CRKT is one of those companies that is just a few tweaks away from being exponentially better than it currently is. I like the few I have just fine, but they rarely ever make it into my pocket.
@@jasonwolf6899 That is what irks me. I have so many bookmarks on crkt knives, but its disappointing that just about all of them are 8cr13mov, yet alot of them are 40 - 60 bucks, and have a great design and appeal. Makes me feel very conflicted between buying them or not buying them.
Love the review, always appreciate the honesty. I have handled this guy as well and feel if you upgraded the blade steel and the washers and maybe make it in the USA, CRKT would have a hit with this.
This knife is so excellent. The action is amazing and it feels great in the hand. I just bought it as a gift for someone and I couldn't help but to check it out. I'm definitely getting one for myself. I'm a microtech owner by the way so I don't say a knife is excellent unless it is in deed excellent. Perfect for every day use.
Teflon Washers - Hoping you get your hands on Acta Non Verba z100 or z200 for teardown video. Apparently they have some fancy schmancy in house designed teflon going on inside and I'd like to see it (for good or bad).
Can't and won't bother with Teflon washers anymore. There are just to many other choices competing for my EDC cash. Not a big frame lock guy either unless,,, it's a high quality f.l.... THANKS for what you do Nick. Take care of yourself and the ones you love! 👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak, someone once said. 😆 I am one who does not mind knives with 8cr13mov. Makes sharpening easier, that's for sure. But I get it, for this market segment they either need to step up the material or step down the price. CRKT is great for supporting designers and that's what keeps me interested in their knives. Better materials would move me from interested to buyer more regularly.
Tuna seems pretty ok, I picked one up today and it was decently quality -controlled in my opinion (tight lockup, smooth action, sharp even edge). I like the details, thin profile, the pocket clip is a slam dunk (why can’t other companies figure out subdued deep carry ? cough cough spyderco). In the Birdshot IV video they referred to the orange spacer as a “glass breaker.” I wonder if that’s true. Overall though, nice design, needs D2 and better washers and I’d pay a little more for those things.
At $45 it's a budget knife, and while they could do better on the choil, washers, clip and torx screws you get what you pay for. Some details may not be great but it's functional.
They recently released a version of this with S30 or S35 steel, it’s really nice, I love the design of this knife, I’m not a material snob, but I would like to see it upgraded with different variations of material
Hey nick just found your channel and love the content but how do you sharpen your blades? I’m new to knives in general and didn’t know what’s best beginner friendly methods
Lansky kit. It taught me the right way to sharpen a blade and now I can sharpen my knives on regular sharpening stones if I choose to. These guys use sharpening systems that cost several hundreds of dollars. Which is supper nice if you want to spend the money...
@@imamk9 nice knife. If your plan on getting the sharpening system that I think your referring to it is the one with the two ceramic rods sticking up in the shape of a V more or less? The system will definitely sharpen your knife back to a reasonable cutting edge. But what you will find after a while is that you are limited to a certain degree. I believe Nick even has a video on that one as well... . However with Lansky system that I’m recommending, you can purchase finer stones for it that will allow you to achieve a mirrored finish on your edge if you desire to do so. Or you can even purchase the deluxe version of the kit that comes with about 5 different stones straight out the box. I guess it all depends what your trying to accomplish... I just know after getting involved with the knife community, I learned quickly that I preferred to take an extra 10min of time to achieve that mirrored finish that I’m referring to. I also learned just recently that there is an even better system than the Lansky one and it doesn’t cost very much more than the Lansky, about $50. And if you look into them you will find that these systems that I am referring to all work in same sort of fashion as the higher end systems like the one Nick uses, there just not as of supreme quality like his. I believe the system that Nick uses is the KME Knife sharpening kit if you want to look that up.
@@airadaimagery692 so it turns out I did buy a lansky blade medic to try and sharpen my finger nail clippers but that failed super hard I ended up making them extremely dull lol but I think I found the kits. Is the diamond ones for extra better or doesn’t really matter?
Hey Nick hope all is well. I have a off topic question for you that I thought you might be able to help me with. I have a knife that has titanium liners and I want to send them out to be custom cerakoated. The thing that I'm unsure about is the effect That baking at a 180ﾟ for 2 hours To cure the cerakote, Would have on the seating of the detent ball in the titanium. Any thoughts or information would be greatly appreciated thanks.
@@EvilTwinRC51 I do because that $45 turns into $70 here in Canada and for a knife that's got no liner and relies on g10 to hold half the stop pin that's no wear close to being a good deal
@@EvilTwinRC51 I really wish d2 was a good option for where I live. The humidity is so high in my are that d2 needs upkeep every 2-3 days so I recently sold off all my d2 knives because I got so sick of the oiling lol. Now I want an lc200n and h1 knife
If they made a D2 steel and phosphor bronze washer version like the Squid I have, the Tuna would fly off the shelves. Make a M390 version with titanium, oh momma!
Nick, I have a dozen Swiss army, half a dozen spiderco, 2 k bar bk fixed blades. I’m having a hard time justifying another knife. Recommend one and Convince me ( and my wife) I need a new one.
This fish needs to go back into the sea! It’s amazing how companies continue to come up short on the sharpening choil. So much better to go a little too far versus too short, yet it happens over and over.
If they were holding me hostage, I'd probably be way more forgiving! No, CRKT is a company that I think has the right ideas, and is making the right changes, but they're just a big ship that has to turn slowly.
@@NickShabazz fair response. I have a couple amazing camp axes from crkt. I feel that they suffer from an over diversification in products. It's really hard to do everything well.
And wth is up with naming the knife Tuna and not making it rust and corrosion resistant. I could overlook everything else if this could live in my tacklebox because the style does speak to me.
Nick I don’t understand why you continue to do these CRKT knives. They quite obviously aren’t at all interested in improving anything as the same issues come up over and over again. Why continue trying to help?
Distain for teflon washers in the community is laughable. They're the best washers you can have in the field. You drop your knife in the mud all you have to do is rinse off the knife. Teflon is self lubricating, so you dont have to worry about having lubricant with you. You can't say that about phosphorus bronze or ball bearings. They cause less wear to metal, are very durable and abrasion resistant. Why else would Hinderer knives use them all these years.
An interesting design. Teflon👎, hard ware👎sharpening choil👎 When will they start listening to you... Thanks for the presentation Much love from Switzerland
what Im saying may seem a bit extreme, especially given that I really like the look of this knife. I honestly feel a little insulted at this point by CRKT, but not just CRKT...its also other knife lovers and youtubers who lump CRKT in with all of the other major production designers as if everyone is on an even playing field. Has no one noticed that they are still in the friggin stone age?! Every damn blade of theirs that I come across has 8cr14mov or something very similar, with the exception of a small line of blades that actually cost a bit more than the 8cr knives but have inferior steel. yup! worse than 8cr is your 1.4116. I don't absolutely hate either of these steels on budget knives, but cold steel offers the latter on their absolute bottom budget offerings (we are talking 10-30$ knives) but CRKT with their cool field strip mechanism is charging 60, 70, 80$+ ?? If they were made in USA, no problem. Made in China or Taiwan with these prices and materials is a slap in the nuts. Why is everyone just pretending like they are right there with other brands? I can admit, there are a few nice designs that I like to own, but not at the asking price. I know doing design collaborations cost money, and thats something CRKT does a lot. They have some stuff going for them, but update the materials and price accordingly, or I will continue no NOT own CRKT. rant over
The tuna is from China so your gripes are valid...IF this was made in USA then I would have said it wasn’t a fair comparison if CRKT used that steel and teflon to keep price down. I went to a couple of Shot Shows in the late 90s and the knives China was producing were true 💩. The current Chinese manufacturers are making good to great products.
More than half of what comes out of this guy's mouth are not words, they're just a bunch of ems and ers and uh ums and vocal fray/ filler noises that he uses to both buy himself time to think about what he wants to say as well as sound important. I know I'm a cynic / an a****** for even noticing this but I can't be the only one that finds this obnoxious.
Isn’t positive engagement the whole point of torx drive screws? Isn’t wear prevention the whole point of thrust washers? Isn’t the ability to cut the whole point of blade steel selection? Isn’t CRKT totally missing the point as to what they are attempting to produce? This is a company who uses design to part unsuspecting people of their money. There is no other reason for their material selection. I am no longer in need of CRKT reviews since avoidance is all I have to know about this company.
Can CRKT please just go ahead and start selling their knives in gas stations to kill off the Master Cutlery and Frost Cutlerys of the world? I'd feel much better seeing construction crews with Squids, Tunas, and Pilars than dragon flame motorcycle abominations.
I hate CRKT for having such great designs and making this much of a mess of them. Edges thick beyond any reasonable explanation, spotty heat treat, iffy fit and finish at times and just overall I had so much disappointment any time I gave them a trie..
After opening,I prefer to be smiling instead of the knife. Crkt is killing me with these sloppy sharpening choils on every damned knife they release recently.
Another example of an okay knife design from a well known designer poorly executed by CRKT with subpar materials at a bad price. Mine had way too much lock stick. CRKT would make better knives and sell more if they just chose D2, PB washers, and had some better QC and targeted the $40-70. 8Cr at $45 is unacceptable in 2020 when QSP, CJRB, and Civivi have stellar 9Cr, 12C28N, D2 for $35-50 with higher quality.
CRKT is one of those companies that is just a few tweaks away from being exponentially better than it currently is. I like the few I have just fine, but they rarely ever make it into my pocket.
They make fantastic designs but I haven't bought one in a long time because the materials are always trash
Some do make it in mine, like the CEO. But most don’t even though I like the design.
So true
@@jasonwolf6899 That is what irks me. I have so many bookmarks on crkt knives, but its disappointing that just about all of them are 8cr13mov, yet alot of them are 40 - 60 bucks, and have a great design and appeal. Makes me feel very conflicted between buying them or not buying them.
IMO one of the best and great sense humor and good life advice to boot! And he has no problem reviewing budget items!
I always enjoy the quality of input to his Reviews.
Appreciate your range of knives. Thanks for doing the less expensive mixed in with the ones that keep me chasing haha
I drool over a lot of knives he reviews lol
Love the review, always appreciate the honesty. I have handled this guy as well and feel if you upgraded the blade steel and the washers and maybe make it in the USA, CRKT would have a hit with this.
I own many knives exspensive and all but this has to be my favorite and crkt has the best warranty out there for parts.
This knife is so excellent. The action is amazing and it feels great in the hand. I just bought it as a gift for someone and I couldn't help but to check it out. I'm definitely getting one for myself. I'm a microtech owner by the way so I don't say a knife is excellent unless it is in deed excellent. Perfect for every day use.
Teflon Washers - Hoping you get your hands on Acta Non Verba z100 or z200 for teardown video. Apparently they have some fancy schmancy in house designed teflon going on inside and I'd like to see it (for good or bad).
Nick, let me know if you want to try the special edition of this guy. I think you would probably like it a lot more.
Where would I find one?
Can't and won't bother with Teflon washers anymore. There are just to many other choices competing for my EDC cash. Not a big frame lock guy either unless,,, it's a high quality f.l.... THANKS for what you do Nick. Take care of yourself and the ones you love! 👍🇺🇸👍🇺🇸
Hi, really liked your review! How would you compare this to the Spyderco Tenacious Lightweight? Can't decide between the two. Thanks
I only grab the limited editions of CRKT knives because they usually go that extra mile and use materials that will withstand the test of time.
awesome looking knife really like the color contrast. great size knife
If wishes were horses, we'd all be eating steak, someone once said. 😆 I am one who does not mind knives with 8cr13mov. Makes sharpening easier, that's for sure. But I get it, for this market segment they either need to step up the material or step down the price. CRKT is great for supporting designers and that's what keeps me interested in their knives. Better materials would move me from interested to buyer more regularly.
Tuna seems pretty ok, I picked one up today and it was decently quality -controlled in my opinion (tight lockup, smooth action, sharp even edge). I like the details, thin profile, the pocket clip is a slam dunk (why can’t other companies figure out subdued deep carry ? cough cough spyderco).
In the Birdshot IV video they referred to the orange spacer as a “glass breaker.” I wonder if that’s true. Overall though, nice design, needs D2 and better washers and I’d pay a little more for those things.
At $45 it's a budget knife, and while they could do better on the choil, washers, clip and torx screws you get what you pay for. Some details may not be great but it's functional.
CRKT great design poor materials.
The materials are just fine for a $20 knife. Therein lies the rub.
They recently released a version of this with S30 or S35 steel, it’s really nice, I love the design of this knife, I’m not a material snob, but I would like to see it upgraded with different variations of material
@@ShigetoDT yeah and they want $150 bucks for it. Which I could see if it was Titanium and not steel.
Keep up the great videos
Hey nick just found your channel and love the content but how do you sharpen your blades? I’m new to knives in general and didn’t know what’s best beginner friendly methods
Lansky kit. It taught me the right way to sharpen a blade and now I can sharpen my knives on regular sharpening stones if I choose to. These guys use sharpening systems that cost several hundreds of dollars. Which is supper nice if you want to spend the money...
@@airadaimagery692 sweet I got the spyderco nat 5 so was probably going to get their sharpening kit with learning video
@@imamk9 nice knife. If your plan on getting the sharpening system that I think your referring to it is the one with the two ceramic rods sticking up in the shape of a V more or less? The system will definitely sharpen your knife back to a reasonable cutting edge.
But what you will find after a while is that you are limited to a certain degree. I believe Nick even has a video on that one as well... .
However with Lansky system that I’m recommending, you can purchase finer stones for it that will allow you to achieve a mirrored finish on your edge if you desire to do so. Or you can even purchase the deluxe version of the kit that comes with about 5 different stones straight out the box.
I guess it all depends what your trying to accomplish... I just know after getting involved with the knife community, I learned quickly that I preferred to take an extra 10min of time to achieve that mirrored finish that I’m referring to.
I also learned just recently that there is an even better system than the Lansky one and it doesn’t cost very much more than the Lansky, about $50. And if you look into them you will find that these systems that I am referring to all work in same sort of fashion as the higher end systems like the one Nick uses, there just not as of supreme quality like his. I believe the system that Nick uses is the KME Knife sharpening kit if you want to look that up.
@@airadaimagery692 sweet I’m not exactly sure how far I wanna go just know I would like to be able to sharpen my own things successfully
@@airadaimagery692 so it turns out I did buy a lansky blade medic to try and sharpen my finger nail clippers but that failed super hard I ended up making them extremely dull lol but I think I found the kits. Is the diamond ones for extra better or doesn’t really matter?
Hey Nick hope all is well. I have a off topic question for you that I thought you might be able to help me with. I have a knife that has titanium liners and I want to send them out to be custom cerakoated. The thing that I'm unsure about is the effect That baking at a 180ﾟ for 2 hours To cure the cerakote, Would have on the seating of the detent ball in the titanium. Any thoughts or information would be greatly appreciated thanks.
Questions all you guys...can a change those washers for brass or something else?
I just buy one!!!
Pls let me know?
So what you're saying is that when it comes to the tuna, they're plenty of bigger fish in the sea?
Would have been such a great knife if they had just looked a little deeper into the design and materials for that price point. Great review though!
I have a Sketch and a love/hate relationship with it. I love the blade, but I hate the handle. Any suggestions?
I'm wondering how long it will last with the blade smacking into the stop pin that's only in g10 on one side before the hole starts to open up
For $45 who cares?
@@EvilTwinRC51 I do because that $45 turns into $70 here in Canada and for a knife that's got no liner and relies on g10 to hold half the stop pin that's no wear close to being a good deal
Oh and $70 is the sale price regular price is $90
@@Hunglikeagrimsmo so do what I did and buy an Ontario rat in D2
@@EvilTwinRC51 I really wish d2 was a good option for where I live. The humidity is so high in my are that d2 needs upkeep every 2-3 days so I recently sold off all my d2 knives because I got so sick of the oiling lol. Now I want an lc200n and h1 knife
only CRKT worth buying is the Squid XM w/D2 steel and ball bearing for ~$50. Great review though.
If they made a D2 steel and phosphor bronze washer version like the Squid I have, the Tuna would fly off the shelves. Make a M390 version with titanium, oh momma!
I love mine but yea, upgrade steel and washers and it’s a winner.
Nick, I have a dozen Swiss army, half a dozen spiderco, 2 k bar bk fixed blades. I’m having a hard time justifying another knife. Recommend one and Convince me ( and my wife) I need a new one.
This fish needs to go back into the sea! It’s amazing how companies continue to come up short on the sharpening choil. So much better to go a little too far versus too short, yet it happens over and over.
If CKRT would adopt 14C28, 12C27, some VG-10, and S30V in their lineup they would be amazing. Unfortunately most of their materials are garbage.
"Solidity on this guy"? During a review of a knife named the Tuna? Don't think you got away with that stealth pun, Nick.
Pretty cool knife 👍🏼
Thats probably the only Tuna that I'd like personally. LOL
Nice looking blade
There’s a really nice S35VN micarta version for 150$ on BHQ. Does anyone know if that’s also running on teflon washers?
Thanks for the video
Nick!! Is CRKT holding you hostage? Blink twice for yes, once for no!
If they were holding me hostage, I'd probably be way more forgiving! No, CRKT is a company that I think has the right ideas, and is making the right changes, but they're just a big ship that has to turn slowly.
@@NickShabazz fair response. I have a couple amazing camp axes from crkt. I feel that they suffer from an over diversification in products. It's really hard to do everything well.
Why don't they upgrade to D2 and up the price to $50? 👀
This review was brought to you by the word of the day, "fine"
Not worth it when when you can get a Rat 1 or 2 (Aus 8) with better action and bronze washers for under $30. Or any Tangram knife.
I had the LE Ti S35VN one and sold it and I regret it :(
I was thinking about that knife during this review. That version had cool colors too😎
And wth is up with naming the knife Tuna and not making it rust and corrosion resistant. I could overlook everything else if this could live in my tacklebox because the style does speak to me.
Everything everyone else already said about this knife
Nick I don’t understand why you continue to do these CRKT knives. They quite obviously aren’t at all interested in improving anything as the same issues come up over and over again. Why continue trying to help?
I mean hell, Gerber is trying harder with d2, micarta, and washers that aren’t made of plastic
At least D2, better washer's. and the green G-10 on both sides. I'll take one, but as is its only a nice looking knife.
Distain for teflon washers in the community is laughable. They're the best washers you can have in the field. You drop your knife in the mud all you have to do is rinse off the knife. Teflon is self lubricating, so you dont have to worry about having lubricant with you. You can't say that about phosphorus bronze or ball bearings. They cause less wear to metal, are very durable and abrasion resistant. Why else would Hinderer knives use them all these years.
anybody else watch this just to hear Nick say the word tuna? 😆👌
An interesting design. Teflon👎, hard ware👎sharpening choil👎
When will they start listening to you...
Thanks for the presentation
Much love from Switzerland
Condensed review- Tuna isn't super fresh.
Noice.
I have it i like it and it looks like a Tunafish.
what Im saying may seem a bit extreme, especially given that I really like the look of this knife. I honestly feel a little insulted at this point by CRKT, but not just CRKT...its also other knife lovers and youtubers who lump CRKT in with all of the other major production designers as if everyone is on an even playing field. Has no one noticed that they are still in the friggin stone age?! Every damn blade of theirs that I come across has 8cr14mov or something very similar, with the exception of a small line of blades that actually cost a bit more than the 8cr knives but have inferior steel. yup! worse than 8cr is your 1.4116. I don't absolutely hate either of these steels on budget knives, but cold steel offers the latter on their absolute bottom budget offerings (we are talking 10-30$ knives) but CRKT with their cool field strip mechanism is charging 60, 70, 80$+ ?? If they were made in USA, no problem. Made in China or Taiwan with these prices and materials is a slap in the nuts. Why is everyone just pretending like they are right there with other brands? I can admit, there are a few nice designs that I like to own, but not at the asking price. I know doing design collaborations cost money, and thats something CRKT does a lot. They have some stuff going for them, but update the materials and price accordingly, or I will continue no NOT own CRKT. rant over
TLDR: It’s fine.😜
Ontario has a titanium framelock with a micarta show side in this price point. I see no reason for this knife.
That's a nice kniife.
The tuna is from China so your gripes are valid...IF this was made in USA then I would have said it wasn’t a fair comparison if CRKT used that steel and teflon to keep price down.
I went to a couple of Shot Shows in the late 90s and the knives China was producing were true 💩. The current Chinese manufacturers are making good to great products.
More than half of what comes out of this guy's mouth are not words, they're just a bunch of ems and ers and uh ums and vocal fray/ filler noises that he uses to both buy himself time to think about what he wants to say as well as sound important. I know I'm a cynic / an a****** for even noticing this but I can't be the only one that finds this obnoxious.
"Slipitude" Ha ! 😂
In an Arnold accent - “It’s not a tuna!”
Nick you are mad for clips. I take them off I think they ruin a knifes lines. But you should check out the sanrenmu 7315. Might have our clip.
Isn’t positive engagement the whole point of torx drive screws? Isn’t wear prevention the whole point of thrust washers? Isn’t the ability to cut the whole point of blade steel selection? Isn’t CRKT totally missing the point as to what they are attempting to produce? This is a company who uses design to part unsuspecting people of their money. There is no other reason for their material selection. I am no longer in need of CRKT reviews since avoidance is all I have to know about this company.
so crkt is still following the philosophy of good design terrible materials and quality control
Can CRKT please just go ahead and start selling their knives in gas stations to kill off the Master Cutlery and Frost Cutlerys of the world? I'd feel much better seeing construction crews with Squids, Tunas, and Pilars than dragon flame motorcycle abominations.
Would buy at 30 bucks 🤔
I would pay 100 bucks for this knife in s35vn
Sure nice to know CRKT is thinking about us Lefties JK LOL
I hate CRKT for having such great designs and making this much of a mess of them. Edges thick beyond any reasonable explanation, spotty heat treat, iffy fit and finish at times and just overall I had so much disappointment any time I gave them a trie..
After opening,I prefer to be smiling instead of the knife. Crkt is killing me with these sloppy sharpening choils on every damned knife they release recently.
What is the only fish that can tuna a piano? That's right a two knee fish!!!
Another example of an okay knife design from a well known designer poorly executed by CRKT with subpar materials at a bad price. Mine had way too much lock stick. CRKT would make better knives and sell more if they just chose D2, PB washers, and had some better QC and targeted the $40-70. 8Cr at $45 is unacceptable in 2020 when QSP, CJRB, and Civivi have stellar 9Cr, 12C28N, D2 for $35-50 with higher quality.
my tuna has super weak detent.. and overall shitty quality
H2BH
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If they reduced their lineup by 75% they would improve. I think they spread themselves too thin.