I recently got a blue ridge hunter and it is such a fantastic knife. I think it might be my favorite knife in my collection. Haven’t stopped edcing it since I got it
As for price, the Winkler Belt knife can be had for $350 USD if you get plain maple or plain micarta slabs while the Blue Ridge Hunter goes for $325 USD. When you consider that the sheath would go for probably $150 as a stand alone purchase, $350 for the knife ($325 for the BRH) and the sheath is a VERY good deal. IMHO the Belt Knife is easily worth $275-300 on its own. Regarding the steel, 80CEV2 is a great choice for an EDC/bushcraft/hard use/tactical knife. This steel will not rust if you just give it a bit of basic care - clean the blase after use and wipe each side of the blade with a cloth that has some oil on it. The Caswell coating will protect the blade from corrosion/rust; the shiny, sharpened edge is the only part of the blade that you need to care for. Quality never comes at a bargain basement price. Winklers are VERY high quality, both the knife and the sheath. Better to have one high quality knife than to have ten basic quality knives.
No doubt that would be a good test but you guys wouldn't be able to see the difference through a material like that, paper is so fragile that you can easily see the difference. same as cutting a tomato for example. you can see the difference vs me just saying oh this one was harder.
@@Bladeunion5716 Thank you. I apologize for the way I formatted my comment. I appreciated the comparison to the Winkler and wanted to know. The Toor Knives Field 3.0 does look similar. Interesting.
I would love to have one but they are priced to where only people with a lot of money can afford one. That’s why I love Tops Knives there are priced for the working man. And they don’t tag on an extra hundred for their name.
I own both Tops and Winkler. I love them both. But they are different that’s for sure. Tops is more commercially available. Winkler on the other hand has low availability. The cost is higher. But since the lead times can be months. I’ve paid the extra price. On the other hand I could get 2 tops knives for the price of 1 winkler.
The Ukraine or the Paki carbon knives are great really cheap. They also leave enough grip to take a rat's tail and do the same tread, except you'll have done it yourself
I have it with the G10 Camo handle. I love the blade but wish they offered other sheath options. I find the standard sheath not ideal for edc use, it is too big for my liking.
Kind of fond of the benchmade saddle mountain skinner myself , smaller knife , great for deer , pigs n rabbit , lightweight and only 3mm thick , take a larger camp knife for rough tasks and a saw your set 👍
Benchmade makes a good blade. Obviously everyone will have their own preference based on their own needs etc. I hope to get some Benchmade fixed blades on the channel in the future.
If the world went to hell, id take this. If i needed a knife to cut, it would be my absolute last pick. Love the look though. That price is rough too though. Case has a new fixed blade with this classic style. Havent seen many reviews yet.
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I recently got a blue ridge hunter and it is such a fantastic knife. I think it might be my favorite knife in my collection. Haven’t stopped edcing it since I got it
I know the feeling! Thanks for watching.
As for price, the Winkler Belt knife can be had for $350 USD if you get plain maple or plain micarta slabs while the Blue Ridge Hunter goes for $325 USD. When you consider that the sheath would go for probably $150 as a stand alone purchase, $350 for the knife ($325 for the BRH) and the sheath is a VERY good deal. IMHO the Belt Knife is easily worth $275-300 on its own.
Regarding the steel, 80CEV2 is a great choice for an EDC/bushcraft/hard use/tactical knife. This steel will not rust if you just give it a bit of basic care - clean the blase after use and wipe each side of the blade with a cloth that has some oil on it. The Caswell coating will protect the blade from corrosion/rust; the shiny, sharpened edge is the only part of the blade that you need to care for.
Quality never comes at a bargain basement price. Winklers are VERY high quality, both the knife and the sheath. Better to have one high quality knife than to have ten basic quality knives.
I couldn't agree more! thanks for watching.
Great info. My favorite knife is my Winkler Crusher Belt knife. That has to be a great EDC. Keep up the good work.
I also like the belt knife for general carry but these smaller blades are growing on me! Thanks for watching.
The TOOR is AWESOME.
@@AndrewBradley-kx4bb it is a sweet blade for sure!
ESEE-6 all day, everyday.
Winklers are amazing ❤
You should show thickness behind the edge by cutting something that would actually be affected by the thickness like cardboard or heavy rubber
No doubt that would be a good test but you guys wouldn't be able to see the difference through a material like that, paper is so fragile that you can easily see the difference. same as cutting a tomato for example. you can see the difference vs me just saying oh this one was harder.
Love that model. It's on the list.
I love it too its my most carried blade.
Would have been nice to indicate the knife you were comparing to the Winkler in the description.
Interesting Review.
Thank you.
It was the toor 3.0 I'll be doing a follow up review on it after a year of hard use very soon.
@@Bladeunion5716 Thank you. I apologize for the way I formatted my comment. I appreciated the comparison to the Winkler and wanted to know. The Toor Knives Field 3.0 does look similar. Interesting.
The last three EDC I purchased have burlap Micarta
I would love to have one but they are priced to where only people with a lot of money can afford one. That’s why I love Tops Knives there are priced for the working man. And they don’t tag on an extra hundred for their name.
Tops makes a good blade for sure. If you save up you may find that after a while you have enough for a winkler.
I own both Tops and Winkler. I love them both. But they are different that’s for sure. Tops is more commercially available. Winkler on the other hand has low availability. The cost is higher. But since the lead times can be months. I’ve paid the extra price. On the other hand I could get 2 tops knives for the price of 1 winkler.
Tops knives do not come with a high quality custom made sheath while Winkler knives do.
The Ukraine or the Paki carbon knives are great really cheap. They also leave enough grip to take a rat's tail and do the same tread, except you'll have done it yourself
I have it with the G10 Camo handle. I love the blade but wish they offered other sheath options. I find the standard sheath not ideal for edc use, it is too big for my liking.
Not a bad knife at all. Check out Tkell knives. I love their sheath options for EDC and their blades are hard to beat.
Kind of fond of the benchmade saddle mountain skinner myself , smaller knife , great for deer , pigs n rabbit , lightweight and only 3mm thick , take a larger camp knife for rough tasks and a saw your set 👍
Benchmade makes a good blade. Obviously everyone will have their own preference based on their own needs etc. I hope to get some Benchmade fixed blades on the channel in the future.
Check out Tkell knives. They make amazing knives if you can get one.
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Not a bad blade, but I prefer my Tkell blades. Hard to beat a NiB finish.
I haven't had a chance to mess with one of those yet. Someday!
Not bad? it's amazing!
I always admire your hands! What lotion or creams do you use for such soft creamy looking hands? By the way, great knife review beautiful knife!
It's a process to have such silky smooth mitts!
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Chopper some wood with it. Will it stand up to abuse?
It wasn't really designed for that but I'm sure it could handle it.
If the world went to hell, id take this. If i needed a knife to cut, it would be my absolute last pick. Love the look though. That price is rough too though. Case has a new fixed blade with this classic style. Havent seen many reviews yet.
Curious what you suggest for cutting?
The most over rated n690 knife on the market.. Dw..
Best edc fixed blade?Bradford guardian 3,essee xancudo,both horizontal carry,neck knife-cold steel mini tac bowie,mkc speedgoat
I've owned most of those and feel that this blade offers the most capability for the size package.
I'm a big fan of the Bradford Gaurdian 3.2 in magnacut. The redesigned finger choil is a major safety improvement over the 3.