Hey Nick, thanks again for helping with this little fundraiser. Thursday marks 3 years since my dad passed from ALS, so it is definitely a cause that hits home for me. -Eric
I really liked this design and contemplated getting it as a beater after seeing reviews of Ruike's other offering, p801. Found myself to be a bit hesitant and glad I was. Seems like it needs a few minor tweaks to perfect the design. Your move Ruike.
Weird, mine flies out when I put pressure up on the thumb stud. Although from what it sounds like the detent on mine isn't as strong as the one you have. For the $20 I paid I like mine.
hey guys, it is a gorgeous knive! Just hammer the detent a little down, smoothen the edge, where the detent locks in and there you can't can get enough of it. By the way I did more of rework. I grinded some jimping on the Blade and the handless, furthermore I glued leather on it to get more grip. Just did it and love it so far.
If they just put a front flipper and a deep carry clip it could really be one of the most recommended sub $50 knives, I hope they do a remodel of the knife cause it is gorgeus
Reminds me a lot of their 801. It has a thumbstud on it, but I ripped half my thumbnail off the nail bed trying to deploy it with it since the detent was designed specifically for the flipper tab. Maybe they took that same detent design and used it for this.
I gotta say Ruike does their 14c28n very very good. The heat treat is super on point on all their knives. Good 14c will preform with good S30v and theirs is doing exactly that. They have sent me a bunch of their knives for Amazon review reasons so I have most of their models. I can tell if steel is correctly heat treated or not within a few seconds on the sharpening stones. Their 14c is done as good as anyone's and far better then most.
Sad day. I saw that sleek design and blade shape and I got a bit hyped.. Then I remembered it was gonna be a short review and... Yeeeeeah. Oh well. Great review. Thanks for watching out for my gear budget.
thankfully it's a threaded thumb stud so you can take it out and put on of those thumbstuds for traditionals on it and then the action is shockingly good. this knife is very frustrating because it would be great other than that.
I was just thinking of those add-on studs, they seem to work quite well on buck traditional folders. The other option I could see is using one of those wedge/ramp shaped thumbstuds. Just a little dab of loctite to keep it clocked in the correct orientation and you're good to go.
Hey Nick... I really appreciate this video. Like a few others in the past I lost rolling the dice with knives. I just spent $219 on a Bear-ops new s35 titanium flipper that blade HQ had on during blade show 2020. I opened the box and felt like I was in a bad dream. You gotta look at this knife. It’s the new Executive knife from Bear ops. Thanks for the FF Exec review... I absolutely love it.
Having a hard time opening their framelocks seem pretty common. A Ruike to me feels like a Land/Sanrenmu, of which has a very similar problem with their framelocks. Makes me wonder if they're made from the same place.
This looks like a coin flipper opener. I used to use the meat of my thumb to open thumb studs but after many repetitions its starts to chafe a bit until I discovered the coin flipper method. I grow my thumbnails a bit longer because I use them scrape or pry things so what I do is flick the thumb stud much like flipping a coin. The nail makes contact with the stud and not my skin. I find this way I can do this over and over again without my thumbs being ground to beef.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the elephant in the room - the 'short side' of the handle is where you need your 3rd/4th finger(s) to rest when using the knife, a triumph of 'design' over utility. The Benchmade Proper's handle is similarly misconceived.
Ya know it reminds me of the copper kershaw natrix. You put any pressure on the lock bar and you cant open up the damn knife. The knife is so damn small you really have no where else to place your fingers on the back to stabilize the knife so you can use the flipper to open it. I dont understand the love for this knife. Anyways, thanks for the content Nick 🤙
I have a few ruike nkives and love them all I hope they remodel this one as it looks really nice I just got another one last week d191-b its awesome no complaints doesn't bother me about numbers or names either way as long as it's a good functioning nkife
It could've been a gem! To get to the point: 9:13. Ruike, please make a new version of this knife and make it so that it'll actually deploy without a struggle😭
Nick, yesterday I got in my new ACE Biblio, my first $100+ knife. I love everything about it except it has a crazy strong detent. Any tips on how to loosen it up a bit?
Would you believe me if Ruike Knives *ACTUALLY* posted a video about how to open this knife properly?😁 This knife has been on and off my wishlist for better part of a year. Everyone says the same, the thumb opener is an issue. One solution (candaian cutting edge/luv them knives? Cant remember whom), was to raise the thumb stud slightly higher and locktite it in place. Bit of a hassle to fix something that should be near perfect for public use. Pity...its a lovely looking thing, too.
It's a rare knife that I don't have to take a Dremel tool or a bench grinder and fix something to suit me. It's almost always the thumb cut-out in the handle isn't large enough, chamfered enough, or cut at a proper angle to really use the thumbstud comfortably. My normal adjustments would readily turn this Ruike knife into a near first-class user, and it would take less than a few minutes. I even had to grind away some of the titanium scales to enlarge the thumb cut-out on my $300+ Benchmade 765. I suppose it's user-specific, to some degree, but manufacturers would not be far off the mark doubling the size of their thumb cut-outs, IMHO.
Love the channel Nick! I have had the 801 on my budget wish list for a while... BTW used one of your Spyderco disassembly video to clean my new Tenacious! Thanks. Great honest review too!
I was just checking that model out online a couple weeks ago and all the reviews said the same thing. It is a shame because I have another Ruike that is a good budget knife due to their 14c28n getting razor sharp very easily. And mine has that horrible thumb stud too, but luckily it has a flipper also. I agree that Ruike needs to get it together quick because we are in a time where there are so many decent budget knives.
If the P801 didnt have a flipper... the thumb studs on it are too close to the frame as well. Almost tore the skin under my thumbnail back a few times.
I knew what the problem was going to be before I even started the video. I have the P801 and I love it, but the thumb stud is almost useless and I saw that this basically has the same stud in the same position. It actually hurts my hand to deploy the knife that way. It's too near the axis, no grip, and you somehow can't be touching the lock bar at all. With the flipper knives at least you can ignore the useless stud. Too bad, cause this knife looks amazing otherwise.
I *almost* bought this knife because I was looking for this blade shape and it is quite attractive, but I went with a Civivi McKenna instead because of Nick's suggestion. I'm really glad I didn't go with this one.
Quick Shabazz Reviews should be a regular feature... with a better name. Suggestions: A “quaszzi”, or a “Sbaz”. Or more ambitious: “A fast fun look entertaining crappy knives (aka the Affleck, aka the Batman)”.
oh Nick... this knife is not perfect for sure. What it needs is a proper break and a bit of "technique" and wider learning curve (index finger on the pivot and middle finger on the base of the clip). After week of wearing it, it's actually flickable with minor wrist action. Yes, the first couple of days are really bad. I don't like the pocket clip, but have no issue with putting it in my pocket as you describe. When CR knife is stiff as hell.. it's smooth, it has soul, heart and character. If a chinese budget knife has similar "experience" its just short review... Look this is a "long term relationship" knife. You must fight for it to get the love from it. It doesn't provide instant gratification nor it's perfect. Just like my wife. I love it/her.
I have one of these, and I so agree with the opening problem. For me it occasionally works, but mostly I get nowhere with it. Took too long to return it so as it wasn't a 'faulty' copy, I got stuck with it. It is OK once open (or remaining closed) I guess.
Gonzo and Eafengrow are cheaper and seemingly way better quality that Ruike...I got a few of them to practice sharpening and ended up falling in love with one of them
I own one, deploying it is... a thing. You kinda got to move your thumb on the blade and make a shoving motion between the frame and the stud. Eventually you manage. But yes, it sucks.
I'm real damn tired of you complaining about the name of this company. It's not going to change. They can change the names of their knives, sure, but the name of the company isn't going to change. Get over it.
Several Ruike models are the same. Shame to see another knife company go the route of CRKT, Steel Will, Kershaw, Hog Carcass and a few other brands with the quality you'd win at the state fair along with a dying goldfish by tossing and floating a ping pong ball in a goblet of colored water.
If they just put a front flipper and a deep carry clip it could really be one of the most recommended sub $50 knives, I hope they do a remodel of the knife cause it is gorgeus
Hey Nick, thanks again for helping with this little fundraiser. Thursday marks 3 years since my dad passed from ALS, so it is definitely a cause that hits home for me. -Eric
“Bloomington there in the Indiana.” I like that very much
Is it crazy that I still kinda want to buy this knife after watching this review?
I really liked this design and contemplated getting it as a beater after seeing reviews of Ruike's other offering, p801. Found myself to be a bit hesitant and glad I was. Seems like it needs a few minor tweaks to perfect the design. Your move Ruike.
Weird, mine flies out when I put pressure up on the thumb stud. Although from what it sounds like the detent on mine isn't as strong as the one you have. For the $20 I paid I like mine.
hey guys, it is a gorgeous knive! Just hammer the detent a little down, smoothen the edge, where the detent locks in and there you can't can get enough of it.
By the way I did more of rework. I grinded some jimping on the Blade and the handless, furthermore I glued leather on it to get more grip. Just did it and love it so far.
If they just put a front flipper and a deep carry clip it could really be one of the most recommended sub $50 knives, I hope they do a remodel of the knife cause it is gorgeus
Reminds me a lot of their 801. It has a thumbstud on it, but I ripped half my thumbnail off the nail bed trying to deploy it with it since the detent was designed specifically for the flipper tab. Maybe they took that same detent design and used it for this.
You should check out the Civivi Incite Damascus knife.
I gotta say Ruike does their 14c28n very very good. The heat treat is super on point on all their knives. Good 14c will preform with good S30v and theirs is doing exactly that. They have sent me a bunch of their knives for Amazon review reasons so I have most of their models. I can tell if steel is correctly heat treated or not within a few seconds on the sharpening stones. Their 14c is done as good as anyone's and far better then most.
Thanks for your honesty...it is a great looking knife from out here, but if it doesn’t work...what good is it?
Sad day. I saw that sleek design and blade shape and I got a bit hyped.. Then I remembered it was gonna be a short review and... Yeeeeeah. Oh well. Great review. Thanks for watching out for my gear budget.
Hey Nick love your channel, just discovered it recently.
thankfully it's a threaded thumb stud so you can take it out and put on of those thumbstuds for traditionals on it and then the action is shockingly good. this knife is very frustrating because it would be great other than that.
I was just thinking of those add-on studs, they seem to work quite well on buck traditional folders. The other option I could see is using one of those wedge/ramp shaped thumbstuds. Just a little dab of loctite to keep it clocked in the correct orientation and you're good to go.
Can you buy an aftermarket taller thumbstud?
Also right-hand only: knocks 10% off their sales in one go, and how much does it actually save them in production costs?
Hey Nick... I really appreciate this video. Like a few others in the past I lost rolling the dice with knives. I just spent $219 on a Bear-ops new s35 titanium flipper that blade HQ had on during blade show 2020. I opened the box and felt like I was in a bad dream. You gotta look at this knife. It’s the new Executive knife from Bear ops. Thanks for the FF Exec review... I absolutely love it.
I have this knife... I filed down the detention ball/square with a file and now I have a nice non-flickable knife :)
Having a hard time opening their framelocks seem pretty common. A Ruike to me feels like a Land/Sanrenmu, of which has a very similar problem with their framelocks. Makes me wonder if they're made from the same place.
This looks like a coin flipper opener. I used to use the meat of my thumb to open thumb studs but after many repetitions its starts to chafe a bit until I discovered the coin flipper method. I grow my thumbnails a bit longer because I use them scrape or pry things so what I do is flick the thumb stud much like flipping a coin. The nail makes contact with the stud and not my skin. I find this way I can do this over and over again without my thumbs being ground to beef.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the elephant in the room - the 'short side' of the handle is where you need your 3rd/4th finger(s) to rest when using the knife, a triumph of 'design' over utility. The Benchmade Proper's handle is similarly misconceived.
Ya know it reminds me of the copper kershaw natrix. You put any pressure on the lock bar and you cant open up the damn knife. The knife is so damn small you really have no where else to place your fingers on the back to stabilize the knife so you can use the flipper to open it. I dont understand the love for this knife. Anyways, thanks for the content Nick 🤙
I have a few ruike nkives and love them all I hope they remodel this one as it looks really nice I just got another one last week d191-b its awesome no complaints doesn't bother me about numbers or names either way as long as it's a good functioning nkife
It could've been a gem! To get to the point: 9:13. Ruike, please make a new version of this knife and make it so that it'll actually deploy without a struggle😭
This could easily be redone as a front flipper. (Just extend the back of the blade a little). I can't believe no one at Fenix got that idea.
Looks like this knife was instrumental in the birth of one model from the "Damned Design" knife.
I modded mine around the thumb stud and it flies out now. tagged you on instagram on the post about it
Nick, yesterday I got in my new ACE Biblio, my first $100+ knife. I love everything about it except it has a crazy strong detent. Any tips on how to loosen it up a bit?
Would you believe me if Ruike Knives *ACTUALLY* posted a video about how to open this knife properly?😁
This knife has been on and off my wishlist for better part of a year. Everyone says the same, the thumb opener is an issue. One solution (candaian cutting edge/luv them knives? Cant remember whom), was to raise the thumb stud slightly higher and locktite it in place. Bit of a hassle to fix something that should be near perfect for public use.
Pity...its a lovely looking thing, too.
I just bought one anyway lol I think I'll be able to overcome the bad thumbstud design and the terrible naming/numbering system
Zero issues, love it. Bit of lockstick maybe
I added some light jumping on the spine to facilitate front flipping. It worked so well that I removed the thumb stud!
So why could they not have done that at the factory?
It's a rare knife that I don't have to take a Dremel tool or a bench grinder and fix something to suit me. It's almost always the thumb cut-out in the handle isn't large enough, chamfered enough, or cut at a proper angle to really use the thumbstud comfortably. My normal adjustments would readily turn this Ruike knife into a near first-class user, and it would take less than a few minutes. I even had to grind away some of the titanium scales to enlarge the thumb cut-out on my $300+ Benchmade 765. I suppose it's user-specific, to some degree, but manufacturers would not be far off the mark doubling the size of their thumb cut-outs, IMHO.
The coloring on the thumb stud began to come off after about a week of use. A bit disappointing since the blue made the the knife look quite nice.
Hey Nick . 👋 I hope all is well over there .
Love the channel Nick! I have had the 801 on my budget wish list for a while... BTW used one of your Spyderco disassembly video to clean my new Tenacious! Thanks. Great honest review too!
KilllerBee hey bro, do you have a link to that video? I took my tenacious apart and screw it up.
Andrew Haley I used the one for the Resilience they are in the same family and similar cleaning.
Andrew Haley here it is. th-cam.com/video/trRjgqNTpf8/w-d-xo.html
I was just checking that model out online a couple weeks ago and all the reviews said the same thing. It is a shame because I have another Ruike that is a good budget knife due to their 14c28n getting razor sharp very easily. And mine has that horrible thumb stud too, but luckily it has a flipper also. I agree that Ruike needs to get it together quick because we are in a time where there are so many decent budget knives.
..that was my first and last Bear knife.
0:50 *Metal gear solid alert sound*
2 hand deploy but knife has a thumb stud, uh oh something is wrong with the knife.
Awesome. Got here before the masses. Thoughts to come after viewing.
What’s up Nick. Love your channel man!
Dean, down in Texas ✌🏻.
It looks great until you get close. Love the blade shape, though.
Ok, it needs a little technique but i never had a problem opening it.
I feel like if this was a front flipper it would've been my number under 50 knife. I would buy it so many times over
If the P801 didnt have a flipper... the thumb studs on it are too close to the frame as well. Almost tore the skin under my thumbnail back a few times.
Was tempted to pick this one up several years ago. Glad I didn't.
I knew what the problem was going to be before I even started the video. I have the P801 and I love it, but the thumb stud is almost useless and I saw that this basically has the same stud in the same position. It actually hurts my hand to deploy the knife that way. It's too near the axis, no grip, and you somehow can't be touching the lock bar at all. With the flipper knives at least you can ignore the useless stud. Too bad, cause this knife looks amazing otherwise.
Nick -- what's up. I was really hoping for another pen or dive watch review. [only kidding] :)
or murse
@@edrader man purse ... had to look that up
youngsters these days :-)
Indiana Knifes is a top notch company. Small business with great customer service!
Love that blade shape
I *almost* bought this knife because I was looking for this blade shape and it is quite attractive, but I went with a Civivi McKenna instead because of Nick's suggestion. I'm really glad I didn't go with this one.
willydstyle :- Two very different knives in totally different price ranges.
Saved me some money, thanks Nick. What a shame because on looks it's a killer!
I'd just get the dremmel out and make some more room around that thumb stud. If I bought one. Thankfully I didn't.
basp 2005 Then you should probably go Dremel something. It’s bad juju to say the name and then not Dremel. Dremel. Dammit.
@@grahambliley8604 off to grind something, anything.
Nick is spot on as usual, I’m a huge wharncliff fan, but this stupid thing won’t open!, not fixable IME either
Quick Shabazz Reviews should be a regular feature... with a better name. Suggestions: A “quaszzi”, or a “Sbaz”. Or more ambitious: “A fast fun look entertaining crappy knives (aka the Affleck, aka the Batman)”.
oh Nick... this knife is not perfect for sure. What it needs is a proper break and a bit of "technique" and wider learning curve (index finger on the pivot and middle finger on the base of the clip). After week of wearing it, it's actually flickable with minor wrist action. Yes, the first couple of days are really bad.
I don't like the pocket clip, but have no issue with putting it in my pocket as you describe.
When CR knife is stiff as hell.. it's smooth, it has soul, heart and character. If a chinese budget knife has similar "experience" its just short review...
Look this is a "long term relationship" knife. You must fight for it to get the love from it. It doesn't provide instant gratification nor it's perfect. Just like my wife. I love it/her.
I love grumpy Nick.
I have one of these, and I so agree with the opening problem. For me it occasionally works, but mostly I get nowhere with it.
Took too long to return it so as it wasn't a 'faulty' copy, I got stuck with it. It is OK once open (or remaining closed) I guess.
Honest review. ⚔️😎👍
Gonzo and Eafengrow are cheaper and seemingly way better quality that Ruike...I got a few of them to practice sharpening and ended up falling in love with one of them
Too bad. Looks nice. I like a couple of Ruike's models.
I got an ad for the "ultim ate survival tool" pls review
On the plus side, a non opening knife has zero percent chance of cutting you. The extra safe knife. When safety completely overrides cutting. 🤣
RAKE.. please just say it that way which is considered correct🤔
Should have just done a liner lock
Can't put my finger on it, but all of the Ruike designs are "close but no cigar" to me... It looks nice, but a bit too generic to me I think
There are so many great budget friendly knife's out there why bother with mediocre meh type products. Especially Chinese products.
Because some Chinese manufacturers are actually doing great knives, budget or high end
I own one, deploying it is... a thing.
You kinda got to move your thumb on the blade and make a shoving motion between the frame and the stud. Eventually you manage.
But yes, it sucks.
9.20 long vid, can't be good but here we go
Thanks for The Heads-Up on The Fu€k-up!!! 🙄
They've screwed up the 662 and 865 as well. Ruike needs to just stop it with the thumb studs. Their ball bearing flippers are quite nice.
would've been a great flipper
I'm real damn tired of you complaining about the name of this company. It's not going to change. They can change the names of their knives, sure, but the name of the company isn't going to change. Get over it.
One of the worst knives made by Sanrenmu. I hate mine, maybe carried it twice in two years.
Several Ruike models are the same. Shame to see another knife company go the route of CRKT, Steel Will, Kershaw, Hog Carcass and a few other brands with the quality you'd win at the state fair along with a dying goldfish by tossing and floating a ping pong ball in a goblet of colored water.
I glad I didn't buy this knive 🤔 something wrong with it mmmm?
My deployed great. The clip is bad
Such a shame :(
Very... very... very disappointing...
ugly. the knife isn't attractive either.
Never change.
What's up, doc?
If they just put a front flipper and a deep carry clip it could really be one of the most recommended sub $50 knives, I hope they do a remodel of the knife cause it is gorgeus
And recommendations for a edc knife under £50