Are you looking for an affordable knife that can take a beating and laugh in the face of danger? No? Well... whatever. This is the toughest budget knife out there.
I have that same one, gotta say I love it. Its a great work knife. I also have a voyager tanto but I seem to be carrying the SR1 more. I love how smooth it opens an closes. It's also a very comfortable design. You did a good job I like to see people use knives. I'm not a fan of a lot of these TH-cam knife people that say you should buy this and none of them ever use the darn thing. You hit every point that matters to me. Have a good one bro
Fantastic video! I like that you included the footage of you using the knife, you put a lot of effort into this one! I have an SR1 Lite as well, it’s a clip point though, and I agree their 8cr is way better than any other 8cr out there. And it’s a big ol chunk of 8cr too lol it’s totally worth every penny!
I have the Tanto version for wearing my work clothes. I have other Cold Steel folders (Immortal for street clothes, Voyager Large Tanto for dress clothes, Counter Point XL for mail opening) as well. It is a good, hardworking knife. Thank you for the positive review, because 8CR13MOV gets a bad rep. But Cold Steel did a great job on the heat treat on the steel. I had to bend the clip with needle nose pliers, so it slides in and out my pocket better. But once again, thanks!
Thanks for watching! I honestly think this is the toughest knife under $100 and well worth the money. Cold Steel does fantastic heat treats which become apparent during use. Between the price and the durability, this is probably the best beater and work knife out there!
@@gideonsstuff I believe that you are correct. People need to give this knife a chance, rather than staying away due to one person's bad experience with a knife with the same blade steel. People start talking, and that is how rumors get started. 8CR13MOV works with this knife very well.
I love my SR1, and It is a hard working knife, that's what I like about Cold Steel and also like Buck Knives, It are funcional knives and you can trust that It works, and really for years without problems
If you want a knife that is just as strong… buy the same knife in the clip point version. You can then take it to Sunday picnics and it’ll perform great at all tasks. Joe x beat the snot out of this knife and it didn’t break!… don’t get me wrong,I love tanto’s and you own one of the best folding pry bars on the planet…lol!
Looking at mine a year later and it also has that chamfered corner at the bottom of the lock button. Looks deliberate to me. Also looks like they quietly changed the steel to 8Cr14MoV. A tiny upgrade. Supply issue maybe.
Ive had this knife for around two months now and its awesome but im feeling up and down blade play. Its only a very little amount but i dont like that. So i took it apart and noticed the tiniest little amount of space between the pivot hole and the actual pivot itself. I'm talking about the steel inserts, or liners, or whatever they are. That tiniest amount of space seems to be the problem. It seems the hole is just very slightly mishapen which is causing this up and down play. Not really a fixable thing, and its probably gonna get worse. I haven't even put this thing to hard use really. Juat flipping it open a bunch. Just thought I'd add my opinion and ask if anyone else experienced this. Good video 👍🔪.
Thanks for watching, man! I haven't had that issue, so it might be a defect on your model. I wouldn't worry too much. The Triad lock is self-adjusting so it'll remain strong
Just now seeing this comment! Sorry man... not for sale. If you haven't already, you should check out my recent video going over my entire Cold Steel collection. Thanks for watching!
Apologies for not completely understanding your question, but I think you are expressing concerns with the sharpening difficulty of a tanto blade. It takes practice, but as long as you treat each edge separately it should go smoothly.
Best review I've watched on this knife. I used a smaller version of a Cold Steel tanto for feeding hay myself and it worked great. Good job!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
I have that same one, gotta say I love it. Its a great work knife. I also have a voyager tanto but I seem to be carrying the SR1 more. I love how smooth it opens an closes. It's also a very comfortable design.
You did a good job I like to see people use knives. I'm not a fan of a lot of these TH-cam knife people that say you should buy this and none of them ever use the darn thing.
You hit every point that matters to me. Have a good one bro
This is a great knife that was made to be used. I'm glad you liked the review! Thanks for watching!
Great real world indepth review. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent review! Thank you. I subscribed.
That's awesome! Thanks!
I carry an Sr1 lite clip point and a Buck 110 Slim everyday, checks all the boxes 🍻
Great combo!👍
Fantastic video! I like that you included the footage of you using the knife, you put a lot of effort into this one! I have an SR1 Lite as well, it’s a clip point though, and I agree their 8cr is way better than any other 8cr out there. And it’s a big ol chunk of 8cr too lol it’s totally worth every penny!
Thank you! I really do think this is the toughest budget knife currently on the market. Now I just need to make a belt sheath for it 😂
@@gideonsstuff that’ll be awesome!
Picked one up(tanto) for $35 recently. Tank of a sharpened tactical prybar‼️ Great beater and I love it.
That's a good deal! Thanks for watching 👍
I have the Tanto version for wearing my work clothes. I have other Cold Steel folders (Immortal for street clothes, Voyager Large Tanto for dress clothes, Counter Point XL for mail opening) as well. It is a good, hardworking knife. Thank you for the positive review, because 8CR13MOV gets a bad rep. But Cold Steel did a great job on the heat treat on the steel. I had to bend the clip with needle nose pliers, so it slides in and out my pocket better. But once again, thanks!
Thanks for watching! I honestly think this is the toughest knife under $100 and well worth the money. Cold Steel does fantastic heat treats which become apparent during use. Between the price and the durability, this is probably the best beater and work knife out there!
@@gideonsstuff I believe that you are correct. People need to give this knife a chance, rather than staying away due to one person's bad experience with a knife with the same blade steel. People start talking, and that is how rumors get started. 8CR13MOV works with this knife very well.
It's a great knife. Got both, drop point and Tanto! They aren't just good knives for the money, they're just good knives period! Great video btw...
Thanks for watching! You're absolutely right, these are fantastic user blades for anyone
I love my SR1, and It is a hard working knife, that's what I like about Cold Steel and also like Buck Knives, It are funcional knives and you can trust that It works, and really for years without problems
I agree. Trust in a tool is an important thing. Thanks for watching!👍
If you want a knife that is just as strong… buy the same knife in the clip point version. You can then take it to Sunday picnics and it’ll perform great at all tasks. Joe x beat the snot out of this knife and it didn’t break!… don’t get me wrong,I love tanto’s and you own one of the best folding pry bars on the planet…lol!
One of these days I'll get around to the clip point. That's my usual preference, but it's hard to pass on a Cold Steel tanto 😁
Thanks for watching!👍
My new favorite EDC knife
It's a good one, man. Thanks for watching!👍
I love my SR1 “lite” ...... nothing lite about it except the price. It’s a beater and it have the wow effect.
It's everything great about Cold Steel at a great price!
Great review sir. 👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks for watching!
@@gideonsstuff 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Looking at mine a year later and it also has that chamfered corner at the bottom of the lock button. Looks deliberate to me. Also looks like they quietly changed the steel to 8Cr14MoV. A tiny upgrade. Supply issue maybe.
It's the exact same steel. It is chinese AUS8 with 13.8% chrome which you can then round up or down to give either 8CR14MoV or 8Cr13MoV. Same thing.
Great video. Have you tried removing the thumb studs? (I don’t mind my folders to be two-handed opening.)
Thanks.
I have not tried that, but it is definitely doable. Thanks for watching!
@@gideonsstuff Thank you.
Saber-flat blade grind.
Ive had this knife for around two months now and its awesome but im feeling up and down blade play. Its only a very little amount but i dont like that. So i took it apart and noticed the tiniest little amount of space between the pivot hole and the actual pivot itself. I'm talking about the steel inserts, or liners, or whatever they are. That tiniest amount of space seems to be the problem. It seems the hole is just very slightly mishapen which is causing this up and down play. Not really a fixable thing, and its probably gonna get worse. I haven't even put this thing to hard use really. Juat flipping it open a bunch.
Just thought I'd add my opinion and ask if anyone else experienced this.
Good video 👍🔪.
Thanks for watching, man!
I haven't had that issue, so it might be a defect on your model. I wouldn't worry too much. The Triad lock is self-adjusting so it'll remain strong
I got 1 of these, it’s a tank, especially for the money.
Can't go wrong with this one👍
Thanks for watching, man!
Decent review
Thanks for watching!
you should get your little brother one of them CRKT neck knives.
That's not a bad idea... he would probably love it!
I found one for $34... Should I get it? Clip point, tanto blade is $42
Sorry for the late reply, but I hope you got it!
I took the pocket clip off otherwise it's a great knife. 👍
Most Cold Steels need some clip fixes😂
Thanks for watching!
@@gideonsstuff You're welcome! 😎👍
Need a drop point!
That would be awesome!
@@gideonsstuff do your magic!!! Make it happen!!!!
if you took that clip off, Ill buy it from you
Just now seeing this comment! Sorry man... not for sale. If you haven't already, you should check out my recent video going over my entire Cold Steel collection. Thanks for watching!
In all serious use the sr1 lite is not cheap and very durable.
Very durable indeed! Thanks for watching, man 👍
I would never buy that knife again, weak metal couldn't even cut plastic. Expensive knife, not worth the money. Butter knife really, cheap blade
Couldn't even cut plastic, even after sharping. Sad
Sorry that you had a bad experience, man.
72 euro tanto diffikulye x affilare kome cazzo si affila tante 😂
Apologies for not completely understanding your question, but I think you are expressing concerns with the sharpening difficulty of a tanto blade. It takes practice, but as long as you treat each edge separately it should go smoothly.