Gerber Flatiron Cleaver: Fad or Fabulous
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- Let's take a look at something new to the show: a folding cleaver. Arriving in the form of the Gerber Flatiron, it is a cool knife. It looks technical and will make a decent food preparation blade. We consider the its popularity as an EDC blade too and mention some others in the same vein, there's some cool ones (see below). The finishing on this Gerber knife is fantastic and it has some surprising upgrades like an over travel stop and wadeability with ties. Not shown in the video but very cool is the new BHQ version coming out in D2 steel with gray Micarta scales. For its low price it might be worth a foray into something completely new and different for your EDC load out.
Gerber Flatirons at BHQ: shrsl.com/26spz
Cool new Grey Micarta Flatiron in D2 steel too: shrsl.com/26sor
Kizer Mini Sheepdog folding cleaver: shrsl.com/26sq5
CRKT Ripsnort folding cleaver: shrsl.com/26sqg
Spyderco Roc Cleaver: shrsl.com/26sql - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
![Gerber Flatiron Folding Cleaver Knife Overview After 1 Year of Use [Prep 365: EP118]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2A0THkDxwUE/mqdefault.jpg)
5:30. He said my wife and girlfriend might like it. False. They never agree on anything.
I love the look of this and have wanted one since a friend of mine got one.I'm so happy that you're reviewing it. I left this message before I even finished watching.
I've had my eye on this knife for a minute now. Thanks for the review man!
Pro Tip: use fingernail clippers to trim those Zip Ties. Makes them flush and no need to melt anything...unless you just like fire, then rock on. TNP Knife Show continues!
im a stonemason/bricklayer and this is a good work knife. not to expensive to worry about get mortar and all kinds of construction site slop on and tough as hell. keeps an edge better than i thought too. pretty good work knife
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I always thought this style of blade looked more like a straight razor than a meat cleaver.
I like the cleaver blades, because of ease of sharpening.
That and the advantage over the a fragile tip of a wharncliffe
I like that the price is good, and its just fun to have something different.
Is it really sanitary for food prep with all those zip ties to hide gunk under?
TBH, I'd buy this for food prep in the office break room in a heartbeat. The blades we have there are so dull, you can barely tell which side is edged. :(
Great knife!!.
The wood handled one looked pretty cool, reminded my of WA2000 aesthetics
I have a CRKT Ripsnort, and use it a lot at work. Heavy, but very rugged. Worth checking out.
I used to edc the kershaw barge, which reminds me of this blade a bit. Funky and cool. I think it’s heavier but I used it’s pry bar feature all the time
Late comment but I work in a lumberyard and EDC this knife every day. I own several quality knives, Spyderco, Emerson, etc. This knife for work has been excellent! Extremely good quality for the price, tough as hell, and I seriously abuse this thing, it takes the punishment well. Yes it's heavy but hey, we're guys right? I never hesitate to hand it to someone no matter what they're cutting, I don't even ask. Every few days run it through the sharpener and bam, it's good to go. Even wash it and use it for food sometimes.
"Where's my micrometer? Oh here we go!" *pulls out calipers*
Thought you would hate this. It’s heeeeeeaaaaaavy!
I own this. It's different for sure. I have enough knives that I can own some for the fun of it. :)
Kershaw static is another cleaver option that comes in at budget price point. Is nice, and a fun EDC knife
Second cool factor. Its different and if you pull that out among non knife ppl, it becomes a conversation piece.
If you like the Witness you would like the SarArms line. Basically the same guns, the moldings are slightly different but from what I understand the internals are the same. Biggest difference is country of origin.
I got one just after they came out. I tried to take it apart but the torx screws were far too tight and I ended up just stripping the hardware. I sent it back thinking I may be able to get a better one. The replacement had the same problem. Sent back a second time and have just decided that this knife is not for taking apart.
I’m interested in shaving a Yak. Will this blade work for that?
Let’s be honest... there are tons of EDC TH-cam pages and even more blogs, etc. everyone’s an expert bla bla bla!
I bet 90%+ of guys who carry a pocket knife rarely even use it once a month much less every day. Most of the time these knives are used to cut along the blade and the points are rarely if ever used. That being said a cleaver design makes sense. They’re sturdy and sharp and will work for nearly everything an “EDC master” would need a knife for. Most EDC stuff lasts in a guys pocket until the next Uber cool piece of rarely used equipment comes along
Yes
It's obviously for emergency carrot chopping.
Step one: like video Step two: watch video.
if you flip the zipties around, as a righty, itll provide extra traction for you to work better as a thumbstud. Might rub more if you have to reach past it in that pocket though...might be worth it
I love shaving with mine basically s EDC straight edge
I personally like it
Thanks for the review. I also bought one, mainly to see see what the hype was about. I was not impressed. Not a terrible knife, just not for me.
This knife I bought a few months ago bought it on amazon for about what nutan bought it for. I saw this thing thought it was a cool looking knife definitely a first kind of cool. And it is my edc knife among others. But it has a nice edge i have sharpened it myself a few times and its great for opening up boxes. I do use it for cutting zips at my work i am a mechanic so it gets used alot. But its funky as nutan has said. I think its great. I have the index gerber makes and its nothing like this not bad and not better.
Yeah i will say the clip is killing my pants lol
I bought a "truck stop" version of this that is bigger and better than the Gerber believe it or not. Has a nice flipper on it too! One I got it epic sharp, now it is pretty good. I take it as my "gym parking lot" knife. $8 at a thrift store, handle scale is wood not G10 is the only thing not better than the Gerber.
Bought it cause I thought it was cool, and used it practically and found it really lacking against a clip, bayonet, and sheepsfoot blades. But still looks very cool, totally type two cool.
The blade cutout looks cool, but it's hard to get traction on. Needs a thumb stud, IMO. And no, I'm not putting cut off zip ties on mine
like the design, but ill get one in kershaw or cold steel or spyderco, or microtech when they come out.
Spyderco has the roc that's a clever it's awesome..I own both the roc and this, There both really good in my opinion..I do prefer the spyderco BUT for 28$ this has been a good knife for me..
The only reason I don’t have one yet is I’m waiting for a certain version to drop
Gerber fastballs pretty cool. It just released lol
Get a CRKT Ripsnort. Similar shape. Available in D2. USA made.
Local farm store Atwoods has it for 19$ with a little handkerchief
I Got this for my wife, its easy to grab and slashing is a more defence move. as a EDC for a women or elderly is perfect, my wife loves it.
Been using my flatiron and cjrb crag for edc everything and they perform wonderful. I will say the tips are far more durable than anything else I have used pm2 snapped on a propane o ring these did not.
Nutn! Whats with the funky knife reviews? Wheres the leatherman skeletool review at??
Tacticool food prep, I’m so behind in this category...
I have an old Gerber Cleaver, it is over 25 years old. They do not make them anymore, it is a full size heavy cleaver. I cut so many rib bones, it is strong. I do not know how is today's quality.
They make in D2 steel now
Jack the ripper funky 👌👌😂
I actually like clever design blades..I have the spyderco roc and this, I got this for work(landscaping) and really like it..I've gutted 2 deer this year so far with it. You can also use a pinch grip and choke up on the blade controlling dept for precision work..i haven't found anything yet I could accomplish with my spyderco tenacious(drop point) I couldn't do with a clever..all and all for 30$ I really enjoy it
Has a hollow ground blade design so it is very good at slicing I forgot to mention and mine has held up great so far
Watching vids at 1.25 speed to absorb more content...
It's a solution to a problem that doesn't exist PLUS it has all sorts of nooks and crannies to collect food, bacteria and gunk. Sweet.
Point of measure on a micrometer is at its tip.
Dude! You yourself is a tool the best gear you have. Set down your toys and be the patriot you know you truly are, we are in pivotal times the food and circus must stop ( distractor factors ) if we are to get our freedoms back, even if you do not decide you still have made a choice. Take a good hard look around, keep your head on a swivel.
How about as a straight razor? 😕
It would work well as an urban package and string cutter , limited to outdoor tacks, ie, skinning and food prep limited as i like a curve on a smaller blade ease of use, if the Health and safety rules were different in Supermarkets in the UK, I would carry one instead of the plastic box cutter they give us. D
I use it for cutting cardboard boxes at work.
Don't like how so many knife companies are coming out with generic, anodized or CF, cleaver knives just to match this fad
I'm pretty sure this was meant for food prep. That's what I use mine for and if you look just in front of the clip toward the blade there is a recess in the handle. In that recess is the rest of the frame but it makes a ledge that if you put the tip of your right ring finger on that recess and kind of cradle the rest of the knife in your hand instead of doing a full grip you can really get a good chopping action goin on
I tried carrying it for about a month and it sucked for EDC but if you use it for what I think it was designed for and put it in the kitchen or in your camping pack it really shines in the food prep area
Too me it looks a sharpening challenge. Reprofile the edge removing the secondary bevel and honemeister it till it is razor sharp. Bam tactical straight razor for shaving in the field!
It might be for people in states that don't let you carry a "stabbing" knife. Regardless I love mine
I say camping food prep knife.
Alright so I used this thing to spread icing on those meh cakes the army gives yoh every once in a while in the field and I can attest its fantastic for food prep 😂😂😂
I've had one of those, broke a tip off one of my blade.. it sux
Reminds me of a straight razor.
For shaving.
When it comes to a tree and I'm camping thats for my axe not to destroy my knifes
NUTN fancy, much respect but I’m going out of my way not to buy anything made in China. I appreciate the reviews and yes I know sometimes we can’t avoid buying products made in China. But as much as possible I’m done doing business with them.
You can thank Papa NWO Bush and his gang for China taking over manufacturing. Our politicians sold us out. H.W. was unofficial ambassador to the Chicoms while in the CIA, even though he claimed he wasn't.
Tactical owl')--the underdrawers you are wearing is probably from China @@!
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"I'm not buying stuff from China," he says typing on his computer filled with Chinese parts, while sitting in his Chinese made chair, in his house filled with chinese lights and wiring.
agreed
I think it’s fine when are you ever stabbing something using a knife and if you do need something for self defense I think I could manage with it honestly and it’s great for really anything box opening fishing hunting. I think it’s getting a lot of hate for no reason, it will do just about anything you need a knife to do
Oh yes, I will definitely use it for food prep and I can even think of a few other uses as well. I will definitely get one before they go out of fashion and are unavailable.
Pandemic day 21: Finally found a manly tool to shave my beard again.
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Infantry Leads the Way!!!
Here in the US the 12th Infantry Regiment’s motto is Ducti Amore Patriae.
Be well.
I don't see any use that almost any other knife wouldn't be better for .
Looks like its a knife in search of a cheese board!
if it can't dig splinters, it's out
Well. Looks like i just bought another knife...
If I find a cleaver blade made in the USA, I might give it a go. Not buying Chinese blades anymore
I hope this is the turning point. Going forward, here's hoping that people stop buying from China.
I own it, I got it super cheap at basspro on sale for like $20. I bought it because it looked cool and I thought it was interesting. After the novelty wore off I realized how impractical it was. Later I realized that I just didn't really like it. Not a big loss at $20, in fact I probably got off easy. Lesson learned no more novelty knives for me.
As a chef who loves his Chinese style cleaver, my workhorse in the kitchen.... I would not buy this for everyday food prep.
POU work knife I don't need to stab anything I just need to cut scrap and pray and it's 30$
There are other types of these knives by other makers with a whole lot better steels
you know what im going to say !!! yes that right, banned in the uk !
But it's not a flipper. It has hole opening. Why would it be banned? (Beside the fact it's a locking blade).
I don’t know what you’re going to say. I don’t know where you live. Heck, I don’t even know who you are.
Fudge cutter.
Looks like a brand new iPhone!
... like how apple takes used/ broken parts and resells them as a new product.
This knife looks like it came from a once-whole blade.
The factory must have heat treated the tips wrong and instead of wasting the product they decided to just chop off the bad tips and call it a cleaver.
Ta Da !
consumer magic.
Dude, I would never replace my chef's knife with this knife. Come on, really, this is more of a last effort camp prep knife, but you can still use your full size camp knife. These clever knives are more of a fad. By the way, I have a Kizer Sheepdog too. Yeah, I'm a guy...
I have one. Garbage. Very hard to deploy. No thumb stud made it bad
I can''t prove it but as long as there a chance that the guy who made the cleaver did so under threat of having his organs harvested, I'm outa here
Blunted knives in general seems to be all over the place. Feels more like an ATF issue more than a trend. Not to say it is though, just FEELS like it. They suck IMHO.
Don't care to buy a Gerber ever, I'll stick with my Kershaws. I'm only here because I love Nutn's reviews and humor.
A lotta people are sleeping on the CJRB Crag
Knifee no pokee, nope, nope, nope.
Micrometer? Calipers, man. Micrometers are far more accurate than calipers.
I'd be sold... but the finger choil looks shit to me, as if they stole a bit of good edge.
They are not very practical for an EDC knife. Clip point is where it's at.
i bought three of these - and ended up returning ALL of them. I really wanted to own and carry this knife. love the design and the concept (i'm a sucker for large-choil blades) - the execution is TERRIBLE. aside from the 7cr steel they use, the quality control on this thing is non-existent. the first one i bought had lock-up so early, i was afraid to use it. the second had lock-up so late, i was concerned about it's longevity. the third had a blade blank cut at about 10 degrees off-center... all three had very poor centering, and numerous cosmetic flaws. all three were incredibly dirty/grimy inside. wtf??? i'll probably take a look at the D2 version coming soon, but i am skeptical about the manufacture of this blade/company. very disappointing, gerber! as always, thanks for posting the review.
Damn you and your zip tie hack! Ruins every knife you put it on and gets in the way of the blades cutting path!!! - Yeah yeah I know practicality and performance over looks!!!!! - In which case stick with a full size Recon 1 and be done with it lol!!!
Why would I buy this or carry it over a more traditional point pattern? I wouldn't, the razor based knives are a fad and you won't see anyone that uses a knife carry one once the fad passes.
FAD PURE FAD it may be good for sertain specialized jobs but it lacks flexability for many jobs, if the crap really truelly does hit the perverbial fan I sure as heel don't want to carry away into my whole gear needs a "specialized" blade to that degree, I want a couple or so knives that can "flex" into many different roles with a fair degree of ability in any of them and that means a more time proven "flexable" design such as drop point or clip point or something fairly similar, and though I may carry a folding knive as a convenience in my pocket I will NEVER use ANY form or brand of folding kinife as my depend on it for support to keep me alive knife, for that I'm going to only depend on fixed blade knives because no matter how good any folder is said to be they are NEVER going to be as durable/dependable as a knive with absolutely no moving parts or areas to fail, also that knife MUST be of the UTMOST premium materials both in terms or durability and simplicity (I.E no fancy high tech plastic type handles but things like time proven G10 or Micarta types that as I say have MANY years of track record to back them), and the steels used MUST be of the ABSOLUTE most durable to be had even at the sacrifice of some edge holding and stain resistance, A stained or slightly rusted and less than perfectly sharp knife or even slightly bent knife is still way better than one that has snapped in half and/or you can't resharpen without a bunch of special crap and a bunch of time, then as much as the knife a highest quality sheath is of fairly high importance, I love nice leather but in an utmost survival situation the leather has no place, I want the highest quality heaviest gauge toughest Kydex money can buy put together with the utmost strength and care even if it kinda looks like crap, pretty ain't going to keep you alive when the dip hits the fan, neither is fads and pretty boy bullshit.
I’m done buying Chinese anything.
Different and ridiculous.
Not my style....
I got one today and is worst ever the frame lock is horrible do not buy it
Why would you want an EDC that has no tip... you cannot stab with it. I don’t get the point of these knives.. if you just get a sheep’s foot style blade it will be a good slicer and still have good tip for stabbing. I guess what I’m getting at is this is an absolutely terrible knife for the
If I could only have one folding blade pocket knife” category.. it doesn’t get much worse.
Red pilled patriot curious as to what you’re stabbing with an EDC.
pointless knife, literally