I am always on the lookout for unique knives to waste my money on, and a while back on
my Traditional folding knife review, long time subscriber John Tedichwon ( i know thats
wrong) suggested some interesting reasonably priced international knives, like long shabby
one seen here.
And not just the stock have you ever heard of Victorinox or swiss army knives… like
a half dozen other people.
He’s an OG commenter- I’m talking Ganzo knife day review…
when only guys like Blue Mountain Bushcraft, ComunSas, Marshalllaw, Nottoosuckyreviews,
sailfishsoundsystem, were commenting.
I mean others commented but they are no longer with us.
I mean not like “they are no longer with us” but more like they got other shit to
do- and this channel sucks balls.
Then of course there’s like 10 other people I’m overlooking, and they’ll let me know
in the comments about how they’ve had been disrespected like this, and also why don’t
you do more victorinox.
So this Curel Estiletto Portuguese pocket knife in 5 sizes was a knife he suggested
and I want to say only available at one retailer in the US- fendrihan in several smaller sizes
all ranging $18-30 before shipping.
I of course like a standard asshole American got the biggest one.
Or the 9.6 inches size which refers to the open length.
But before we get into anything else let's check out the dimensions like the overall
length and weight.
They also come in a 4.7, 6, 7, 8.6, and this one the 9.6 inch size.
Blade size and cutting edge.
It's long and thin.
Not small just thin, twizzler thin.
Handle size and grip area.
Well that's pretty huh it's got brass and wood.
Two signs of wealth.
Well I mean brass is for people who can’t afford gold.
The poor losers.
Spine thickness and handle thickness.
It's a long and thin pocket carry.
Not much more room than say a fancy tactical pen.
but without a pocket clip.
Tallness.
Low profile.
It's like a twizzler… look.
The Curel estiletto is not necessarily a stiletto style street punk knife, but a little more
like a laguiole style knife from France.
But since the portuguese don't have bees they left that off the design.
Don't believe me?
Look it up!
Remember To argue on the internet one only has to follow a basic structure.
First make a ridiculous claim, everyone mocks me and tells me Portugal definitely has bees.
Then offer shaky anecdotal evidence and post a link to something.
I say well I've never seen any there, and here's an article that says there are NO bee
populations in portugal- which is a lie because the article is about bee populations in portugal.
Then at that point I move on to the next topic, which naturally is that no human could survive
the radiation in the Van Allen belt.
The Estiletto here has a long thin blade.
It's swedgeless, so it's not really a sabre or spear point... so I guess i could just
conjugate the word modified with whatever the hell I feel like and be right.
Modified spear point?
With a mirror polished flat grind?
Works well for letters and envelopes.
Curel doesn't list this knife on their official site, however some of their laguiole style
knives claim to use 440 stainless- so who knows.
And also if they were made in Portugal then they wouldn’t be true Laguiole knives, just
copied in the style of.
You know Ganzo-ed.
The blade is a non locking slip joint that's a fairly easy pull.
There's no thumb knick so you place one hand on the handle and two dainty fingers to pull
the slick blade open.
It doesn't snap into place open, just kind of stops silently.
To close it just push it closed, and I might I suggest with two hands to keep the blade
from snapping into the liner and dinging up the edge.
The handle.
It's mainly two pieces of brass with olive wood scales… inlays… you know these parts.
Fit and finish is ok, however if you look around there are some slightly gaps where
the wood meets the brass.
Which is a big deal to knife guys.
I was watching a Helle nitpick OMG is CRAP video the other day where a guy pointed out
these areas on the handle and said the knife was unacceptable.
He has way more views on that video than my knife reviews so maybe he’s onto something.
I mean Helle might be asking for it, if one of their videos is literally titled there
are no shortcuts to perfection.
Let me pull out my magnifying glass!
The brass has some file work triangles and lines to sexify it a little.
Um are we at comparisons.
The estiletto is alright.
It's a thin pocket carry- it feels like a long letter opener.
I like locking knives with clips more because that's what I've been programmed to like.
Plus it’s great that knife technology has evolved so much in the past 30 years that
most knives have clips now.
If I had to choose a long thin knife I'd go with my Benchmade Fact.
People have been asking me lately if the Mini Crooked River was still my favorite new bench
made and I tell them the fact, even though I’ve said that in many videos.
All the modern conveniences of locks, and a clip so it doesn't float around the bottom
ion your pocket- but with a tactical new world charm because it's murdered the fuck out.
Now the Laguiole.
This is a smaller one.
I don't think I'll ever get around to review
it... however I did review the estiletto, so maybe there's hope for a future waste of
7 minutes of your time.
It has a bee on it.
Not a fly.
I’ve been corrected several times.
How about some douk douk.
Yeah.... this is the larger one.
A much harder to open knife because of the non mushy backspring.
Both the estiletto and this are non locking slip joints though.
The estiletto is a desk top- desk drawer, curiosity.
It looks like it's old but it ain't.
It would do great with letters and light paper products, then you stare at it for a few seconds
and put it away- like you do the rest of your knife collection.
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comment like those OGs mentioned above- and Jesus Christ I know this sets a bad precedent
but... heeeeyyyy….
None of those other guys asked for a shoutout.
Thanks for watching.