"I had my eye on the CEO for a long time but I never pulled the trigger"

OMG! This would be the perfect gift for someone who still receives paper letters in the mail!

@ClaytonBridges

17 күн бұрын

youre not wrong, that would be sick

Your review organization and detailed presentation are some of the best I have see

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Barry 👍

I can tell how much effort you put into making this as informative and entertaining as possible. Subscribed.

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jacob, I appreciate the kind words and your support. Welcome to the channel 👍

@Shinjite1754

Жыл бұрын

I too subscibed.

I've had mine for 2 years now ,it's my edc . Love it.

Let's face it. This thing will spend 99% of it's functional time as a letter opener. The other 1% will be cleaning fingernails.

@matthewmchenry9331

Жыл бұрын

Studies show most attackers wait for their target to distract themselves opening a letter.

@richseifert2026

Жыл бұрын

Looks like a copy of my Boker Urban Trapper. And while I carried it to work wearing a suit every day (it was my fruit knife), I’ve been working from home since COVID began. It IS the ultimate letter opener. RAZOR SHARP via my Wicked Edge Pro 3 sharpener. :-) So, yes. Wicked letter opener. But so worth it.

@reesecollins482

Жыл бұрын

ultimate toe knife

@mu9600

Жыл бұрын

i don't receive any letter lately. so, it is apple and orange peeler for me.

@ACTUALLYRICH

Жыл бұрын

Ah yes. 2023 and we’re still wax sealing lamb skin quill written scrolls to one another. Bahumbug.

I have one of these. Perfect for my church knife.

@Youtubeuser1aa

Жыл бұрын

Church knife 😅

@HansZarkovPhD

Жыл бұрын

@@KZreaduser1aa meaning a knife that goes well with dress clothing. I also have a .380 church gun that is easily concealed in the same clothing.

@ClaytonBridges

17 күн бұрын

polite little knife

Might be late to the party but this was great. Very well done sir.

The quality of the image, sound and also the tone of voice....very well done! Subscribed!

If you push the flipper tab in toward the knife rather than trying to pull it back, it works flawlessly.

Just offered it to a friend. Loved it, classy and masculine

I just snagged one of these finally and i was amazed how nice the action is and the detent wasnt an issue. Good odds i guess

Yep, I liked the original thumb stud version, but when I saw the flipper I knew I had to have one. No regrets, with an even more discreet clip, it doesn’t shout ‘knife’… I describe it to my work colleagues as a ‘sharp letter opener’ although it does do more.

Bought one a year ago and love it. Would recommend 5/5.

I had my doubts. Got one for Christmas its light as a feather razor sharp after a ceramic run. Cuts through meat like a kitchen knife through a soft boiled egg.... could be faster on opening. Thanks for the review very detailed.

- perfect out of the packaging for me, and it's still going hard after 2 years. 👍

No problems at all with my new CEO Blackout flipper. A days practice and use and it works just like yours does after your fix.

Good channel. Good job with camera, sound, content, background, etc.

Helped a lot, thank you.

Been using mine every day as a mechanic for 6 or so months now. It was stiff at first but a little lube and it was moving fine.

Nice fair review, much appreciated.

Like your style bro, so I subbed. Best of luck and keep having fun!

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate the support 👍

It is awesome coincidence that you compare CEO to Kwaiken - my first, favourite and only knife yet, so it made proportions very clear to me and... my new knife will arrive tomorrow!))

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

LOVE the Kwaiken ... you chose wisely. Enjoy the new acquisition 👍

that into had me rollin more that iit should have XD on that note u earned your 870th subscriber

Thank you wow the blade comes out quick the bad guy won't know what stuck him take that

Wow great channel man subscribed! Love the filming.. beautiful

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and welcome to the channel 👍

love mine, it's stayed sharp and reliable.

Love your channel clear and detailed reviews,just bought one from smokey mountain knife works in tennessee its flippin awesome knife!you got my sub!😀👊👊🍺

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man and welcome to the channel 👍 how’s the action on your CEO?

@pinoyurbantactical3374

3 жыл бұрын

Thunderbird Blades excellent smooth flippin it ,never have a problem goodluck to your channel soon youll be big in knife reviews ,you have an awesome gift continue making good videos

Great job! I just picked one up today for the flickability fun of it! I don’t care at all about quality steals myself in this knife as I realize it won’t do much more than open letters and cut thread when I’m at work. I have expensive weekend knives that I use for more challenging tasks. It’s the kind of knife I only wanted to pay the $38 that I paid for it!😄

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Couldn’t agree more. I flip the sh!t out mine all day while working ... I love it 👍

I like the "polite society" intimidation factor. When you suddenly produce a sword in the office, you know, to open a box or a package, the boss's brown-nosing minions suddenly start to fear you... No verbal threats necessary *evilgrin😎

Great jokes : )) and excellent review!

And, subscribed. Good review.

I buy one today and im very happy..mine was perfect for opening. Very smooth. Its very similar to the böker spillo jade g10. Uhh and i also bought the lionsteele rok today 😅 my local knife shop is pretty happy xD

Subbed. Keep up the good work bud

Third times a charm right!!!

The perfect letter opener.

Subscribing to your channel just because of the line you made about lubing your balls... That was hilarious, and your giggling about it after you said it sealed the deal for me, so I subscribed! Love everything about how you did this review!

love to see a vid of how you tweaked the tension bar of this one.

Got one today. easy flip and good drop shout , lucky me .....haha

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you 🤬 ... 😉

@Dan_Ondutydriving

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I think it helped that mine was the store demo and was broken in.

I wish I had one like her, she's so amazing

Nice , I'd like the carbon fiber one

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

I like the look of that one too. I saw it on Blade HQ just as I published this video 😝 dang it!

@natureandknives

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades yeah didn't know about the problem with the flippers being to tight though, I have this problem on my crkt goken I sent it in to them to fix and it still came back blade rubbing on the side and the action is so bad the one side of the blade is losing some coating, love the knife , hate opening it

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

@DnAhanks - that sucks, I hope you can resolve the issue.

Nice!

Cant open using index fingertip but after a little practice and callous building, can consistently flick it open between index first and second knuckle.

I don't know what it is about this knife but i really like it more than the civivi exarch.

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

You really can’t go wrong with either. However, I do prefer the action now on the CEO ... IKBS rocks!

Ahhg I wish they used caged ball bearings instead of IKBS personally. I like taking my knife apart too much and I know I will quickly lose track of loose ball bearings lol. Other than that I would love to pick one of these up for cheap to compare it against the damascus solstice I got last month.

Thumbs up for the puns.

3:03 good one mate

Was waiting to see you flip the Flipper... no flip.

I’m curious. I just bought the flipper CEO and I have no issue opening it. Is this something CRKT addressed since you put this vid out? Because I think it’s one of the easiest flippers I have to open

Dude I just bought one, a little gun oil and it’s smith as butter. No need to take apart whatsoever, nice little knife for the price.

Looks like your liner lock is engaging early, is it still safe to use? Tnx

I've been waiting for the flipper version of this, pitty about crkt's QC though Still waiting for a version with decent steel

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

The QC is hit or miss. One subscriber just got one and the action was great straight out of the box. Another had the same issue as me. It would be awesome if they released an S35VN marbled carbon model with a clean action. 🙏

@speckledjim_

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades I recon that little s35 beauty would fly off the shelves, no problem. I have the thumb stud version and it was fine OOTB, didn't stop me stripping it down and giving it some finesse. Opens and shuts beautifully now.

@speckledjim_

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades CEO flipper arrived, you were right, very difficult to deploy. Not a problem as I always strip down a new knife to lube it up. Detent was relatively easy to adjust.

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Speckled Jim - sorry to hear you got a bad one too but glad to hear you fixed it. I gotta say I can’t mine down, the action is so fidgety. ✌️

@speckledjim_

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades yeah I'm happy with the action now. You can't beat that value for the money. And a lifetime warranty!

I just flipped the clip, I found is easier to me to deploy it with my left hand (I'm right handed)

Is it legal to use the thumb stud version for the uk, even if it’s for home use I don’t know if I’m able to buy it online I wanna make sure it’s not illegal first

They come in many blade steels 1.4116 and aus 8 anyone got a recommendation of what blade steel to use ?

Buck 256 nearly identical. 29$ at feed store in Oregon.

Knife noob here… do you have a video of your modifications to this blade?

I got the CEO Compact and it amazing but the finish has chipped off in just 1 week in my pocket. Anyone else?

👍 👏

You got my like just for 3:00

Thanks for your good review 👍 is this knife spring assisted?

@VforVolusia

2 жыл бұрын

No it is not.

@Blacksmith1967

2 жыл бұрын

@@VforVolusia Thanks for the info👍

Mine came in this morning and it’s incredibly hard to open it. How did you bend the lock bar back?

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Felipe - you’ll need to disassemble the knife to get at the liners. When that’s done, gently pull the lock bar back towards the the liner so that it doesn’t stick out as much as it did originally. Go easy on the lock bar, you don’t want to over cook it. It may take few goes to find the right tension. Also check the bearings and lube if needed. My bearings were bone dry. Reassemble and you should be good to go. Let me know how it works out ... best of luck. ✌️

@flip__

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades thanks man! Will try it tonight. Keep up the awesome work!

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Filipe - did you have any luck improving the action?

My blade favors one side when closed. But when open ots straight again. It bothers me but is it ok?

I got the samw problem with opening it with ease. You just took it apart and then added some lubricant to it?

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I stripped it and lubed the IKBS but I also bent the lock bar back a little to take the pressure off the detent. If you decided to do it go easy on the bar and apply pressure incrementally. I have had a few folks reach out with the same issue and this approach seems to work.

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

One thing I forgot to mention. Having lived with the knife for a few months, I’ve discovered that it likes to be opened by placing your finger in front of the flipper tab and then dragging your finger backwards rather than placing the tip on top of the tab and pressing down - hope that helps.

My flipper is stiff as well. Giggitty. Is there a vid showing how to go about fixing it?

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a video but I can describe the process - it’s pretty easy. First you’ll need to disassemble the knife - you’ll need T8 Torx bits for the screws and pivot. Once apart, bend the lock bar back a little towards the liner - be gentle you don’t want to over do it and damage the lock bar. Secondly, clean and lube the IKBS bearings. Mine were bone dry ... the lube really helped. Reassemble and hopefully it flips better. One thing I’ve come to learn since living with the knife is that you need to flip it a certain way. Place the tip of your index finger in front of the flipper tab and drag it backwards applying pressure on the top of the scale. Do not place the tip of you finger on top of the tab and press down, it’s harder to actuate that way. I hope this helps ... good luck.

@gorgoth9320

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades much appreciated. Thank you 🤘🏼🔥

Great review. Wish the clip was black so it is less conspicuous.

Not to be a steel snob, but AUS 8 is too soft for the base blade that I will buy. BHQ though has a D2/Green micarta version that I am jonesin on, not to mention an S35VN version. Yummy. But its 100.00 more than the basiqcCEO.

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Steel snob 😝😉 I’ve been eyeing that sweet S35VN and marbled carbon CEO but it’s only available on the thumb stud version on not the flipper 😥 it does look yummy.

Nice jokes too 🤣

Shame it’s illegal in the UK. I’ve got a Boker plus Wasabi which is legal. I’d love to be able to carry the CEO

@Samuellh

2 жыл бұрын

Heinnie haynes do a uk legal version I believe. 👍🏻

@mattplaine4670

Жыл бұрын

Mukama ships them to uk

@tambias

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,i had the police at my door giving me a lecture because i imported one from America.(they destroyed it)Didn’t know you could not have a locking blade knife in the Uk.I have always kept a pen knife in my work trousers.Bloody nanny state here now!

Trouble is, once you disassemble and then alter (bend) a component, you immediately void any warranty/guarantee. Not woth the risk, plus it ain cheap :(

Is there anything around like this that comes with a sheep‘s foot blade?

Meh I had one sitting on my computer desk and my Son liked it so I gave it to him. The knife is more of a fidget toy than anything else, it's so small, thin and weak it's good for opening mail?

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, it is a fidgety knife for sure. I flip mine a lot at my desk.

@Xander_Park

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades I may have to get another to fidget with, Civivi dogma is too sharp for mistakes lol 😆

Bought a crkt multi-tool one time, very first time I used the pliers, they broke on some fairly light work. That’s my first and last purchase from crkt.

sorry but a noob question what type of lube do you use on knives? regular 3in1 oil? Gun oil?

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

No need to apologize, it’s a great question. I’ve used Hoppe’s No. 9 gun oil for years but recently moved over to Nano-Oil’s Nano Lube. It comes in a handy needle nose applicator.

Just push on the liner lock/ detent to make the pressure keeping it closed less. Most knives need tuning when they are new no need to leave a bad review 🤣(no you the other people)

I like your presentation but I like specs. Didn’t even talk about what steel is used and how it holds an edge ?

39$ for CRTK? God Bless the CPC!

Lube on balls joke?!! Subscribed 🤙

How did you do the upgrades to the action?

@stephendockray6698

Жыл бұрын

I wish he would have made a video of the modification he did to the lock bar.

What kid of lube did you use on the bearings?

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

NanoLube’s Nano-Oil 10 weight.

Can you get these for uk is it illegal

Wots it like on wood?

This was my everyday, but like an idiot I accidentally left it in my bag when flying, so it was confiscated

I used to love collecting various antique and collectable pocket knives, but British law makes it illegal to carry anything bigger than a tooth pick nowadays and it can't even lock open. It won't be long before the Tory's consider kitchen knives too dangerous to own and ban those too.

Do you think that the bearings could be lubed without full disassembly?

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Using a needle applicator like Nano Oil could work.

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, I just checked and you probably don’t even need a needle applicator. A drop of oil should do it.

@jeffandstuff821

3 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades Thanks! I ordered one yesterday. I'll give it a shot.

Mine came dull. wasn't impressed. but I bought the SPEW neck knife and it made up for the CEO's lacking.

The jimping of the flipper tab tends to cut through my finger... A quality flipper tab doesn't need jimping

should have put w-d40 on it first instead of taking it apart. first rule. dont fix unless its broken

Will this hood up to self defense

Can someone ID the 4th knife in the intro for me? The frontflipper

@ThunderbirdBlades

2 жыл бұрын

It’s the Civivi McKenna

@madserdal336

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThunderbirdBlades thank you so much

Hallo wo kann ich es bestellen bitte Adressen

Great knife to get for your female

EDCFANS make very similar well constructed of quality materials knives and will please anyone looking for a nice light thin smooth knife for an unobtrusive front pocket daily carry

I bought my girlfriend the original CEO, and found that it is hard to deploy. I am getting her the updated version. I also had to modify the original and was hoping that the flipper version would be easier. I see that I will need to get to work on this one. I am a big fan of the Kershaw Leek, and I want this to open as easily.

I hàve a knockoff version of this knife. Its not spring assisted. It has a persion bearing making it open very easy. Paid only 8 dollars American. Great knife for carry.

Very funny D…H

Ist dieses Messer in Deutschland verboten ?

Dislike button twice, haha. That’s genius.

@ThunderbirdBlades

3 жыл бұрын

😉

Liked after hearing the double dislike comment

That’s not a knife, that’s a letter opener