@@DutchBushcraftKnives Great vid boys. Bark River has made 10-12 "big choppers" that out chop this by FAR. I think for only 1095,this should be 80-100$ less cost. *Now I am thinking....DBK next knife : 12-14 inch blade, CPM 3v OR Your other tough steel,convex and 24-32 ounces :) Semper Fi Gunny **Did u really get stuck?
Them uploading it every Thursday is their consistency, you watching them yours. BTW bushcraft boys write me if you want to buy a custom Kailash Khukri 😎 Just watch advanced knife bro's scourge anniversary video!
9:39 I believe they call this a child-like sense of wonder... The music...the passion...the subtitles...the perfect example of good mental health...the inside jokes...the culture of their country...I just love the beautiful nuances of DBK videos. Even when these guys are in their seventies, they will still act and behave and have the same glowing energies as they do now. So naturally human. I love the Dutch disposition. I love you guys' humor and creativity. I love y'all's authenticity. You guys should make a feature length film. I'd put in on a go-fund-me for that. I'd tell all my friends. I could watch this all day. Love and respect from Fort Worth, Texas.
Well, actually the seax was an chopping-tool, that was used in war as well, but originally it was just a tool. It was often used for many small tasks too, like cutting, cooking -or killing. In my Opinion this is the ultimate kind of bushcraft tool.
@@justafloridamanfromthe75thRR Many Brokenback Seaxs are very close to the Bowie in blade design. The key differences are the guard, handle, tang, and the fact that the Bowie sometimes has the clip sharpened. Saying one is particularly better than another is really just a matter of personal taste since they are roughly the same kind of knife with very little difference in how the design performs. With the only real exception being thrusting. in that one regard, the Bowie is much better, but it's less to do with the blade shape, and more to do with the handle/guard design. Which, you can put a Bowie handle on a seax knife and get those same benefits, but it's also going to usually turn that seax into a Bowie by definition. That being said, most Bowie knives are made with significantly better steel than the historical Seax knives were, but the modern seax knives are made from the same stuff. So, that becomes a non-issue. As shown in this video. However, the modern idea of the Bowie knife was heavily influenced by British manufacturers. So, it's quite possible that the modern Bowie was influenced by the historical knives of England. Mainly being things like the Seax. Matt Easton of Schola Gladiatoria has done some great videos discussing the similarities, but so have many other historical arms UA-camrs.
Can you imagine being the employee of a knife company, watching a DBK video and seeing a reaction to your knife like Maarten has at 9:44? It'd be like winning the Super Bowl.
You two are crazy in the best possible way and I love your enthusiasm for all our edged toys. This particular film has made me go out and by the Storm Vector as this was just the chopper I have been looking for so thanks for that ,I am looking forward to my next outing even more now .Keep up the good work guys.
And just like that, exactly one week after buying a mystery ranch unicorn 2.0 and a tops kukri, I needed another thing I didn't need lol. Fantastic test!!!!
TOPS is in my top 3 favorite knife makers. Even though 1095 is an old simple steel, it's extremely tough and incredibly easy to sharpen. I love super steels with Z-Wear PM being my fave of the supers. Mainly cause it's even tougher than CPM 3V and performs better. That said, if I'm stuck lost in a forest somewhere, I would much prefer simple carbon steels like 1095, O1, or 80crv2. Those steels are more than any adequate for any bushcraft or survival/SERE situations anyone might find themselves in... if properly HT'ed. This chopper is def going with me on every outing after it arrives at my door tomorrow! Great and honest vid guys...
Love that you're reviewing Tops knives lately! The Steel Eagle started it all I'd love to see you guys do that one. The M4X Punisher💀 is a wild one that I would love to see DBK run through the paces too.
There's a lot to make the Skrama great... Including the fact that it's indestructible and less than half the price of this admittedly beautiful chunk of steel, even with a nice leather sheath
Thanks for the excellent video :) Nov 2023 - Although the Vector is discontinued I found one of these to buy new and I look now forward to using it for work. Many thanks.
Im going to buy this Storm Vector bastard !! I've seen this knife before, I thought it was a little expensive for 1095 steel and I passed it up but after watching this video I definietly want one !! I Love your videos you guys are the best !!
I want to know from Dutch Bushcraft knives what is the best could it be on Topps vector to be the top steel eagle what is it? After everything you texted seeing what gets a 10 across the board
Tops knows what they're doing obviously lol, I have a few with no complaints. Maybe you should be looking at them for your cheaper production dbk knife, they'll make your design as well as anyone else.
@@justafloridamanfromthe75thRR yes they do have a ton of designs but most are from people wanting something specific, and ya theyre more expensive but you get what you pay for and they're all American made which is worth a little extra in my book 👍
Gentlemen, another fine, fun and informative video! The portrayal of the Seax to the life of the Vikings and the Norse people was excellent, from a modern look to the past and I commend you for using this knife not only as a chopping tool which it was, but it was also used for cooking and taken into battle. Now whether you look at these as a big and practical knife or a small sword the fact is these were multipurpose blades designed to do a variety of tasks, which you expertly demonstrated!! Looking forward to next week, take care and stay well!!
The wood chop at 6:28 completely blew me away After seeing the pan test, I was like yup, I’m getting that. Do you guys consider the Storm Vector more of a machete or a chopper?
There were likely alot of people like Myself who saw this on the release and thought it was really cool looking, great name, great heritage, but though maybe it was a gimmick. This disproved ANY doubts about this sword-axe. It's real life Viking shit.
you should reveiw the kershaw camp 10 i bought one last year and its a beast i have chopped trees down used it as a wedge cut rocks in half while digging and its still amazing and can also feather stick pretty well
I have many choppers from Cold Steel and Condor but the best is Ka-Bar Parangatang and it has been for years, it is very reminiscent of Tops Storm Vector Seax which will be the next in my collection. Thanks Guys 😃
it cuts so good after strapping because it is longer, and u have alot of surface ton blade to slice it fast, while on short knife you slice less when trying to cut. Thats the whole magic, just try to cut paper without using whole blade cutting surface but only about 5 inch.
We land in between 56-58 with 1095. Harder than 58 on 1095 starts to get too brittle. We also do a differential heat treatment, so the spine is softer. That explains the lack of sparks from a ferro rod.
@@TOPSKnivesofficial thanks for the reply. I did check the website for some additional information. Great job! Thanks for letting me know of the differential heat treatment.
@@VicToR37406 true, here no one care what brand we use, just have to get the jobs done, 😋 which is good, my wife won’t question how much I spent on my knives
My Brakimo just gave me stitches after getting done stropping it...I love my Tops Brakimo but it bit me ...bad Brakimo ...bad ! It's definitely sharp now. ..and it was my fault , made a rookie mistake 🤤 Respect your blades boys, respect your blades.
I would love to see a full comparison between this and the Skrama. It seems the Skrama doesn't chop as well and I'm going to assume the 150 gram difference in weight from the extra 2.15mm thickness has a lot to do with that. The finer edge near the handle seems like it should be good for feathersticking (I don't remember the results in your Skrama video).
DBK pre order link. I'm confused. Went to pre order one, clicked the link. I'm just not seeing how to pre order one. There's no link to buy in the link if you know what I mean. I'm tired. I'll try again tomorrow with fresh eyes
@@MrJackfriday Aluminum (which is what that frying pan was made out of ) isn't hard enough to cause edge chipping on a blade thats in the 57-60 Rockwell hardness.
Made my own SEAX for throwing ive had it for about a year it's been through some abuse very tough I like it and guess what it's made out of welding steel no joke yep it's been a year welding steel can be used for throwing trust me
I like the storm Vector I'm going to get one I've seen some pretty abusive tests I will not be using it like that but for what I need it for it definitely will work
Given this heat treatment, I'd love to see you guys test one of the Architect Field Buddy knives from The Knife Connection. They DO have a V edge, but I've seen really complimentary reviews of their geometry. It's a knife I've considered, and if it could make you like 1095 on a knife, that would be good enough for me.
Hey guys i have been a fan for years but you need to understand one thing. That edge not getting damage from batonning a pan is only due to geometry and can be done with any steel thick enough bte (40-50 thousands with a grind that is most likely 30 degrees per side + ( i know tops ). The truth is tops is a good brand but 1095 is soft and is not very tough either if you look at charts. Also i want people to understand the thicker the grind the easier and less work it is to make a knife. The easiest thing is take a bar of steel put a lil edge on it and it will be indestructible. I guess for some purposes its ok but its not something to be proud off if anything its a lot less work for the same money.
Nothing in my life is more consistent than DBK uploading on Thursdays
hahahaha!
@@DutchBushcraftKnives Great vid boys. Bark River has made 10-12 "big choppers" that out chop this by FAR.
I think for only 1095,this should be 80-100$ less cost.
*Now I am thinking....DBK next knife : 12-14 inch blade, CPM 3v OR Your other tough steel,convex and 24-32 ounces :)
Semper Fi
Gunny
**Did u really get stuck?
Them uploading it every Thursday is their consistency, you watching them yours.
BTW bushcraft boys write me if you want to buy a custom Kailash Khukri 😎 Just watch advanced knife bro's scourge anniversary video!
simp
This made me realize how overpriced smaller knives are.
9:39 I believe they call this a child-like sense of wonder...
The music...the passion...the subtitles...the perfect example of good mental health...the inside jokes...the culture of their country...I just love the beautiful nuances of DBK videos. Even when these guys are in their seventies, they will still act and behave and have the same glowing energies as they do now. So naturally human. I love the Dutch disposition. I love you guys' humor and creativity. I love y'all's authenticity.
You guys should make a feature length film. I'd put in on a go-fund-me for that. I'd tell all my friends.
I could watch this all day.
Love and respect from Fort Worth, Texas.
This video is going to sell a boat ton of storm vectors 😁
I might be one of them haha
I'm a week late and they're already sold out
This damn blade has been sold out for a year basically
Still sold out. No one has any. Found some operator sevens though on ebay. Nice knife.
@@eric-1125 I want one as my first tops knife.
I. AM. BUYING. THIS. GOD. DAMN. KNIFE. I am flored... stupified... astonished... I need this blade in my life.
Well, actually the seax was an chopping-tool, that was used in war as well, but originally it was just a tool. It was often used for many small tasks too, like cutting, cooking -or killing. In my Opinion this is the ultimate kind of bushcraft tool.
Used throughout Europe for 2000 years.....a really good design
The Bowie design is better
@@justafloridamanfromthe75thRR Many Brokenback Seaxs are very close to the Bowie in blade design. The key differences are the guard, handle, tang, and the fact that the Bowie sometimes has the clip sharpened. Saying one is particularly better than another is really just a matter of personal taste since they are roughly the same kind of knife with very little difference in how the design performs. With the only real exception being thrusting. in that one regard, the Bowie is much better, but it's less to do with the blade shape, and more to do with the handle/guard design. Which, you can put a Bowie handle on a seax knife and get those same benefits, but it's also going to usually turn that seax into a Bowie by definition. That being said, most Bowie knives are made with significantly better steel than the historical Seax knives were, but the modern seax knives are made from the same stuff. So, that becomes a non-issue. As shown in this video.
However, the modern idea of the Bowie knife was heavily influenced by British manufacturers. So, it's quite possible that the modern Bowie was influenced by the historical knives of England. Mainly being things like the Seax. Matt Easton of Schola Gladiatoria has done some great videos discussing the similarities, but so have many other historical arms UA-camrs.
Didn't know Odin was a pole dancer 😂👍🍻
Well he did hang from Yggdrasil for a while...
Mikkie laughs like the three-toothed guy from the memes
When me or my partner laughs particularly loudly we usually say to each other "nice mikkie laugh"
He recently died actually
His name is el risitas and he recently died. It true.
I've always been a fan of Tops knives and have several but looks like I'm gonna have to buy one more!!! Great video guys keepem coming...
Can you imagine being the employee of a knife company, watching a DBK video and seeing a reaction to your knife like Maarten has at 9:44? It'd be like winning the Super Bowl.
This whole video makes me proud to own a TOPS Silent Hero. (Same steel and heat treatment)
If you like the Storm Vector, you're gonna love El Chete.
Second the notion for El Chete! Beast mode activated!
Or the Bestia
So you would recommend the El chete over the storm vector? If so why? It's a toss-up between these two knives for me.
DBK+TOPS =SWEETNESS
You two are crazy in the best possible way and I love your enthusiasm for all our edged toys. This particular film has made me go out and by the Storm Vector as this was just the chopper I have been looking for so thanks for that ,I am looking forward to my next outing even more now .Keep up the good work guys.
And just like that, exactly one week after buying a mystery ranch unicorn 2.0 and a tops kukri, I needed another thing I didn't need lol. Fantastic test!!!!
TOPS is in my top 3 favorite knife makers. Even though 1095 is an old simple steel, it's extremely tough and incredibly easy to sharpen. I love super steels with Z-Wear PM being my fave of the supers. Mainly cause it's even tougher than CPM 3V and performs better. That said, if I'm stuck lost in a forest somewhere, I would much prefer simple carbon steels like 1095, O1, or 80crv2. Those steels are more than any adequate for any bushcraft or survival/SERE situations anyone might find themselves in... if properly HT'ed.
This chopper is def going with me on every outing after it arrives at my door tomorrow! Great and honest vid guys...
Love that you're reviewing Tops knives lately! The Steel Eagle started it all I'd love to see you guys do that one. The M4X Punisher💀 is a wild one that I would love to see DBK run through the paces too.
What makes the Skrama so great is the ability to choke up to a more centered position for more fine work like feather sticks.
There's a lot to make the Skrama great... Including the fact that it's indestructible and less than half the price of this admittedly beautiful chunk of steel, even with a nice leather sheath
The last test is to chop up and dispose a body, then slice up a newspaper to leave a note to the cops.
Great video. Thanks for a good Thursday.
Tops differential heat treatment, their 1095. Superb. Not too expensive for 1095 or in general.
Thanks for the excellent video :) Nov 2023 - Although the Vector is discontinued I found one of these to buy new and I look now forward to using it for work. Many thanks.
After months on pre-order, I finally got mine. My wife took one look and is concerned.
Im going to buy this Storm Vector bastard !! I've seen this knife before, I thought it was a little expensive for 1095 steel and I passed it up but after watching this video I definietly want one !! I Love your videos you guys are the best !!
you can get it way cheaper than MSRP.
I want to know from Dutch Bushcraft knives what is the best could it be on Topps vector to be the top steel eagle what is it? After everything you texted seeing what gets a 10 across the board
Tops knows what they're doing obviously lol, I have a few with no complaints. Maybe you should be looking at them for your cheaper production dbk knife, they'll make your design as well as anyone else.
Cons tho that Tops has some really crazy knife designs that seem to be very impractical, and their knives are really not cheap
@@justafloridamanfromthe75thRR yes they do have a ton of designs but most are from people wanting something specific, and ya theyre more expensive but you get what you pay for and they're all American made which is worth a little extra in my book 👍
Gentlemen, another fine, fun and informative video! The portrayal of the Seax to the life of the Vikings and the Norse people was excellent, from a modern look to the past and I commend you for using this knife not only as a chopping tool which it was, but it was also used for cooking and taken into battle. Now whether you look at these as a big and practical knife or a small sword the fact is these were multipurpose blades designed to do a variety of tasks, which you expertly demonstrated!! Looking forward to next week, take care and stay well!!
Don't know if I should comment early or actually watch the video and comment with a genuine reaction.
Boys you outdid yourself! That's a hell of a knife to cut paper in the rain son!!
You talked me into it!!! Until now, the Cold Steel Gurkha Kukri has been my most effective chopper!!!
Benny over at TOPS does a damn fine job !!
Can’t wait till you guys get your hands on a Cuma Kage. Absurdly fun!
The wood chop at 6:28 completely blew me away After seeing the pan test, I was like yup, I’m getting that.
Do you guys consider the Storm Vector more of a machete or a chopper?
DBK makes a super positive video about this knife.
Tops be like: Oh. Let’s stop selling this product.
so pumped i got one of these on the way
Thank you
The most insane chopper i have is called a granfors bruk small forest axe.
Confirmed.
I have the large forrest axe and totally love it. Actually everybody that gets their hands on it.
LOL. No wonder TOPS love you guys. They ran out of this knife the same day you reviewed it
There were likely alot of people like Myself who saw this on the release and thought it was really cool looking, great name, great heritage, but though maybe it was a gimmick. This disproved ANY doubts about this sword-axe. It's real life Viking shit.
Another great video!! Thank you both.
This is like no other knife it’s size! My local knife shop has one in stock and I would love to own a bad ass knife like this.
you should reveiw the kershaw camp 10 i bought one last year and its a beast i have chopped trees down used it as a wedge cut rocks in half while digging and its still amazing and can also feather stick pretty well
man martins surprise faces in this video make me so happy. genuinely shocked
you guys are like the rackaracka of the knife world
I have a tops El chete wich is also a beast of a chopper. It's my axe when I don't carry an axe. I'm gonna make the storm vector my next purchase
I have many choppers from Cold Steel and Condor but the best is Ka-Bar Parangatang and it has been for years, it is very reminiscent of Tops Storm Vector Seax which will be the next in my collection. Thanks Guys 😃
So happy I found you guys.
Hide your wallet while you can.
haha thanks a lot!
This made my day.
it cuts so good after strapping because it is longer, and u have alot of surface ton blade to slice it fast, while on short knife you slice less when trying to cut. Thats the whole magic, just try to cut paper without using whole blade cutting surface but only about 5 inch.
It's gonna be tough to top this beast of a knife
Maybe one of the best, funniest knife videos I’ve ever seen. It also makes me proud to be a Storm Vector owner. Thanks guys!
Ps. Gerber and the Strongarm suck.
It would be interesting to know what the Hrc value. Maybe you guys can get HRc hardness tester. Love watching you guys.
I second this. Get some hrc testing files and get an idea of how hard the edges of knives are
We land in between 56-58 with 1095. Harder than 58 on 1095 starts to get too brittle. We also do a differential heat treatment, so the spine is softer. That explains the lack of sparks from a ferro rod.
@@TOPSKnivesofficial thanks for the reply. I did check the website for some additional information. Great job! Thanks for letting me know of the differential heat treatment.
Living in Borneo, so im automatically a Machete guy since its perfect for the jungle.. Hope to see more chopper vids like this often.
I’m in Borneo too but suburban, though bk 2 is more than enough for me, i would love to have this chopper
I use parang ilang for chopping and small knife for other stuff
@@VicToR37406 true, here no one care what brand we use, just have to get the jobs done, 😋 which is good, my wife won’t question how much I spent on my knives
My Brakimo just gave me stitches after getting done stropping it...I love my Tops Brakimo but it bit me ...bad Brakimo ...bad !
It's definitely sharp now. ..and it was my fault , made a rookie mistake 🤤
Respect your blades boys, respect your blades.
Great video and very funny!
Looks like a great blade but I´ll still keep my Skrama, although the vector seems like a good choice as well
What a beast is this thing
The thing about these guys is that they have the ability to make a company sell out or shutdown. Lol
Jeah no, they dont
Nah Gerber is still in business and thriving 👍🏼
In Frigging Real!?!?!. From 1095!!!. I'll take 3 please!. Once again you guys have blown our minds.
I would love to see a full comparison between this and the Skrama. It seems the Skrama doesn't chop as well and I'm going to assume the 150 gram difference in weight from the extra 2.15mm thickness has a lot to do with that. The finer edge near the handle seems like it should be good for feathersticking (I don't remember the results in your Skrama video).
It chopped deep, but it got stuck quite a bit compared to the skrama.
Splits wood with amazing powerful knife
*Boom heck*!
I believe the pronunciation of seax is sax; as in Saxon.
And Odin is O-thin...
But they know that, I suspect the intro is heavy parody..
love the knife and your humor guys!
There is a reason TOPS is the best knife company in the world!
Whoa! What a knife! Amazing
If DBK were Americans this would be the greatest gun channel in the universe.
DBK pre order link. I'm confused. Went to pre order one, clicked the link. I'm just not seeing how to pre order one. There's no link to buy in the link if you know what I mean. I'm tired. I'll try again tomorrow with fresh eyes
Yea they do some kinda sorcery with the heat treatment, definitely my favorite American company for tough blades
$269.00 plus 15% tax plus shipping here in Canada. For 1095 steel. I'll make one.
Exactly...but im baffled how a 1095 maintained its sharpness after chopping through that pan without chopping of curling as much.
@@MrJackfriday Aluminum (which is what that frying pan was made out of ) isn't hard enough to cause edge chipping on a blade thats in the 57-60 Rockwell hardness.
Awsome 1095 Seax, good job guys
SOLD! been wanting a seax for a long time thanks to u guys I've found one!🍻🍻👍👍
Just went to order one and it's sold out everywhere fml 😭😭😭
You guys are awesome and great Mates. Love these video's!
Made my own SEAX for throwing ive had it for about a year it's been through some abuse very tough I like it and guess what it's made out of welding steel no joke yep it's been a year welding steel can be used for throwing trust me
I like the storm Vector I'm going to get one I've seen some pretty abusive tests I will not be using it like that but for what I need it for it definitely will work
Miss u good fellas hope I was like a brother of some sort. U r good hearted ppl
Sold out already and right before payday!
Love my early Friday mornings watching DBK and getting ready for Forest School. Great video as always
is it better than having skrama?
Marteen's accuracy is on point
Excellent as always lads! I hope you're able to restock the website soon. Cheers 🍻👍🏻
The storm vector has returned to our world
You guys are awesome. I envy how much fun you get to have together doing these videos.
This best is very beautifull looking ''knaxe''
What a beast of a knife
God bless you guys! Thank you x
Love your videos. Do you watch forge in fire? If so what is your opinion on it? What weapon would you like to see being made on the show?
The plastic bottles full of water being cut slo mo was very cool.
That intro should have been the official tops commercial :)
Am I the only one who googled Storm Vector while watching this video? That chopper would fit nicely in my collection.
I paused part way through to look for one.
Yeah Tops owes the boys some money. I thought this one was a gimmick when I saw it come into Blade HQ. Uhhh, nope, it's a real life monster.
@@powersn8n me too 😂
1095 is an awesome steel if done right
Next dbk knife needs to be the greatest folder of all time.
Holy cow! What a beast! Cool vid / awesome chopper!
This channel is the greatest! 🔥
Given this heat treatment, I'd love to see you guys test one of the Architect Field Buddy knives from The Knife Connection. They DO have a V edge, but I've seen really complimentary reviews of their geometry. It's a knife I've considered, and if it could make you like 1095 on a knife, that would be good enough for me.
God, I love this Channel.
You guys do such excellent videos! I always get a laugh and learn something. Now I need to go buy this knife. Keep up the great work
Haha thank you so much
Great show
Wish I could get my hands on one ☹️
Ok, I need one of these now...
I think they like knives
its worth the price tag. great video review guys
Wow that knife is awesome, how the hell have I just now seen it
Hey guys i have been a fan for years but you need to understand one thing. That edge not getting damage from batonning a pan is only due to geometry and can be done with any steel thick enough bte (40-50 thousands with a grind that is most likely 30 degrees per side + ( i know tops ). The truth is tops is a good brand but 1095 is soft and is not very tough either if you look at charts. Also i want people to understand the thicker the grind the easier and less work it is to make a knife. The easiest thing is take a bar of steel put a lil edge on it and it will be indestructible. I guess for some purposes its ok but its not something to be proud off if anything its a lot less work for the same money.
who's Molly? this video definitely very impressive. shocking. another epic video
Where can you buy this in the USA?
Awesome video!!!
TKC right now