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  • Hey, I know it's been done before, and will continue to be discussed but could you maybe make a vid on your opinion of the higher class/dollar knives like this, crks and striders? IMO I think it's just a cool topic and I like hearing multiple opinions on wether they're worth I or not

  • awesome!

  • @cutlerylover Do you still have this?

  • i love collecting knives.

  • I'll trade you for my Kershaw Skyline? Ok, ok, I'm JOKING!! Sorry, I didn't mean to insult you, it was a simple joke. Now for what I really want to say. I'm sitting here trying to find words to express the beauty of this knife & that's when I come to realize that this knife is so beautiful that one has to sit, think, & think again to find the right words to explain it's beauty....and still, I cannot find those words. I'm in awe every time I see these knives. They are collector pieces. Great Rev.

  • How many zippos

  • Great knife I hope you enjoy it

  • $650 ? omg total steal

  • is this the 750 dollar one??

  • show your knife cases and where you store them [GR101]

  • crazy

  • Do you still have your Chris Reeve and William Henry?

  • I want one of his pens.

  • i'd rather keep my fallkniven ... but having said that , i gotta admit that this is one heck of a sexy knife.

  • that edge is almost "katana-like" beautiful

  • sweet knife you should redo this one in HD.

  • clock

  • That's a beauty. The knife looks good too lol.

  • Now seriously that's a masterpiece. A would keep it in a special display.

  • gorgeous knife

    However I don't think I could ever use a knife like that. Too afraid of damaging it.

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  • thats a nice knife jeff one of your best so far in my opinion

  • in my opignon only one tumbstod isn't very beautiful but its just me opignon

  • I agree - I think that a knife with this price point that doesn't have an ambidextrous stud is a little insulting - but hey. Opinions are the spice of life.

  • Really, no blade play whatsoever? I just inspected 16 different similar knives from WH that we got in at my work, and they ALL had some blade play in 4 directions. I wonder what the deal is.

  • I woudl defimatly contact WH's office to legt them know, thats uinexeptable in my opinion for such a high priced knife..maybe I got lucky on this one, but the only 2 other peopel I know p[ersonaly who own WH modesl also has tight knives with no bladeplay issues...also keep in midn this was an older model, I dont know about current production models...but as mentioned above thats not right...

  • @cutlerylover

    Fail typing? Love your videos dude! Please make more on folders.

  • Someone I work with bought a $900 WH knive today. Gold inlay, etc. There was no blade play. However, I could not get it to open as smartly as a BM or Spyderco.

  • @jobiwankanobi I just bought one today, and it is incredible. None of the ones I looked at had any blade play at all.

  • i just bought one for that much without my parents knowing and now they are pissed.

  • why would you buy a WH? you can hardly even use it! lol

  • You buy WH knives to have the most awesome folding trophies ever.

  • Yeah, I know but in his case why? he never used it, I never use mine.

  • How did you manage to get all that money and buy it without them knowing?!?

  • do you still have your zippo calection

  • is this the knife you traded for that s&w revolver

  • yes

  • @cutlerylover wow what a deal for the trade on the S&W

  • What a knife you have there! Those knives are unbelievably expensive.

  • To be honest they're a bargain. If you bought a knife in the same materials from a custom maker you'd pay over a thousand dollars. WH knives are hand finished, so all you lose over a custom is the fact they're made by multiple people and that some of the production process is automated. $650 is a good price IMO.

  • That is very true.

  • would you buy the spyderco endura or the spyderco native based on materials not personal pref. cause i'm leaning towards endura and want a second opinion

  • ok, i deffinately wouldn't use that knife, it's much too nice. enjoy it

  • ZDP is hardest, doesn't that mean it is more likely to chip? is it the best metal?

  • its the best at holding an edge besides fallknivens gold powdered metal stuff, but thats another storym lol, but YES it woudl be bad for cuttign hard stuff like plasdtic and wire..so evetry blade steel has its pros and cons...

  • I have 18 William and Henry knives and carry two or three of them on a regular basis.

  • You do not want it to be that hard it will chip like nothing else.

  • how much is dat knife worth? sum one plz wb thanks

  • I've got a personal rule never to spend more than $100 on a knife. It has to do with the fact that I think knives should be used... and used knives are sometimes lost... and knives over $100, no matter how well made or fine, are lost just as easily as less expensive knives.

    Knives like this really test that rule.  That is absolutely beautiful...

  • @unrulyrascal your not alone in the thought, but keep in mind we drive cars worth thousands of dollars with no worries of losing it in a parking lot, having it stolen or getting into an accident...spend your money and what you enjoy, period...dont worry about the bad

  • those are beutiful knives.

  • As much as I would love one of those, I wouldnt be able to do it. I only buy knives i will carry and I wouldnt be able to bring myself to carry this. Awsome score though, I bet you love it.

  • wow. that is truly a gentlemens knife.

  • great vid! god i wanna trade for a knife like that but all i have is a high priced guitar. real nice collecters knife!!:)

  • good video !!! ur camera bad !!!

  • beautiful knife...use it well

  • its too bad you never got around to paper cutting on that thing. i bet it would fall through it.

  • wedding ??? hahaha, funny....

  • nice - love your vids man - keep up the great job - 80% of what i know a bout "cutlery" i learned from your videos. Keep posting and reviewing!!

  • how many zippos were in your collection?

  • roughly 40 or so new and maybe 15 used...I have 12 left...all had centimental value so I kept them...

  • You know, people might say that this knife is far too expensive, but I don't believe they really understand the knife. To me, this knife would be a great gift to a knife-nut for a very special occasion. I'm looking at this knife and my vision here is that one might receive this knife in the same sort of way one might receive a Rolex watch. I see this as a great retirement or graduation gift for someone who loves knives, and is definitely very special.

  • great comment, and your rihgt, just like anythgin else the right occasion calls for the right item, some may say a $1500 botte of wine is a waste, but not to a wine buff...and so on, this is a nice piece of cutlery and shoudl be in the ahnds of someone who cna appreciate it...

  • WoW! excellent knife good work Jeff! I like! good stuff! -RICH

  • These WH's are meant for using and it is criminal just to leave 'em in the box, look at it, and never use it.

    The ZDP 189 is a quantum leap forward in cutting ability. In particular, such a good cutter that it requires less effort and hence better control & precision.

    I use mine when I have to cut plastic when repairing electronics and such. Because of the sharpness/hardness you are much less likely to make a mistake and cut something that you didn't want to cut.

  • Just be carefull with plastics, ZDP189 is brittle and cna chip when cuttign harder materails...but yes your right, it holds an amazing edge!

  • that is the sexiest knife ive ever seen

  • That knife blows away my small collection. You are one lucky man, Jeff. That's a gorgeous knife - I wouldn't even consider trading it, let alone use it for the most simple tasks.

  • Jeff,

    Very, very nice knife! Great review!

    I love it! 5 STARS

  • Yes it is, ostrich skin is very popular with expensive mens wallets these days as well as sheaths and other fashion items...

  • ooo shit thats pretty nice but looking at the price.....=[ i cant even afford a car lol (ok well i can but it would be a major junker) and it doesnt help that i dont have a job since im at that age were i need money but no one will hire me =\ i think that would be one id get if i could afford it ...i know i cant talk someone into buying it for me so =p i guess im gonna have to wait but still as i had said b4about that one that leek thats like 70$ w/damascus

  • beautiful blade, and im sure your appreciate it very much! awesome.

  • good trade D:

    btw, I like the jewelry box. this knife probably crosses into art, ie that it exists for no other reason than itself, so its very fitting.

    too small though. I wanted the plain b30 but since that was going to cost me 450, I just bit the bullet and got the fossil bone, topaz, damascus handle dmt. And I know people who bought cars that cost less than that.

  • haha, nice, it just seems sick to non knife people who just dotn get it...but knives are not nearly the most expensive hobby to ahve, at least at the very least knives are usable tools, not like collecting art, lol...

  • not to be mean but dont you think you might be being a little hypocritical considering that you may just be a non art person who "doesnt get it"? If you dont value art then you wont trade your money for it, but Im willing to bet the people who do dont regret it at all :D BTW, instead of a safe, you might want to check out a safety deposit box at a bank you trust. If you live in a small town and know the manager of the bank I think its a fine alternative.

  • Maybe it came off as a poor example, what I was trying to say if it came down to it you cna use a knife to survive and or protect yourself since its a tool, where as a piece of art doesnt serve any other purpose physically besides lookign good to someone...thats all...

  • My family owns a safety deposit box and I did think of that but I plan on gettign some more knives like it in the future and want to have them easily accecable...I bolted the safe I got to the floor so now its a part of my closet, lol...and I lived ina gated community so the only people who have access to my home live in the community as well, limiting chances of a home invasion...not to say it cant happen though...

  • But if it does....geuss whose got a glock 17? =]

  • I dont know about that, I think any home invader would think twice if he knew I could give him one hell of a paper cut with my improvised self defense painting.

  • lol, or perhaps lead poisoning from a vintage sketch...haha

  • OMG

  • what would of rather got this or a sabenza at first ?

  • hmmm...the sebenza..it makes me appreciate this even more...If I got this 1st I might have used it, lol...

  • hey cutlery lover check out blaxfilms i have knives 2

  • I just watched it, woudl that second knife happen to be a gerber paarframe? looks like it...

  • i want this knife i think i will get it some where in my live

  • Awesome! You cna find it onlinme so if you decide to get it just shop around for the best price!

  • Thanks for posting,beautiful knife.

  • Thank you!

  • How many Zippo's Did you have?

  • I had @ 40 half being new half used...

  • That thing is amazing!! It looks like a beautiful knife!

  • when u first pulled it out i was thinking "your entire zippo collection for that!!" but then i realized it is a really nice nife!

    btw, u need to get your hands on an XM-18 because thier are no video reviews anywhere!

  • I KNOW, lol...I really want one as well, but Im not sure how long it will be until I shell out that kind of money for a single knife again, I do have bills to pay off 1st, lol...

  • My god that thing is gorgeous.

  • wow, what a fantastic work of art, Im waiting to get a Mcusta Damascus MC-53D with the Cocobolo Wood Handle, Really enjoyed this video, excellent.

  • oh nice! your going to love it!

  • WOW that $650 lucky

  • I AM lucky to own it but remember I had to sacrafice my zippo collection for it, haha...

  • gosh 78 comments that tell us absolutely NOTHING...

  • lol...yup just friendly comments and conversation...

  • Almost expect to see a fountain pen come out of that box. :)

  • haha yeah its very similar in presentation, I see alot of pens with boxes like this...

  • pretty nice knife, the whole design on the knife blade makes it look exotic, i like the knife, its kinda like blending traditional and exotic together, the traditional part is the handle I like the way that looks. nice knife.

  • Yeah its a simple design thats just jazzed up with nice materials...

  • if you have a magnifying glass and decent backround lighting, you can get a nice focus on some of the details you want to show by holding a magnifying lense or even taping, to your camera lense then putting the object right next to it it comes out very nicely

  • Thats true...I did do that with a jewlers louple to show me spicing a air in ym U2 video, lol but I dotn need to get that close, I only have that and not a regular magnifying glass...

  • try your binoculars...lol

  • lol...

  • try a telescope on a tripod

  • how much does a zippo cost? i dont mean one of the fancy ones. i mean just a regular one for everyday use

  • regular old plain satin finish zippo can be as cheap as $9 at walmart...they have them by the watches in the jewlery section...

  • cool. thanks

  • I think thats an EXTREMELY cool knife but I dont really think it was worth your zippo collection. It looked like you put so much work into getting and displaying all your zippos.

  • I did, but I looked at it this way, I enjoyed them very much and I am just passign along the fun! Im not done with zippos either, its just a clean slate now if I want I cna start to colect just a certian style...or come up with a theme for my collection...

  • how much was it like if you buy one

  • $650 plus shipping....

  • 650 for a zippo? you serious?

  • lol, not one zipo, but almost ym whole collection, more like 25-30 zippos plus alot of extras...like my display case, and other zippo related items...

  • gosh! lol.....btw, i got a diamonds and platinium zippo, vintage model.Just 3000 bucks, in chase you are interested..lol..

  • There is a model made of 24l gold that sells for about that, $3000, lol, Im serious...

  • Whoa! don't get it....lol..

  • lol I wont, haha, maybe if I hit the lottery and if thats the case Ill use it!!!!!!!!

  • aha ha ah ...and i hope you do it and pay the flight for me to come back in US and visit you, becoming a friend of a very rich guy with a passion for knives--lol--i'll bring cubans cigars for you, in chase.....and beautiful cigars cutter, of course...in zdp 189 blade and red dragon's scales...bye jeff!

  • hahaha...

  • Do a spine whack test lol.

  • hhhahaha

  • NO WAY, lol, I know it wodul pass the test but still, lol not going to try...

  • that must be the coolest looking knife ive ever seen in a video

  • haha thanks!

  • Wow, what a knife!

  • nice knife~

  • The D is for David. You are a Smith too, huh? There are many of us out there and none are related. lol.

  • lol Yeah I know, yeah I am Jeff Smith my dan is brian and my gradnfather is donald, thats hwy I asked I thoguht you may be another donald...You know there are so many smiths, I even know another Jeff Smith who is a realator by where I live, lol...

  • Would you say this is the most expensive knife you have ever owned ?

  • Yes to date, in the past I had some Microtech autos in the $300 - $400 range, and of course my recent sebenza and strider SNG but yeah this is the most expensive so far!

  • Gosh I want a William Henry! I wanted one before the video and now its worse.

  • lol...Just curiosu but what does the D stand for? Just wonderign my last name is smith and my grandfather wasa donald smith, so I thought it woudl be wierd if your also donald?

  • Ok Ill check it out!

  • do one on that roll lock. i fell in love with it hah :)

  • haha well I ahve the vid on the rollock I but Ill make the review on the rollock II soon...

  • sorry thats what i meant

  • Oh ok, no problem...

  • Wow..congrats on your new knife! If your looking to invest in a safe , go to a lowes and check out the safes there , they have a nice 20 one..

  • Thanks! Yeah I AM now lookign at safes to buy, haha...

  • that truly is a beautiful work of art.. fantastic. one day i will be holding a knife as beautiful as that one haha. you could just sit and look at that knife forever and never get bored lol..

  • haha yeah!

  • Haha carry this knife on weddings? Oh nice!

  • Yeah sure, but when dancing I woudl probably hold it in ym hand for fear of having it fall out of my pocket, lol...

  • haha yeah, funny scenario if your pocket knife would slip out of your pocket when dancing with a lady. Just to hope that she shares your interests in knifes. who knows, she might appreciete a good lookin' knife :)

  • That would be ideal, lol...

  • Nice knife

  • Thanks!

  • WOw....

  • i guess this is going to replace your sebbie as your most valuable knife?

  • YUP! for now ayay, lol...

  • That's what I was going to say. I would put that in the gun safe and only bring it out when I felt like saying, "Wo. Now THIS is a baaaaaaad knife."

  • Or perhaps I should amend that to keep up with the times... "Wo. Now THIS knife is SICK!" Heh heh....

  • lol yeah, I plan on doing that...Im looking inot safes as we speak...I want somethgin dort of big to fit other thgins, but not a huge gun safe...

  • When looking at safes, look to the future. They are expensive, they are heavy and difficult to move around. Not something you want to upgrade very often, if at all. Good safes last a lifetime. Give yourself room to grow. Just a thought...

  • its a good thought, haha thanks!

  • What about the car? I was looking forward to a good ol' Car review.

  • ME TOO, trust me, haha, but its good the way it happened because that car had a 25 gallon tank! that means it woudl ahve cost me $100 to fil it! plus MPG was bad of course, but I still woudl ahve loved it, oh well my dad just got a Harley..an 88sC if anyones interested I cna make a vid on that instead? haha...

  • yes please do...in the middle of winter.

  • Im sorry what comment was in reply to?

  • this is knife i have dreams of so beutiful

  • It really is nice!

  • That is a gorgeous knife! And $650 actually sounds about right for that knife, considering the sapphires, titanium, damascus, and carbon fiber, those aren't cheap materials. Anyone who can't see the beauty and art in that knife is a fool.

    I'm personally saving up for a Dawson knife, they're at every gunshow where I live, and they are beautiful hand-crafted knives

  • VERY NICE! the world of customs is just amazing, I can't wait to go to the NY knife show this year its held at the PA hotel in new york, NY in late november, I can't wait to gawk at the knives, lol...

  • That sounds like fun! Unfortunately for me, NY is WAY to far away for me. I don't know of any local just knife shows for me, but I've heard there are some massive gunshows in Arizona, and gunshows are like half knives anyway, and of course balisongs and switchblades and stuff are all perfectly legal there!

  • wow...I can't say much more than that...

  • haha I was speechless too when I got it, haha..

  • thats a nice piece man.

    Its funny how people cant understand why some people like knives. A lot of the people i know when i show them a new knife , there like...dont you already have a knife? Its something else. A knife is like a great ancient tool and a very important accessory to me. a nicce knife is more than just a nice cutter.

    Check out my latest knife review. Ill send it to you if you want.

    where can i find a chart that show all the dif. types of steels and metals.Think u mentioned it b4

  • "A lot of the people i know when i show them a new knife , there like...dont you already have a knife?"

    LOL... How true.