Can vouch for the Kizer Swayback. Bought one for my wife, and she absolutely loves it. I've even caught her fidgeting with it while browsing the web in our office. It's comfy, small enough for a lady's pocket, and it's been putting a smile on her face for over a year.
I'm thankful for DCA and Thomas' videos. This year especially, I look forward to new knives otw and faq videos every week. Seriously, thank you guys for being so dependable, informative and entertaining. You really help me get through the week.
Truly thankful for this past year, my MOM passed away and now is resting in peace with GOD, she had colon cancer and thank GOD she didn't suffer; she knew of my passion for knives, and even had some victorinox classic sd's; my DAD is still with us and is a knife enthusiast, victorinox, case, buck and other brands, Thanks for this year, and hoping the best for the next one
My mom needed a knife basically to open mail. She doesn’t carry a knife everyday. Also, she’s quite small and has limited hand strength. I bought her a Kershaw Kapsule and she really likes it. Definitely not premium steel, but for no more use than she gives it, it’s great!
The knife I always gift is the Victorinox Huntsman if I know the person is often hiking or in the woods, or the Deluxe Thinker for the urban environment people 😅 and the Classic SD for girls because they don't want to carry anything bigger, at least the ones I know...
I always felt judged by whoever designed the SAK Cybertool. The knife implies that the owner has a laptop but no can opener. Like a college student or a hobo. What sort of person do you think I am, Victorinox?
Dragonfly 2 has been my primary EDC since late 2019. For someone living in the city, it’s all the blade length and robustness 99% of all people actually need for typical daily tasks.
As a ladyperson who does carry in my purse, the issue of knives popping open is real. I have that Swayback and while it is a fun and useful design, I have found it slightly opened in my bag. So I only carry it when I'm using a bag that has a small slim pocket that it fits into by itself. I don't have the Dragonfly but I do have a couple Delicas and I have never found the lock to be dangerous to use.
The Spyderco dragonfly motif is really nice. And that KaBar spork knife. 3 pack - one for my camping kit, one for my day pack, one for the glove compartment.
I have a Victorinox Cybertool M and LOVE it!!! It's very handy in an office; I've used it to replace armrests on our chairs, for example. Do you have any suggestions for extra bits for the driver?
I've been trying to find extra bits for mine and so far no joy. 😢 I've seen some mods that will make it work with regular 4mm bits. Basically you have to stuff a small magnet and maybe a spacer down into it to make them fit and stay put. However it may no longer work with the ones it came with unless you dig out the magnet and spacer. They chose a very non-standard way to do it, unfortunately.
Hi David, When were fixed knives first starting to be made properly and what knife is a good representation? For example, a Bowie knife made today, can be made better today than in the Jim Bowie days.
I love my white Climber Victorinox with the scissor, knife, bottle opener, and awl. I also got it for $35. I also love my new Baby Banter in purple micarta and the wharncliffe blade. Happy birthday to me!
Hope you have a good thanksgiving! I gave my wife the exact same spyderco dragonfly, it now sits in her pink tool bag, mainly used for opening packages
I'm thankful for this channel and the knife enthusiast community! Great recommendations from DCA and several more in the comments 😊 I thought a couple different Spyderco models might be good choices, but I never would have thought about the Kizer flipper. (As for the macabre screen name, it's from way back in the late '90s for role playing games in AOL chat rooms. It was a vampire character. But now that I know people who I first met online, there's a whole group of people who call me "Blood" in public. Everyone kind of forgets how it sounds to "normals".)
It reminds me of when some of us knife forumites would meet for campouts and call each other by their screen names... still to this day lol. Cheers! -DCA
Hi DCA, my question is this: I always carry a full sized knife which is usually too big for my fifth pocket, but I hate to have it empty, any handy recommendations on what to carry in that pocket? Many Thanks
QUESTION: What's the best knife sharpener if I'm lazy, cheap, clumsy, and short on space, but also have a bad habit of buying expensive knives (I should add idiot to my list of shortcomings)? Right now I'm using a Lansky box with rods, but am doubtful about my sharpening skills.
I'm not a IT guy at all but the Cybertool 34 makes a wonderful edc tool. It's a thick tool but it's a lesser footprint in the pocket vs a fullnsize leatherman but with most of its functionality. It is priced high though. I got mine through a dealer on ebay a couple weeks ago for 78 bucks new.
First thing I would do is intentionally dull the small utility blade and make it into a pry tool instead. Way more useful in electronics than a second blade.
I bought my buddy a cold steel tuff lite for the same reason as a knife I'd have to maintain. He's not a knife guy and beats the crap out of it at work but it's easy to maintain and he loves it for work.
Hey dca question am I the only one who drives my wife crazy by constantly "clicking" my knives. ( Opening and closing) And she also gets annoyed with the junk mail being cut to pieces every time I get new knife. Just me? Or do we all do that?
Hi DCA, which knife or knifemaker has the best pocket clips? What is the platonic ideal of a pocket clip? For me, it's the one on the petrified fish mini beluga. I hate when the bill sticks out so much it catches on things you brush past, I lost my beloved Civivi Elementum II after the clip got caught and bent out. Kind regards, Kermit the Pog
😁 I've been using this name so long (~25 years!), I forget if I did that on purpose or realized the wordplay later. I was just trying to come up with a good vampire name to play role playing games in AOL's chat rooms, and it turns out it's unique enough to almost always be available to this day!
Thanks DCA and Thomas, great stuff as usual. About the knife for mom, if she has long(ish) fingernails, flippers likely will not work _(broken nails . . . you do not want to be responsible for that.)_ My wife (75 years young/old with arthritis and nails) cannot open any of my OFT knives (including the UTX-70) the springs are simply to strong, she has also expressed that back locks work best _for her_ . Her favorite is a Gerber Gator. The Gater has a thick handle that is 'grippy' and enough of the blade protruding from the handle when closed to pinch it with her thumb and side of her index finger to hope. One handed or assisted openers are out, they _feel_ less controllable to her. YMMV Also, can we add 'Finger Safe' to the filters on the Knife Center website??
The Kershaw live wire far and away is the easiest to open and close OTF I've ever touched. If she likes lock backs, a great preforming knife that would be easy to open for her and easily closed as well as being exceptionally high preformance is the spyderco k390 Stretch 2. Bigger more hand filling handle, full size blade with amazing cutting preformance.
@@EDCandLace The Live Wire is on my list to buy. The handles on the Spyderco knives are just to thin for her hand and arthritis. Gerber's Gator has a very thick and round handle that is very comfortable, even I think it is comfortable. Thanks for the input! 👍
Good input, thanks! Mom does have arthritis in her hands (as do I, but far less advanced), so your wife's experience is very helpful. Luckily, no long nails, though. She's a nurse for the VA retirement home and keeps them trimmed short.
The hook knife… being a lefty, I looked high and low on the Internet for months and the left handed ones were out of stock. I bought the double edged one. I wish I’d waited, the urge to use one’s thumb on the backside of the knife is extremely powerful when you are working on a spoon from harder wood, but alas, there is no backside on a double edged knife.
Hey DCA and Thomas, serious question. I have a Spyderco infestation. I know you can help me with how many Spydercos end up on your table. It's sort of a Delica subject and I don't know if my wife can Endura any more but it started with just one and I didn't get Bugout to handle it when it was just one. Before I knew it there was about 110 or 112. So I asked my Compadre what to do. And I couldn't Evoke a good suggestion from him. I have been trying flytanium to get rid of them but they seem to be multiplying. Maybe you have a Cogent answer for my Spyderco infestation is there. Is there an Elementum I haven't looked at? Or should I have more Resilience and Persistence in my original solution? Thanks And I am thankful for my wife for keeping up with my knife wants!
Very serious question! Bringing a knife to a Christmas gathering. Every year of my childhood this happened. My extended family got together a my grandmother's house on Christmas Eve to open gifts. Inevitably one of the gifts would be wrapped with too much diligence (and tape) or one of the packages would be too tough or sealed in some way. As per tradition, someone would ask the room, "Anybody got a knife?" My uncles would look at each other and, after a display of false humility for form's sake, they would all pull out whatever they were currently carrying. After a five minute conversation about the merits of each knife, one would be selected for the job, leaving several uncles pretending not to be insulted and one uncle with the satisfaction of being the chosen one. Good times! BUT! Times have changed! And now I'm the uncle! But my grandmother has passed away and the location is a different house. There are lots of new family that doesn't know each other so well. And, you know, emotions run high at the holidays. So, my question: What knife do I carry on Christmas Eve? There can be no mystery to opening or closing. It can't scare anyone. It has to lock. But it has to have a level of functional coolness that increases the confidence of the person I hand it to --- because this is, after all, another moment of low-key evangelism for the amazing, fun, and heritage rich world of pocket knives. MOST IMPORTANTLY --- It has to be the one that gets picked. I must be chosen. There can be only one. Great work you guys! Love everything you do! And Happy Thanksgiving.
Looking for a traditional style folder (e.g. barlow) with a deep pocket clip. Wondering if you have any suggestions? Quality is more important than price. I'm a fan of the Boker Barlow Prime in black but really prefer my pocket knives have a deep carry clip. Thanks!
Hey, fellas, love the channel! I'm looking for a good fixed blade for work. Lately, I have been liking the idea of a folding utility knife as my edc and keeping a bigger fixed blade in my tool bag. Ideally, it would be full tang, 4-6 inches, and a tough but easy to maintain steel. My upper limit on a work knife would have to be $150 because it would see heavy use. Drop points and clip points seem to be the most practical for my needs but i am open to suggestions. Thanks!
ESSE makes a hell of a knife, although maybe a bit beefy for what you're doing. A Mora would be an easy to recommend option, as they make great and durable bag and truck knives.
Knives are such a great Christmas (yes, I used the forbidden word here) gift. Practical, easy, personal, cost effective and timeless. Thanks for the good ideas, DCA & Thomas!! You made me happy!!
for a good ball point pen, you really can't beat the old parker jotter. button is so firm there's little chance of accidental deploy and the rest of it, particularly the clip, are extremely robust. cost very little with a multitude of refill options including pressurized and write in rain. a little wonder of an old American design.
David do you know if Spyderco will bring the paramilitary 2 tanto into the salt series because if they are I will be first in line if it will be in LC200N or MagnaCut.
Attempt:2 I’m looking for a spiderco folding knife for a first everyday carry. Preferably with no locking or spring open mechanisms and under £150. I’m really interested to hear your thoughts
Hey DCA, I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and have purchased many of your recommendations. Looking to purchase my first titanium knife. What would you recommend for my first titanium knife? Preferably under $200 but doesn’t have to be. Thanks!
Good video. I like to see you do a video on a good brush chopper slash camp knife something u would use in the southeast clear trails while hunting and around camp what y’all think is the best style and blade for something like that. Thanks
hello DCA and knifecenter team, i have a question: pretty noteworthy patents expired since i'm into knives but why can't i find other side opening auto folders like benchmade with their crossbar style lock? for example the adamas auto regards from austria
Got a question: Im the type of guy who always specifically picks what to wear everyday, and to match whatever I wear to my knife or watch. Well one of my favorite colors is red, with black. Any way you can either find a good folder preferably a button lock, or a pocket fixey to potentially color pair it with a good watch I just got?
knife center has a new exclusive civivi elementum 2 button lock (widely considered one of the best recent edc knives) in cpms35vn. with a red and black color scheme the new oknife rubato also is in a similar color scheme but leans more toward a tactical knife but still edc-able in the same red and black colors
Is there a modern materials slip joint like what Jack Wolf's knives does, that has a magnacut blade with drop point scandi grind? Where can I find this?
Question DCA: I was taught early on that folders when flicked open should be deployed softly, so as not to damage the knife's, uhh, innards, to use the technical jargon. I have a buddy who delights in opening his knives as hard and loud as possible, with a CRACK that sounds to me like a bullwhip. He insists their innards are more than up to it, and that I shouldn't coddle my knives so much. Which of us is right? Please say it's me, as I'd rather he owe me the drink than the other way around. Really we're looking for a general answer, but if it's knife specific, his main EDC is most often a Bugout, and lately mine has been a Deka. Thanks.
I have maybe a rapid fire question. DCA mentioned in a recent video that a knife (I don’t remember which one) had good edge retention and was fairly easy to put an edge on (paraphrasing). Aren’t those two opposing characteristics of a knife, both related to hardness? If it takes longer to get dull won’t it take longer to sharpen? Thanks, huge fan, love the channel!
Hey DCA! Great content as always! I need your help! I am looking to “complete” my steel collection (have the major kinds of steel in my collection) and my last remaining steel is maganacut, what knife do you recommend for a mid range 200-300 edc knife that has some style to it, that I can buy for my birthday tomorrow! Carrying my Rotten EVO 2.0 in m390 and para 3 in s110v for reference
Is there any side open auto deployment and side auto closing meaning instead of hand close as Made in USA and magna cut available. Similar to auto open close as otf knife
You are asking for a double action automatic. I remember seeing one about a decade ago but it was fraught with problems and I haven’t seen anything since. If you can forgo the double action Pro-Tech can meet your requests.
I find the ka-bar actually not a very good option as a stirring blade since its inconvinient to carry. A stir knife should be one that's on you before you had your morning coffee (and go wherever you might have a drink you may need to stir), alongside being easy to clean, and with high lunchroom acceptability factor. That's not the easiest set of specifications to achieve, as the lunchroom acceptability removes the potential for a fixed blade, and you still need a blade as long as the height of your cup. you might consider a slipjoint, which answers many issues, but the nail nick will get gunked with whatever you're drinking.
Boker has some unofficial "Star Wars" Kalashnikov AK74s. They come in green, blue, and red blades that are matches to the main lightsaber colors, and an "Imperial" white and black that looks like a knife a Stormtrooper would carry. They also have the "Fett" color scheme that matches Boba's armor. I love them.
I hate to tell you but that soft MT m390 will be no harder to reprofile then that n690 will be. I sharpen them every single week a couple of them for customers and MTs m390 so I'm not just speaking without experience. Just like the stitch and msi they are incredibly soft and it totally kills the wear resistance. I would be willing to say that your average aus10 out there will take more time to reprofile then MTs m390. The only good thing about their m390 is it does respond very well to a diamond loaded strop.
hey, guys i love the Vid. I was curious why do you guy think curten historical blades like ginuntings or poners swords are not used for more machete options.
Why not do a video on the “Emerson Wave” type of opening technique to deploy a folding knife? Show different manufacturers who employ similar features such as the Spyderco Delica 4 or the Cold Steel AK47, etc. Barber Bob
I use a dish brush, personally. No fingers near the blade! If you want to be extra safe, you can lay the knife flat against the sink and clean one side at a time that way. I also like the Joseph & Joseph BladeBrush, but it's limited to knives about 3" high, so won't work for really big knives like cleavers.
Dca "Most serious question" you only have a folding knife and you have to carve a terribly overcooked turkey.... what pocket folder you using??? Ps Happy Thanksgiving DCA and Thomas!
Hey David, looking for a good knife to keep in my car for survival purposes. Good glass breaker and a razor sharp blade to cut through seatbelts with ease.
Pretty much any Microtech OTF. Select one with a partial serrated blade edge to help “sawing” through a seatbelt. But all mostly come with glass breakers at the butt end. They store well, are extremely sharp, have excellent steel typically and are easy to use in an emergency.
IMHO, this is where a purpose-made emergency tool like the RESQME can't be matched by any knife. They're cheap at under $10, there are multiple ready-made options for keeping it within reach of the driver or passengers (available in an all-in-one kit for a couple extra bucks), and there's no temptation to ever remove it from the car. Then your "car survival knife" can just be any good survival knife, tucked away in your roadside emergency kit or "get home" bag.
DCA, Seth, and Thomas. I need your help. I'm in a serious pickle for my girlfriend's Christmas present. Is there a folding knife that is 3.5 inches or above with pink or "girly" handle scales?
The term finger-safe simply means that your fingers are never in the path of the blade when closing. Awful hard to do that with lock backs. Does that mean they are unsafe? No. -DCA
Michrotech otf's are terrible, I have 2. Do not buy them. My first one failed on the second attempt, and was hard to deploy (troodon), My second otf is bone breaking hard to deploy, so hard that the skin under my nail started detaching from my nail. 🤐 Get any other otf, that is my recommendation.
Maintaining a knife just isn't that much. I mean sharpen every once in a while and unless you're cleaning game or doing some seriously nasty stuff that's basically it
My wife and I closed on our first house, so we’re very thankful for that this year.
Can vouch for the Kizer Swayback. Bought one for my wife, and she absolutely loves it. I've even caught her fidgeting with it while browsing the web in our office. It's comfy, small enough for a lady's pocket, and it's been putting a smile on her face for over a year.
I am thankful for good people and good knives.
I'm thankful for DCA and Thomas' videos. This year especially, I look forward to new knives otw and faq videos every week. Seriously, thank you guys for being so dependable, informative and entertaining. You really help me get through the week.
Truly thankful for this past year, my MOM passed away and now is resting in peace with GOD, she had colon cancer and thank GOD she didn't suffer; she knew of my passion for knives, and even had some victorinox classic sd's; my DAD is still with us and is a knife enthusiast, victorinox, case, buck and other brands, Thanks for this year, and hoping the best for the next one
Honestly, I'm thankful to be alive. I had a major intestinal rupture in March of this year, and it was very close to being the end for me.
glad you're ok! hope all's well in your world.
Glad you're on the mend!
The little Spyderco is beautiful!!!
That UTX-70 would make her the coolest mom out there when she pulled that thing out. That's awesome.
My mom needed a knife basically to open mail. She doesn’t carry a knife everyday. Also, she’s quite small and has limited hand strength. I bought her a Kershaw Kapsule and she really likes it. Definitely not premium steel, but for no more use than she gives it, it’s great!
Thanks for the recommendation!
The knife I always gift is the Victorinox Huntsman if I know the person is often hiking or in the woods, or the Deluxe Thinker for the urban environment people 😅 and the Classic SD for girls because they don't want to carry anything bigger, at least the ones I know...
This dragonfly has a plus you didn't mention: No screws that loosen up.
I always felt judged by whoever designed the SAK Cybertool. The knife implies that the owner has a laptop but no can opener. Like a college student or a hobo. What sort of person do you think I am, Victorinox?
As a daily Cybertool user, I feel this 😂
As a current college student and former hobo.... Maybe I should pick one up😂
Dragonfly 2 has been my primary EDC since late 2019. For someone living in the city, it’s all the blade length and robustness 99% of all people actually need for typical daily tasks.
As a ladyperson who does carry in my purse, the issue of knives popping open is real. I have that Swayback and while it is a fun and useful design, I have found it slightly opened in my bag. So I only carry it when I'm using a bag that has a small slim pocket that it fits into by itself. I don't have the Dragonfly but I do have a couple Delicas and I have never found the lock to be dangerous to use.
The Spyderco dragonfly motif is really nice. And that KaBar spork knife. 3 pack - one for my camping kit, one for my day pack, one for the glove compartment.
I have a Victorinox Cybertool M and LOVE it!!! It's very handy in an office; I've used it to replace armrests on our chairs, for example. Do you have any suggestions for extra bits for the driver?
I've been trying to find extra bits for mine and so far no joy. 😢
I've seen some mods that will make it work with regular 4mm bits. Basically you have to stuff a small magnet and maybe a spacer down into it to make them fit and stay put. However it may no longer work with the ones it came with unless you dig out the magnet and spacer.
They chose a very non-standard way to do it, unfortunately.
Hi David,
When were fixed knives first starting to be made properly and what knife is a good representation? For example, a Bowie knife made today, can be made better today than in the Jim Bowie days.
My question for next week is if DCA could pick his own Christmas present from the warehouse, no price limit, what’s your choice?
I love my white Climber Victorinox with the scissor, knife, bottle opener, and awl. I also got it for $35. I also love my new Baby Banter in purple micarta and the wharncliffe blade. Happy birthday to me!
Hope you have a good thanksgiving! I gave my wife the exact same spyderco dragonfly, it now sits in her pink tool bag, mainly used for opening packages
I'm thankful for this channel and the knife enthusiast community! Great recommendations from DCA and several more in the comments 😊 I thought a couple different Spyderco models might be good choices, but I never would have thought about the Kizer flipper.
(As for the macabre screen name, it's from way back in the late '90s for role playing games in AOL chat rooms. It was a vampire character. But now that I know people who I first met online, there's a whole group of people who call me "Blood" in public. Everyone kind of forgets how it sounds to "normals".)
It reminds me of when some of us knife forumites would meet for campouts and call each other by their screen names... still to this day lol. Cheers! -DCA
Hi DCA, my question is this: I always carry a full sized knife which is usually too big for my fifth pocket, but I hate to have it empty, any handy recommendations on what to carry in that pocket? Many Thanks
Check out the vid here: www.knifecenter.com/listing/best-edc-for-5th-pocket-carry
My wife wanted a knife so I gave her a Dragonfly. She loves it. Perfect size. Hers has the safety orange FRN scales so it’s easy to see.
Hi David,
What fixed blade knife cuts like a Spyderco Resilience, but is not a Spyderco? Approximately the same blade length or larger.
pizza - A baked pie of Italian origin consisting of a shallow breadlike crust covered with toppings such as seasoned tomato sauce, cheese, or sausage.
I’ve got a Bastion bolt action ballpoint in carbon fiber and it’s lovely!
Happy holidays to baby DCA and the whole family, ok, Thomas too😊
QUESTION: What's the best knife sharpener if I'm lazy, cheap, clumsy, and short on space, but also have a bad habit of buying expensive knives (I should add idiot to my list of shortcomings)? Right now I'm using a Lansky box with rods, but am doubtful about my sharpening skills.
Hope you and Thomas have a wonderful Thanksgiving week. Thanks for all the awesome videos
I'm not a IT guy at all but the Cybertool 34 makes a wonderful edc tool. It's a thick tool but it's a lesser footprint in the pocket vs a fullnsize leatherman but with most of its functionality. It is priced high though. I got mine through a dealer on ebay a couple weeks ago for 78 bucks new.
First thing I would do is intentionally dull the small utility blade and make it into a pry tool instead. Way more useful in electronics than a second blade.
Hi David,
What is your favorite/good Skeletonized handled fixed blade knives, 4inch blades and longer?
I bought my buddy a cold steel tuff lite for the same reason as a knife I'd have to maintain. He's not a knife guy and beats the crap out of it at work but it's easy to maintain and he loves it for work.
Hey dca question am I the only one who drives my wife crazy by constantly "clicking" my knives. ( Opening and closing) And she also gets annoyed with the junk mail being cut to pieces every time I get new knife. Just me? Or do we all do that?
Hi DCA, which knife or knifemaker has the best pocket clips? What is the platonic ideal of a pocket clip? For me, it's the one on the petrified fish mini beluga. I hate when the bill sticks out so much it catches on things you brush past, I lost my beloved Civivi Elementum II after the clip got caught and bent out. Kind regards, Kermit the Pog
My wife loves her Spyderco Dragonfly. Easy to use, stylish, small enough for her hands and very useful.
I think its awesome that, in the beginning, Thomas got the wordplay of that guys name when DCA got /whoooshed
😁
I've been using this name so long (~25 years!), I forget if I did that on purpose or realized the wordplay later. I was just trying to come up with a good vampire name to play role playing games in AOL's chat rooms, and it turns out it's unique enough to almost always be available to this day!
Hi DCA my question, does the pivot diameter influence the smoothness of the knife action?
Thanks DCA and Thomas, great stuff as usual. About the knife for mom, if she has long(ish) fingernails, flippers likely will not work _(broken nails . . . you do not want to be responsible for that.)_ My wife (75 years young/old with arthritis and nails) cannot open any of my OFT knives (including the UTX-70) the springs are simply to strong, she has also expressed that back locks work best _for her_ . Her favorite is a Gerber Gator. The Gater has a thick handle that is 'grippy' and enough of the blade protruding from the handle when closed to pinch it with her thumb and side of her index finger to hope. One handed or assisted openers are out, they _feel_ less controllable to her. YMMV
Also, can we add 'Finger Safe' to the filters on the Knife Center website??
The Kershaw live wire far and away is the easiest to open and close OTF I've ever touched.
If she likes lock backs, a great preforming knife that would be easy to open for her and easily closed as well as being exceptionally high preformance is the spyderco k390 Stretch 2. Bigger more hand filling handle, full size blade with amazing cutting preformance.
@@EDCandLace The Live Wire is on my list to buy. The handles on the Spyderco knives are just to thin for her hand and arthritis. Gerber's Gator has a very thick and round handle that is very comfortable, even I think it is comfortable. Thanks for the input! 👍
Good input, thanks! Mom does have arthritis in her hands (as do I, but far less advanced), so your wife's experience is very helpful. Luckily, no long nails, though. She's a nurse for the VA retirement home and keeps them trimmed short.
The hook knife… being a lefty, I looked high and low on the Internet for months and the left handed ones were out of stock. I bought the double edged one. I wish I’d waited, the urge to use one’s thumb on the backside of the knife is extremely powerful when you are working on a spoon from harder wood, but alas, there is no backside on a double edged knife.
Hey DCA and Thomas, serious question.
I have a Spyderco infestation.
I know you can help me with how many Spydercos end up on your table.
It's sort of a Delica subject and I don't know if my wife can Endura any more but it started with just one and I didn't get Bugout to handle it when it was just one. Before I knew it there was about 110 or 112. So I asked my Compadre what to do. And I couldn't Evoke a good suggestion from him. I have been trying flytanium to get rid of them but they seem to be multiplying. Maybe you have a Cogent answer for my Spyderco infestation is there. Is there an Elementum I haven't looked at? Or should I have more Resilience and Persistence in my original solution?
Thanks
And I am thankful for my wife for keeping up with my knife wants!
“Digest”… Good one DCA.
Hi David,
Why are Dive knives blunt nose blades?
Very serious question! Bringing a knife to a Christmas gathering.
Every year of my childhood this happened. My extended family got together a my grandmother's house on Christmas Eve to open gifts. Inevitably one of the gifts would be wrapped with too much diligence (and tape) or one of the packages would be too tough or sealed in some way. As per tradition, someone would ask the room, "Anybody got a knife?" My uncles would look at each other and, after a display of false humility for form's sake, they would all pull out whatever they were currently carrying. After a five minute conversation about the merits of each knife, one would be selected for the job, leaving several uncles pretending not to be insulted and one uncle with the satisfaction of being the chosen one. Good times!
BUT! Times have changed! And now I'm the uncle! But my grandmother has passed away and the location is a different house. There are lots of new family that doesn't know each other so well. And, you know, emotions run high at the holidays.
So, my question: What knife do I carry on Christmas Eve? There can be no mystery to opening or closing. It can't scare anyone. It has to lock. But it has to have a level of functional coolness that increases the confidence of the person I hand it to --- because this is, after all, another moment of low-key evangelism for the amazing, fun, and heritage rich world of pocket knives.
MOST IMPORTANTLY --- It has to be the one that gets picked. I must be chosen. There can be only one.
Great work you guys! Love everything you do! And Happy Thanksgiving.
What would you recommend to carve up a turkey that's undercooked and is running away from you?
Always a great show mate. Cheers from Australian..
Looking for a traditional style folder (e.g. barlow) with a deep pocket clip. Wondering if you have any suggestions? Quality is more important than price. I'm a fan of the Boker Barlow Prime in black but really prefer my pocket knives have a deep carry clip. Thanks!
That little baby utx70 would be an awesome backup knife
Hey, fellas, love the channel! I'm looking for a good fixed blade for work. Lately, I have been liking the idea of a folding utility knife as my edc and keeping a bigger fixed blade in my tool bag. Ideally, it would be full tang, 4-6 inches, and a tough but easy to maintain steel. My upper limit on a work knife would have to be $150 because it would see heavy use. Drop points and clip points seem to be the most practical for my needs but i am open to suggestions. Thanks!
ESSE makes a hell of a knife, although maybe a bit beefy for what you're doing. A Mora would be an easy to recommend option, as they make great and durable bag and truck knives.
Hi David,
What is the oldest newest looking knife?
There are few other options for the Mom question... Vosteed Corgi, Civivi Elementum / Altus / Qubit, or the CJRB Mica.
Thanks for the recommendations! Adding them to my list to check out.
Hi David,
What knife most says the person is a back stabber, if a person was to carry such a knife?
Hi David,
What 5 knives would you recommend to John Wick?
Knives are such a great Christmas (yes, I used the forbidden word here) gift. Practical, easy, personal, cost effective and timeless. Thanks for the good ideas, DCA & Thomas!! You made me happy!!
How is the word Christmas forbidden? You have been brainwashed!
@@Frank-sy3li - this is TH-cam, brother. Not me. I use Christmas religiously.
for a good ball point pen, you really can't beat the old parker jotter. button is so firm there's little chance of accidental deploy and the rest of it, particularly the clip, are extremely robust. cost very little with a multitude of refill options including pressurized and write in rain. a little wonder of an old American design.
I've got a couple myself passed down from my dad. A classic for sure! -DCA
David do you know if Spyderco will bring the paramilitary 2 tanto into the salt series because if they are I will be first in line if it will be in LC200N or MagnaCut.
Question for a video what are some of the best sheaths generic or unique to some knives?
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I’m looking for a spiderco folding knife for a first everyday carry. Preferably with no locking or spring open mechanisms and under £150. I’m really interested to hear your thoughts
Hey DCA, I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and have purchased many of your recommendations. Looking to purchase my first titanium knife. What would you recommend for my first titanium knife? Preferably under $200 but doesn’t have to be. Thanks!
Good video. I like to see you do a video on a good brush chopper slash camp knife something u would use in the southeast clear trails while hunting and around camp what y’all think is the best style and blade for something like that. Thanks
hello DCA and knifecenter team, i have a question: pretty noteworthy patents expired since i'm into knives but why can't i find other side opening auto folders like benchmade with their crossbar style lock? for example the adamas auto
regards from austria
SOG makes something like that. I think it is called the SOG Tac-Au.
@@Ericstraordinary thank you! do you know any other examples?
Nope! I think Benchmade and SOG are the only ones who do it.
@@Ericstraordinary got it, cheers!
Just bought my Ka-Bar Spork Knife.
Okay, most serious question;
How on earth would you sharpen that Mora hook knife? And what pray tell would you use?
Strop with a leather strip (1/4 to 1/2") or use a fine, round ceramic rod if needed 😊
All great suggestions however i find the spoon portion of the kabar not wide enough or to deep for a good bite if thats an issue for some
They can use a leather slip case to keep it from coming open
Got a question: Im the type of guy who always specifically picks what to wear everyday, and to match whatever I wear to my knife or watch. Well one of my favorite colors is red, with black. Any way you can either find a good folder preferably a button lock, or a pocket fixey to potentially color pair it with a good watch I just got?
knife center has a new exclusive civivi elementum 2 button lock (widely considered one of the best recent edc knives) in cpms35vn. with a red and black color scheme
the new oknife rubato also is in a similar color scheme but leans more toward a tactical knife but still edc-able in the same red and black colors
and both of those are button locks
Is there a modern materials slip joint like what Jack Wolf's knives does, that has a magnacut blade with drop point scandi grind? Where can I find this?
Question DCA: I was taught early on that folders when flicked open should be deployed softly, so as not to damage the knife's, uhh, innards, to use the technical jargon. I have a buddy who delights in opening his knives as hard and loud as possible, with a CRACK that sounds to me like a bullwhip. He insists their innards are more than up to it, and that I shouldn't coddle my knives so much. Which of us is right? Please say it's me, as I'd rather he owe me the drink than the other way around. Really we're looking for a general answer, but if it's knife specific, his main EDC is most often a Bugout, and lately mine has been a Deka. Thanks.
He is.
“But we digest” 😂👍
I have maybe a rapid fire question. DCA mentioned in a recent video that a knife (I don’t remember which one) had good edge retention and was fairly easy to put an edge on (paraphrasing). Aren’t those two opposing characteristics of a knife, both related to hardness? If it takes longer to get dull won’t it take longer to sharpen? Thanks, huge fan, love the channel!
I would have recommended the pink spyderco SQUEAK for the mother question. No lock but the grip will make it impossible to close on you!
Thanks, adding that to my list of options!
What do you think of the roller sharpener? Tumbler Rolling sharpener?
Hey DCA! Great content as always!
I need your help! I am looking to “complete” my steel collection (have the major kinds of steel in my collection) and my last remaining steel is maganacut, what knife do you recommend for a mid range 200-300 edc knife that has some style to it, that I can buy for my birthday tomorrow! Carrying my Rotten EVO 2.0 in m390 and para 3 in s110v for reference
I'm looking at the GiantMouse ACE Jagt in Magnacut. DCA likes them Nessmuks, so I bet it would be on his list. The Iona looks good too.
Bradford Guardian 3 if you're open to a small fixed blade. I love mine.
@@cjt1982 I do love Giantmouse 👌 I’ll check it!
Is there any side open auto deployment and side auto closing meaning instead of hand close as Made in USA and magna cut available. Similar to auto open close as otf knife
You are asking for a double action automatic. I remember seeing one about a decade ago but it was fraught with problems and I haven’t seen anything since. If you can forgo the double action Pro-Tech can meet your requests.
Thanks.
I find the ka-bar actually not a very good option as a stirring blade since its inconvinient to carry. A stir knife should be one that's on you before you had your morning coffee (and go wherever you might have a drink you may need to stir), alongside being easy to clean, and with high lunchroom acceptability factor. That's not the easiest set of specifications to achieve, as the lunchroom acceptability removes the potential for a fixed blade, and you still need a blade as long as the height of your cup. you might consider a slipjoint, which answers many issues, but the nail nick will get gunked with whatever you're drinking.
Any idea on when the Micro Jimbos will arrive?
I'm a huge Star Wars fan, are there any knives that you can think of that have a Sci-fi vibe but are actually good usable blades?
Boker has some unofficial "Star Wars" Kalashnikov AK74s. They come in green, blue, and red blades that are matches to the main lightsaber colors, and an "Imperial" white and black that looks like a knife a Stormtrooper would carry. They also have the "Fett" color scheme that matches Boba's armor.
I love them.
NObody wants unneeded clip holes on the face side of their knives.
The lefty answer isn't unneeded holes, it's separate models.
I hate to tell you but that soft MT m390 will be no harder to reprofile then that n690 will be. I sharpen them every single week a couple of them for customers and MTs m390 so I'm not just speaking without experience. Just like the stitch and msi they are incredibly soft and it totally kills the wear resistance. I would be willing to say that your average aus10 out there will take more time to reprofile then MTs m390. The only good thing about their m390 is it does respond very well to a diamond loaded strop.
hey, guys i love the Vid. I was curious why do you guy think curten historical blades like ginuntings or poners swords are not used for more machete options.
What steel on the spork?
Hey about a series on pika and pikal knives for defense and knives in that category that are not all karambits 4:31
What do you think of the GSO knives from Survival knives ?
They don’t sell them so he won’t be able to answer your question
Basic designs but well executed for sure. -DCA
Why not do a video on the “Emerson Wave” type of opening technique to deploy a folding knife? Show different manufacturers who employ similar features such as the Spyderco Delica 4 or the Cold Steel AK47, etc.
Barber Bob
What is the best way to clean a kitchen knife. I know not to put them in the dishwasher but I feel like I’m going to cut myself using a sponge.
I use a dish brush, personally. No fingers near the blade! If you want to be extra safe, you can lay the knife flat against the sink and clean one side at a time that way. I also like the Joseph & Joseph BladeBrush, but it's limited to knives about 3" high, so won't work for really big knives like cleavers.
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No carcass splitter? Got turkey and pie to split.😂😂
Dca "Most serious question" you only have a folding knife and you have to carve a terribly overcooked turkey.... what pocket folder you using???
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Happy Thanksgiving DCA and Thomas!
I believe this will be a prelude to the knife industry's 2024 marketing slogan: "We make them smaller so you don't have to pay more."
Hey David, looking for a good knife to keep in my car for survival purposes. Good glass breaker and a razor sharp blade to cut through seatbelts with ease.
For my money, I'd get a cold steel srk and a separate glass breaker and seat belt tool like the orange hammer or rescue me tool.
Pretty much any Microtech OTF. Select one with a partial serrated blade edge to help “sawing” through a seatbelt. But all mostly come with glass breakers at the butt end. They store well, are extremely sharp, have excellent steel typically and are easy to use in an emergency.
IMHO, this is where a purpose-made emergency tool like the RESQME can't be matched by any knife. They're cheap at under $10, there are multiple ready-made options for keeping it within reach of the driver or passengers (available in an all-in-one kit for a couple extra bucks), and there's no temptation to ever remove it from the car. Then your "car survival knife" can just be any good survival knife, tucked away in your roadside emergency kit or "get home" bag.
@@bloodgain - he’s specifically looking for a “knife.”
DCA, Seth, and Thomas. I need your help. I'm in a serious pickle for my girlfriend's Christmas present. Is there a folding knife that is 3.5 inches or above with pink or "girly" handle scales?
If I was on a deserted island and had to prepare a Thanksgiving feast with only my knife what choice would be best ? 😂
damn i may re-order that tattoo
Hey DCA & Thomas! What knives would give to someone who is rather "edgy"? (heheh get it?) Someone that is in the goth/rockband/punk scene?
Hi David,
What knives best get men dates with women?
Please show me how the Dragonfly is not finger safe. How could you accidentally cut yourself while closing the blade
The term finger-safe simply means that your fingers are never in the path of the blade when closing. Awful hard to do that with lock backs. Does that mean they are unsafe? No. -DCA
I want a Beat the icon vídeo : Beat the esee 3 or esee izula 2
A tactical spork.
Couldn't agree more otf is a feminine design
Michrotech otf's are terrible, I have 2. Do not buy them.
My first one failed on the second attempt, and was hard to deploy (troodon),
My second otf is bone breaking hard to deploy, so hard that the skin under my nail started detaching from my nail. 🤐
Get any other otf, that is my recommendation.
Why does every single spyderco knife have to look like a cheese knife?
Maintaining a knife just isn't that much. I mean sharpen every once in a while and unless you're cleaning game or doing some seriously nasty stuff that's basically it