Three New Knives From RoseCraft Blades : Awanata, Holston River and Castorea

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  • Опубликовано: 29 окт 2024

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  • @mikereese15
    @mikereese15 Год назад +4

    Really digging that buttonlock one. Saw it the other day and no one had a video on it yet, so thanks.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      Thanks so much for watching Mike!

  • @diverdave2179
    @diverdave2179 Год назад +7

    I like the Castorea a lot, JB, cause it looks like a barlow. A buttonlock at that!
    I can live without the filler tab. That color combination is great too.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      Thanks for you thoughts Dave!

  • @KnivesFAST
    @KnivesFAST Год назад +1

    Interesting designs from Andy. Thanks for sharing

  • @timb4425
    @timb4425 Год назад +6

    I definitely agree. A filler tab is needed for the Castorea. The Holston River Surgeon's Knife is really cool looking. Love that long slender blade. Thanks for sharing JB.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Thanks for watching my friend!

  • @tomweingart2337
    @tomweingart2337 Год назад +3

    Interesting designs, I'm liking them!

  • @deanP.
    @deanP. Год назад +1

    Those are all great looking knives. Thanks for showing these to us.

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Год назад +1

    Nice options JB , thanks for sharing , God bless brother !

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      Thanks as always Michael!

  • @wegomoe
    @wegomoe 10 месяцев назад +1

    After handling my new Castorea, I love it, but I agree that is would be nice to have a filler for the show side (assuming right-hand carry). Good review.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks for watching!

  • @kenwilliams2219
    @kenwilliams2219 Год назад +6

    I got the Castorea and the little slip joint a few days ago. Rosecraft just keeps wowing me with their designs and quality. Looking forward to more from them. Awesome knife makers. Thanks JB

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Just wait Ken...more awesome stuff coming!!

  • @beeferbaron
    @beeferbaron Год назад +4

    Honestly that’s pretty slick! Traditional with a flipper should be up for an award

  • @bigjsknives
    @bigjsknives Год назад +4

    Breakfast with Big Red!! I ordered the Holston River & Castorea yesterday thanks to your awesome discount code!!! 🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪🔪Stay Sharp my friend!!!

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      Thanks brother! Hope you enjoy!

  • @mikecurtis2585
    @mikecurtis2585 Год назад +1

    Great looking Rose Craft Blades! I need to get those!!

  • @byronkennedy7912
    @byronkennedy7912 Год назад +4

    Thanks JB for the share of these Rosecrafts. The Holston River is a beautiful piece ... the Castorea is interesting (but appears to be having a mid-life identity crisis) ... but hey, I'll give it an opportunity (since I came out the other side just slightly tattered and wrinkled).

    • @RoseCraftBlades
      @RoseCraftBlades Год назад +2

      I love it. Mid-life crisis. So, Granddaddy gets a Vette. ;)

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      LOL....thanks Byron! Always appreciate your thoughts!

  • @RoseCraftBlades
    @RoseCraftBlades Год назад +2

    Great to see you at the show! We'll do another 1-on-1 soon.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Terrific seeing you all also! Would love to do another sit down with you!

  • @patrickmunneke8348
    @patrickmunneke8348 Год назад +1

    The river surgeon is great. I just wish the main blades spring wasn't really weak.

  • @skcamerican
    @skcamerican Год назад +3

    Always glad to see what RCB has been working on. The keychain knife is a real, functional knife! Most keychainers are awfully light duty. The doc knife is really elegant. The mod/trad is cool - that’s a beautiful blade. The handle could use some tweaking, IMO. Move the shield up so lefties don’t cover it up with the clip? Go with the SRM ambi clip that needs no screws? I don’t know. Andy will think of something. I like the flipper and the button lock. Thanks for showing these guys up close!

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Thank you so much Su! Your thoughts are always greatly appreciated!

  • @alpine1600s
    @alpine1600s Год назад +2

    Castorea is next on my list. 👍

  • @davidkurle5418
    @davidkurle5418 Год назад

    Thanks for showing these three, buddy! That surgeon knife is really neat!

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Always a pleasure David!

  • @jamierouse2932
    @jamierouse2932 Год назад +8

    "Button lock slip joint" sounds like an excuse for "These knives didn't come out like we wanted them too, but we need to sell them".

    • @RoseCraftBlades
      @RoseCraftBlades Год назад +8

      I hear ya, but it's not a slipjoint and wasn't designed as a slipjoint. It's a modern flipper with a traditional look. The traditional button lock is there to lock up and unlock the blade.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      @@RoseCraftBlades thank you!

    • @jamierouse2932
      @jamierouse2932 Год назад +3

      @@RoseCraftBlades Fair enough. In hindsight, my comment was likely too harsh. Thanks for replying.

    • @guy3nder529
      @guy3nder529 Год назад

      ​@@RoseCraftBladesI respect your decision to make a knife with more friction in the pivot, especially in a market so against it, but that doesn't mean I like it.

    • @kylearmstrong21
      @kylearmstrong21 Год назад

      Sounds like a great idea, classic but modern

  • @jeremyspaulding7735
    @jeremyspaulding7735 Год назад

    Some more great looking knives! Great video JB 👍

  • @ElCapAddict
    @ElCapAddict Год назад +3

    The AwanataI in purple on their website looks great! I’m gonna have to try some Rosecrafts I guess JB
    I don’t understand how people could be using their slipjoints in such a manner that closing is a serious concern.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      Used correctly and for the proper job it's not a concern! Gotta be honest I'm guilty of making that mistake!

  • @paulbesemer6090
    @paulbesemer6090 Год назад +1

    I think they all look great. I can't wait for the Barlow. and the other slip joints. Andy is an great designer.

  • @nebulamask81
    @nebulamask81 Год назад +2

    I agree that a filler tab would help the look on the Castorea.

  • @diverson63
    @diverson63 Год назад

    Nice! I really like my Surgeons knife, the button lock looks interesting... thank you JB for sharing them!

  • @cheatobandito
    @cheatobandito Год назад +1

    I did the roescraft designs just waiting for more color options on the traditional style knives

  • @shamuscollins5861
    @shamuscollins5861 Год назад +1

    I actually really like the looks of the button lock one.

  • @KungFuTweety1
    @KungFuTweety1 Год назад

    That little red knife you showed 1st should have a removable clip in the lanyard hole. I like these blades!

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Yeah....its intended to be a key chain knife.

  • @BryansKnivesKy
    @BryansKnivesKy 7 месяцев назад

    Super helpful video, brother! Thinking about grabbing one of those Castoreas!

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  7 месяцев назад

      Awesome Bryan! Thanks for watching

  • @rustyknifelover4463
    @rustyknifelover4463 Год назад +1

    Definitely an interesting button lock knife.

  • @tylerwilliams1088
    @tylerwilliams1088 Год назад +1

    I don’t carry left handed, I don’t really care to have a reversible clip, but since this one has it set up the way it is, I think some sort of filler tab would make it look much better.

  • @jasonscott6906
    @jasonscott6906 Год назад

    Great review JB. I really like the last knife alot , very cool looking

  • @joshuamostoller6164
    @joshuamostoller6164 Год назад +1

    Thanks jb

  • @GromMolotok
    @GromMolotok Год назад +1

    The Awanata looks to be a near-perfect design for a keychain knife. And the Castorea is a marvelous design. I agree that a filler tab would be helpful on it, probably to match the bolster color.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      Right on Grom! Thanks so much!

  • @grimreaper6042
    @grimreaper6042 Год назад

    3 really cool knives I am not a slip joint fan but the little sheep‘s foot is tempting thanks for sharing JB

  • @charlier8233
    @charlier8233 Год назад +1

    Received the Holston and the Castorea last week. The Holston is put together well like all their previous slip joints. It’s very square in the handle, the thing I don’t like about it are the corners on the pill crusher end are pin point sharp and the top and bottom edges are sharp. I wish they had finished the end the way the side edges are with a slight round. The Castorea is a great design but it wasn’t constructed that well. The inside edges of the liners are almost sharp and edgey, the shield is low though the center and high on the sides and edge grind is sharp but the angles are all over the place. Like I said great design just not executed well.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Dang Charlie Sorry to hear that!

  • @bubba92473
    @bubba92473 Год назад

    Glad to see Rosecraft continuing to crank out product. They miss sometimes but really hope they keep getting better and succeeding. Thanks BigRed 👍

  • @skcamerican
    @skcamerican 4 месяца назад

    I hemmed and hawed on the Castorea, and finally bought one. It’s good. That big fat spear blade is a fine thing. And the knife fills an odd sweet spot between traditionals and moderns. I love traditionals, but my hands aren’t good, and I can see a point when I’ll be limited to yucky old modern knives. But this one gives off trad vibes, despite the flipper and the button. I flip it open with a little wrist, and close it with two hands. I’ve seen folks lube and loosen theirs until it zips open and drops shut, but I prefer it a little slower. Easier to operate than a standard trad, especially with the stiff pulls popular now. But the weight, the swing of the blade, the balance of the thing-very satisfying. Good in hand, though it’s maybe a quarter-inch too long to be perfect. I’d prefer no pocket clip or holes either side, while we’re nit-picking. But, it’s a good one, JB!

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  4 месяца назад

      I really like the blade for sure! Thanks for watching!

  • @GrantM87
    @GrantM87 Год назад +1

    Absolutely love the look of the castorea and can’t wait for mine to get here but I think they milling out for pocket clip is pointless unless it’s going to have a deep carry clip. With this style clip it could have just sat on top of g10 because it’s not going to interfere with it’s the in and out of pocket.

  • @factorsofjack
    @factorsofjack Год назад

    I have the orange Castorea on its way. There was just something about it that intrigued me. I ordered last Thursday and it just shipped today but I kinda figured they were all at Blade Show.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Yeah...they said there would be a slight delay because of blade show! Enjoy!

  • @RandysWSG
    @RandysWSG Год назад +1

    Very nice stuff

  • @jerseyknifeguy6382
    @jerseyknifeguy6382 Год назад +2

    Hey JB why couldn’t I cut a cherry tree down with it?😊

  • @chaddamron3877
    @chaddamron3877 Год назад

    Barlow button lock - got 2 shovels digging it🎉🎉👊💥🍻🍻

  • @BarlowBrigade
    @BarlowBrigade Месяц назад

    Really nice knives Big Red...i had an old timer see me with a doc knife not long ago...he started questioning me about it...i mention the pull was weak...he never missed a best an said "well most of the time his Nurse or someones wife was opening that type of knife" all i could think was WOW...!!! He's is prolly right....🙏😎👍

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Месяц назад

      Right on! Thanks for sharing

  • @stevekushman3030
    @stevekushman3030 Год назад

    Very cool looking designs. I would have to select the Castorea due to my xl hand size.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Very good Steve! Thanks for watching!

  • @TopDog8762
    @TopDog8762 Год назад

    RoseCraft Blades coming in hot and heavy. That Castorea in red and black, oh man, what a looker.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Yes sir it is!!! Thanks TD!

  • @OFatherEDC
    @OFatherEDC Год назад +1

    Personally I think all knives with a recessed area for a reversible pocket clip should have a filler plate. As far as a button lock slip joint, well Andy had me until the flipper tab. I like the overall looks of the Castorea ok, I just wish it was smaller and it didn't have the flipper tab if you are going to call it a slip joint.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts Tim! Always appreciate you sharing!

  • @davidhelka8929
    @davidhelka8929 Год назад

    The button lock looks like a big knife I like that and that surgeon knife I dont usually like knives like that but I gotta say I'm Intrigued by it great video man 👍

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      The Castorea is a good sized knife for sure! Thanks so much David!

  • @shanecoursen
    @shanecoursen Год назад

    For sure going to pull the trigger on Doc Holsten. Maybe today. Another one or two RCB slips are coming soon so, will have to prioritize as usual. The Castorea is interesting. Maybe will have to place it on a shopping list. Maybe can't chop down a cherry tree, but can certainly carve a few initials in it!

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      LOL....very true Shane! Thanks so much!

  • @swampyankeeknives
    @swampyankeeknives Год назад

    Good discussion. The Castoria is a remarkable sub-$50 knife. The recessed clip is odd, but may have been the solution to a prototype hotspot. There was a deliberate design choice to allow for a clip or lanyard carry option. Cleaning away the manufacturers lubricant and applying your own truly transforms the action. Impressive value for money, hands-down.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts Swampy!

  • @BrandonGavin_EDC
    @BrandonGavin_EDC Год назад

    Pretty cool, I like their designs. I hope they use stainless Steels on some models in the future.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Thanks for watching Brandon!

  • @garengatorlope1004
    @garengatorlope1004 Год назад +1

    I would like to see them make the slip joint pattern called the one armed man's knife

  • @radar468
    @radar468 Год назад +2

    A filler tab would help finish the knife, very nice otherwise

  • @kcarsonphoto
    @kcarsonphoto Год назад

    Can't wait to get mine!!!

  • @Gman1024
    @Gman1024 Год назад

    They're all nice, but the Castorea is the standout for me, I like it.

  • @angrytomshatnextdoor4770
    @angrytomshatnextdoor4770 9 месяцев назад +1

    Definitely need a filler table

  • @bladeogre8657
    @bladeogre8657 Год назад

    Just got the black and red Castorea because it is beautiful and very different at the same time.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Right on! Would like to hear what you think!

    • @bladeogre8657
      @bladeogre8657 Год назад

      @@BigRedEDC Just to got it today and love it so far. The big blade and handle work great and it looks awesome! The pocket clip is a little hard to get on the pants, but working on making it easier.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      @bladeogre8657 right on! Glad you are enjoying it!👍👍

  • @gregvanderlip7726
    @gregvanderlip7726 Год назад

    Great vid JB 😮😊

  • @gregvanderlip7726
    @gregvanderlip7726 Год назад

    Filler tab would been nice even jus right carry to eliminate the indentation

  • @thekynologist155
    @thekynologist155 Год назад

    Thanks for a RoseCraft featured clip! New sub here from my first video…this one! Great video,
    Bro!

  • @TwinGunz
    @TwinGunz Год назад

    Black filler tab would look good

  • @caldrenfitzpatrick3308
    @caldrenfitzpatrick3308 Год назад

    The Awanata and the Castorea look nice, especially the color... I do find the blade to be a bit odd on the Castorea.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Oh man...I like the big Ole spear point

  • @terrancecoard388
    @terrancecoard388 Год назад +1

    Definitely adding the Holston but the Castorea is a pass. With all the great offerings out there, a designer has to be on their game all the time. As a lefty, there are certain features that I look at and with this one, when the clip is swapped, it looks like it will cover the shield. I believe we are all put off by that glaring cutout and it needs a filler. Too bad because I like everything else. You teased with the upcoming offerings and I look forward to them. I would like to see if anything competes with my love for the Clinch River.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      I am super excited for what is to come Terrance! Thanks for your thoughts!

  • @kevink.2719
    @kevink.2719 Год назад

    Liking these

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +1

      Glad to hear it Kevin!

  • @jamierouse2932
    @jamierouse2932 Год назад +3

    Definitely needs a filler tab!

  • @eanmichael75
    @eanmichael75 Год назад

    Button slip joint uh yes please

  • @groundfog
    @groundfog Год назад

    Nice!

  • @christiannorris7673
    @christiannorris7673 Год назад

    Don't like that cut out. Kinda ruins the look and feel. For me anyway. As well as the g10 grip. Should have bone, antler, wood. They could eliminate cut out and make the scales reversible. Instead of moving the clip. Just reverse scales.

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Thanks for checking them out

  • @thechancellor842
    @thechancellor842 Год назад

    Needs a filler tab for sure

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад

      Would have a little cleaner look to it!

  • @ghiblinerd6196
    @ghiblinerd6196 8 месяцев назад

    That castorea seems very cheaply made. I would expect better fit and finish for the price

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  8 месяцев назад

      Right on! Thanks for watching!

  • @rustyknifelover4463
    @rustyknifelover4463 Год назад +1

    Definitely interesting knives

    • @BigRedEDC
      @BigRedEDC  Год назад +2

      I think so as well Rusty!