A stack of empty used shipping boxes in the basement, some of which have been sitting
there for 2 months, might make the addressee of said boxes look lazy.
Pfff... that's definitely not the case.
There's a real good reason why I left them there...
It helps me be ready when the moment's right...
... ... You know when you finally get that HEADesigns Poison you've been eyeing for a
few months on the Instagrams.
And at this point while someone has just sat back down at their computer, and are wondering
how the hell this video was added to a Bret Michael's playlist, let's go over the dimensions
like the weight and length.
The blade size, the cutting edge.. .. the handle size and grip area...
I probably should stop.
The spine, the handle thickness And the tallness closed.
So HEADesigns makes the antidote and poison, very similar knives with the same blades and
same basic knife design with the exception of the handle.
I contacted HEADesigns Sam about doing a review, with the option of buying the knife.
He said if I didnt want it, Id have to keep it in like new condition.
And you know I cant do that Plus I sort of fell in love with it, which sounds weird-
not Hollyweird- and someones like chill with the Poison references bro.. sorry..
Anyway, so lets stop story hour and take a look at the blade.
The poison was designed from the ground up to please the most insufferable of knife snobs,
because dat titanium and the S35VN blade steel.
Youre look oh good- I dont like paying under $200 for a pocket knife that I dont use and
take pictures of on Instagram.
The S35VN blade you know the same steel in the Sebenza I reviewed, has been fashioned
into a unique tanto spear point ish blade style with a flat grind.
The spine of it is thinner on the blade section than near the tang, so it kind of works well
for a thumb pivot, if you do decide to use your knife as a tool, and not a social media
click.
The blade has a mostly satin finish as well.
S35Vn as you know is rumored to be pretty wear resistant and the blade wasnt as razor
sharp as I liked when I got it, so I spent about 30 minutes over the course of two days
getting is razor sharp.
I used by sharp maker to do this and those diamond stones came in handy, because the
gray stones werent abrasive enough.
The blade is a tad smaller than I usually go for, but but its just so damn beautiful.
Oh sorry, I need to dial it back.
The handle and lockup.
The handle is made from two slabs of anodized titanium, as to not be cheap.
It comes in an array of colors, but at the time of my discussion with Sam this was the
only color available.
I would have loved it in green.
The titanium slabs are joined with a contrasting color backspacer, with a lanyard hole, and
one side of course is the frame lock side.
The inside of the handle slabs are milled and scalloped to further reduce weight.
The handle is a nice size for my hand since its smooth and rounded with zero hot spots,
you get a nice grip on it, and the flipper stud keeps your hand from slipping forward
during any theoretical use.
According to Sam the handle design is entirely from his own mind, even though I thought it
looked familiar.
It looks sort of like if the mayans made crop circles and maybe they were high or whatever
at least to me.
And if you look closer you can see diagonal lines running through
the handle.
The frame lock keeps the blade in place firmly and disengagement aint hard it does wear on
you after a thousand closings over the course of the day and I found I closed it this way
mostly, but sometimes also another way.
Its easy to close one handed.
Deployment is smooth as silk well I got a lot more enjoyment out of it once I added
lube.
You know to the pivot After doing that and hundreds of deployments later it flies open.
Click click click.
Its so smooth next to its cermanic ball bearing blade technology flipper action whatever.
The pocket clip is one way bro.
Tip down flipper forward blade backward in my right pocket.
Which is probably the most ideal way for uh tactical unless your left handed.
You left handed guys can suck it.
Ok sorry.
That was mean.
You guys are creative.
Sorry.
The sculpted pocket clip is springy and just tight enough to hold in your pocket without
being too hard.
Its not super deep carry but this knife is an accessory bro.
I dunno maybe not if your sporting the 511 tactical summer collection.
Ok so I have an unrequited love for this knife.
Its every bit as pretty as those sexy we knives youre instagram feed is spammed with.
Ive been carrying this knife for about two weeks ago and it is now in my main pocket
rotation with my Spyderco paramilitatry 2 and Benchmade 940.
Sorry Sebenza you arent fun to deploy.
It fits well within my work clothes pocket weight requirement mandated by well me I guess.
The blades a little small but its nice rounded handle makes up for it.
And another thing to note the packaging I dont normally go into packaging much but Sam
makes sure the boxes have some cool swag in them.
Remember my Steel Will Cut Jack review?
That was a flipper too, and although the detent made that one deploy just ever so easier,
I like the looks of this one better.
That was a good flipper but this is my new favorite even more so than my Benchmade 320
Precinct.
Its fun to hold and deploy.
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Which I did.
While I like nice things, as an adult I have a problem keeping them that way.
Thanks for watching.
And remember Evvery Rhose has its Thorn.
And come on man, we all know youre bald under that bandana.