it's oddly calming to listen to him talk about knives

Forget the money, I can’t find a stronger folding knife in existence than the stuff you guys make.

@The4cp

5 жыл бұрын

Truth there. My girlfriend's cousin and his entire group of 8 used a cold steel recon tanto as a step jammed in a 2x4 in Afghanistan. He pulled it out and is using it while he's a sheriff's deputy to this day.

@nathangilbert7774

5 жыл бұрын

The4cp sounds about right. Gotta love that Triad-lock. My rajahs are the first folders i’ve owned where I wasn’t afraid to do any task because I know they can take whatever I dish out.

@AD-yt8ik

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously. You can dress up a USA made folder in all the bells and whistles that will make it look pretty on instagram but you will never find a stronger knife than a cold steel. I own my fair share of spyderco, protech, microtechs etc and I know they can never rise to the level of performance you get out of a cold steel in terms of massive abuse.

My left ear found this interesting.

Someone should do a documentary about the history of your company. From what I'm gathering is that you started in the 80s. I tried look for stock footage but I couldn't find anything. And I'd like to hear the tale of Cold Steel. 🗡 🗡

@ethanstang9941

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@slingshotwarrrior8105

5 жыл бұрын

@@QuantumPyrite_88.9 Now that's reliable, when I was a kid in the 80s. Cold Steel wasn't known to me, neither was it when I was teen in the 90s. It's only recently in the internet age that Cold Steel is starting to become. A household name, I can tell Lyn has led an interesting life. I'd love to hear how it all began!

@slingshotwarrrior8105

5 жыл бұрын

@@ethanstang9941 thanks

@nathangilbert7774

5 жыл бұрын

SAR TRACKING My brother gave me a Rajah II for my birthday and i’ve carried it every day since. I fully expect to take this knife to the grave and should anything ever happen to it, I plan to immediately buy another. It is by far the most impressive knife I have ever used.

@slingshotwarrrior8105

5 жыл бұрын

@@nathangilbert7774 Awesome

Lynn is an OG!!! He understands knives and like Al Capone understands what the market wants!!! He has produced wonderful designs at reasonable value!!! I currently live in Italy. In Europe a serrated tanto Voyager is currently running 134 Euros in 2022. Its still a great value! This and other voyagers along with other knife types will protect a household. God Bless Lynn for being an innovator and getting it done.

Lynn really cares about his products and you can see in the quality of them and the way he takes pride in his company!

Bought one after watching this video. Always lobed CS YT videos. Bought a pro lite tanto to open packages at home and loved the blade shape. Bought a voyage bowie as a gift for my dad and another pro lite for my sister. Then after watching the philosophy behind this knife I took the plunge. The style of the blade doesn't take up room in your pocket when closed. The serrated edge cuts deep, processing card board for a bonfire really showed me the cutting power of this knife. The tanto point is incredibly strong and useful, its like having a chisel in your hand. Thank you Mr Thompson for producing knives like this!

I absolutely love the knives Cold Steel provides for its customers. Their lock-up for folding knives has become the standard in what I expect from all of my knives. And every oversized folder they sell gives me the same joy that a child experiences when they recieve the toy they've been dreaming of.

Other knife companies: Our rescue knife enables you to cut a trapped victim's seatbelt without hurting the victim! Lynn Thompson: I'll show you how to make V-shaped cuts to do exponential damage to make their flesh pop open

@adrianfytr35

5 ай бұрын

😂 Just in case.

The Voyager series of knives are the most underrated blades produced. They are unbelievably capable for a folder, the ergos, the weight, the blade shapes, and of course the locks. Oh and Cold Steel (unlike other companies) keeps the prices so low for what you get its crazy. I would recommend everyone pick their favorite blade shape and get an XL Voyager.

@scodoguy5581

2 жыл бұрын

I got the clip point the tanto point and two drop points all in extra large love them all I’m never without one

@kenmastersmaster

Жыл бұрын

Dunno mine went dull pretty fast and they don't want to hold an edge

@greeneking77

Жыл бұрын

@@kenmastersmaster Was it the serrated edge version? At 2:56 he makes a couple good points

@kenmastersmaster

Жыл бұрын

@@greeneking77 both actually but it's the aus8 version from a few years ago. No idea if aus10 is any better. Probably not

@jc_dogen

6 ай бұрын

@@kenmastersmaster aus10 has 25% more carbon, so yeah it holds an edge noticeably longer.

Just picked up the drop point XL....and I am in love. Gotta date with her in the woods coming up soon. Thanks Mr Thompson for making such an excellent knife.

@adods9824

4 ай бұрын

I second this!!

I truly wish they bring back the recon 1 tanto xl another hellva knife they should've kept in production. BRING IT BACK FOR AN ENCORE!..Love C.S knives.

@MP-oj6zo

3 жыл бұрын

now they will

@DA-fn4ss

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, looking for my first large edc and i dislike the voyager handle shape and material. Recon 1 xl tanto would have been my first non spyderco purchase

Voyager XL was my edc for many years. Exceptional knife even with old AUS-8A steel.

Got the saw edge, very impressive, I'm gonna double up with the plain edge. Cold Steel have never let me down with any of their products 👏

This is my daily carry for a long time now. I've perfected the opening of the blade and get it into position in one move in a second flat. It takes practice, doing the same thing over and over again. It's Luke playing with a Balisong without even thinking about it. It becomes a Conditioned Reflex, doing it without giving it a second thought in case you need to. And ... I love that serated edge 😉

I love Lynn's vision for Cold Steel. The Cold Steel Tanto in many forms has been my EDC go to for over 20 years. Durable and combat proven ready.

What a great presentation from the Man himself. Made me order one straight away! Just waiting for this bad boy to arrive 😁

Just ordered one with the apocalypse coming and all

The tanto voyager is one of my favorites. I own the combo Edge XL and have been using it for years, I get many compliments on how badass it is and people call it my pocket Katana. It is my absolute favorite to carry.

CS: Can we get some cool handle color variants (RED please) on the Voyager series someday? Love my 5.5in Voyager, it’s done it’s duty well for many years! Serrated tanto looks incredible btw 👍🏻

I have to add that it is the best tactical / work knife as well. I own all the voyagers and the large tanto and xl are my favorites. I carry the large as a work knife and I find it very handy. I use the tip as a scrapper / chisel and it is a work horse! Thanks for perfecting the tanto. I love mine

@adods9824

4 ай бұрын

Me too! Large for work, EDC the xl

That's exactly why we love Cold Steel! 🤘

A real "must have"! Ordered one and it's actually on it's way!!! Thank you Mr. Thompson!!!

Just ordered my xl tanto plain edge aus10 model. Been eyeballing this thing since 2012. Very excited.

I have this Voyager XL Tanto Serrated Edge knife. It's one of my best: super sharp, strong and reliable. Thanks Cold Steel.

@citydemo5701

4 жыл бұрын

I can't decide between the full serrated or the partial serrated?

@jgsk78

4 жыл бұрын

@@citydemo5701 if you haven't decided I'd say part. I've got previous tanto large part serated and the serrated part is good, ok, but it can get also annoying when you want to just slice through something.. serrated blade always gets stuck. Then there's the sharpening aspect.. I like it half and half, but if I had to choose for versatility, I'd go plain

@Texan-vh8xm

Жыл бұрын

​@city demo I own the partial serrated in AUS 8 and CTS-XHP. I love them. My fully serrated model is coming from Amazon today. They ran a sale, and I couldn't pass it up.

@adods9824

4 ай бұрын

​@@citydemo5701I'd like partial. Can't find it, so am going full serrated

I never leave the house without mine, a trusty companion, thank you cold steel! I love the voyager series

I love seeing you guys doing more KZread videos. Keep them up.

I've been carrying a voyager tanto for almost 20 years now (the same knife because it's quality). Looks like I need a couple more, I really like the handle design on the new model.

I have the Voyager XL Tanto and XL Drop Point. I also have their 4 inch little brothers as well. I EDC the 4 inch versions, while their big brothers stay at home. Awesome folding knives all the way around!!

Easily one of my favorite knives of all time.

They’re so badass and affordable, I wonder how many lives cold steel has saved.

@annodomini7250

3 жыл бұрын

Or taken.

@elihollingsworth6852

2 жыл бұрын

@@annodomini7250 the number definitely is more than zero

Make a Spearpoint voyager for the ultimate EDC abuse tool - practical, cheap, strong, quality

I have a combo edge version. It's amazing and always with me when I'm in rough areas..

Best pocket knife I’ve ever own, by far. Love your work

The Voyager series is probably your best all around knives bar none.

Just waiting for the Royal mail to deliver my knife today,serrated xl tanto voyager and i cant wait! I love cold steel knives and i will be adding more soon.

i iove a nice tanto,and they dont get nicer then a Cold Steel one. Not many Norwegians use them,but i love them.It's been 30 years since i discoverd the usefulness of a tanto pointed knife.

私はロウレスボイジャーを買った者です、薪割りから蔦を切る事まで幅広く使えました素晴らしいナイフをありがとうございます

I dont always look to cold steel when I'm buying a new edc knife, but if I need an actual weapon or a knife I know I'll use alot everyday I'll take a cold steel gladly. This is one company I am glad exists.

I freaking love this knife.

Really awesome more knifes review video!!!

Love the AUS10A

My all time favorite . Love my tanto

I always carry my two xl Cold Steel tanto voyagers, a Cold Steel counter tac1 and when i can my eight inch tanto Kabar as a backup for whatever pieces I'm packing. I also always carry a Cold Steel finnwolf and a Sog trident for tasks that are easier to do with a smaller knife. I usually also have one or two of my other knives that I rotate with me. If I could only pick one it would have to be one of my voyagers. They can fit in a pocket for when I can't carry knives openly but they are large and strong enough to do most tasks. I think every knife has it's advantages but if you can only have one a large cold steel tanto can do pretty much anything you could need a knife to do.

Fantastic mr.tompson!!!!

...just ordered one this past Friday - 31 July...hopefully it should ship today...

This knife is a beast, if I had only one folding knife I could own it would be this knife with either edge. I have the AUS 10 version.

...bought one of these this past July at the tail end of the 2020 summer sale (the only time I could afford it)...I'm EXTREMELY Happy with it and just yesterday I ordered a three pack of wave openers from Snaggletooth Tactical...one will go on this one, the second on my 6 in Hold Out and the third on my wife's serrated 6 in Hold Out...

@kenmastersmaster

Жыл бұрын

How much? They're always $60 on Amazon

@mohammedcohen

Жыл бұрын

@@kenmastersmaster ...it was 2 years ago...I forget... - prolly around 59 bucks IIRC

Good, tough knife available at a decent price. The serrations have never been a problem for me regarding sharpening. I do my own sharpening and I find the serrations not being difficult to sharpen at all. Just use the proper tools and logic. Respect Mr. Thompson.

I have this exact knife now and love it. My Dream is to get the Warcraft Tanto XL and Magnum Tanto XLL. I'd also like a Trailmaster or Recon Scout in 3V!!!!!!!!!

I may get an extra one of these simply to modify. I don't know why but I'm imagining changing the Tanto into a reverse Tanto (wharncliffe), keeping only the straight edge, then shortening the handle accordingly. I bet it would look nice, still be big, but just a tad easier to carry.

Makes me wana buy another one, with tanto though for sure cause lyn sold me on it

LYNN WHERE'S MY NEW SEAX BROTHER??? LOVE YOU AND YER PRODUCTS MAN! GOD BLESS YOU!

When I started watching this video I was like yeah but, I don’t know, when I got three quarters the way through I was like yeah but, NOW I HAVE TO HAVE ONE !!!

Man that cold steel hats cool

very great video i have the voyager xl serrated blade verqero a very reliable and deadly weapon at any time

BTW Lynn will we ever see a limited edition clip point xl Voyager like the LT vaquero or the Rawles tanto???

The 5th grip😂 good one Linn

2 years I've been abusing the daily hell out of a plain edge version doing factory maintenance work. All the things you shouldn't do to a knife I do to mine. Shearing through sheet metal, prying, light chiseling, chemical exposure, gasket scraping, etc. It's still in excellent shape, although i do keep a less aggressive edge on it than OE. I stand by the idea that this is the very best all around folder ever designed. Lynn Thompson like the much less prolific Frank Buck filled his career with a passion for the most possible performance out of reasonably carried size package, with every detail seen as critical and failure points unacceptable. Like Frank Buck's 440c Buck 122/124, the 5.5 voyager tanto is that art perfected.

@AD-yt8ik

8 ай бұрын

Damn well said. I agree the voyager series is by far the best bang for your buck in a folder. There is not a more rugged and well built folder for the price of the voyager on this planet.

beautiful

Спасибо! Мне нравятся ваши ножи!

MY Kris Voyager is my all time favorite.

I see what you mean about "choking up" on the knife and getting more reach. You trained with Hank Reinhardt!?!? What a treat and an honor.

Recon 1 , my edc since 2007

*I've got the Voyager XL Tanto and I was wanting the 50/50 blade but I couldn't find it on the site.*

Got my Cold Steel XL Voyager Tanto with serrated edge last month 👍🗡️🔪. Its a beast! Ive carried it at work but cant bring myself to use it lol the blade is too awesome to scratch up 😅.

Wish they put a glass breaker or something on end of handle. Would make this 100% for me. As is I feel its 99% for EDC defensive carry. I swapped out my benchmade bedlam for this (3 times the price) and stake my life to it other then I miss the glass breaker, next generation you should add that. Something like what's on the immortal.

@gunner3548

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate your thinking. Stay sharp, brother.

@TheRealB1gA

Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure you can stab through a windshield with this blade

The best tanto blade ever Most companies ruin the secondary point. also the hollow grind makes the blade cut well .

Any chance of there being a gununting style sword or big fixed blade knife anytime?

Just picked up the kris blade version of this. I fuck with it a lot.

Spartan. ..for years

love this 80s vibe ninja/biker type blade shit that can walk the walk.

Not to mention coldsteel offers to sharpen your knife for you

@TheRealBigAP

Жыл бұрын

🙂👏

how do we sharpen the smaller teeth big ones i can do but the smaller 4 are bit of a pain i dont want to get rid of them as you would with traditional sharpening.

my left ear enjoyed

Can we send the serrated knives into Cold Steel to get them re-sharpend?

@little2826

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can. Costs 5 dollars

I WANT THIS MODEL!!!

Any chances of fixed blade versions of the spartan, rajah 2, and Voyager series? I think a fixed bladed spartan with an 9 inch blade would be a perfect hunting/survival knife

y'all need one in s35vn

Take some of the curve out of the pommel and reinforce it with something making it viable for impact and maybe just a little more "Guard" length on the blade side so I have less worry about sawing my own fingers off if my grip momentarily fails.

@andrew-ripley1747

5 жыл бұрын

You use the XL Voyagers? You’d be talking about a different knife honestly, although they could use a folder with a steel butt for hammering if people want that. The guard indentation in the handle is substantial already, might be easier to do that with a pseudo-flipper on the blade. Relative to the other products on the market, I’ve never been concerned that Cold Steel blade guards aren’t good enough.

Benchmade Spyderco ZT can't do it better.

@TheScotchaholic

5 жыл бұрын

They do it better in higher prices though!

@thechristiansamurai8459

5 жыл бұрын

Benchmade, Spyderco, or Zt folders. Locks are not as strong and are more expensive and they dont have a big variety of xl or large fighting folding knives this makes Cold Steel unique among knife companies! Like it or not Cold Steel is a legendary company! Lynn Thompson is a living legend love him or hate him there is no denying that fact!

Cold steel is the best knife company! They sell good products at a good price. Screw spyderco and benchmade

Can we get a voyager in a seax blade that would be awesome

@andrew-ripley1747

5 жыл бұрын

You mean a wharncliffe blade? You could literally take the tanto and cut off the tip and secondary edge at a backwards-sloping angle. The tanto design is more useful honestly.

I miss the BD-1 steel.

I really love the designs and the quality of cold steel. It is a shame that in Brazil any piece costs months of salary. But I am determined to buy an Espada XL (the largest of all) and a Grat Sword (zweihander) before I lose the ability to use a blade.

@the9revan933

Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy, did you get one yet?

@James-Burton

Жыл бұрын

@@the9revan933 hi man! not yet. the dollar and prices in general have increased a lot here in Brazil. but I still keep hope!

@the9revan933

Жыл бұрын

@@James-BurtonDang. Just don't give up, you'll get one

@James-Burton

Жыл бұрын

@@the9revan933 thanx buddy!

DBK should test these out

Serrated knife edge is very good at slicing and penetreating through muscle and flesh, but there is potential risk because the blade can stuck when serrations make contact with various types of clothes.

Is that a pocket saw? 👀 I think it would work better than one and definitely way stronger no question.

How do you sharpen your Serrated knifes

I would love to work for them!

I have the original tanto well it’s not san Mai I’m selling it’s in beautiful condition for its age How much cad you think it’s worth

@wej123455

5 жыл бұрын

You still have it?

This is a line of knives from Cold Steel I wish hadn't updated from the AUS8 version. It WAS the best value in the knife market hands down, but once the steel changed and the prices jumped, they're harder to justify.

@andrew-ripley1747

5 жыл бұрын

BD1 doesn’t rust as bad, but I’m not sure it’s a better steel otherwise. Price-wise I didn’t think it had changed that much?

@OceanKing6725

5 жыл бұрын

@@andrew-ripley1747 They're $15-20 up from the AUS8 version across the board. And yes, it was for no real gain in performance either. Disappointed with their decision, wish I had bought more of the AUS8 ones.

@kenmastersmaster

Жыл бұрын

​@@OceanKing6725they've always been $60. Aus10 is exactly the same price

@OceanKing6725

Жыл бұрын

@@kenmastersmaster No. They aren't the same price. Find me a brand new AUS10 XL Voyager for less then $50. Find me a large for less then $40. then find me a mdeium for less then $25. Those were the prices they use to cost. Not sale prices. The all day, everyday prices. The newer voyagers, ARE NOWHERE NEAR THE SAME VALUE.

@kenmastersmaster

Жыл бұрын

@@OceanKing6725 there's literally a bunch on eBay for $57-60 for xl voyagers. That's a $5-10 increase over 10 years ago. Ever heard of inflation?

Please reintroduce talwar series in Aus10 A

KM4000 Style Nice,

This serrated tanto or serrated vaquero? Do they have the same penetrating power?

Not bad👌

SooOO, WHEN WILL U MAKE A 4INCH FRENZY????

Has anybody batoned with the serrated version of this or any other serrated Cold Steel knife?

@TheRealBigAP

Жыл бұрын

No I have not but I enjoy this knife a lot i sleep with it 🤣😆

Benchmade - shows pictures of cutting rope, cutting tomatoes, etc. Cold Steel - this knife will k*ll someone easily. I love it! Sold!

Are those coyote fur?