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Good review! I’ve got both a Chi and the Higo X in ironwood. I bristle whenever I hear that they’re “overpriced”; they’re not. They’re expensive, yes, but that’s reflected in the quality of materials and workmanship - and the fact that no other knife maker - to my knowledge - is commercially producing such an incredible tool that is also a work of art. My third will be on the way soon and will likely be the Ryo or maybe a fixed blade. The latter would be a timesaver allowing me to cut entire phone books in half rather than slicing individual pages! 😝

Rockstead seems to be getting a lot more coverage of late. Obviously there’s my videos, but Dutch Bushcraft Knives revealed 3, yes 3 fixed blades on their channel yesterday and a new channel, King Pope Ceaser showed 4 folders recently. He’s got some amazing knives, by the way!

@ramonade_knives

2 жыл бұрын

King Pope's vid had me drooling ^^

@slick_slicers

2 жыл бұрын

@@ramonade_knives me too. I felt very inadequate with just 2 Rocksteads!

@lordquenntillieusiii9250

2 жыл бұрын

DBK is also going to shoot one of those and give it away if it survives

@hinklehymer6893

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they'll torture test one, so go subscribe everybody!

Every channel suddenly pumping out these rockstead videos! Such shiny mirror polished edges!

And that’s why I don’t think Rocksteads are overpriced. Aside from their blade geometry, their fit and finish is so good you thought that was an integral 😂

That fixed blade has shark vibes! 👀🦈

In Japanese, "Chou" I'd pronounced like the second syllable of "Poncho" . "Chō" would also be a valid spelling. Depending on what characters are used to write it Japanese, it could mean "Butterfly", "Leader", or "EXTREME".

Wow, that folder is off the charts. Absolutely amazing! Thanks for ur channel and keep em coming MC.

You know they have this proprietary method where they have a guy who sits there and stares at each side of their knives for hours upon hours, flipping them over every 30 mins or so. And that guy doesn't come cheap. He gets paid like hundreds of dollars hourly. So I totally understand where the cost goes.

I like how that folder has a nice blend of natural stone and kinda futuristic vibes to it. Very cool knife.

The fixed blade makes me feel things I don’t understand ! It’s so primitive yet refined and elegant at the same time.

Holy smokes that is stunning! 😍

Started to drool….clicked the link….came back, finished the video, then searched “knives I can afford”. This is one heck of a beauty for sure!

First time since I've been watching you that I got jealous!!!! Its on my bucket list to own a Rockstead!!!!! Beautiful knives and I will own one before I die!

My favorite rockstead is your blue higo but man those are some nice knives. Thanks for the content man.

Wow, there’s another one to add to the list of knives i will one day own, a full TI Rockstead with a tanto blade. Oh man, that thing is beautiful 🤩

Imagine trying to resharpen that tanto and to a mirror finish

@CKshouta

2 жыл бұрын

That's most of what you pay for a rockstead They offer free lifetime sharpening, but you pay for shipping back to Japan

Larrin Thomas tested ZDP-189 at about the same edge retention as CPM-S110V. Significantly higher than M390 depending on the HRC.

@metal_complex

2 жыл бұрын

I understand what you're saying now. Sorry. I misread 👍

Do you prefer washers or bearings? And does anyone make bearings for civivi knives such as the pintail? Thanks

I can certainly appreciate the level of craftsmanship that goes into a Rockstead knife, but the aesthetics just aren't for me. The craftsmanship however, is on another level. Very cool.

Oh my God that color change topo is incredible! I didn't even know that was something I needed in my life until right now. Thanks MC for feeding me another hit of knife crack I can't afford ya jerk🤣 Lots of love as always

Extremely nice video. Where did you get the leather sheath for that Chou-IW? (I am about to receive mine from KnifeCentre)

I'm always stuck choosing between a Rockstead, Martin flipper or Chris Reeves when I come back to wanting to purchase something that's extreme quality.

I love Rockstead's knives. I would like to own one, maybe one day I'll take the plunge. Although I could afford it, I haven't been able to bring myself to drop that much money on a knife.

@AtKnifepoint1

2 жыл бұрын

Use a little reverse psychology... buy it on layaway so it won’t feel like you spent too much. 😉

im a huge fan of that milling pattern on the folder

I wonder if 2 chains has one.

Ayyyyy first let's get it, love ur content bro ur na inspiration

Actually Murray Carter does an edge like Rockstead so does Shosui Takeda

The look isn’t Exactly my cup of tea but still very cool 👍🏻

That rainbow effect is from one of their prismatic DLC coatings it's slightly different for each knife due to the way it's applied

Very interesting that they didn’t do a clip on the Sai. I have a Hizen and it’s my #2 edc carry, but the clip was uninspired so I made a custom Ti one to give it some flair. I guess that slapping their typical clip on those amazing scales wouldn’t work either so they just said “screw it” .😆

Absolutely mouthwatering piece the fixed blade yes plain and simple but the folder ohh mamma pass me my dribble bib! The price is the price you pay for the hours of real craftsmanship that goes into them edges plus think of all the money you will save never needing to pay for another mirror for the rest of your life 😂 have a beautiful day M_C stay safe and healthy brother 😘👍🏼

Everybody is featuring Rocksteads ? You ,neeves, DBK . Its like Rockstead week , I love it . Both mine are zdp189 awesomeness 👌

Man!!! Unreal!!!

My god the handle on the rocksteady is crazy neat!

Can u sharpen this without ruining the mirror edge i would be scared to sharpen such knife it looks awesome

If I had F*** you money, I'd have at least one Rockstead. I'd also have a real tourbillon watch.

I know it's just a box but you would think there box would be updated a lil. Especially for that masterpiece.

@metal_complex

2 жыл бұрын

But ya, it's just a box. It could have come in printer paper and I wouldn't have cared.

@experienceprecision5406

2 жыл бұрын

@@metal_complex That's the truth lol

Wow I WILL own one some day!

I'll bet there is a good supply at retailers! I like looking at them, but have no desire to own one myself. I'd rather have 4 or 5 Hinderer/CRK priced knives for that much money. I'll gladly watch more videos of them though!

That tanto is immensely far from sane, so beautiful 0.o

Holy shit that folder is INSANE

Love your videos great job - but that is the silliest knife I’ve ever seen . I can spin a purpose to buy some crazy priced knives but just can’t on the mini fixed lol

Wow yes they are expensive, and very beautiful!

Oh I need at least two (I am sure to lose at least one) to break down cardboard boxes at work. At my minimum wage it might take me a few 100 years to pay off, but it will be worth it in the amount of sharpening time I will save. (Do the math.)

nice Rockstead

It's quite the phenomenon that the knife community collectively mispronounces the word "integral" 😂

@erich_raw

2 жыл бұрын

If only Spyderco made an integral Shayyyman

@David_DY

2 жыл бұрын

Actually either way is correct 😂👊🏼

@metal_complex

2 жыл бұрын

The entire English language is one giant mispronunciation. I will spend zero energy "correcting" words like "integral" 🤣

@Zaque-TV

2 жыл бұрын

@@metal_complex lmaoo

@drewpfeif5028

2 жыл бұрын

He ain't lying 😎

Just got my first rockstead yesterday, a higo II ti zdp Amazing! Completely crushes my crks in every way. Smoothness, cutting performance, fit and finish/beauty Secondary market isn't bad either. I got mine from a friend, basically brand new condition. Barely used edge, maybe 2 faint hard to find scratches: $800 bucks Worth it all day long. So happy I grabbed this!

I was 300 (SPARTA) lm a IMORTAL!!!!!!!!!!!THAT ROCK STEAD ISVYOO DIE FOR ……. THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US ALL THE TIME IS APPRECIATED THANKS MAN BYE ✌🏼

My brain exploded at 04:30

Heck yeah

that knife is sweet them scales are amazing that price not so much holy 🐮 🤯

I bet some of the Japanese kitchen knife makers could rival what rockstead does. Your probably right though, no one in the pocket knife game can compare.

I think the Sai T made me ink.

New to me nice report

Rockstead is definitly growing on me..

MC there’s a video of them edge texting that YRX7 steel by chopping through dried bamboo and it’s ridiculous. YRX7 is non stainless; typically DLC coated the same reasons benchmade uses dlc/cerakote on their M4 steels. YRX7 is ridiculous from what i’ve seen

I'll never not see "LSD" in their logo. No idea what it's supposed to be, if it isn't meant to say LSD

Beautiful. Both of them. Can you put a price on art?

@drewpfeif5028

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the art in restaurants and diners always have a price on them, and it's almost as much as a rockstead 🤑

I think that box is to send it back to him lol

$1950? Not only NO, but HE'LL NO!

@metal_complex

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know "Hell" had an apostrophe in it.

good slap

Nice rat skinner! That first knife.

Caffeine fixes everything MC

Only 1600$ ? I`ll take two....

I wept. I literally wept when I saw that full Ti Rockstead. Do they take kidneys?

Philips screws on those scales? Lol.

Cool but stupid high price

That little knife is like 400 bucks....

How can you do knife reviews without cutting some paper with it bro 😂😂

$1600. Ouch

I have the rockstead Chou with the wave pattern. After hearing and seeing so much about the company but never having the opportunity to handle one I bit the bullet and got this one as it was the only one in my price range at the time. When I received it, visually it was a sight to behold. The polish on it is something that cannot be described with words. For lack of a better analogy, it’s like trying to describe sex to someone who hasn’t had it. The polish is another level all on its own. Ludicrously beyond perfect. However, for me and my uses at least, the performance was most disappointing. I find the edge geometry extremely poorly at slicing. It’s extremely thick behind the edge and the trailing point makes the material you are cutting want to slide right off it. It was sharp out of the box. Not hair popping but you could drop a piece of paper on its edge onto the blade and it would cut around a 1/2 inch in. After putting it through maybe less than a meter of cardboard it struggled to slice paper. As per the guidance, I made a strop with denim stretched over some wood and loaded it with pikal metal polish. Which is actually the brand they recommend. That brought the edge back a bit but barely hair popping. I really wanted the Tei in zpd as well but based on my experience with this I’m struggling to bring myself to drop £1800 on a knife that may not live up to the hype. They have a life time warranty and will sharpen it for you if you send it back to the factory but I’m struggling to justify the shipping costs only to get it back to sort of sharp.

@metal_complex

2 жыл бұрын

I own and use a rockstead. I've shown the edge performance on camera on multiple livestreams after weeks of use. Its still slicing paper to this day. My experience is the polar opposite of yours.

@joshuaanderson7511

2 жыл бұрын

Well, the one you bought was not ZPD steel, and also a fixed blade. The folding action on these guys (never handled one, but what I've heard) is part of the price, and the zpd steel probably plays a part in the seemingly missing edge retention and sharpness. Also, remember that cardboard, however innocent it may seem, is a very aggressive material that will take life of any knife. The demonstrations they use on KZread are zpd steel, and I dont remember seeing them use cardboard. They can be bashed into bamboo repeatedly without loss in edge quality, but again, not drug through an aggressive material which likely degraded the grind. I've never handled one but I do want one, I can afford it right now, two months ago, and even two months from now, but I'm with you on this, dropping that much money can hurt when you dont know exactly what your getting. You might find somebody at a blade show that will let you handle it so you can decide for yourself, but good luck convincing them without serious collateral lol.

@MRWKFClark

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshuaanderson7511 yeah I cut a lot of card board at work and sheet material. I’m well aware of the impurities in cardboard and how quickly it can dull knives. Cutting the same type of card board, it’s performance was akin to AUS8. From what I’ve read YXR-7 is a high speed steel mainly used for the teeth on lathes mills. I’ve had a lot more edge retention from other steels cutting the same type/brand of cardboard. The sharpness is Ok for woodwork but not slicing thin stuff. As a test I also carved a bit of wood after stripping and had the same loss of sharpness as cardboard. Don’t get me wrong. I still love the brand and want to get one of the folders. Just saying I was very underwhelmed with my entry level model.

Meh, rockstead are the most overpriced knives on the market IMO. The folder is cool but I wouldn't pay a third of the price tag

@metal_complex

2 жыл бұрын

Fortunately for you, you'll never have to worry about that 👍

Even if I was super wealthy, I would still not be interested in these knives. A knife has to be visually appealing to me, but these just don't do anything for me.

Not gonna lie, with those mirror blades, I was looking for a Batman mask in the reflection...

2k for a knife that sucks hmm never

This model is my grail 👌 I’m not sure I agree with your first impressions🤔 why don’t you send it to me to carry for a few years and I’ll give you my honest opinion on it?

Easily one of the ugliest titanium knives I have seen in a while. Think the topographical pattern is cool but on a handle....no.

@romanlopina5120

2 жыл бұрын

The fixed blade is awesome though. I could totally use that

🥵😩🤤

Definitely not my style, just wow

Call me crazy but rocksteads are ugly and overpriced

@fritz9830

2 жыл бұрын

Check out the higo II ti. Isn't wacky like the other models. I got mine in near mint condition for $800 (brand new they are $1250). I've got the zdp one with the "shiny" scales. Not too bad when you're deep in the knife game for a beautiful custom-like knife of the highest precision hand craftsmanship. Superior to my CRKs in every way