Firebird FB 727 S First Tests 

Glad you enjoyed the video

Thank you! I am glad you found it useful!

Glad you enjoyed the video. For such knives I always look at the steel in the last place. 8cr…aus8, 440c or d2…all can be sharpened easily on inexpensive stones. What is more important for me is how erll does it “fit the part”. This is a smaller folder and ad such it does deliver what one would expect from it. I liked this model. Especially after i spent some time to fit it to my needs. I hope you find more interesting stuff here. Let me know! Have a great day! Denis

Cool! I abused this one a bit....but no "damage" yet. I had that with a 759 model....i stabbed it in a piece of wood to try and break the tip. it bend. but it was easy to bend back. I still have that knife.

Not sure which one...tha Peak or WASP. I think the Peak will be first...Honestly no the best Fit'nFinish but other than that....Just have to see how the steel will do. I have little experience with S90V

glad you're liking it

Glad you liked the video. I agree...for a budget knife it is very good!

I have also gifted many ganzos over the years. But I have enough still. I like to test them...and I like to have em as working knives, change edge angles, sharpen on different stones, free hand sharpen using different techniques... Thanks! I'm tryin'

@@SpartanJohns I don't mind 30 minute videos but it does effect when I watch them , I don't always have the time to watch them in one sitting but will find time for content and channels I enjoy . Another channel I really enjoy but useauly only watch once in a while because of length of videos is Corporals Corner. Thanks again for another great video I really enjoyed it. Thanks

@@steellovingyou8673 I am happy when someone finds my videos entertaining and the content good. I am even more happy when someone can learn from my experiences. I am equally as happy when I learn from others i watch or my own viewers when they comment. Time, for me as well, is very limited. If I can manage to film and post 2 vids a week...that is about it for my youtube that week....I don't get to watch as many videos as I used to...I simply don't have the time. So...i watch 3 minute presentations and if i like something i might look for it when/if i have the time...so when people don't wathc my 30 min videos in 1 sitting or at all...i get it. As you said...I also watch people i like rather than look at the content. Most times for me...those 2 match up quite well...

I am glad you liked the video! I like first impressions videos however you have to keep in mind that some people are just trying to sell you stuff and others are very excited about the new knife they just acquired. I make my "first look/first cuts" videos in the hope that doing a few cut tests it will also show how a particular knife does in things you would cut in your day to day life. The RAT2 is a bit smaller and, imo, not as capable. I prefer the 440C to AUS8 or D2. And this one takes a Bugout deep carry pocket clip. I like the knife however....the handle is a bit short as I found out numerous times while playing with it. If you close the blade one handed using the crossbar lock and gravity,while resting the but of the knife in your hand, it might give you a little cut.

Definitely a practical edc folder

Thank you! I think so too. For the price..i still recommend them. There are other brands...but none as inexpensive and solidly build as these.

OK....i just gave this answer. but your question is slightly different.... You said before I change them! For that I use the app on my phone. Put the knife with the back on a flat even surface and drag the edge of my phone(which gives me the tilt) on the edge of the knife. When it starts biting in i know the edge angle. Plus point #2 Now we are talking "NO MICROBEVEL" when we are talking #2. Here is the answer I gave on a different video: 1.To measure the edge angles on knives I use an app on my phone when I sharpen them. I measure the angle the blade is tilted relative to the stone. That gives me a pretty good reading. 2. To be sure, and because I have certain issues when it comes to knives, edge angles aso, I also measure the thickness of the grind at a certain distance from the apex. 1-1.5 mm depending on how wide the edge is. Knowing that I now know the opposite and adjacent cathetus. Measuring the hypotenuse is a bit tricky. So I rather not do that. I calculate it using the Pythagoran theorem. From then on, find out the edge angles is simple trigonometry. I realize that I cannot measure with 100% accuracy. But usually I am within 0.2-0.4 degrees between what I measure using the app on my phone and what I calculate. Sorry if I did not explain this very well, I did not study math in English

@@SpartanJohns thanks, English is also my second language, but I think I get what you're saying. More complicated than I anticipated. 😅 I think I will just keep eyeballing my edges to get them more or less where I want them. Probably less accurate, but has the benifit of not exposing how much of maths I have forgotten over the years. 🤷‍♂️🤣

How you keep your edge angles is up to you! If it works for you that's all that counts. I do this because I test them and want to see what they do at 20, 17, 15, 12 dps...To me testing an edge to failure and then backing off to where, with my regular use, it takes no damage, is just a very interesting activity. The angle app on your phone is not that difficult. Just place your knife on it's back, hold it still and move the phone with the app started. when it starts cutting into your phone(phone cover) there it is! As for math...I know the math which is useful to me, my hobbies, my life...the rest I google! :))

Air Lite any day! I mean...yeah..this is a good knife...but the AirLite...is just superb! Lightweight, thin, solid..... An unfair comparison really! :))

THanks! Glad you liked it. I always use them but filming the tests is the hard part....and test+talk=long video which few watch. No bladeplay at all.. not after these tests(3 weeks ago) and not today. I did have to resharpen the edge because I cut a few copper wires but that was to be expected. Multumesc!

What exactly broke? The locking mechanism? Blade? I'm curious

Yes...I purchased a RAT 2 because of the 727S. I was curious. The RAT2 is smaller. D2 is nice...i like it. No problems there. But I also like Ganzo's 440C. From these 2 I prefer the 727S. Better grip and grind! Plus the standard RAT 2 has those "zytel=reinforced plastic"scales...the one on the 727S are much more to my liking

I don't have that one. I liked it and considered it for a long time. but i simply did not have the time to invest...

it is! ;)

@@SpartanJohns 🙌🏼🤣

Da...cam toate Ganzo-urile merg bine la abuz/lucru...ce e impresionant la acesta e ca la cat de mic e nu ma asteptam sa fie atat de confortabil.

@@SpartanJohns Da,total de acord! Dar la ce nu m-am asteptat eu ca o sa reziste asa de bine la abuz... foarta fain

Ce parere ai despre cutitele ganzo pe rulmenti? Crezi ar rezista la abuz de genu?

@@nyirizsolt939 Sa spun sincer eu nu cred ca am abuzat de el in acest videoclip. Am taiat lemn uscat de esenta tare. Abuz, pt mine, ar fi sa incerc sa crap lemne cu el, ceva mai mare, lovituri sau sa incerc sa il folosesc ca pe o ranga. De rezistat la la abuz...cam orice axis lock rezista destul de bine pt ca are un pic de "loc de joaca" mecanismul. Spre deosebire de altele. Uita-te la clipurile mele despre G720. Briceagul ala a fost abuzat. Acum are joc fata-spate dar inca poate fi folosit. Desi nu recomand asa faci asa ceva e bine de stiut ca rezista

@@nyirizsolt939 727S e pe rulmenti. Din acest motiv misca atat de bine. Si modelele FH sunt pe rulmenti dar acelea sunt liner lock marea majoritate

Sunt fan RAT Model 1. Modelul asta....mi se pare reusit pentru cand a iesit pe piata si chiar si acum e inca ok. Dar din pacate acel AUS8....nu e chiar ok. Sunt altele din AUS8 care sint TT mult mai bine. Manerul RAT1 e mai confortabil decat cel al 727. Dar Rat2 e, dpmdv, mult sub 727S. Acea teava PPR avea fire metalice in ea? pt ca daca avea...e normal sa se toceasca. Daca nu...e un pic mai grav. Ori trece dupa ce il mai ascuti de inca 1-2 ori....ori e problema la TT

@@SpartanJohns Fara insertie metalica, era simpla pt apa....am facut cateva modificari, o sa testez prin comparatie si FH11 ... Daca FH11 trece, atunci..... Mora a trecut cu brio...

eu vad 2 posibilitati, ori va fi ok dupa ce il mai ascuti de cateva ori..poate trebuie sa se duca taisul care era slabit....sau e prea moale otelul....cred ca daca il mai ascuti de cateva ori isi va "da drumul" am patit si eu asa...

@@SpartanJohns Its still me, sa blocat din nou contul google si nu stiu ce mai recuperez....leam scris, insa miau trimis mesaje robotizate, standard. Nu merge nici cu parola, nici cu nr de tel, nimic...🤦‍♂️ Totodata a picat si tel, samsung- se supraincinge, luat nou acum 5luni in conditiile in care eu il folosesc doar ca sa vb la el....

da...this sucks! Sper sa reusesti sa recuperezi cumva Eu mai am un canal de youtube...la care nu mai stiu parola...si nu il pot recupera...acolo uploadat tot ce nu uploadam pe acesta....so yeah...asa merge treaba

Friction will do that. Even with oil. Why do you think you put it clear oil in your car and black oil comes out when you change it. The question is: at what rate? Will you be able to wear out a significant amount of steel within 1-2-20 years? Let me know how it goes.