Best Budget Knives: budget blades
Showing posts with label budget blades. Show all posts
Showing posts with label budget blades. Show all posts

Friday, December 27, 2019

Unboxing and first impressions of the Yon Xanadu YX751

In this video I'll unbox a very interesting new model from Yon Xanadu knives - the YX751.
It is a budget version of their YX750 which has a titanium handle and VG10 blade.
The knife is quite large and has a 4" blade made from 14C28N Sandvik steel.
From first impressions the pros are relatively low weight (for the size), smooth action, nice grippy handle material (contoured micarta) with good ergonomics and thin straight symmetrical grind.
The cons are a high position of the pocket clip and limited access to disengage the liner lock.
If you liked the video please give it a like and comment your thoughts on this blade and Yon Xanadu knives in general.


Link to the knife: http://ali.pub/41rd0j
Comparable option: https://amzn.to/3633mJt
Other Micarta handled folders: http://shrsl.com/217o4

Thanks for watching and I'll see you on the next one, cheers!

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Lionsteel KUR Clone EDC Flipper Knife - Awesome EDC blade with 4 G10 color options!

A great new offering from the Chinese clonemakers  - the Lionsteel KUR clone.
While they (still) didn't make a copy of the color-changing aluminum handle, they did produce the more budget 4 color G10 alternative, which will give you  taste of the great Lionsteel design.
The knife features a liner-lock, ball bearings in the pivot, a flipper tab as the primary deployment method, mystery steel on the blade (probably 9Cr18) and a deep carry wire clip.
At the price point of ~$40 this could serve as an awesome budget EDC blade.
Knife can be found here: Lionsteel KUR Clone
Original is sold here: Genuine Lionsteel KUR
More Lionsteel knives can be found here: Lionsteel Knives



Tuesday, September 20, 2016

New Ganzo Knives G752 G7522 Flipper - First Ganzo knife with ball-bearings in the pivot!

New addition to the Ganzo lineup - the G752!
This is a pretty beefy knife with 2 methods of deployment, ball bearings in the pivot and cutouts in the scales to reduce weight - all that any Ganzo fan wished for!
And the best thing - Ganzo listened and acted accordingly - qualities which make a company great (just ask Spyderco).
Hope they will finally do the BM 940 next.

The knife can be found here: https://goo.gl/FXoPAf