Choosing The Perfect Knife | Knife Talk #1 

Thanks for your kind words man!! We do our best, Cheers man!

2StrokeBloke this is not meant to offend you but is " I find" these videos ... a proper formulation ? there is a similar one In german and I always thought this was a mistake made by german native speakers

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Thanks a thousand! It's good to hear because we also really enjoyed making this video.

Thanks man! Allways nice to hear some good feedback, cheers

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I agree..they´re cute together...I miss being that age

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Good to hear mate! good thing we already have one ready with another topic. thanks for watching this long video!

Kevin Krekels thanks a lot! you are very welcome!

Thanks a lot Cornell!

sure thing. we became collectors. But hey money doesn't make one happy. cool stuff can! We have a review on the garberg coming soon. We loved it very much as well.

Cool!

for good reason! M390 holds an incredible edge! Thanks a lot!

+YesDeere13 thanks a lot mate! We try to test as many different knives as possible so we can share a good opinion based on different experiences.

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Thanks a lot mate! I also use beeswax for darkening leather often! It makes it look very classy and even helps preserve it. Thanks for sharing mate!

+PvPbomber009 you are welcome!

thanks a lot! We mirror-polished all our fallkniven pro knives. it looks great on them haha. They don't come like this from the factory though.

would love to have my hands on that mini aurora. I am a big fan of my regular aurora. thanks a lot for the compliment mate! we appreciate it!

8:45 to 9:00 lmao

+BirdShot IV great video guys!

thanks a lot Bird, frankie , both. Funny thing is we learn from ourselves with these videos. They make you think about your knives.

BirdShot IV QqI don't really know what to say I know you've wanted to leave here for a long time and I know you'd even had it worked out for Teresa to put you on the bus, I don't think Dewayne has meant any ill intent with any words and I know words can be twisted. I think Chantal is a bad influence on you and everytime y'all are together rumors fly. Just like all the stuff she told you the other day about little Michael and Kathy green whether it's true or not it's not yalls place to spread it. That's the problem y'all talk about all this and I've begged you to not gossip and to keep your nose on your face. Gracie I love you with all my heart and I always have and I always will. All this talking behind my back is wrong and a lot of rumors have came from you and Chantal and I know this. And Dewayne has always despised Chantal and Jessica because of there mouths and the way they carry tales. We will talk tomorrow tho......I love you're

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You are very welcome Ben! We are doing great thanks! Congratulations on your awesome knife! I love my gunny elmax a lot. I bet you will be happy with it. - stay sharp!

Thanks guys, you are one my favorite channel ! I need your experience about stropping, i bought the DLT strop XL with black and green coupound, but everytime i strop my knives with it, i loose my edge ... I watches yours videos about stropping but i don't understand what's it's the problem ... Thanks for your futur reply ;)

Thanks! We do our best

Hunting knives are my favorite. I think because of the scale. Thicker than kitchen knife, not very long and heavy...extra usable

we might do one after we've gotten our custom knives. We have some on order in very special steels.

Guten Tag Phil!, thanks for the compliment. We have looked at the fallkniven Northern light series but they are just more fancy looking f1, s1 and a1's. The look more appealing but the handle material isn't care free. The handle takes blood, dirt and stuff like that much more easily. Some people like the worn look but for us it was the reason to stick with the regular ones. The TK2 just doesn't really appeal to me. It must be a good hunting knife from what i've heard though. Good luck with making your hard decision!

Thanks a lot mate! The only experience I have with 420 is from buck and a budget knife I have. I wasn't really impressed by buck's 420 but as you say it's all about the heat treat! 50% type of steel and 50% what you can cook of it! I own an Enzo O1 and while O1 is a budget steel the performances is like that of some ''super steels'' because of it's heat treat. I don't know if we'll be able to test the prodigy anytime soon but it sure looks like a very usable knife made as a work horse. Is there a version without the serrations? I use the start of the edge most for cutting so serrations are kinda a pain for me. Stay sharp! and all the best to you!

Dutch Bushcraft Knives The Strongarm comes with both choices straight edge or serrated, but just recently Gerber released the Prodigy with a straight edge. For new comers who might be looking for a camp knife/survival knife I would highly recommend them over the Mora's in the $30-$50 range. IMO the Strongarm is a better overall design sheath is awesome.

thanks mate! Elmax and Vg10 are pretty different steels. Elmax is mainly edge retention while VG10 is a balanced steel like CoS but not as good as CoS. Elmax is excellent for hard use in a smaller knife. In a big knife it might get chippy.

Thanks a lot mate! I hope the EnZo will serve you for a long time. The only eikhorn I have is this old german dagger www.legacy-collectibles.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/b/_/b_055_6_2.jpg Not planning on testing it though haha. Their modern knives look kinda odd from what i've seen but they have a lot of years of experience so I wouldn't be surprised if their performance is awesome.

Yeah, i totally agree. That knives are absolutely awesome and i would love to the how they compare in a typical dbk video.

you are very welcome! haha!

I like the bark river bravo EDC or little creek in cpm3v. If you are in the EU you could also check out Patriot Manly. It's very inexpensive.

hey, thanks a lot for the kind words! We might do a video about knife steels later on this year. We are expecting some hard to get knife steels (custom knives) within the next few months so we want to test these before the video.

+Natalie Toner hey natalie, I love the pro series but they are indeed thicker. The CoS takes an amazing sharp edge though. The a1 pro feels less nimble than the regular a1 but I don't feel this way with the f1 pro

I own one as well. It feels great but I have yet to test it

Thanks a lot! We only have a TBS Boar but the handle came loose after 1 time use so im not very happy with it

I would say wait for the elmax version. It is a lot better than both N690co and D2. N690Co is like VG-10 so it's a decent steel but not nearly as good as elmax.. I would suggest going with the scandi!

thanks a lot mate!

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@@craggerrs bro this was 3years ago I love lost it now

The bravo 1 without a ramp. It's one of the best knives ever made

I have looked at them. they are more hunting style knives. I would love to own one but it would sit in my drawer for most of it's life I think. Might get one in the future because some of them use steels I don't have yet hehe.

Jup, not a nice brand in our opinion

I find the steel way to soft.

Thanks a lot Kabir! The steel in the pro series is called CoS a cobalt steel. It takes an incredible sharp edge and is very easy to sharpen. The edge retention is also pretty sweet. I think it's one of the best balanced steels out there.

+baris ersoz hey baris, O1 is a great steel. It has better edge retention than n690 with the enzo Knives. Enzo does a very good heat treat on their O1. However O1 rust like crazy. It's on of the few knives i found impossible to keep without rust spots. I do love it a lot. If you go for stainless i would suggest taking a look at the elmax version. It has better edge retention than O1 and N690 and is stainless.

Wow yea we checked them out! we'll see what we can do to get one or two!

I would say the Bark river gunny is CPM-3V. We love it a lot. Get one with liners though as you want the handle to be a little thicker.

What did you choose and what are your thoughts since?

mmm, large hands and a versatile knife can be quite a difficult combination. The Bark river fox river (3v) comes to mind. It's primarily a hunting knife but it should be a very capable bushcrafter as well. I'd love to suggest you the Bark River Gunny (3V) with liners to thicken the handle but you'll definitely need to hold it before you buy it as it might be too small. Let me hear your thoughts! i'm curious!

Dutch Bushcraft Knives I was looking at the Aurora 3v as it seems to have a larger handle and maybe hand grind a choil so I could choke up and do really fine work with it. and that pointed tip. also looking at the bravo 1 lt 3v, lon humphrey scout cpm 154, fiddle back bushfinger, bark river wayfarer and bushcrafter 2. it'd be nice to hold each side by side.

I was actually going to say Aurora at first but I backspaced it because I thought you wanted a smaller knife than the Aurora. the aurora is an amazing bushcrafter. I don't know if the shape would be great for deboning a deer though but it should be able to do the job.

That was only because the repiutation of the company was good, but they didnt offer any models in 1095 so they developed the Phoenix series to supply 1095 lovers with Barkies

We'll check the knife out! Maybe we'll expand a bit more in a new video soon. We just tested out the mora garberg and that knife is incredible. If you like the mora companion you'll probably marry the mora garberg! Cheers man

If money doesn't matter, nur you want a good knife for a more than good price, buy a Duloknives Custom. I recently own nine of them, and can highly recommend each of these knives.

nvm i couldn't help it and got the mora bushcraft carbon black one...looks sick! Not as nice as your favorite knives but i know i will love it. just got some sharpening stones as well for a couple pocket knives i just bought but now i will actually have a kickass knife to use it on! love your channel

Mineral oil works well. Depends on the stainless too. S35vn, m390, h1, n680 all steels that would be really hard to rust. Just wipe them dry and they should be okay unless you live in a humid environment

I can chime in: its a powfer metallurgy version of D2 with more alloying elements and is not oriented to corrosion resistance because of its high carbon content which is what rusts in a steel. It IS oriented to taking and holding a much finer, keener edge and so is ideal fir cutting and slicing as well as working a long time between sharpening. Its the apex of what people choose a carbon steel knife over a stainless steel knife for.

Hey michele, I would say something like CoS perhaps or 154cm. I havent really tested elmax or s30v for lateral stress. carbon steels are usually the better choice for that. CPM-3v won't rust very easily but is very tough

I do agree. Supersteel is mostly based on pure edge retention. I love O1 for it's balance but I dislike A2 (only have experience with Bark river's a2) it didn't hold an edge and was also kinda weak. MY o1 enzo performed fantastic!

If handed right A2 and O1 should be very close in performance (O1 being a tiny bit worse on rust). I have several Fiddlebacks in A2 (and one in O1), and they are all great! The steel in my Fiddlebacks are also notably harder than my A2 BRKs...

I personally don't like the looks but as a predecessor to the current fallknivens they can't be bad!

I would use any knife to spark a ferro rod but I would never use the edge for striking. I always use the spine of the blade. You will be very happy with your knife! Bark river and CPM-3V are awesome! I was always into knives but as a kid we just had cheap army replica knives. Later on when we were 16 we really wanted a quality knife so we started watching videos about knives and found out about this whole world of steels. We didn't have money to take our knives to a knife sharpener so we decided to learn it ourselves. We watched a lot of virtuovice and we just got hyped about knives as well haha.

@@DutchBushcraftKnives AWESOME. Dr Waco has taught a lot and helped many!! His videos are very satisfying and he puts so much thought into function and performance. He's on the professor side of knives like you Maarten, but DBK is bslsnced with Mikkie backing you up! You're a great combo better than the sum of parts!

Thanks a lot Vito!