I own a few high-end USA 🇺🇸 made knives. Imo TRM is one of the best USA made knives and especially for the price! I own the TRM Atom and Neutron both with lizard Ti scales in 20cv and I'd never get rid of those knives. Great score Rollo! 👊🏼🔥

Congrats on yer new Neutron! TRM’s DLC looks nice, but I tend to favor uncoated blades, especially with a highly corrosion resistant blade steel. I just received my “perfect” version of the Neutron yesterday; an Irie HG MagnaCut N2 w/ lizard scale Ti. It’s the ideal companion for my Irie Atom. 🤠

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

That sounds phenomenal! Congrats 👏 👏 👏

It’s a Beauty . I received the same one in the hollow grind and it came perfect …great review

Def some sweetness there, but also outta my budget realm. Thanks for sharing 🥷🏽🤙🏽

@TRM continues to produce at the highest manufacturing levels. And doing so at a great price for a USA made product. Great review.

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

It's definitely my new favorite piece in my collection!🍻

Love TRM. I have the lizard scales on my Atom. Did a dark acid stone wash on the blade and it looks [chef's kiss].

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

dark acid stonewash sounds awesome, id love to see it on one of their non coated blades

Absolute Beauty & worth every cent💯😎👍🏼

Cedric's grail!

Looks nice. I would for sure prefer uncoated though.

In form and function, TRM are kings.

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

Absolutely agree🔥🔥🇺🇸🔥🔥

Man i love me some TRM! Great knives and great people!

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

Some of the best🔥🔥🔥

Beautiful knife. I love it.

Love trm wanting a ti shadow sometime in the future I just got a dlc atom gonna put some lizard ti scales on it should come out cleannnnn

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

They crushed it with those scales congrats on the pickup🔥🔥

I got in on that same drop! I went for the Magnacut hollow ground N2 instead but I love the look of the DLC too

@Rollshambo

27 күн бұрын

I bet yours is super slicy with that Mike irie grind! Congrats on the pickup🍻

@Graham_Rob

27 күн бұрын

@@Rollshambo thanks you too! It is slicy but the lowest BTE is still only 17. With the irie grind the plunge goes all the way to the edge so the grind at the heal looks pretty bad :/ otherwise I’m in LOVE with the knife

@Rollshambo

26 күн бұрын

@@Graham_Rob people get hung up on bte, but what makes a big difference is the blade geometry as a whole stays thinner throughout the blade than just about anything giving it excellent material pass-through relief and keeping it easy to sharpen, also the use of magnacut makes a gigantic difference because it can hold a low angle edge better than less tough steels while remaining easy to sharpen and reprofile..I nearly did the mike irie ground version but instead opted for the 20cv dlc because I loved the contrast and dlc has been a favorite of mine..I'd bet apples to apples your knife will cut better and longer than most knives that are thinner bte but thicker at the spine..test it our and let me know🤩

@Graham_Rob

21 күн бұрын

@@Rollshambo yea I agree that’s why I went for it. so as I keep sharpening it stays thin. It’s rlly just the choil that bugs me but it’s not a big deal overall it’s a banger knife. I’m just big into sharpening so I get caught up on that. And yea I like the DLC but I much prefer Maganacut so I had to go for it. It’s so good for my work and edc. Plus I live in NC so the humidity can rust a blade quick.

Great Knife- Happy Fathers Day

Great video, Thank you Rolls. Just an FYI all TRM pocket clips are made of Titanium.

@Rollshambo

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching! and for the info on the pocket clip - there was a typo on the listing that threw me off but honestly I should have known better the moment I noticed it wasnt magnetic - thanks again for everything you all do over at TRM, this knife is my new favorite

I got the atom in magnacut and 3d contoured lizard skin it’s straight 🔥

Dlc will only lower the RC or low temper steels (like 20cv) so that's absolutely 100% correct that it will drop the rc by between 1 and 2 however on high speed steels the temper is so high that it will not affect them so it's pretty much only on stainless high alloy steels, on your high speed tool steels the tempers are so high that the 400-500F that the pvd process takes the blade to for the DLC application will not soften them what so ever.

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the explanation Lace🙌

Nuce looking knife but i couod never pay $400+ for a liner lock.

Thats definitely a benchmade narrows killer

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

And it's not even close😂

The pocket clip is titanium

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

I have a screenshot of the listing saying it's stainless steel but I won't complain if that turns out to have been a typo!

@hmoneyj10

28 күн бұрын

@@Rollshambo at least mine is on my atom

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

@hmoneyj10 TRM confirmed listing was a typo, all their clips are titanium 🙌🍻

@hmoneyj10

28 күн бұрын

@@Rollshambo yessir ;)

I just can't get over how bad the pocket clip is... It doesn't go with the knife at all in my opinion.. Really kills the aesthetics..

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

TRM doesn't do milled clips, but I do wish they would..the clip itself functions perfectly..Great retention, doesn't interfere with ergos and will work with any garb...esthetically it's underwhelming, functionally it's great..but I do wonder what a milled clip from then would look like on this piece

Does nothing for me. Happy Father's Day😊

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching 🍻

That's not true dlc. When it's real dlc you can see the blade grind through the dlc coating, because dlc is a thin coating. That looks like a pvd coating that's on the blade

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

Hmm interesting... I don't believe TRM would intentionally lie about the coating they used but I guess we will find out as the knife gets used and carried EDIT: your comment inspired me to do some research and I thought this tidbit was worth the discussion- PVD stands for Physical Vapor Deposition and refers to how the coating is applied - DLC is the coating material itself and is applied to metals in 2 different ways, one of which is PVD the other is called CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition) - DLC is DLC regardless of how it was applied , one may look different than the other but they are the same thing since DLC is the substance being applied not the process being used to apply it. I reached out to TRM to see if they would be willing offer up more info - thanks for the discussion piece!

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

Update - TRM got back to me, they use a company called Northeast Coating to do the DLC, this company uses a process that combines both cvd and pvd application processes to apply the DLC..that said it is real DLC.. thanks for going down the rabbit hole with me Rusty! 🙌

@rustyshackleford5331

28 күн бұрын

@Rollshambo I think we still need to go down the hole a bit further on this one, brother. PVD, CVD, and DLC are all different types of coatings. If they are mixing DLC with those it's not true DLC. I guess if they want to be honest they need to call it cut DLC. The Tuya Wrath V2, Kunwu, and the new Kizer Militaw are all true DLC finished. If it's real DLC you can see the blade finish through the coating. If it's not DLC or apparently DLC mixed with other coating you can't see the blade finish through the coating. Reate even list a DLC coating, but it's not real DLC. LTK just released a Blade Show video from the Kizer booth. It's funny af when he ask the Kizer guy if the Militaw has real DLC. If you watch that video the Kizer rep explains about DLC. Also, Jim Skeleton's review of the Tuya Wrath V2 he explains what DLC is. I really appreciate you taking the time to get back with me on this. As a community we need to hold all of these knife companies accountable for what they advertise their products to be. It's just like companies listing this Chinese fake fat carbon as actual Fat Carbon. I have no problem with the carbon fiber at all. I have a problem with them listing it as something it's not.

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

@rustyshackleford5331 look into Northeast Coatings and the processes used to apply the dlc on this knife, if you are an information junky like me it may interest you🙌

@rustyshackleford5331

28 күн бұрын

@Rollshambo yeah you got another info junkie here brother. Thanks for the info

The term "grail" with a pocket knife needs to come to an end. Soo cringey.

@Rollshambo

28 күн бұрын

If you say so🍻

At this price, there is so many better choice. Even a 250.00 WE, Bestech, Artisan cutlery, and Kansept is better by far

@Rollshambo

29 күн бұрын

None of the companies you mention prioritize higher rockwell targets on their steel..but "better" is subjective, if they're better for you that's totally cool 🍻

That knife isn’t worth $200 bucks max

Sick

This knife is a grail for me! I'll have one someday. ✨🩶✨