.
Riot which model ?
Called ur #1 knife when this started and I was right!!! Lol. Nice list
Hi I’m Lou 20:06
Well met, Lou.
I've been hearing your name quite a bit round these here parts.
Thank you for adding to the content, ergo, information/exposure about some peices a lot of us will never own.
🤘🏼✌🏽
God the Padre is good looking, I’ve been drooling over it for a good while now
That microtech stitch looks real similar to case westline I wish you would do a review on the case West line
The ram lok stitch has become my favorite knife in my collection
That Padre isn't even my style but got to say it's still pretty cool knife...
I almost got a vision fg, but the tests I saw done showed that some of them had soft or burnt edges so that put me off of it, I will probably wait till I start seeing some more promising testing before I get one.
Well, it is a China knife. I hate China knives. Period.
My knife tastes lean toward spyderco like knives which are slim or space efficient with broad blades.
The gravity knife is pretty cool but illegal to carry in many places, why, I do not know? 🙄 Thank you for the review. 👍
NathansKnives is making some sick scales for the Vison Fg right now...
The slap was on point. Easy 9
I would personally have the Microtech Amphibian as number one. The only thing I don’t like about the Stitch is the cutting edge is pretty short compared to the blade size due to the large finger choil. Great knife though. Just like the Amphibian better!
Do you have any insider information on whether we are actually going to see more variants of the ram-lok sitch ? I have the G-10 but like you I want more , I could get a black aluminum right now , but I'm hesitant because I want more than just black. Help
Since they did an aluminum version, it's more likely than not that there will be different color anodized versions in the near future.
Yes. With almost complete certainty
yup I gotta get one of those Stitch
Man I hope kunwu makes a bar lock padre.
Nice list
Its funny to me how small the Stitch looks in your hands on camera. I was finally able to aquire a auto Stitch last week (thanks to EKnives) , and I was surprised to see how big it actually was once I opened the box. The thing is built like a freaken tank. Tbh, the only thing I'm not really fond of is the clip. If the clip didn't have that secondary lip in the middle, I wouldn't hate it, but it makes it hard securing in my jeans pockets. Think I may try out the timascus aftermarket clip EKnives sells for the auto Stitch just to add some pop to the black aluminum handles and the stonewashed blade and to see if it hopefully makes it better getting in/out of pocket (assuming the timascus clip dont have that secondary lip) for me. I like the auto Stitch alot (other than the pocket clip) but tbh, my EKnives edition Shirogorov has been my favorite edc knife I've ever owned. I can't find any info on the Cromax PM blade steel, but it holds an edge for an exceptionally long time, can be sharpened to an exceptionally fine edge, and it's easy to maintain.
Fyi, there should be a Lynch clip coming very soon. I'm holding my breath.
@studrake I'll have to keep out an eye out for one from Lynch then. The only ones I know of so far are from Maverick Customs, which is actually who makes the timascus ones EKnives has in stock. They also have multiple other colors in titanium as well as a dark gray scalloped clip that would probably look great with the black handles and stonewashed blade. Either way, they're a completely different shape, and they're smooth, so they should make it a lot easier getting in/out of pocket. For under $60, I think I may try one.
That slap had a suction sound so I give it a 10/10
Can you do a vid with your favorite like top 20 knives or something
I'm REALLY REALLY wanting a Padre and an MSI very badly 😂 maybe one day I'll be able to afford one
Padre is figity. Very nice
I’ve seen soooo many of the ram lock microtechs fail from the lightest tap. Just watched video guy had 3 in from microtech and they all failed. Kinda bummed me out cuz I’ve been waiting for straight spring axis style lock for a long time! 😂 But if they’ve been good for you I’ll have to do some more digging. Definitely look awesome though! 🔥🔪👍👊😎
All of mine are completely solid. Even demonstrated live
I love my vision fg I don’t understand why nobody talks about it anymore. It’s fun, cuts like a champ and carries easily. 👍
im glad im not the only one that thinks the reate exo-m is a great edc
I want that stitch so bad. Cant find it anywhere
A mini of the MSI is what I would like. Love its design. 3 inch blade please.
The breath that comes out of your face hole LMFAO!!!!!!+
Civivi Smock?
no doubt about it the ram lock is the greatest knife lock to date hands down better than anything
I wish the new exo blade shape had the pocket clip on it
My spyerco police full serrated my spyderco Endura. My blue spyderco para 2. My petrafide fish.
microtech really needs to put a "fin" on the spine side of the ram lock
Reate did the large Exo with the lock. I did not like the blades shape they came out with though.
The MSI has won the top spot in my edc. I like it so much that I bought another.
Seems like Padre n Stitch have very similar lines and you could cut the stitch out of the padre. Lol. Seemed like an example of the point he was making about the padre not being directly derivative of any one design
They have a Timascus 3v Demko AD20.5 on their site and it’s INSANE!!!!
Just picked up a carbon 20CV I freaking love it!!!
I think you do the best knife reviews I've had some recent health problems so being obsessing about these knives on this phone I hate those people that do the knife reviews and the camera is on them more than it is on the knife and it's usually some real boring ass person that does that
Thank you thank you thank you for pronouncing ambidextrous correctly. Not sure why so many functional adults can’t handle that. Don’t worry, that wasn’t my only takeaway lol. Great video.
I want to use my MSI as an entrenching tool but that bothersome Ram lock gets bogged down by all the dirt!
Just epoxy the lock shut before use, duh!
Supposedly, coil springs on bar locks can’t handle shock very well. I don’t know 1st hand, but there’s plenty of people making videos of them fail. Same as button locks with spine whacks
Nice
Honestly, I dream about a manual/auto Stitch in MagnaCut, Vanax, or a coated CruWear. If MicroTech ever decides to upgrade the steel, I’m definitely buying it. I’m not the biggest fan of M390 on a knife I plan to carry/use. I know it would be totally fine coming from a quality company like MT but, I feel like the Stitch deserves a better steel!! Hopefully my dream comes to fruition. Come on MicroTech!! Instead of M390MK, I wanna see fuckin MagnaCutMK 😂.