🔪Worst Value Knife??? (SOG Altair FX Fixed Blade)
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- Опубліковано 21 кві 2023
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Wow. That's a $12 knife in the bargain bin at Wal-Mart. Fixed blades need comfortable handles above all else or they're outperformed by folders.
A little push back from me on this one. I saw this blade at smkw over the weekend. Very thin, the scales can be removed with a flat head screw driver to make it even thinner. I removed the belt clip and wrapped the sheath in green leather. I turned it into a thin and lite neck knife. I see it being used as a basic neck knife. Carving? Sure. Gutting a fish? Definitely. General cutting tool? Sure. I wear xl gloves because my hand is like a bear paw. Short fingers with a big mit of a palm. It fits my needs and planned sheath. I got it for $120 at smkw. All the other blades you were showing had thicker blades and handles, wider sheathes, and were heavier. The thin blade, thin handle, narrow sheath, and an all around lite package fits the goal. Price point is a bit higher then i like. Field testing is coming up when i go camping this summer
Subscribed. I was about to buy this knife, and not only did you give me great reasons to skip it but you also provided many great options along with proving that you have personally used many of the alternatives. THANK YOU THANK YOU!
What a suprise that is! Im so happy you called that out, and showed good examples of much better options... Good jod Sir!
The SOG Recondo FX suffers the same pricing problem. $100 for 440C. I just can't do it.
I paid way more than that , and when I got it although it's not
a totally shit knife , I got burnt. $50 knife tops. Shoulda known better.
I almost spilled my drink when I saw that price.😂
“Clark, that’s the gift that keeps on giving, the whole year.”
O man. I came into this skeptical but wow you are %100 correct. Thats crazy
Soo....Did you actually use it to cut anything with it ?
The edge works fine..but it's hardly relevant..even with perfect HT, and grind I'd still never carry it because it has bad sheath and bad ergos.
Those box clubs are a gamble and most of that stuff is blems. You can't be butt hurt when you gamble and lose. 😂
Honestly this was the only bad one in the last 6 months
i dont know if it helps at all but im pretty sure you can take the oversized clip off of the blue mount and put an ulticlip there instead
Sog got sold to GSM with cold steel and their warranty and new designs are horrible. Sog pre GSM had a great warranty, and I got a whole new seal xr after the axis lock on mine broke. I requested a clip screw recently for my new one as it is no longer with the knife, and they said that they don’t service that model (even though it’s in production still currently). Multiple people have had similar experiences. It was literally an overnight change. They also changed steel and country of origin on a few designs that were planned to come out before the change, but haven’t changed the description of the original materials and country of origin on their website yet. Sketchy stuff
Thanks for the video, it is also confusing that they made the blade material cryo 154cm on the blade and CPM154 on their website. I thought the knife looks cool on the website though.
Thank you for the review , will you attempt large fix blade reviews / comparisons of all the methods of every day carrying fixed blades / large fixed blades?
Carrying methods yes..but I'm not well qualified for really reviewing them Gideons Tactical does a much better job.
@@maxlvledc thank you for responding and I watch some of gideons videos already ^_^
I rather enjoy the essee Izula without the handle scales. I have slim hands but long fingers and it's a fairly nice fit
You're right. It's too expensive. I like the overall package (with a little modification) though, always looking for slim fixed blades in ease of carry category. But at $150... I don't think so, maybe the price would go down some, I'd be interested.
Okay that cold steel pendleton sheath… tell me more? Worst part of that knife is the sheath…
It was a custom from a friend that no longer makes sheaths...became a YT with over 400k subs hahaha.
I've been wanting that knife but when released we were promised it to be a sub $100 knife. It was released last year or two. Then I saw the price on Knife Center and others. Hard pass since I never saw one in person. I want a knife similar to that one so I'll take recommendations aside from those in the video. Flat grind, and for duty work.
Thank you for doing this video Sir.
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I have the XR Altier. It’s a thin minimalist knife that isn’t bad. Idk about this one tho. Believe it or not, there’s a mistake somewhere because the blade is supposed to be CPM 154. Not standard 154 CM
It is this guy doesn't know the difference
@@jimyocum9556 It says 154CM right on the blade @ 0:51
Nope. I said it exactly right based on what's on the blade. CPM-154 is a crucible made powder metallurgy equivalent. And it's been tested multiple times by Larin Thomas. Still not worth and still worse than cpm-s35vn
You don’t understand? It is simply 3 letters GSM. For example the original Cold Steel 4Max @ $325 was an American made (later Italian made) knife in 20CV and it’s frame had a larger pivot and stop pin than the Taiwanese made 4Max Scout, which was is a great knife for the price but a compromise to reduce cost and manufacture time with smaller pins. Along come GSM. The 4Max goes on the Scout frame, blade steel is reduced to S35VN and, to me at least, the most hideous color scales available. So it a $275 knife right? Nope. The the prices the same or a slight bump due to the supply chain issues? Nope. $435! Thats encroaching Sebenza territory for a Cold Steel Taiwanese produced knife! That is GSM! They try to recoup their entire development and production budget off the sale of a few knives! That my friend is how it makes sense … to GSM because they do not understand their customer base or pricing!
Ahh for the glory days of the 90s and 2000s, when Cold Steel and SOG were decent tools. But Alas the former things are passed away and behold all things have become Zhunter😂
Rag & Rant, more of this mate.
Haha, sorry I was trying to work past my disappointment
Aegis is pronounced EE-jiss. It's a Greek word for a shield or breastplate.
*have a knife
*name it after a shield
people don't understand meaningful nomenclature these days, it's just "wow that sounds cool, roll with it!"
Good to know?
Not sure if actual Greek would pronounce it like that 😅
I bet their design... SOG department and marketing their aim is to get you to buy more new sheaths in the future. and guess whether the small protrusion was damaged first, or whether the two clasps broke off first?
What are your other fixed blades in this vid?
The Demko fixed blade is even cheaper @ $124.
Omg! Really???
@@maxlvledc Yeah at Knifecenter.
SOG is crap….Powerpint included (If LM built the Powerpint it’d be amazing). I have a Powerpint, fixed its inherent shortcomings, and it’s still junk. It’s the only SOG that will ever be in my collection.
So, in essence, what you're saying is the knife is a train wreck and avoid it like the plague? I'm on board with that! 😂 I'm actually looking to pick up some fixed blades. Any recommendations?
Any of the ones I mentioned..but as Long as it's got ESEE on it your good.
@@maxlvledc, thanks!
Hi ya bud I live in England and I really luv the knifes I would like to build a collection can I buy and get them delivered to me in the UK 👌👍👍
Hmm, most of these things are full on illegal in the UK aren't they?
@@maxlvledc The only knives that are full on illegal to even own here in the UK are things like flickknives, gravity knives, push daggers, and so-called zombie knives lol.
I really hate the whole subscription box BS, it's almost always overpriced TRASH at a crazy price 😩
That handle is so thin you'd think it was a boot knife with the wrong sheath...
I don't think people buy this because it's a good knife but I will say it's a good looking knife but It should be below 100 dollars for those materials I don't know what cryo CPM is but I assume they heat treat and make it cold after just like everyone does.
I got burned on boxes like this before. It’s a gamble unfortunately. But The knife at least looks nice on camera if that’s anything lol.
I want to see your wife comments on the new stuff you get 😂
Hahah, like the mad watch collector?
3:00 *Confused gorilla paw noises*
You think it's bad value in the States. That thing is just shy of $250 here in Australia. 🤣🤦♂
holy!
Well Australian dollar is worth way less than American $.
Well i almost went on,"if you don't really want it,send it to me",but with that faulty sheet, it's a hard pass for me. 😆
I spent $120...going to try to get at least $80 for it..need something to get this bad taste out of my mouth.
Not to mention their customer service is weird. At least that was my experience with them.
I wouldn't pay 30 for it. The sheath totally killed it even if the knife was an ok one.
Yea..both sucking is a death knel
3:23 "The blade length might be a little bit long or a little bit short, depending on what you're looking for but, okay." ~Maxlvledc
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Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I class SOG in the same class as Gerber and MTech. They are on my permanent HELL NO list. They have produced way too much junk in the past for me to ever want to trust them again. There are too many knife makers that have a great track record and they are the ones who will get my money.
And it's a shame because they wasn't like that. They actually dished decent gear until they started doging for money.
Yeah. But Gerber at least has some good gear. Some of their multi-tools I feel are comparable to Leathermans. Especially when Leatherman is raising the price of everything by $40 in the past few years
@@ryanfliegel imo, Leatherman is far superior. I had a couple Gerber multitools in the neighborhood of twenty years ago and one was complete trash. I did like the other one, but the thing got so loose and wobbly I didn’t feel I could trust it. My leathermans are rock solid and adjustable. Gerber may have improved their quality over the years, but I don’t trust them enough to give them another chance. Their ship has sailed for me, but if you are happy with them, good for you. I hope they serve you well.
@@jonathancupp3686gerber is honestly doing better than most of the legacy companies lately, They started a custom line on their website with US manufacturing and have incorporated steels like 20cv over the last few years.
Yeah, SOG makes some great knives do do the other companies you mentioned. To say all they produce is junk is an outright fabrication. Just because this person doesn’t like this knife means nothing. That’s a weird ass take.
So many complaints just because you don't understand the knife?
As I see, the the knife sheath is made to put it on molle. The triangle system allows using ulti-clip with it. And I suppose that the handle created to use knife with gloves, not bare hands. It looks not as EDC knife but as the tactical one. So huge clip allows to hang knife on warbelt.
No one could say that knife is overpriced without understanding the cost of its production. Until you don't have the real data on hand, it is not smart to talk about overpricing. Is this too much for you? Just don't buy it.
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SOG’s designs, workmanship, quality control ….. has gone done the tubes. I recently bought another SOG PowerPint. A product that they make a ton of ….. It was a piece of crap! The workmanship was awful! Hello Quality Control Department…. Shame on the Monthly Knife Club for even picking such a knife! They should be sending in gout some high quality and cool knives! No one wants to receive a price of shit in the mail!
I think those little clips on the sides might be for MOLLE.
maybe, but won't matter if the blade isn't secure.
@@maxlvledc agreed, but just pointing out something. I do like the MOLLE design idea.
I bought a SOG Tellus for £75. $150???? You was robbed.
SOG has been missing the mark for years now.
Like tying a chain around a vending machine and driving off. Crimes that give the lowest reward with the
Most attention.
I made it
i've bought a few sog knives in the past, and it didnt take long for me to completely give up hope on this brand. save yourself time and hassle, just stick with spiderco; don't bother trying SOG products.
Their current sheath design is severely lacking
It’s ridiculous that SOG is charging $120-$150 for a $30 knife
Looks like a use once, leave on the street job ! value $25, better buy a bottom of the line Mora $9-15 !
100% I'd take a mora basic over this...that handle is sooooo much better.
You’ll probably get a lot of garbage knives through that knife club..
Though I never would have bought it at that ridiculous price...at first glance....it looked like a nice knife. I liked the blade shape...and size/ length not bad. But the out of place jimping near tip.....poor handle design, {which I wouldn't have noticed from pictures}.....and crappy sheath. Hard pass! Thanks for the review.
Looks like a kitchen knife
Sog smoking the funny grass that gsm knives are smoking. I know there's an inflation issue but there's businesses that don't go awol on pricing because they actually respect customers and value. I'd much rather buy those cheap Ozark trail knife, yeah it's cheap steal but the sheath is most likely better and secure than that sog one. What a joke if they wanna call themselves studies and observations group, they should honor the name or change name entirely.
It’s still a great a LOOKING knife lol.
No question lol
@@maxlvledc sucks eh that that’s the only thing going for it.
Yeah that's why I downloaded a photo of it as a nice screensaver to look at, and bought a bunch of other knives with the money I'd have spent on this.
I've never understood people signing up for these things. I'd rather just spend the money and choose the stuff I want. I know I'm always going to be disappointed, whatever they send me.
not a mistake I will do again lols
Imo SOG does better design than Gerber
Probably..but that's a really low bar 😆
This knife is exactly why I would NOT join any "knife of the month" club. Why would I pay ANY price for a knife that I don't like and would never own? No, I will save my money for knives that I DO like.
Sog is hit and miss, ive had a paratool for years, then garbage, then a couple good XR lock ones, and another garbage fixed blade.
Take off the pocket clip and the sheathed is much thinner than the Izula.
It's still over $60 too much and the sheath issues are still present with no way to easily mount it in pocket or without a lot of play on the belt.
@@maxlvledc If you know of any thin sheaths for Candiru or Izuela please point me in the right direction I found some that are thinner along the blade but then have a collar in the "hilt" area that destroys any utility for loose pocket carry. My ideal is thin on the blade, ends at the hilt area except for a thumb ramp for pushing the sheath off. Thanks for your vids, retail is dead except for a few locations like Smoky Mountain which is a bit of a long drive, so vids are the only way to preview knives of interest.
@@mdubb4855 what about a leather in pocket sheath?? Oak city leather supply makes some amazing in pocket sheaths.
I like the knife. The sheath was awful. I destroyed the detent quickly. Cracked the blue mounting piece and couldn’t actually set it up to the way I wanted. Over priced and plain awful sheath.
What’s crazy..is all the wasted effort on making a compromised product.
Club’s a con !
Yo u either like it or u dont u in the middle u say u like it and the u dont u can give a way better review dude act like u know
Noooooo way, no excuse for such poor execution, the sea snake compared makes this knife look like it costs 10 bucks.
Sog is soggy.
Not to be rude, but it is a SOG. They suck.
omg use the thing dont critique it untill it didnt save your life or work as the tool its claiming to be any knide ild make work i have mothing always have ild chreish that thing ild have it if you dont wajt if 😢
If you won't carry it because the sheath sucks and handle sucks..it's not going to save your life..my other fixed blades are way better. My point was to prevent others from choosing this bad knife.
Everything SOG is garbage.
All your complaints are obvious from looking at the knife except the sheath retention so why would you purchase it?..it's mind blowing to buy a knife to complain about
I had no idea what I would receive in the subscription box..this is just what came..so making the best of it
To stop you or I buying it???
I just fundamentally disagree with most of your comments about knives I have no idea why I subscribed at this point. Sorry I'm out.
See ya+
Damn bro took the diss on the knife personal
That knife is over designed hot garbage. Because it's over designed.. and over priced..
I never like nick carry knives
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