Videos tagged with AUS-8 Steel

This review covers the Ontario Knife Company (OKC) Shikra, a budget-friendly folding knife featuring a titanium frame lock and Micarta handle. The reviewer, with extensive experience in knife reviews, highlights its surprising quality for the $45 price point, noting the comfortable handle, effective deep-carry clip, and sharp AUS-8 spear-point blade. While acknowledging it's not a high-end or innovative design, it's presented as a solid first effort from OKC in the frame-lock category and a capable EDC option.

This video reviews ten 5.11 Tactical knives, highlighting their features, materials, and intended uses. It covers models like the WD Karambit, Karambit Folder, Expert Spear Point, Sidekick Rescue Tool, DPT, CS1 Tonto Combo, RFA Assisted Opener, Pre-Fenced Courser 2.5, Game Stalker, and Shield Badge Knife Holder. The presenter emphasizes durability, blade steel (AUS-8, CPM S30V), handle materials (FRN, G10), and design considerations for tactical, survival, and everyday carry applications.

This video reviews three tactical survival knives: the Schrade SCHF63B, CRKT M16-14LEK, and Desert Nomad. It highlights their construction, blade types, materials, and intended uses, emphasizing fixed blades for outdoor survival and self-defense. The CRKT M16-14LEK is noted for its folding mechanism with an auto-lock safety, while the Desert Nomad and Schrade SCHF28 are presented as robust fixed-blade options for combat and heavy-duty tasks, respectively.

This video provides an expert review of the AKC X-treme Ace Automatic Knife, highlighting its exceptional value and build quality for its $65 price point. The speaker, nutnfancy, draws parallels to the luxury watch market's shift towards affordability, suggesting that high-end knife brands like Microtech may face similar market pressures. The review details the knife's specifications, deployment, and compares it to other budget-friendly automatic knives.

This video reviews the Camillus Nine, a budget-friendly tactical knife priced at $30. The reviewer explores whether this affordable blade offers good value, discussing its features including the AUS 8 steel blade, grind, sharpness, lockup, deployment, and clip. The reviewer notes the resurrected Camillus brand and overseas production, highlighting some issues encountered during the review, but suggests it could be a suitable option for specific users (POUs). The video also touches upon Camillus' naming conventions.

This video provides a review of the SOG Kiku line of knives, including both folding and fixed blade models. The reviewer highlights the knives' stylish design with a Japanese combat flair, impressive value for the price, and solid construction. Specific features mentioned include the Matsuda grind, SOG AUS 8 steel, excellent lockup and clips on folders, and the strength and Kydex sheaths of the fixed blades. The reviewer notes the substantial weight of the large folder and praises the cutting ability and overall quality of both folder sizes. The Kiku fixed blades are described as having thick blades and superior strength. The video also includes a 'Nutnfancy Likability Scale' rating for the folders and fixed blades.

This video provides an update on the SOG Flashback assisted opening knife, highlighting improvements made by SOG in response to user feedback. The reviewer notes that the retraction and deployment forces have been made easier, making the knife more user-friendly without sacrificing speed. The Tanto version is showcased, featuring AUS-8 steel with a black TiCN coating and a sharp factory edge. The reviewer also mentions a personal modification of adding skateboard tape for quicker pocket deployment.

This review of the SOG Flashback, presented by high-authority gear reviewer Nutnfancy, highlights its exceptional assisted opening speed, comparing it favorably to automatic knives and other assisted openers. The analysis covers its robust Piston Lock mechanism, ergonomic grip, and impressive edge retention from the cryogenically treated AUS-8 steel, making it a strong contender for EDC in various jurisdictions.

This review of the CRKT Ripple, designed by Ken Onion, highlights its suitability as a capable EDC knife. The reviewer praises its alien-like aesthetic, lightweight construction, and smooth ball-bearing pivot system. While acknowledging minor criticisms regarding the pocket clip, the overall sentiment is highly positive, positioning the Ripple as a strong contender in the sub-$40 category and a Hall of Fame EDC blade.

This review of the SOG Mini Aegis, presented by Nutnfancy, highlights its exceptional performance as a lightweight, dedicated EDC utility blade. Nutnfancy, a pioneer in tactical EDC YouTube reviews, emphasizes its 'Pocket Surgeon' capabilities due to its precise tip, making it ideal for fine tasks. The review covers its technical specifications, deployment mechanism, ergonomics, and comparisons with other popular knives in its class.

This entry details the SOG Agency knife, a fixed-blade fighting knife with deep historical roots in the Vietnam and Pacific wars. Drawing inspiration from the Randall No. 1, it's presented as a dedicated combat tool designed for speed and lethality, featuring a 7.5-inch AUS-8 steel blade and a stacked leather handle. The knife is also recognized as a high-value collectible, embodying the mystique of elite military units. Instruction is provided by Nutnfancy, a retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with extensive knowledge of knife history and metallurgy.

This review of the SOG Twitch II, presented by the highly authoritative Nutnfancy, offers an in-depth look at an 'old school' EDC knife. It covers the knife's utility, blade characteristics including AUS-8 steel with cryogenic treatment, assisted opening mechanism, and critically, the disparity in lockup between aluminum and plastic-handled versions. The assessment highlights its value for money and suitability as a user knife.