The production value just sky rocketed. Its awesome to see you leveling up. Blade hq was never the same when you left.

@twatmunro

Жыл бұрын

If we're being really honest, Blade HQ was never the same after Ben left. It was the chemistry between Ben and Zac that made the channel. Once DCA started working for the opposition, Blade HQ was pretty well dead in the water. Nice to see Zac's personal channel doing well though.

@etherealicer

Жыл бұрын

@@twatmunro Just watched KnifeBanter #50 (Bens Collection aka the Knives Ben Stole) and thought exactly the same.

Side note: the additional Gemini springs included are thicker than the installed ones. These will give you a little more resistance if desired. GREAT VIDEO! Thank you for sharing.

Kizer has really been making some interesting knives lately. It’s crazy how much Kizer has evolved from mainly titanium frame locks to interesting stuff like this. Thank you Kizer!

We are living in the Golden Age of knife making! So many innovations, so many knives, not enough monies!

this is why im so happy that the axis lock patent ended. now other companies can really improve on it. hope this happens with the compression lock

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@EDCandLace

Жыл бұрын

#FACTS

@shortyxmoshpigx5488

Жыл бұрын

there actually were 'copies' of the compression lock made... there was a company out of germany called 'cherusker messer'. they had two or three overseas produced models in their lineup that used a 'puzzle lock' which was essentially a modified compression lock. operated the same, but the engaging interface was a bit different. the models were one jürgen schanz design, more utilitarian in character, and the 'lapu lapu corto' by bram frank in at least three sizes, which is a highly specialized self defense design.

@Mr1121628

Жыл бұрын

What types of innovations would you want with the compression lock?

@shortyxmoshpigx5488

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr1121628 i wouldnt want to change anything about the comp lock^^ i think they changed something in the lock interface to prevent any patent issues.

The production quality is so different compared to a “tabletalk” video it makes the video a lot more engaging, nice work guys.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it💪

I recently had an Omega spring break on my Bugout. I wrote Benchmade and they said they couldn’t send me an extra set and that I had to send it in for warranty repair and from what I hear that takes several weeks. So I said to heck with it and ordered aftermarket springs and fixed it myself in just a few days time. You are right about these big knife brands needing to jump on the boat and offer more options for those of us who enjoy working on our own knives. Great video Zac. Keep it up. 👍🏻

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

👊🤘

@vucachon

Жыл бұрын

Awesome that they have extra springs included

@shaunharrison9618

Жыл бұрын

Same happened to me. Mine is still at Benchmade

@relevation0

11 ай бұрын

I've had a horrible time with them lately as a vendor.

I love this idea for the Axis lock and hope they move it to other knife offerings. Thanks for the heads up!

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Same! I don’t know if it’s a good idea but I love the idea of a sheepdog with a Clutch lock!

Remember Ya'll, if you're not familiar with Axis-style locks, that you'll need to adjust both springs if you're changing the spring position, not just one. You probably could get away with just doing one spring, but the tension might feel a little wonky, & it could be harder on the springs, making them more likely to break. Overall I think it's really cool to see something like this, especially since it only involves simply drilling a few extra holes for one end of the spring. Great job as always, Kizer! As a side note: Yes, I have had several Benchmade Omega springs break on me, without significant fidgeting or anything. I actually prefer the aftermarket springs much more & those have never broken on me. Any time I get a new Benchmade now, I immediately replace the springs. The aftermarket springs alsao have just a touch more tension than factory ones from BM, which is nice since I get tension I like without having to bend the new springs.

Wonderful video! Something that is interesting is that the extra lock springs in the box are thicker and are more stiff than the springs that come on the knife. I swapped my springs out and the detent was much much stronger!

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Rad! I didn’t catch that👊

@geenickelhead8118

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that. Thanks for posting.

Common sense first evolution for the lock, I'm shocked no one has done it before now, congratulations Kizer. And to include extra hardware and springs, is class act, and should be the standard across the board, even if it's baked into the price. Still reasonably prices also, as you may otherwise spend the money and don't like it, because of the lock/detent tension. All that and the Lefty Love, puts this on my list of wants.

A really cool clip! 🤣 And a really cool knife. I broke the omega spring on my bugout, bought stronger aftermarket springs, managed to puut it back together thanks to a youtube clip but now I have blade play and by trying to solve the problem I ruined the pivot screw and I couldn't get a new one because I live in Germany and the authorized dealer won't sell one to me because I didn't buy from him . . . HELLO KIZER!!!!!!

Like most knife enthusiasts I've seen my share of rather mundane knife reviews. Thank you for taking the time to care enough to deliver your content in both an informative and entertaining way. Thank you for not settling for a "surfacy" presentation in a multitude of ways. Great presentation is work but thank you for taking the time and effort to care. 🙂

Hands down one of my favorite knife reviews. You're killing these videos lately!

Great Review! It's always is a plus when you understand mechanical workings like you do.Always enjoy your videos.

Hey Zac! Great video as usual. Happy new years my man.

Great intro to the Drop Bear! I can't wait to get one. It's a beautiful tool. Thanks Zac!

Great video and this adjustability is gonna open up a lot of customization for a lot of people! Love Kizer! :D

Thanks for sharing. Cool to see an iteration to that lock design.

My titanium and lc200n dropbear just arrived!! I’m really enjoying it, the finish on the ti is crazy and the detent with the stiff springs and highest tension settings is the best on any crossbar lock I’ve tried, even better than my kunwu pulsar which I love

I watch a lot of knife vids and I’m not sure that anyone else has covered this feature on this knife yet. Regardless, it’s awesome seeing you doing your own thing. Keep the content coming, Zach!

Thanks for putting this knife in the spotlight!! Keep the videos coming!!

Top quality video production! Keep it up Zac!

This is one of those rare knives that, the moment I held/opened it, I immediately loved it. It quite possibly went into my top 5 favourite knives I own in like a day.

@wethotgrass

Жыл бұрын

What are the other four?

@RevPirateDan

Жыл бұрын

@@wethotgrass That's an excellent question. There are ones that I just like, or have sentimental value, like my CJRB Scoria, my Civivi Badlands Vagabond that I masked and dyed myself, and an old baseball bat shaped "Babe Ruth" slipjoint that my grandfather gave me. (I don't even like sports, but that's some serious sentimental value). My Off Grid Knives Scorpion Stratus was the first over-$100 knives that I got. There's a bunch. If I had to pick five of my knives to cover all of my knife needs and get rid of all the rest, my list would probably be as follows. (And I'm not saying this is the right list for ANYBODY else). In no particular order: - Kizer Drop Bear - Aluminum scales Benchmade Bugout - Baby Banter - Microtech Ultratech S/E OTF - Traditional Ka-Bar This doesn't include my damascus Sujihiki, my hand-made chef's knife from Toledo, Spain, or my hand-made, gorgeous chef's knife from Marcus Johnson Bladesmithing.

Zach my man you are a legend Video editing, carpentry etc you can do it all!

Great video keep them coming!

Great job Zac !

Combine this with the CRKT’s Field Strip technology and you have a great customizable knife without having to use tools.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

That would be epic!

Great vid. I’m convinced. Ill be adding a Drop Bear to my collection in the next week or so. Excited to see what options the aftermarket will bring to the table.

I will ignore ALL your RAD drops, because you are very informative, thanks.

Very cool customization, love the blade profile too!

Dude so glad you OG knife banter guys are making content still. Was super bummed when you guys left

That's really cool! It's always crazy when someone has a great idea like that, and it immediately becomes obvious. You wonder why it took so long for someone to think of that.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

The beauty of innovation once the impossible obvious happens it can really open doors🤘

Another great video Zac! I’m definitely picking one of these up when the release.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful👊

Kizer. Just. Keeps Raising The BAR . Great Video Thanks ZACK 😊

Thanks for your great review.

Great content Zac 💪🏽

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!💪

I just got this knife yesterday for Christmas. I had never heard of Kizer before yesterday. In my opinion this knife is every bit as smooth and nicely finished as the couple of Benchmade knives I have, possible more so. Zero blade play, well balanced, nice quality pocket clip, and super silky smooth action. The only downside for some people is that it's made in China.

I do like the adjustability and simplicity in removing the scales, especially since changing the smooth metal scales would be done likely before I ever even carry it

Very good and accurate ending. As an Aussie I can say. I love our Drop bears you just have to be careful in the bush at night.

Something about the design stood out to me when I saw this Kizer. Thanks for the deep dive man! 🐨🔪🤙

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful🤙

Zac, thank you so much for getting back into the knife scene. I'm assuming you had a non-compete, glad it's over. Hope to see you at BSWest.

That's awesome and the production value you offer is great.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Production value is all Jamie the wizard🤘

@BladeBanter

Жыл бұрын

@@zacinthewild Humbleness is good too, your doing a great job with your content.

Great video, I've got one of these coming in the mail tomorrow. Can't wait to get my hands on it. I'm loving what Kizer is doing right now. Hoping for an XL version of this knife and maybe seeing the clutch lock on the Begleiter. Oh yeahhhh

Thank you for another great video Zac. It looks like a great size, it kind of reminds of the size of the HK you shown before.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Some similarities for sure! The HK is a bit more compact.

@jasonscott6906

Жыл бұрын

Oh gotcha! By the time I got into knives HK was being made by hogue. I’ve had my eye on a few of the HK models. I only own one hogue product so far and it the full size Doug Ritter and I love that one.

Great video. Thank you.👌

What a great idea! First thing I do when I get a benchmade is loosen the pivot to get better action lol

As an assembler at Benchmade, that is amazing mechanism on the pivot screws. We use a similar D-nut concept when we’re assembling our knives, so this is really cool to see in the wild

@marsbase3729

Жыл бұрын

I have a Griptillian, I always want to call it a Gripzilla for some reason, lol. Anyway, awesome knife, had it for about 12 years no problems except one of the springs for the Axis lock became dislodged about 5 years ago and reduced the tension just enough so I can now easily close it one handed with just my thumb pulling only one side of the lock back as opposed to having to pull both sides with thumb and forefinger. So the flaw became a feature. But I really like how this new Kizer let's you adjust the detent from the start. Great innovation. But much respect to Benchmade for the original concept. 👍😎👍

@whhitestallion

Жыл бұрын

I own several bugouts. Every single one had a break in period for that axis lock. Just bought a Kizer drop bear and right out the box it’s dead perfect. I can flick it as soft or as hard as I want and it won’t stick at all when I tug on the lock. Why can’t Benchmade do that? Oh yeah they’re focused on raising their prices 😂

Great looking knife, and I really like your tool also I think it’s awesome that it comes with a pocket clip.

Damn, I love that blade shape.

Got mine yesterday and it's awesome 👌

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Rad! Glad you’re digging it.

Just ordered the lc200 version...can't wait!

Such a simple design and great idea wish I could pick one up

Great stuff

great video!!

i predict that there will be a huge market for custom 3rd party scales with this guy for how easy the scales go on and off. cannot wait to see how this knife is!

Glad you did the tests with the different settings. The first thing i thought was, how will this make a difference and it's all down to how easy or hard it is to work the lock bar.

Wow.... I really love this. it's like a minimalized bugout. I hope there's a serrated version

I love that Kizer is doing this. One reason why we might see this kind of thing from certain companies is because they don't have the same warranty service obligations as some others, and customers don't have the same expectations. As much as I love those services, it really opens up cool new possibilities to see intentionally modable designs

I agree with you, game changer.

Nice unique look brother 🤜 that was a great overview

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man👊

That Kizer sure is a nice looking knife. A good mix of multiple knife blade shapes and handles. I think I might have to get one to try it out! Thanks for the vid, Zac... always interesting to hear your thoughts on different things especially knves and tools.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

I think you’ll dig it! Thanks for checking out the vid👊

This looks very cool! I like that you can customize the knife and the purple thumb studs on the black; Take my money! 🤑

This is a fantastic innovation on the axis lock. The only thing extra that I would have asked for is for the tightest setting to be more than your normal amount. The lightest should have been less than most people want and the tightest should have been more than most people want to give both extremes and everything in between. The lightest probably already is, but I love the spring tension on an axis mechanism. I'm sure you could tweak the spring to do whatever you want or even drill your own custom settings into the frame. Awesome knaf and awesome review!

I had an omega spring break on my bugout after a few months. Ordered some replacements and haven't had an issue in the 3 years since.

Cool idea

Lmao the drop bear got ya!!! I really like the stout tip on that blade shape. The model with the anodized thumb stud is cool too!

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

I’m honestly in love with the blade stick and shape!

The cameo at the end 🤌

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

No Drop Bears we’re hurt in the making of this video😎

I miss you on blade hq, but I'm glad to have found your personal channel!

I love your knife videos.

good stuff!

Yep, gotta buy that. I hope some dealers eventually have an upgraded exclusive

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

It would be so cool to see some blade and handle variations for sure!

That seems so obvious in retrospect. Well done Kizer!

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Agreed😁

I ve carried fixed blades for the last 7 years and I think this may be my first "premium folder".

Great review Zac! Thanks for bringing this to our attention because I'm not sure I would have heard of this knife otherwise. This is a really cool idea for a knife, but part of me wonders about the longevity of the springs if you adjust them too much. I think it's a cool idea and I hope Kizer is successful with it though! I'd also be curious about it's use in a larger knife with a three and a half to four inch blade. I also wonder how well it will actually sell in the market? Will people see this as just a gimmick or as an actual advancement in knife design? I don't know. I feel like Kizer is one of those big knife brands that is always the bridesmaid never the bride. They don't have the big reputation of the much bigger brands (at least in North America) like your Benchmades, Bucks, Spydercos, WE's, Cold Steel or CRKT's, but they also don't have that niche boutique feel of smaller brands for Chris Reeve or Knafs or Vero. Kizer has always been a brand I appreciate but never actually owned. Wow, I didn't know I had such complex emotions over a knife company, anyway if you've read this far thank you for coming to my TED talk.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Love all the insight! If someone is a person snapping omega springs I actually think the Gemini springs would last longer because you can set them under less tension. Totally agree on kizer perception in North America. I think them and WE are making some of the best production knives out there even if a lot of the designs miss for me a lot. Thanks for sharing👊

Outstanding review I purchased Escort in Burlap and I had adjust the omega springs 3 times and I want purchase Drop Bear in Black blade the same one have your holding I probably have to adjust the Omega springs but that's fine it's on sale right now $95 you can't beat that again outstanding review thank you again Zac

Can’t wait for the micarta version

Great looking knife. Nice innovation. My thoughts, bearings on the lock system. Most axis style locks are metal on metal creating drag. Bearings on the moving studs would be epic smoothness.

@bd604

Жыл бұрын

and epic cost! 😅

This is awesome. I have a Griptillian, I always want to call it a Gripzilla for some reason, lol. Anyway awesome knife, had it for about 12 years no problems except one of the springs for the Axis lock became dislodged about 5 years ago and reduced the tension just enough so I can now easily close it one handed with just my thumb pulling only one side of the lock back as opposed to having to pull both sides with thumb and forefinger. So the flaw became a feature. But I really like how this new Kizer let's you adjust the detent from the start. Great innovation. 👍😎👍

I've broken all the omega springs on all my omega spring knives, so it's great to have a spare set.

I just got my drop bear plus another Fiest I've gotta say I'm loving what some of the Chinese companies are doing Kizer, Kansept and We/civivi but enough of that I'm off to play around with some Gemini springs 👍

Easy and awesome!

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Yeah buddy🤘

A fun upgrade to the axis lock!! Thanks for another fun video! #DSKFS

This knife is going to be a darling of the community, @OriginalGoat and other scale makers are going to go wild. Knife modders dream.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

I really hope so!

I've got the fatcarbon one and I love it

I need this thing

I love your content and thank you for showing me a knife I need

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

I’d be curious to know which tension level compares to the bugout? Because I think the pull on the bugout is perfect

I've just been looking at these. Loved the handle, hated the blade. Looking forward to different knives using the same lock though.

Impressive, both the knife’s features, your presentation and your access to this new knife. Not many other American knife bloggers have presented it yet. One question, what is the default spring setting out of the box (1-5)? Keep up the good content. Shoutout to Jamie on the drop bear effects.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! The ones they sent over were set at 5 or the most resistance. I would assume that is how they will all ship.

Spare parts and springs are just a great attention to the costumers! Living in Belgium could make it very difficult to obtain spare omega springs from benchmade for example...And from the inventor of the axis-lock, the success of the brand and the price range of benchmade, don't see that kind of things(the spare parts), it's just a shame... Again great review from your part! Greetings from Belgium! And sorry for my very average and poor english....;(

Hope you're okay, that drop bear was huge!

Are these springs more durable than the omega springs on a benchmade? I've broken two omega springs and both times were after taking apart and putting it back together. I'd be worried that would be the case with adjusting the spring tension on this.

I like the knife, but LOVE your hat. Solid company.

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

They are great💪🔨

Question for anyone. I just ordered the gunmetal version but intersted in changing the thumb stud. Any recommendations? I really like the purple version but didnt want all black. Thanks for any tips!

The koala at the end🤣🤣🤣. Wish this was available bc I'd already have a tracking number 🙂

@zacinthewild

Жыл бұрын

Had to do it🤣

If they made a tanto version 🤤 take my money

And this is why patients have an expiration date. Benchmade found a real winner in the axis lock and ran with it was long a they could solo to tie it to their brand. Now we can start to see companies doing cool stuff like this so they aren't just making a vanilla copy of the original. I dig the extra springs too. I have never broken a set of omega springs but my main work knife wore out a set. The center of the springs were sanded down by dirt and grime until they fell in two. I digress, great video once again sir. I look forward to the next one.

I need that badass mean koala bear knife!!

I always wondered when someone would do that