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  • I would like to see u review a coldsteel Spartan

  • Was it sharp out of the box?

  • Are the ones that they sell at Walmart the same knife/quality as other ones? I've had both and the Walmart one seems cheaper

  • I saw one the other day at my local knife store, and it was the original frame locking 1660, but with a G-10 inlay in he handle scale, I've NEVER seen one like that before.

  • Hmm... Your tags in your older videos aren't as good.

  • jeff kinda off topic but do u have a review on the centefonte

  • I would've figured that the softer steel is for structure and that the harder steel is for the edge

  • which is a better knife the leek or the kershaw skyline

  • Is there a way to keep the torsion bar from going bad? Becuase not everyday i use my scallion and im afriad its going crap out. But i requested extra pieces so i can fix my kmifes easily and fast

  • I'm just looking at the blade shape and already see a champ in the supply room of boxes.

  • PA is an awesome state!

  • $62.50!?!? its on ebay for 40 bucks..

  • @ChAnDoN864430 hey this was a while ago right around when it just came out of course its going to be more then than know. He filmed this in '08

  • the blade on those knives are pretty week. i bought a leek for my brother last christmas and he broke about half an inch off the tip with in the first month he had it, kinda disapointing

  • @jburrows2009 wouldnt suprise me, when tools are used for a job that they are not designed for, shit breaks... a leek is not a pry-bar. =)

  • 3:39, what was that flash? Sounded like a camera flash click.

  • the tip broke easly?

  • they set it up like a samurai sword. a hard edge with a soft core. this should make for quite a strong blade

  • Have you thought about getting a Kershaw Ripcord?

  • i have the 1660 but i was wondering if u knew why it was rusting so easily

  • @bclark033094 bead blasted finish it opens the metal pors, they need to be wiped down after use and or lightly oiled from time to time

  • @cutlerylover ok thanks

  • Oh and jw wondering the speed safe doesn't ware out after opening it a lot does it can somebody tell me

  • @liteduke72 yes it is I did it to mine u just have to unscrew the torx bits

  • I have the anodized version of the leek, its awsome! anyone have an idea what size the torx bits are for the clip?

  • is the pocket clip able to move to tip up?????

  • i can not decide should i buy this knife or the kershaw scallion, plz help me!!!!

  • hey I was wondering what are all of your youtube channels?

  • Wish the pocket clip would be located on the other end, but still awesome

  • WTF do you do with all of these knives

  • Wouldn't it be better to have the tip be sandvic steel, than have the rest of the cutting edge in d2? That way your tip would be less suseptible to breaking.

  • @MisterMinnesota yes I woudl agree with that I guess the designers either like the look of this and thought it woudl be cheaper to do it this way OR just dint think of that, lol...

  • @MisterMinnesota The D2 steel is much tougher than the Sandvik steel used in the rest of the blade, the sandvik steel in the leeks SUCK for breaking. I sell knives at a sporting goods store and the most common comment I hear on the leek is that the tip broke off. D2 is harder but also tougher all-around than the sandvik, it's a tool steel which is very close to a carbon steel.

  • hey,which knife do you recommend the kershaw leek or spyderco tenacious

  • hey,which knife would you recommend the kershaw leek or the spyderco tenacious

  • @sylram8 Get whichever one suits your fancy! Both the Tenacious and the Leek could be used to represent each company quite well. I would buy the Leek in a heartbeat, though the Tenacious is a great knife too. Get both or whichever one seems more of 'you'.

  • i saw a ripoff of this at a fair bought it for six bucks. broke that day the spring broke

  • i do not se a zdp189 on the kershaw sight

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  • I think it;s Crucible Powdered Metal .

    Great knife -- good feel great edge retention .

  • D2 actually isn't THAT fragile. It's incredibly incredibly strong and amazingly durable. Maybe kinda down on toughness though. (yes, there is a difference between the three, people) D2 is a great steel, a great user steel, just hard to work with, especially sharpening. D2 generally works best at about a 25 degree angle.  Baton with it, chop with it, it can take it. Trust me. My RAT 7 in D2 is my most heavily used fixed blade.

  • I had a D2 grip chip out on my using it to cut some wood...nothgin extreme, so I had a bias when I made the video, since then I used a few more bl;ades in D2 and had no problems..

  • Wow, what knife was it? I'm actually a little surprised.

  • it was a benhcmade griptilianj in D2, they made a limited run, model number BM551BKODD2 I have a review of the knife...

  • @cutlerylover

    Ah, yeah, I watched it. That should have stood up to that. D2 can do some work. Probably improper heat treating. We're you really thrashing the blade or were you just doing a simple task like Nutnfancy was doing with his CSKII? It chipped out stripping really really small branches, granted it was cold, that knife should have stood up to that; it was 1095, not quite D2 but just a recall.

  • I wasnt batoning or anythgin, I was debarking a branch to make a steak, just messin around...it hit a knot in the branch and chipped out, a small chip but at the time I was like wtf thats brittle...

  • @cutlerylover

    Yeah that isn't too hot. D2 is still being perfected so it probably has gotten better. I batoned HARD through some pretty frozen wood using the RAT 7. If you can get the change, I would try it out. I saw some on ebay from like $89, legit products. Not too bad.

  • @cutlerylover That's cabela's only not a sprint run.

  • Just bought this knfife at walmart for 50 bucks and its the sharpest knife ever!!!! It has a really nice finish and fels really good in your hand

  • same here its a freakin amazing knife for 50

  • Lamb fur? Ffs, it's WOOL.

  • I don't think the box is oversized at all, since it has to contain the pouch, too.

  • i have the kershaw RAM 1910 which is a good everyday carry

  • YES I go from 84 to 81...

  • This knife is a great "light duty" edc IMO. Not that it's not strong enough to handle harder tasks, but the lack of belly and traction on the handle lend it more to "suit and tie" affairs, office use, as well as opening packages, etc. The shallot and random leek would be good alternatives if you want something bigger, or the same size, and the scallion if you want something smaller. If you don't do a lot of "roll cuts" against a hard surface, this knife should be fine.

  • CPM = Crucible Particle Metallurgy

    You know, cause not enough people said it yet :P

    (note to others: honestly, read the posts before posting a duplicate - especially exact one)

  • I have the Junkyard Dog 2 CB and that is one cool knife I am selling it but not for some time and I am selling it to someone I stay in contact with so it will not be gone for ever.

  • CPM = Crucible Particle Metallurgy

    Another great vid CL.

  • like it the blade looks very cool

  • yours is my favorite leek, but i didn't buy one because of the wharnecliffe(sp?) style blade, i feel that i would be using the tip only(most of the time) and i didn't feel like spending $50-$70 for 1/3 of a knife, but if it was a diff. blade style then maybe i'd buy it. and i agree with nutnfancy on the scallion, the clip is too awkward and that is the reason i don't want one of them, it's a shame that little things have such a big impact on my opinion =[

  • hell no, you got a deal. i've seen them no lower then 35, and that is for a refurbished version.

  • does that count as a switchblade or an spring assisted knife?

  • Assisted.

  • hey man i like love all of ur vids but can u please please please make a vid on the kershaw scallion please i just got it and I thought u already had a vid on it but u dont so please please please please make a vid on it thank u so very much

  • great knife jeff, i think im going to buy it for my edc. thanks for the review.

    ps flipping vid VERY soon

  • does the kershaw come with the case when you buy from other online stores?

  • yes the D2 model shoudkl get a case no matter where you buy it...

  • thanks for the reply, much appreciated :)

  • im planning on buying a kershaw knife but with should i chose? the leek or the shallot. I first saw the leek that I really like but i heart that its tip is brittle thats why Im thinking about buying the shallot instead. Im not planning the use the knife for heavy tasks but for EDC . witch one should i chose?

  • well, the tip will only break if your not using it properly, i have a leek, and i am very happy with it, the tip has not broken because i have not used it for prying anything. so go for leek, the shalot is often to small for most people hands, and the spring is not as strong

  • Whats all the bullshit in the back ground?

  • Im filming on a tabeltop which has a wood type finish on it...

  • No, there were weird sounds. it's an honor to get a reply from you! :D

  • damn looks awesome

  • do all leeks come with the case?

  • What kind of utility purposes is this knife made for? Or is it just a collecters item, like you said it is not the perfect EDC. But I would not expect crap or just collecter's stuff out of Kershaw.

  • gorgeous knife. i make my own knives and these are a real inspiration. bloody gorgeous

  • Beautiful knife. I've been wanting this for a while now and finally ordered one last week from yourcornerstore. Can't wait to get it in my hands.

    Excellent video Jeff!

  • CPM = (Crucible Particle Metallurgy)

  • @MystikEssence Composite particle metallurgy, Crucible is the company name.

  • the kershaw vapor is made in china

  • The rainbow leek came with the same pouch.

    The SpyKer came with a similar one, too.

  • I want to get this Knife.

    It seemed a great knife to own.

    As it is now i only own the Vapor and the StormII. Both under 25

    WAY WORTH IT

    both are amazing.

  • I'll be damned... nice jeweler's loop bit. Great review.

  • yo you and nut fancy are some of my favorite knife reviewers

  • does the automatic opening mechanism weaken after a while? because that's the sole reason I never bought an automatic assist knife before.

  • this one takes a torsion bar, I have a video on it, thats this assisted mechainism, yes it wears over tiem, but I heard from a few peopel who used theres that it was striong for up to a yar of contatant use before it started gettign a bit slower...but the peice cna be easily repalced if it did so...

  • awsome!!!!!!!

  • nice reveiw maaan

  • CPM = Crucible Particle Metallurgy

  • I actually own these knives and they are my favorite for everyday use, I live on a farm and have traveled the country with my Leeks, finding it useful for everything from cutting twine to slicing through meat and hide to personal defense. The only thing it isn't any good for is prying, hammering and as a screwdriver. lol. My favorite is the Leek w/ a serrated edge. A small knife with a big price tag that is worth every penny.

  • I feel honored to hear that, I ahve a GREAT respect6 for nutnfancy and am freinds with both him and duane...but I have not yet seen ryanjcs's vids Ill have to look him up...

  • KAI is not supposed to be pronounced "K-A-I".

    It's just "Kai" which is Japanese company name meaning "Shell" in English.

  • If that was the case then it would be spelled Kai, not KAI.

  • CPM - no matter what the accronyme means - stands for a steel that is made from high grade powder metall (which are extremely pure) in a sintering process.

    The resulting steel is more homogeneous than a melted steel specimen. So you have almost same material quality over the whole blade in microscope scale.

  • D2 is like M2 or S30V/S90V a modern tool steel combining hardness and toughness. It is mainly used in the industry for high speed steel cutting tools or industrial cutting in the automation branch.

  • This was done back in the days by folding damast but modern tool steels (e.g. from crucible) are much better in any aspect. So damast is history now (but nicer blades I admit and handmade)

  • You can take a slice off a hammer with those blades without loosing much sharpness or chipping the blade. NO GUARANTY IT YOU TRY. I did it with my Spyderco Military S30V and it happend. Maybe I post avid on that.

  • I think it makes a pretty good edc, very sharp, the right size, and strong.

    I am not going to be doing hard work with my leek, if I need to do dirty work I will get my ka-bar or something stronger.

    Check video responses, I stuck my review of mine in there.

  • I had thought that CPM stood for Compressed Powder Metal, but I found that it's actually Crucible Particle Metallurgy.

    I wanted to ask, though, if you had found one of the 1660DAM Leeks, with the Damascus blade. Is Damascus any better than this blade? I've got this one, but was interested in the DAM because Kershaw doesn't advertise it on their site.

  • The damscus versions alos very nice and cna be found in alot of diffwerent online shops but I have not gotten one so I can't speak about it eprsonally...this woudl be a good question for the forums...to owners of both versions...

  • The Leek is a great knife. I have given mine absolute hell and it's still holding up like the day I bought it (Model 1660BB). The only sign wear and tear are a few tiny scuffs on the finish and I've sharpened it once. It was a great EDC for me, but I've recently moved to a Ti Lite 4, Kershaw Blackout (a fantastic affordable EDC, doesn't have much heart to it though), or Kershaw Baby Boa depending on the day. The Baby Boa is a little pricey though; I'm scratching my head to this day as to why.

  • wow, i love the copper line between the d2 and sandvik. thanks for zooming in on that, awesome video(s).

  • how tough is the liner lock?

  • Its a framelock, and its pretty tough!

  • No, the rainbow finish is anodized on...it will scratch but not easily...

  • where did you get that knife?

  • an online knife store called newgraham...

  • thanks.

    and i really like your videos!

  • I have never had one myself so I cant speak about them, sorry...

  • im thinking of buying a tactical blur do u know anything about it

  • hey cutlerylover check out blaxfilms

  • sure, lol, I agree on the comment leavbing, haha I always try to use the reply button so you know who I am talking to or what comment I am commenting back to...

  • my freins son is in boyscouts and is looking for a betetr knife but on the cheaper side aswell by ure experience(it has to fit in his hand and his hand is roughly 7")what is a good knife for him(also hes is 11)

  • hmmm as for a cheap fixed blade a Mora knife (forsts mora of sweden) average price is $10 and they are nice for the money! for a folder...hmmm, well there are ALOT of chpices out there, please send me a message with more info like price range and if he might want one from a specific brand...then I cna help you further...

  • uh brand it doesnt really matter is what he told me and range i guess 0-35$

  • Ok lets see...check out the Benchmade Pika II...I have a reviw on it...if he is lookign for a bigger knife that he can maybe use for camp tasks, look at the cold steel pocket bushman, I also have a review on it...

  • Crucible Particle Mettalurgy.

  • this has been discussed on the forums...it was a cheap OTF, that's all...only 2 good knives were a Microtech Ultartech and a Microtech Toodon in the dark knight

  • you think the Joker uses a Trooden? or was it another character? the one he uses in the clip I saw looked much more like a OTF made by paragon, you cna find a video on it over at videoknife dot (com) but its not a cheap OTF, but YES there are many cheapo clones of it called the cupid...

  • i have the joker's otf replica

  • so..do u have any of the other versions of it yourself?

  • No, not anymore, I use to have 3 before this one all different...

  • oh well wat happend to them..u sell em or something? lol

  • I sold them with the rest of ym knives years ago to raise money for a car, I had sold ym whole collection 3 tiems since I have been inot knives, lol...then keep gettign back into collecting again...I will love knives till the end of my life, lol...

  • yes sir, there is A troodon in the film..i didn't say it was the cheapo that you see in the commercials...in one part of the film he slices a black guy and he is holding a purple handled troodon, and there's Microtech Ultratech when they capture the joker and are taking out everything out of his pockets...like i said, it's been confirmed on the forums...that's what i had originally thought, and was right...oh, and it is DEFINETLY a cheapo..again, the forums :)

  • sorry jeff i had to stop watching the vid. coz i thought you blabbed on a bit sorry :-(

  • Dotn eb sorry, lol youtube is for entertainm,ent and maybe some learning, if its not entertaining move on, I take no offense to that, lol...

  • No I did not see the movie, but yeah I saw a clip here on youtiube with the knife, it appears to be a paragon desing, an OTF go to videoknife dot (com) and watch the vidoes on the OTF's its over there, there are plenty of copies of the knife thats cheaper called the cupid OTF...

  • wont that weld make the blade weeker

  • I don't think so, the shape ehlps for stability havugn an odd shape makes it like a puzzle piece, if it was stragiht it might not be as strong...

  • rrrrrrrrrrrrr koolkool good ider from Kershaw there

  • nice banner

  • Fantastic, I would love to get the Composite blade Leek..or the ZDP-189...or the damascus..or the one with G10 handles..

    Mine has 13C26 steel, also a very good steel, one of my favorite knives.

  • Finally, I was waiting to hear your thoughts on it. It's my EDC right now, can't stop playing with the assist. :)

  • cool knife.

  • good vid, and I really like your banner above your name good job. I have a question, have you heard of a company called Sheffield? I bought a knife and its called the Sheffield Superior. please comment me as soon as you can about the company, thanks alot. take care.

  • I am not sure if tere is a componay called sheffield or nmot but sheffield is a place in england, many knives are made in there so they are marked sheffield england or sometiems just sheffield, so its common to see that mostly on older knives, but it coudl be possible its alos a compnay name...

  • awesome, thanks alot for the reply.

  • How do you make a banner for your channel?

  • Its a sepcial feature only available to youtbe partners, to find out how to becoem a partner search youtube partners and watch some vids on it...

  • homestly, I dont know, lol @ 70 or so...

  • Its a really nice collectable kinfe. Nice vid.

  • lol thats nowhere man, its a Beatles thing...

  • Crucible Particle Metallurgy

  • CPM is Crucible Particle Metallurgy BTW. And what is it about Kershaw knifes and the onion family of vegatables? Leek, Chive, Scallion? I'm not just a knife nerd but a plant nerd as well. lol.

  • Ken Onion is the designer of some of the kershaw knives, particularly the speed safe design.

  • lol yeah, his last anme is onion so he plays off of that for his knife anmes...they are all in the onion famioly both in the vegitable world as well as the knife world, lol a play on words I guess...its just creative...but eventually he will run out, he also used the shallot, another oen of his designs, lol...

  • does anybody else's finger hurt after using the thumb stud alot?

  • I bought a scallion 1620FL at a gun show a couple of weeks ago. i love it ... seems to be a good knife. keep 'em coming cutlerylover, u have great vids

  • i love ur reviews man

  • I have been waiting for this And finally! thank you so much

  • hmm never saw the gold one get think ill take a look at it

  • noooo were are the paper cutting test

  • all knives new easily cuts paper it doesnt really show much so I stopped, however I wil have a cuttign demo in the fgutr with multiple knives cuttign all different kidns of stuff...

  • u said new knives cut easily so if they get dulled after using. u can still sharpen them right?

    and subscribed!

  • Did it say disposable on the box it came in?

  • yes of course, all knives can and will need to be resharpened at some point with use...

  • what about the black coated knives? can u sharpen that black part too?

    sorry to bother u again and thanks

  • all coated knives still have the edge exposed metal for sharpenign but in the case you wan tto change your edge angle you could always sharpen off the coating in that area before you start sharpening the meatl itself, no a big deal...

  • *Where* :)

  • Awsome banner

  • yea after all those days we finally recive the best kershaw leek review on youtube.

    5/5*

  • CPM = Crucible Particle Metallurgy

  • Thanks...

  • what it the date the knife was made?

  • Sorry I forgot to mention these were dated, I had to go look, this one was made in April 08...

  • thank you so much for your videos, they are very good, this is the majority of the things i watch on youtube.

  • Crucible Particle Metallurgy

  • Nice video again (and a nice knife).

    Thanks for the review onces more!

    Do you have a favourite steel for a knife?

    (does your clock jingle every 5 minutes or are you just timing your recordings? :-)

  • lol it goes off every 15 minutes and I dotn bother to check what tiem it is before I start shooting/filming...Yes I prefer S30V for higher end knives and for cheaper knives I like 154cm or ATS34, but I own and use all kidns of steels...

  • Personally, I think, D2 is a very nice knife steel as well. S30V seems to hold an edge very long (at least for me - I EDC the Benchmade 6150 and it's got a S30V steel blade).

    I would love to see CPM S110V in a knife.

    Whatever... 154CM and CPM 154 are also very good knife steels. I would also recommend them for EDC folder and fixed.

    Regards,

    Julian

  • I agree I have only owned one knife in S90V and it was really nice! but as you get harder and harder steels you get the down side of having them chip on hard materials like plastic zip ties and so forth...