Hey everyone, David C. Andersen here coming at you from the
KnifeCenter. And it's that season again, where everyone's
looking for a great deal. If that's the case with you, your
nine knives that you don't want to miss
one of my favorite parts of my job here at the KnifeCenter is
getting help design the exclusives that we bring to you
folks. But as things kind of run their course, every once in a
while, it's time to kind of clear the shelves and make room
for the next stuff. And that's what we're going to look at
today some KnifeCenter exclusives that have been
discontinued and marked down, giving you the opportunity for a
good deal. This time of year, we're going to start off with
several knives that feature s 35 vm steel. Now it wasn't too long
ago that you know to get a steel like S35VN, which boasts very
good edge retention and stainless qualities while being
tough enough to you know, kind of use hard when you when you
need it to be able to find that for less than 100 bucks. It's
pretty rare. Nowadays, not always the case. And with these
discounted prices even better. We're going to start with the
Civivi cogent everyone loves a button lock mechanism nowadays,
whether you're buying something like this for yourself or as a
gift this upcoming season. This is going to satisfy a lot of
folks you've got fantastic action. As you can see you got a
flipper tab as well. So you can open in either one of those two
ways. This is the Civivi cogent, marked down to just under $90.
Right now, three and a half inch blade S35VN generic clip point
shape, but a very well executed one. Very cute tip for piercing
nice and thin, thinner than the standard model. Actually, we
worked with them to get even better slicing performance out
of this knife. Combined with the greater edge retention.
Seriously, it's kind of a dream like that high flat grind. Gonna
make it a very good slicer and ebony wood for the handles gives
it a nice classy vibe. Kind of a gentleman's tactical knife. It's
the way we kind of like to think about our version of the cogent
anyway, it's classy, but don't look at it the wrong way, if you
know what I mean. It knows what to do. When things get tough,
deep carry pocket clip, it is reversible. So lefties and
righties are gonna be able to use this knife very, very easily
and effectively. Next up, we've got the Badlands Vagabond from
Civivi, which, whether you go with our exclusive, or you have
one of the previous versions, which unfortunately those have
all been discontinued. Honestly, one of Civivi's best actual
designs, in my opinion, the actual shape of it is
phenomenal, and that this exclusive S35VN blade and
thinner steel than the original performs even better than the
original and price right now at about $70. The handles are
injection molded white. In this case, we've actually done some
fun, rich dyeing projects on these, if you wanted to mix the
colors up, do something fun, or just leave it that classic black
and white. It's a handle shape that's going to work for large
handed or small handed folks, very neutral. And to me,
everything about a knife, the first thing you feel when you're
actually using any knife is the balance. And this knife has just
such an impeccable balance. It's got a nimbleness to it, that is
hard to ignore, but hard to forget as well when you're
actually using it because it really is kind of a dream like
slicer. We've got a liner lock for your security right there.
Right hand bias lock, but the clip is reversible for left or
right hand carry action with the ball bearings and a crisp
detent. I mean it flips so so good. And the thumb studs ain't
too bad either. As you can see, if you want something that feels
maybe a little more premium than the injection molded handle
scales, how about some of our Centauri models is a Ray
Laconico design made by ArtisanCutlery We've got both
large and small versions, several different handle and
material combinations actually, we've we're discontinuing them
all. So make sure to check out all that are available in the
link below. But we've got S35VN steel, the large has about a
three and a half inch blade, the small about a three inch blade
and the largest 9995 right that's right under that $100
mark for this version right here with the denim micarta handle
scales really cool looking material. It's got a bit of
texture, I think in the hand, a little bit more on the matte
side of things rather than a high polish. As such, you got a
good amount of grip, which is going on on a knife like this
that has a pretty straight handle with no kind of finger
guard in the way of the edge gives you that grip you want
while also giving you the ability to choke up right behind
that edge and do real precise stuff with the heel of that
blade, class and things up a bit. We've got a gold anodized
titanium pocket clip right side only in this case, and gold
anodized pivot rings as well. It's kind of like the brass
button on a pair of blue jeans is kind of the vibe we were
going for with this. And as such stonewashed finish on the blade
as well to kind of complete that vibe. Locking is achieved by an
inset liner lock right there and opening is achieved by front
flipping, and this is one of the rare front flippers that I have
a very easy time. Using some of them are a little bit more
tricky.
This one is not so tricky, it works very well. Ball bearings
in the pivot there. As is typical with artisans stuff,
love the blade shape.
Good for big powerful cuts, especially since you've got an
up there for a full handed grip, and hit it's going to slice
pretty or pretty efficiently as well, thanks to the geometry,
for a really good deal on some S35VN. Right now check out our
exclusive versions of the Kaizen from Boker, we've got two we've
got the dark brown, this is yet Brown, g 10. With black blade,
we've also got a tangy 10 with a satin blade, both with S35, 65
bucks for the satin about 70 for this black coated version right
here. And look at this blade. I mean it is just a whisper of a
thing, not a hard use, you're gonna break down a shipping
pallet with one of these things. But if you just need a pen
knife, a pocket knife that is going to slice that is just
going to cut without getting in its own way. This is one of
those knives it's gonna be hard to beat. High flat grind on this
very thin steel to start with very narrow profile so can go
around turns and corners very efficiently. It's just going to
cut like a laser beam or let's use a trope shall we? It's going
to cut like a scalpel. You still with me? Good. pocket clip on
this is single sided right side tip up, we've got the back
plates or the the backspace are here forming what was kind of
inspired by old school doctors knives, which would be used to
dispense medication and sometimes to turn pills into
powder as well. Here's the close profile of the knife, very, very
low profile, almost pen like in nature, which is going to appeal
to a lot of folks, especially if you're looking for a gift for
someone who's not necessarily like a gung ho knife person, but
can appreciate fine things. Something like this could be
very nice and very easy for them to implement in their daily
life. Opening is achieved by this wee little flipper tab
right back here, which may look like there needs to be more to
get the job done. But even with my kind of big sausage fingers
actually works really, really well quite intuitive and stays
nice and out of the way open or closed liner lock for safety.
Very cool pattern overall. The biggest exclusive bargain we've
got this year though, happens to be another Boker plus, which we
happen to have in one of the same color combinations as this
Kaizen and that is the catalyst. We also have a satin bladed
version of this with the same handle color right here. Three
inch 440 C blade, not as whisper thin certainly as the Kaizen
this thing is a little bit more of a compact little bit of a
brute if I'm honest, it's got some strength if you don't have
a ton of space in your pocket or you might be limited to a
certain amount of blade length where you or your giftee happens
to live. But you want something built super strong and super
tough. The geometry here is going to give you that and 440 C
is nothing too nothing to sneeze at either in terms of the blade
steel, stainless steel liner lock here on the back carved
away so that it's not too heavy. G 10 there on the front. I
mentioned the price on this thing yet. You know the specs,
you know the materials, they're all solid 35 bucks for one of
these bad boys and it flips very, very nicely as you can
see. We've got a deep carry pocket clip right handed in this
case few extra little details that show they went the extra
mile to though the clip is actually set inside of a pocket
milled out of the stainless steel handle and the screws
holding it in are flush with that surface level so there's
nothing sticking out to kind of snag as you're going back into
the pocket after you're finished cutting. Overall it's a really
sweet little knife at a very, very good price indeed. Next up
the fox Sue has always been a very cool knife on we have a
little bit left of our golf ball version of this knife. Price now
at about $130 This is Made in Italy and it is a Jesper Voxnaes
design as you can see From the logo there on the back, compact
knife, certainly, but like the cataclysm we just looked at,
it's not a little shrinky dink thing. There is a bit of girth
to the handle. Even though this is only a three finger grip
without utilizing the finger choil if you use that you can
get four fingers on that knife, no problem. N690 blade steel it
nice and stout 2.3 inches and some change on the blade link.
So very, very good for restrictive locales, wire deep
carry pocket clip right side only in this case, the handles
are G 10. You've got this dimpled texture, which gives a
ton of extra grip without feeling sharp like it's going to
grab when you need it to but it's not going to raise a
blister when you're using it, I don't think anyway, to keep
weight down, there are some holes milled out of the frame as
you can see, and it is aluminum as well. And make sure the
actual interface between that frame locking lock bar and the
tang of the blade last a good long time, you do have a steel
insert there just to keep things nice and stable. But it's a very
cool knife flips really nicely, works really well and you really
feel like you're gonna be able to work it hard without breaking
the knife as as you go about your business. There you go.
Next up the Andrew Demko ad 20.5. We have several versions
of this, which we have marked down starting with the version
with K 110 steel, which isn't a an equivalent to D2 that is
about 125 bucks right now. Or if you want greater toughness and
greater edge retention, you can go with the three V tool steel
version of which this is $175 here, but that's an American
made steel on this particular knife. The action is what it's
all about this right here. The shark lock is the reason this
knife kind of took the knife enthusiast world by storm when
it was released. It looks like it might get in the way. But it
actually forms a nice thumb ramp in a standard grip. Or you can
choke up right past it if you need to. So it stays out of the
way despite its looks. And then as you've already seen me do
flicks open and closed in an extremely satisfying way the
sound of it. It's so so nice. You can get this in two
different blade shapes with a few different finishes on
depending on which ones are marked down at the link below.
You got your clip point right here, which is just a good basic
all around shape. 3.2 inches, the sheep's foot style blade
which they call shark foot, tongue in cheek but the shark
lock there comes in just under three inches, lot of capability
in the blade shapes and the blade geometry right here. good
compromise between strength and slicing capabilities, good
strength from that lock as well in fact very strong. And yet as
you can see nice and thin, so easy to carry everyday easy to
deploy that strength in everyday life. The handles are injection
molded, we have several different colors, several
different blades, or two different blade shapes and two
different finishes that you can choose from check them all out
below. Very cool and very good deal on each of these for
another hard working folder to check out. Check out this
barrage from Benchmade little bit thicker on the handles here
and bigger knife overall 3.6 inches on the blade, thicker g
10. handle scales that do a fantastic job of filling up the
hand you really feel like you can work with this for hours,
even doing heavy jobs without becoming uncomfortable. Like the
Demko. We just looked at the 3V versions I should say we've got
a tool steel here CPM M4 and other American made steel soul
knife is actually made in America as well. And although
they're not identical steels and four also sits in a realm where
it possesses very high toughness, along with very good
edge retention. It is not stainless however, hence the
black coating here is going to help things a little bit, but I
love the geometry of this blade. Again, it's a good cross section
between strength and slicing. We're not too thick, we have a
high flat grind and we have a full length of swedge going on
as well to relieve drag from the spine makes it a very, very
efficient cutter strength. You've got the ambidextrous
crossbar lock there, which Benchmade of course calls the
AXIS Lock. And this is an assisted opening version of that
lock, meaning as soon as you start to push that blade open,
once you hit that certain point, the spring takes over and
finishes the action. Very consistent, very speedy every
time and comes with a spine mounted safety lock just as a
little bit of extra peace of mind. And what that does is
basically prevent the crossbar from moving around, which
prevents it from closing when you don't want it to or from
opening in your pocket or in a bag when you don't want it to
either The other cool thing I like about crossbar locks in
general is they're very ambidextrous. And they've
maintained the ambidextrous use all around this knife with the
reversible pocket clip and the dual thumb studs as well. I
didn't mention the price yet. $194 here marked down originally
like 243 bucks when these first were made available, so good
stuff there. I should say also, the Demko we looked at is also
completely ambidextrous. The pocket clip is not reversible,
but it has a second pocket clip included that you put on the
other side for the left handed users. Last but not least, we
have got a couple of Spydercos to talk about. I've got one of
them here. The Endura for this is coming in about $195 right
now with black pakkawood handles and a VG 10 core Damascus blade.
How cool does this look? I mean, absolutely fantastic vibes. The
packet is nice because it looks like natural wood. It's because
it is made of from layers of actual wood, but it is epoxy
together essentially. And you get the vibes and the feel and
the warmth of real wood. But it's not going to shrink and
crack the way natural wood can sometimes it's going to be much
more stable over the long term. Without giving up those good
looks. The blade slices a treat we've got 3.8 inches full flat
ground, very, very slicey. Also another knife that's perfectly
ambidextrous, the thumb hole works for opening. No matter
which hand you go to use it with. You've got a four position
pocket clip so you can put it either side tip up or tip down
and of course the mid mounted back lock. Classic style of
security right there is equally usable left or right. And it
even has that nice little feature there called the David
boy dent, which makes it a little easier to find when you
are kind of accessing it or going to close it without
looking at it. But also when you go and grip this knife really
hard, it makes it less likely to be accidentally disengaged a
little bit of passive safety there. Would that be active
safety, I'm not sure but anyway, little bit of extra safety there
which is quite nice. You can also check out for about the
same price the in della model that comes instead of the VG 10
blade you've got a happ 40 blade laminated with stainless layers
on the outside another great tool steel highperformance
powder metal tool steel and those have a brown micarta or
sorry a brown pakkawood handle for even a more natural vibe as
opposed to the like dyed wood that this kind of gives you more
like ebony I should say. Which brings us full circle back to
that first knife doesn't it. Anyway, I hope these are have
been interesting. These are all knives that I enjoyed kind of
helping have a part of bringing to the KnifeCenter and I hope
they can find some good homes for the holidays this year at
some good prices. Anyway, if you want to get your hands on any of
them, check out the links in the description below. That will
take you to these individual items and we'll also leave a
link to all the exclusives we have on sale right now as well.
And while you're at the site, don't forget about our long
running knife rewards program. Meaning that when you give the
gift of a knife this year, whether it's to yourself or
someone else, you get to earn some free money back towards a
future purchase. I'm David C. Andersen from the KnifeCenter
signing off. See you next time.