Who is the Chris Reeve of flippers?

BBW said:
Say what? Pharmagator Pharmagator
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THAT'S what I'm talking about!!!
 
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Shiro is definitely held in very high regard, well made and use very high end materials (Ti, CF, exotic steels like Vanax).

Sinkevich also makes several flippers among his models.

Only bad things about the Russian knives are they come smelling of vodka and buying one causes you to get subpoena’d by Mueller’s office.
 
dsd5150 said:
I have been consistently impressed with LionSteel as of lately. Fit and finish, attention to detail, and unique designs have been drawing me to their blades for the past year.
And, oh yeah, M390 steel!

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Can't argue with lion steel, they make some of the Dpx too.
 
Ron Sabbagh said:
I've been away from the knife world for a few years. I am a big fan of CRK knives but I do love me some flippers. I own several customs but interested in who you recommend for a production/semi production/midtech flipper on par with CRK quality and customer service.
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For quality and customer service:
Koenig Knives: The Arius has a polarizing design but the best flipping action I've seen. Great functional blade and extremely comfortable handle.
Holt Bladeworks: Good luck finding a Specter, but it's absolutely worth it if you can.
Olamic Cutlery: Much more readily available than the other two. Nice variety of models and almost infinite variety of options.

With all the recommendations for Shiros, I wonder what the customer service has been with them. I love my F3R, but their knives come at a relatively high price, and for CS you need to get your knife to Russia, I think.
 
JimMD said:
For quality and customer service:
Koenig Knives: The Arius has a polarizing design but the best flipping action I've seen. Great functional blade and extremely comfortable handle.
Holt Bladeworks: Good luck finding a Specter, but it's absolutely worth it if you can.
Olamic Cutlery: Much more readily available than the other two. Nice variety of models and almost infinite variety of options.

With all the recommendations for Shiros, I wonder what the customer service has been with them. I love my F3R, but their knives come at a relatively high price, and for CS you need to get your knife to Russia, I think.
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I read somewhere that the Shiro shop didnt respond to emails that weren't in Russian, not true, so when I emailed them I used a translator to be proactive.

My butchered syntax must have given me away as they replied in English. Took them 2 or 3 days to respond and they were willing to help.

The shipping to Russia would be my only apprehension however I have sold a knife to a member in Russia once with no issues.

There are also people like Josh at REK and Sean at RecalcitrantAmerican who are capable of wonders. I'd trust them to service pretty much any knife.

I'll still buy em.
 
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Pharmagator said:
*&$^%@*!!! So, after reading all the very positive comments... I went and got me an "Arius" - Curses! BladeForums Strikes Again!
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Congrats man! You will not be disappointed! What did you get? Standard? Style 55? Etc...
 
SeppukuSamurai said:
I read somewhere that the Shiro shop didnt respond to emails that weren't in Russian, not true, so when I emailed them I used a translator to be proactive.

My butchered syntax must have given me away as they replied in English. Took them 2 or 3 days to respond and they were willing to help.

The shipping to Russia would be my only apprehension however I have sold a knife to a member in Russia once with no issues.

There are also people like Josh at REK and Sean at RecalcitrantAmerican who are capable of wonders. I'd trust them to service pretty much any knife.

I'll still buy em.
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I think Shiro’s consistency in producing flawlessly constructed knives is hard to beat, so needs for service should be low. I’d like a pivot that’s easier to open and proprietary tools for that task that are less expensive than theirs.

I bought mine from Recon1, and I know that for no cost they will ship or hand over to Shiro a knife that they sold, for service.

I agree re: REK and Sean Campbell, aka RecalcitrantAmerican. Each of them has one or two of my knives for some work.
 
Pharmagator said:
*&$^%@*!!! So, after reading all the very positive comments... I went and got me an "Arius" - Curses! BladeForums Strikes Again!
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Congratulations! If you liked what you saw of it enough to buy it, you’ll love it when you get it in hand. Hard to beat for the price, whichever version you bought.
 
I purchased a 3rd generation Arius... The interview I watched with the young owner was very compelling... A real 'Merica Story! I like that.
 
BBW said:
Deal


I have had over 40 high-end knives in my life. To me CRK is about simplicity and innovation. Less is more or KISS principle.
Thats what I see in the SHIRO. Simple yet elegant. Simple yet full of details.
Mechanical execution is perfect IMO. Mine is on washers and THAT is the best "hydraulic feeling".
Here is my Hati

Cheers

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Ooo I would kill for one of those Hatis on washers.
 
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