Nick Shabazz is the best knife reviewer on the Tube. I picked this little "gem" up before the review came out hoping he would sing its praises. Though THAT didn't happen I'm still very happy with my purchase. I'm not as advanced in my collectig and this is a good piece for me. And I suspect given enough time Mr. Shabazz will be looking for this little piece again, as he's done with others.
1) They're called barrel spacers, not stand-offs. It's just a cosmetic preference. You like a G10 back spacer, others like a nice, brightly-anodized set of barrel spacers. I think the Benchmade 940-1 and -2 started the trend.
I just received this knife today. I am totally speechless. Seriously , I’m speechless. The quality of this knife is beyond epic. We’re talking Chris Reeve quality. This is my second knife from Taichung ,Taiwan. They produce the best knives in the world. Also, this is the sharpest knife I’ve ever received. It is scalpel sharp. Beyond scary sharp.
Nick does a good job here to generally qualify his criticisms as not aligning with his preferences. Personally, I prefer the Techno 2 to the original, do not have Nick's ugly issue on opening, and am not bothered by the standoffs nor the clip position. It's a lighter/more streamlined version with a better/thinner blade and improved jimping. It still maintains most of the heft and tank-ness, and it simply feels right in my hand, even better than the original. While I did appreciate the original's 'personality,' especially its resemblance to a mouse (as the Slysz version is aptly named), I knew right out of the box that the 2 would replace it for me. De gustibus non est disputandum. Great review as always, Nick :)
I revisited this review after owning this knife for a number of months. While I am a fan of Batman Shabaaz, there is much I disagree with here. This knife is a blast to thumb flick open and close with one hand. It has this uncanny feeling of a loose, easy action to open and close but with a bank vault lockup. You have to feel it to get what I mean.The weight is not an issue at all and only adds to the overall feel of the build in the hand. The open back with green posts are really nice and an improvement over the ugly blue backspacer on the 1. The Pilar is nice for the price but is not in the same universe as this knife and this knife is a major improvement to the Techno 1 in every way (especially the blade, which is as nice as the Bowie's blade). I love this beauty so much that bought a second one and had Blades We Love do it in a blue anno (sublime). While I adore the Spidiechef, the Techno 2 is closer in blade quality and overall finish to the Bowie.
Agree with many of your points. I feel the bad you pointed out are more personal preference than actual flaws or negatives on the knife. I’d like to see more of the construction pointed out in your reviews. Like how the pivot is captured and the lock bar seems to have been carbidized. I’m sure you covered that in your disassembly video, but it needs to be included in the pros/cons of your reviews. Solid as always.
Interesting how tastes vary. I found myself agreeing across the board until you got to the standoffs. I'll take standoffs with some color pop over a backspacer all day long, but I like open back construction. I also like a strong detent whenever I can get it. However, I still think the knife is overpriced.
The Pilar is so nice it has me looking at other Voxnaes designs with Fox and GiantMouse. At least there, I feel like $220 would be well-spent. Ditto for Liong Mah, bred from my love for the CRKT Journeyer. (they're currently going for $18 at BHQ, BTW)
U make a good point about price and CRK. I went to France last week, and took the CRK U showed. Sure enough it was NOT there when I arrived? Glade I did not take my small Sebenza!
I haven't handled the Techno 2. However I can say with reasonable confidence that the idea behind favouring the lanyard hole over the pocket clip on this knife has everything to do with the handle length. People may want a chunky lanyard to extend the grip in the hand and make it more comfortable overall. If the knife was bigger I don't think they'd have done that. Those with bigger hands especially may want to add the lanyard. It makes sense. It might not be the best when weighing the less-than-ideal pocketclip placement but you can at least see why they did it.
"I'm wondering if the lanyard hole mafia has taken over." - N. Shabazz
Nick Shabazz is the best knife reviewer on the Tube. I picked this little "gem" up before the review came out hoping he would sing its praises. Though THAT didn't happen I'm still very happy with my purchase. I'm not as advanced in my collectig and this is a good piece for me. And I suspect given enough time Mr. Shabazz will be looking for this little piece again, as he's done with others.
I love it when nick slams an expensive knife I otherwise probably would have bought.
1) They're called barrel spacers, not stand-offs. It's just a cosmetic preference. You like a G10 back spacer, others like a nice, brightly-anodized set of barrel spacers. I think the Benchmade 940-1 and -2 started the trend.
I just received this knife today. I am totally speechless. Seriously , I’m speechless. The quality of this knife is beyond epic. We’re talking Chris Reeve quality. This is my second knife from Taichung ,Taiwan. They produce the best knives in the world. Also, this is the sharpest knife I’ve ever received. It is scalpel sharp. Beyond scary sharp.
It’s a great little big knife and it’s far superior to the Pilar and Squid. It’s very well made and has that utilitarian Eastern European vibe.
Holy reflection Batman! The Dark Knight is doing Nick's reviews now!
Nick does a good job here to generally qualify his criticisms as not aligning with his preferences. Personally, I prefer the Techno 2 to the original, do not have Nick's ugly issue on opening, and am not bothered by the standoffs nor the clip position. It's a lighter/more streamlined version with a better/thinner blade and improved jimping. It still maintains most of the heft and tank-ness, and it simply feels right in my hand, even better than the original. While I did appreciate the original's 'personality,' especially its resemblance to a mouse (as the Slysz version is aptly named), I knew right out of the box that the 2 would replace it for me. De gustibus non est disputandum. Great review as always, Nick :)
Listening to this with headphones on really highlights how much Nick bounces around behind the camera.
I looked at a techno 2 today, when buying my first para 3.
I revisited this review after owning this knife for a number of months. While I am a fan of Batman Shabaaz, there is much I disagree with here. This knife is a blast to thumb flick open and close with one hand. It has this uncanny feeling of a loose, easy action to open and close but with a bank vault lockup. You have to feel it to get what I mean.The weight is not an issue at all and only adds to the overall feel of the build in the hand. The open back with green posts are really nice and an improvement over the ugly blue backspacer on the 1. The Pilar is nice for the price but is not in the same universe as this knife and this knife is a major improvement to the Techno 1 in every way (especially the blade, which is as nice as the Bowie's blade). I love this beauty so much that bought a second one and had Blades We Love do it in a blue anno (sublime). While I adore the Spidiechef, the Techno 2 is closer in blade quality and overall finish to the Bowie.
Agree with many of your points. I feel the bad you pointed out are more personal preference than actual flaws or negatives on the knife. I’d like to see more of the construction pointed out in your reviews. Like how the pivot is captured and the lock bar seems to have been carbidized. I’m sure you covered that in your disassembly video, but it needs to be included in the pros/cons of your reviews. Solid as always.
Interesting how tastes vary. I found myself agreeing across the board until you got to the standoffs. I'll take standoffs with some color pop over a backspacer all day long, but I like open back construction. I also like a strong detent whenever I can get it. However, I still think the knife is overpriced.
The Pilar is so nice it has me looking at other Voxnaes designs with Fox and GiantMouse. At least there, I feel like $220 would be well-spent. Ditto for Liong Mah, bred from my love for the CRKT Journeyer. (they're currently going for $18 at BHQ, BTW)
U make a good point about price and CRK. I went to France last week, and took the CRK U showed. Sure enough it was NOT there when I arrived? Glade I did not take my small Sebenza!
"It's a chubby little bunny." - Nick Shabazz. This is how I'll be describing it to people when I buy one.
I haven't handled the Techno 2. However I can say with reasonable confidence that the idea behind favouring the lanyard hole over the pocket clip on this knife has everything to do with the handle length. People may want a chunky lanyard to extend the grip in the hand and make it more comfortable overall. If the knife was bigger I don't think they'd have done that. Those with bigger hands especially may want to add the lanyard. It makes sense. It might not be the best when weighing the less-than-ideal pocketclip placement but you can at least see why they did it.
Just got the knife 2 days ago. You hit all the points Nick! 👍🏼
Nice video as always! I like the stand offs!
Wow I love that radially engraved Sebenza