Hey everyone, David C. Andersen here coming at you from the KnifeCenter Home Edition, we're
still home for the holidays, taking it a little bit easy. But that doesn't mean that we can't
take a little time out to take a look at the coolest new knives that have just hit our
shelves. So let's check them out (New Knives of the Week) Alright, so it's gonna be a little bit
of a shorter episode today we want to, like I said, keep things rolling a little bit here for
the old holidays. First thing I want to show you is a couple of exclusives. First off, this guy
right here, new Pro-Tech SBR fixed blades that are just so so cool. Two versions of it. In
fact, we have the satin blade, which actually, yeah, it's pretty satin, there's not, that's not
quite a stonewash really going on. They're really cool looking. We also have a black bladed
version here, I'm trying to get some good light on this guy for you. Both of them feel really
good in the hand. And this is where you guys know I'm a fixed blade, you guys know I like a
good fixed blade over a lot of folders sometimes. And it's reasons like this, you've
got some really cool contouring going on with that handle. Not aggressive in this case, but
just a really nice shape rounded over fills the hand quite well I'd say kind of a three and a
half finger grip for me personally. But the KnifeCenter exclusive orange and black g 10.
With the milled ridges feels fantastic price. For the black bladed version, we're about 240.
And for the satin version, we are at 225. And as you can see as well, the hardware there on the
handle matches the black or satin coating. Depending on which version you go ahead and get
really dig these guys blade length just under three inches, razor sharp, and it feels really
good fit and finish world class right here made in the USA. Gotta love that sheath for these
guys, is kydex. Right, they're pretty good click into it. And you have actually a Spydercos J
clip installed right out of the box. Really handy. You can see you've got that J style loop
right there, which is going to mean you can carry it either on your belt or inside the
waistband. And that little J hook on the other end is going to keep it from you know, keep it
from sliding out too easily. I should say these are available separately as well. And we'll
we'll leave a link to those really nicely done really cool fixed blades Overall this might be
even though we're not quite hit the New Year just yet, this might be my first purchase of
2021. Or what year is it 2022. This might be my first first pickup. Really nice. Moving on.
Next, we have a Boker plus, this is a limited edition quakin really cool about 277 bucks. And
KnifeCenter is the only retailer only authorized retailer in the US to be picked to carry this
particular knife. Pretty cool thing worldwide just limited to 200 pieces. So there's not a ton
of these around. And even fewer here in North America if you're in our particular market. But
let me go over the specs three inch blade and 390 steel
shines really nicely. You've got typical shape. This is one of the is the quick and compact
size. So it's not the full size. It's also not the new Kwaiken air, which are technically a
little more compact when they when they get narrower, but this is the full fit or full width
profile in the compact size. Ball bearings in the pivot mean you can flip it open really
really well. You've got titanium on the back, contoured with really cool milled titanium clip,
you've got that pivot or the the ball and they're really nice touch and the handles,
copper infused marbled carbon fiber. So, so cool, looks good, very gentlemanly in a classy
sort of way even though this is not I think the quick and errors make it even better gentlemanly
option but these handles man they're so nice. folds up really well. But you've got a decent
amount to hold on to because of the contouring and because of the full width nature of the
quick and compact. flips. Great. Very, very cool. Again, don't sleep on them. 200 worldwide,
even fewer here in the States, and you can only get them right here. So moving on. Probably the
biggest news today, or at least the news you're probably seen from a few Different places right
now, new WE and Civivi have dropped officially today, as we've got a couple new models, a
couple new variants on some existing models. And we're gonna start with one of those. We've got a
couple new versions of the baby banter from Civivi Really cool little knife, we now have a
burgundy G 10 option I really like that color. We've also got the OD green color with a
matching gold thumb stud and that coloration or that combination matches one of the full size
banter, color options that is already out there. So pretty cool. I really like that burgundy
though. 2.34 inches on the blade lengths are under two and a half. Which three, three inches
generally a good safe bet for most places, but there are some places are going to need that
even shorter blade, nitro V steel, really good stuff. I'm excited to see this on more budget or
attainable priced offerings out there holds a nice edge, it's good and tough. It's kind of a
derivation or a spin off of something like AEB L if you're familiar with that, pardon the
alphabet soup. But one of my favorite stainless is and this is a very close cousin to it. So I
like that just under 60 bucks, just like the other versions, you've got three and a half
finger grip even on this knife because you've got a that finger choil right there that lets
you choke up behind the blade just watch the the back sharpened edge of the blade right there.
When you do that. pocket clip, deep carry and reversible, very unobtrusive knife when you're
not wanting it to be seen. liner lock ball bearings in the pivot, no flipper, but really
good thumb stud action, as you could just see demonstrated right there. liners on this are
pretty cool. It's not an inset liner, but you just have that single liners on the one side for
the liner lock and just kind of a big mass of g 10. On the front side, plenty of strength for
that, given the particular size of this knife, no problem whatsoever. Next up, something folks
have probably been really looking forward to for a little bit. We've seen a swap from the we
knife brand, which is Stevie's more premium parent company. We've seen one of their models
translated down into the severe range. And as you're gonna see in a little bit, we see
something very similar going the opposite direction. But I'm talking of course, about the
synergy. The synergy two was the WE version, which was kind of taking and updating the
original synergy which is 20 plus years ago, the first CAD design into real folder on the market,
then available, that was a synergy one, we put out the synergy two, which was an integral
titanium folder, no button lock, like the original but a ball bearing flipper. And you can
get it in the original trailing point profile or this trailing point tanto profile. Now we have
the synergy three, for Civivi, which is a more attainable price version.
Cheapest one comes in about 93.50. This one right here is a little bit more expensive. It
comes in about 131.75. So not a true true budget version of these at least just yet, but
certainly a lot more affordable than the three to $400 versions might even be some even more
than that. On the Wii side of things. Now you don't get into real construction here, you get
just standard two scales. On top of liners, something you see a lot across Civivi's lineup.
Actually, I take that back. This particular one has an inset liner on this side for the liner
lock, and then no liner on the front side. Now you can get it with a G 10 handle and a nitro V
blade which comes in at that 93 plus change price point or this version right here. And
we'll try to get some good lighting on it. It is layers of g 10. And carbon fiber interspersed
looks really cool with that you get a Damascus blade which in this case is going to be their
their nine car based Damascus unless they've changed things up but I they haven't told us
anything about that being the case. really decent stuff. You've got metallurgically 9Cr is
about 440 C so pretty good quality stuff for the price range. I mean, you're not going to get
powder metallurgy Damasteel. They are cool knives. The one thing you like I said you don't
get the integral construction, but you still do get some contouring to the handle maybe not
quite as aggressive as the Wii versions but still enough to create a very comfortable feel
in the hand actually fills the hand pretty decently. It doesn't feel pinchy doesn't feel
thin at all. I dig that. The flipper works with ball bearings just like a lot of their stuff. So
you can flip it open it right Really nice. You know, you can get the two blade profiles, like I
said just the same, you got the trailing point or the trailing point tanto right here, really
dig in that tanto actually, it feels a little more, in this case feels a little bit more
utility driven to me than the standard trailing point. But the trailing point of course is going
to be a fantastic slicer is tanto is going to be no slouch in that department, either. However,
all right, next up new versions of the Appalachian drift- sorry, I said it wrong. And I
hate when people say it that way. It's the Appalachian drifter to new versions of it.
You've got also that nitro V blade steel making its way to this series coming in. This version
right here is the least expensive of the three new ones about 89 bucks, so only a few bucks
less than the S 35 vn versions, if they are in stock at the time you're looking for it. So not
a huge savings in that regard but still a very good steel, purple G 10 on this guy with the
carbon fiber angled bolsters, you can also get it in a very dark green canvas micarta it's
approaching black it's not super green, but you get the the nice tactile feel of the micarta as
opposed to kind of the smooth satin feel of this g 10. You can also get it in a burgundy G 10
which we showed you that on the baby banter there and that one comes with a nine car
Damascus blade rather than the Nitro V. Really cool knives not a there's not a non locking
knife like the rustic gent which it shares some some DNA with. Instead you've got a deep carry
pocket clip and you've got a liner lock with that front flipper or top flip or however you
want to say it I like a top style front flipper cuz I can do them very easily. Someone wants to
ask me like why what do I have against most front flippers? Why do I am I not so hot or keen
on them because with my hand size and shape, sometimes I find them a little bit difficult.
But when you've got that top style flipper right there, I almost never have a problem with those
guys. They work really well. blade length just under three inches on this guy lockup is nice
and solid. The ball bearing flipping action you saw is really good. You've got a nice keen
hollow grind very thin edge behind the actual sharpened edge itself. Really excellent day to
day cutter.
Next up, I'll spend just a brief little bit of time on these next two. We've got a new version
of the Badlands Vagabond you guys are probably tired of me talking about this, and I've talked
about it a lot this year and a lot in the last two weeks. But you can now get it in a black
blade with the black handle. And it's not a real heavy stonewash on this particular one they're
black stonewashed texture, sometimes you get a little bit less a little bit more. Still 9CR
stainless steel so roughly 440 C really cool blacked out nature, the only shiny bits are the
edge itself and the actual Civivi pivot right there. Still 40 bucks still a fantastically
designed knife you guys know it's pretty much my favorite Civivi right now. elegant shape flips
well balanced extremely nicely, just fantastic. EDC piece. Next up, we have a new version of the
Odium as well in green micarta and that is that dark green micarta I was talking about for the
the Appalachian drifter to earlier. This one, it's a little bit lighter than the version of
the Appalachian drifter I pulled earlier. But as you can see, it's still fairly dark overall,
it's not a light or brighter. You don't really get bright green micarta but you know what I
mean? It's not a really light green color. couple bucks more than the G 10 versions. And
when I say that, I mean literally like two bucks more 54.75 for this guy. 2.6 ish inch blade, D
to whack stonewashed finish on this guy as well. liner lock ball bearing flipper, relatively deep
carry pocket clip, good action, and another knife. Yes, similar to that baby banter from
earlier we've got a nice large finger choil up here. That's a bit of that ferrum, forge DNA of
course, who is the the design firm behind this design, but you can get all four fingers on this
guy's a little bit bigger than that baby banter. And as such, you've got a little bit more grip
when doing that. But again, just watch the the back edge of the blade, per usual, really cool
knives. But next up, probably the thing that most of you guys have been waiting for. Because
this is probably the knife that's in the thumbnail of this video. premium versions of the
elementum. And this is a case exactly the opposite of it. that synergy from before we've
got a severely model jumping up to the more premium we lineup. If you've liked the design of
the elemental up to this point but wanted a truly premium version, Now's the chance 175
bucks give or take, depending on which model you get, you can get a Damascus blade coming up. I
believe that's correct. You can also get it with just the 20 CV right here and it's flat ground.
Instead of hollow ground. I've got an original Civivi elementum. And right here, you can see
the difference in the reflections right there. But same profile overall, it didn't change
there. But so you got that same length, just under three inches, that 20 CV steel, titanium
handles, these are the bronze stonewashed version, but again, few different versions can
be had right now, playing stonewash I think there's a blue as well. frame lock, as opposed
to a liner lock. So you've got arguably a more stable locking system, deep carry pocket clip,
which is titanium right here, as opposed to you know, the standard painted steel of the base
model. And also reversible pocket clip, which you don't get on the Civivi elements of either
flipping action. Really nice, feels a bit more nice in the hand. Part of that is because you
don't have the scales on the inside and then the kind of letterboxed g 10. You have a more
comfortable rounding over rounded overfill to the titanium right there. And they even went and
maintained the look of the liners here on the back. You can see on the standard elementum
you've got the lanyard hole there through the liners and a cut out in the G 10. Making a
little bit of extra room. They kind of milled that shape into the solid piece of titanium that
you get on the new Wii version. Really cool, feels really good. I like it as an upgrade. And
they're available now. And then last, but not least, something I like even better is the new
beacon flipper it's a little bit larger, it's a little bit cleaner,
then a lot of you know, historically, at least a lot of the weed designs have tended to be part
of that could be maybe they're looking at the success of some things like the elementum, which
is pretty much severes highest selling model. And maybe they're translating a little bit of
that cleanliness and intention of design onto the Wii side of things. Not speaking
authoritative Lee speculatively. But I really like the results of what I think is happening
with this knife bigger than the elementum three and a half inches, about 200 bucks for this
particular titanium version, blue stonewashed in this case 20 CV steel, nice, clean, broad blade
profile. Again, with a almost full flat grind, you do have a fuller right there to spice things
up visually a little bit. He got a very useful and usable blade and handle to boot. Titanium
like I said you've got a similar kind of rounded feel actually a little bit less rounded, a
little more chamfered over but still very comfortable. I like it. Titanium clip anodised,
the same blue, reversible ball bearings in the pivot. Flipping action is good to go. It's
awesome. If this is a portent of some of the things to come from we at this point, they're
kind of making things that I don't know I don't want to I don't want them to ever lose some of
the kind of fanciful imaginative things that put them on the map. But the more premium made
usable knives that don't look like just another thing out there on the market. I think the
better off we all are. That's it for today, I said was gonna be a little bit shorter. Hope you
enjoyed these guys. If you want to get your hands on any of them. We'll leave links in the
description below to take you over to KnifeCenter.com Make sure you sign up for our
knife rewards program of course, because if you're going to spend your money on one of these
knives, might as well earn some free money to spend on your next one. I'm David C. Andersen
from the KnifeCenter signing off, hopefully my audio was a little bit better this time around.
Sorry, guys. Thomas, is it any better? He's not here. Maybe it'll put a little thing up and let
you know. Anyway guys, that's all for now. See you next time.