Awesome! I wouldn't mind a Elmax-version of this knife, but I do think I'd prefer a satin-version next, since all my TRC-knives (except for the Mille Cuori) are satin-versions.
Another great knife for your collection, Fredrik. The only neck knife I own is a karambit I wear under my shirt when I go jogging. It, too, is skeletonized. I really like your knife. That's a gorgeous keeper. I'm guessing the age of the tomato was the issue...LOL.
Thank you, Rick. One would think this is a very simple knife, only looking at it, but it does have a lot of things going on (in a good way!). I currently own zero karambits, but I'm sure I'll pick one up one day. Not sure how much actual use it'll see, but I still want one. The tomato was actually bought less than a day ago and somewhat fresh. For the record, the knife would not shave hair well either. But it will be VERY sharp once I get to it! ;)
@@PinkG10 I live out in the country, so I needed something for protection from the various potential issues with many types of 4 legged creatures, even mountain lions. I hope I never need to use my karambit, either. :-)
Can't wait to test this (84/300) more when the summer comes. I haven’t used mine much yet, but I can say that this is pretty much my favorite neck knife so far. I think the size is good for a neck knife, neither too small nor too big. I'm kinda impressed with the batoning! I kinda cheated and skipped straight to batoning, I'll watch the video completely later :D I would have thought that the coating would have worn more, Impressive!
The Speed Demon is kind of on the larger side for a neck knife, but compared to most neck knives I've used, this one can do pretty much all tasks you want to perform with a knife (aside from chopping) and it will feel good (from an ergonomical standpoint) doing each of those tasks. In fact, I think it's the perfect size, and I'm quite glad they didn't put any scales of any sort on it (even though there's a version with CF inlays). I probably should not call the APO-finish a coating, since it's, like the name says, a finish instead. And that finish seems very hard to wear down. I only managed to get a small (like a millimeter or two) straight line/scratch on mine, near the spine, and I'm not sure what I actually did that caused it, but perhaps batoning a piece of wood with some micro-gravel on it or something (and that was prior to making this video). All in all, I love the Speed Demon, but I'll have to touch up the edge a little, since it's not quite as sharp as I want it and that I'm used to. Enjoy your Number 84 SD now! :D
@@PinkG10 Yeah, I like it too that it doesn't have any scales. I heard that for some users scales/inlays started to wiggle after some time of use. I might put a paracord on the handle, at least for the sake of experimentation. I noticed that in my own knife the tip was not quite as (needle) sharp as in my other TRC knives, but I'm really happy with mine. I noticed that Lamnia listed this new Speed Demon knife today, everything was already sold out :D Have a good one!
It's a really impressive knife for its weight class. I have the laser etched/Lamnia edt version but haven't used it for anything more than light food prep for now. Would never use a knife like this for batoning but obviously it can handle it as you showed. The name Speed Demon is really fitting since it's such a lightweight knife, but with good ergonomics and usability still. I don't like hanging a knife around my neck in a strong rope/paracord (for those rare Murphy's law occasions) and more knife designers should think of this (like Cold Steel and Spyderco have done) and use pearls strings etc that will break when physically challenged for their neck knives. This is obviously something you can fix yourself with ease though.
If I could own only one version of the Speed Demon, it would have been that Lamnia-version. It looks really awesome, imo. The ergos are of this knife is spot on, and the proportions, general design etc. are also spot on. I'm going to use the knife primarily for food prep. (and for that I'll need to touch up the edge a little, though, since the sharpness was not quite what I expected it to be by TRC-standards) and light wood work (i.e feathersticks, carving etc.). The batoning was more of a strength test of sort, and also to see if I could wear down the finish (which I couldn't). As I stated in the video, I'll never carry this knife around my neck. It'll be either on my belt (scout carry), or more likely, in one of my many pockets.
@@PinkG10 Kinda disappointing when premium knives don't come paper/shaving sharp. 3 of total 13 (with reservation) of my TRC knives didn't come as expected (TR 12, TR 15 and M1). The 2 first one is from the early days I believe discontinued and the latter has changed name (Mille Cuori). Anyway. I didn't say it earlier - but thank you very much for some excellent knives reviews and views of your collection over the years. You have indeed one of the most expensive fixed knife collection I've seen. Your Bark River collection has to be unparalleled.
@@bback74 - Thank you for your kind words! My ever-growing BRK-collection is almost getting out of hand, heh! In terms of TRC and factory sharpness: All of my TRC-knives have been hair popping sharp. This specific one will slice paper (all kinds of paper) with ease, but not shave hair nor slice a tomato with ease. I did not test the factory edge directly out of the box though, did some batoning and feathersticking first, but I doubt that had much of an impact tbh. Not a super big deal, since I'll just sharpen it to my liking. I will say that the edge is very tough, though!
I've sliced tons of tomatoes effortless with polished edges before. This one also didn't want to shave hair, which I would not want a toothy edge for. Any way, I've now resharpen the blade and it's now one of my sharpest blades ever, slicing anything with ease and popping off the (little) hair I've left on my legs and arms. ;)
@@PinkG10 nice 👌 👍 😎 so I just got one of my new favorite bark rivers in the other day its a bravo alpha with beautiful carbon fiber scales and natural g10 liners mosaic pins and 10in of 1/4inch thick 3V in the overall shape of a kephart design sheath left something to be desired but I've got plenty of nice leather bushcraft sheaths I can use... do you have an alpha?
@@kevinAuman1 - That sounds awesome! I've got two Alphas, and I like them quite a lot. I also have a few BRK's waiting to be shipped, among them the Machete, Bushcrafter Scout, ULB and some more ... I'm VERY curios about the Bushcrafter Scout tbh.
@@PinkG10 yes I do love mine, the blade is so super thin and thinly ground behind the edge as well so it just bites deep into wood and it feathers like a dream! As soon as I got the notification from dlt about a production magnacut in stock I jumped right on it and was the first person to purchase one and then I watched as they all sold out within an hour of me buying mine lol far as the steel performance it came super sharp but toothy so I simply gave it a couple swipes on a Mac black ceramic rod and then stropped it till it was smooth and now it is wicked sharp but that crazy sharpness seems to go away fairly quickly but the blade is so thin that even if it were completely dull it still cuts better than a thick blade would with a razor edge and it only takes one or two swipes on a strop and it gets that sticky scary sharpness right back so I imagine if stropped after use it would never need sharpening and continue to slice and bite deeply for a very long time....
CONTENTS
00:00 - START
00:32 - SPECS
00:54 - A FIRST GLANCE
2:23 - UNBOXING, OVERVIEW & SPECS.
23:34 - SLICING 3 TYPES OF PAPER
31:34 - SLICING LEATHER
35:43 - CUTTING PARACORD
38:29 - SLICING TOMATOES
42:57 - SLICING ORANGES
48:07 - PEELING AN APPLE
51:44 - FEATHER STICKING
55:11 - WOOD CARVING
1:02:11 - BATONING
1:14:20 - FINAL THOUGHTS
1:24:48 - OUTRO
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Best review.
Thank you for your work!
Regards
They did an special run in vanadis if I remember correctly, wouldlovr that
u should do a massive battle royale with all your russian axes
Maybe I should make that a summer project of mine? ;)
I have got one in Elmax Apo finish. Love it! I removed the loop and carry it as a neck knive.
Awesome! I wouldn't mind a Elmax-version of this knife, but I do think I'd prefer a satin-version next, since all my TRC-knives (except for the Mille Cuori) are satin-versions.
How would the Speed demon be as a companion knife for the Apocalypse. Custom kydex piggyback mount on the front.
Another great knife for your collection, Fredrik. The only neck knife I own is a karambit I wear under my shirt when I go jogging. It, too, is skeletonized. I really like your knife. That's a gorgeous keeper. I'm guessing the age of the tomato was the issue...LOL.
Thank you, Rick. One would think this is a very simple knife, only looking at it, but it does have a lot of things going on (in a good way!). I currently own zero karambits, but I'm sure I'll pick one up one day. Not sure how much actual use it'll see, but I still want one. The tomato was actually bought less than a day ago and somewhat fresh. For the record, the knife would not shave hair well either. But it will be VERY sharp once I get to it! ;)
@@PinkG10 I live out in the country, so I needed something for protection from the various potential issues with many types of 4 legged creatures, even mountain lions. I hope I never need to use my karambit, either. :-)
Can't wait to test this (84/300) more when the summer comes. I haven’t used mine much yet, but I can say that this is pretty much my favorite neck knife so far. I think the size is good for a neck knife, neither too small nor too big. I'm kinda impressed with the batoning! I kinda cheated and skipped straight to batoning, I'll watch the video completely later :D I would have thought that the coating would have worn more, Impressive!
The Speed Demon is kind of on the larger side for a neck knife, but compared to most neck knives I've used, this one can do pretty much all tasks you want to perform with a knife (aside from chopping) and it will feel good (from an ergonomical standpoint) doing each of those tasks. In fact, I think it's the perfect size, and I'm quite glad they didn't put any scales of any sort on it (even though there's a version with CF inlays). I probably should not call the APO-finish a coating, since it's, like the name says, a finish instead. And that finish seems very hard to wear down. I only managed to get a small (like a millimeter or two) straight line/scratch on mine, near the spine, and I'm not sure what I actually did that caused it, but perhaps batoning a piece of wood with some micro-gravel on it or something (and that was prior to making this video). All in all, I love the Speed Demon, but I'll have to touch up the edge a little, since it's not quite as sharp as I want it and that I'm used to. Enjoy your Number 84 SD now! :D
@@PinkG10 Yeah, I like it too that it doesn't have any scales. I heard that for some users scales/inlays started to wiggle after some time of use. I might put a paracord on the handle, at least for the sake of experimentation. I noticed that in my own knife the tip was not quite as (needle) sharp as in my other TRC knives, but I'm really happy with mine. I noticed that Lamnia listed this new Speed Demon knife today, everything was already sold out :D Have a good one!
@@PinkG10 Did you order satin Speed Demon yet? :D It came in stock this week, only a few left.
It's a really impressive knife for its weight class. I have the laser etched/Lamnia edt version but haven't used it for anything more than light food prep for now. Would never use a knife like this for batoning but obviously it can handle it as you showed. The name Speed Demon is really fitting since it's such a lightweight knife, but with good ergonomics and usability still.
I don't like hanging a knife around my neck in a strong rope/paracord (for those rare Murphy's law occasions) and more knife designers should think of this (like Cold Steel and Spyderco have done) and use pearls strings etc that will break when physically challenged for their neck knives. This is obviously something you can fix yourself with ease though.
If I could own only one version of the Speed Demon, it would have been that Lamnia-version. It looks really awesome, imo. The ergos are of this knife is spot on, and the proportions, general design etc. are also spot on. I'm going to use the knife primarily for food prep. (and for that I'll need to touch up the edge a little, though, since the sharpness was not quite what I expected it to be by TRC-standards) and light wood work (i.e feathersticks, carving etc.). The batoning was more of a strength test of sort, and also to see if I could wear down the finish (which I couldn't). As I stated in the video, I'll never carry this knife around my neck. It'll be either on my belt (scout carry), or more likely, in one of my many pockets.
@@PinkG10 Kinda disappointing when premium knives don't come paper/shaving sharp. 3 of total 13 (with reservation) of my TRC knives didn't come as expected (TR 12, TR 15 and M1). The 2 first one is from the early days I believe discontinued and the latter has changed name (Mille Cuori).
Anyway. I didn't say it earlier - but thank you very much for some excellent knives reviews and views of your collection over the years. You have indeed one of the most expensive fixed knife collection I've seen. Your Bark River collection has to be unparalleled.
@@bback74 - Thank you for your kind words! My ever-growing BRK-collection is almost getting out of hand, heh! In terms of TRC and factory sharpness: All of my TRC-knives have been hair popping sharp. This specific one will slice paper (all kinds of paper) with ease, but not shave hair nor slice a tomato with ease. I did not test the factory edge directly out of the box though, did some batoning and feathersticking first, but I doubt that had much of an impact tbh. Not a super big deal, since I'll just sharpen it to my liking. I will say that the edge is very tough, though!
I agreee that the inlays aren't really needed, especially as they almost double the cost of the knife.
Polished edges are not very great at slicing tomatoes unfortunately you will need a toothy edge...
I've sliced tons of tomatoes effortless with polished edges before. This one also didn't want to shave hair, which I would not want a toothy edge for. Any way, I've now resharpen the blade and it's now one of my sharpest blades ever, slicing anything with ease and popping off the (little) hair I've left on my legs and arms. ;)
@@PinkG10 nice 👌 👍 😎 so I just got one of my new favorite bark rivers in the other day its a bravo alpha with beautiful carbon fiber scales and natural g10 liners mosaic pins and 10in of 1/4inch thick 3V in the overall shape of a kephart design sheath left something to be desired but I've got plenty of nice leather bushcraft sheaths I can use... do you have an alpha?
@@kevinAuman1 - That sounds awesome! I've got two Alphas, and I like them quite a lot. I also have a few BRK's waiting to be shipped, among them the Machete, Bushcrafter Scout, ULB and some more ... I'm VERY curios about the Bushcrafter Scout tbh.
@@PinkG10 yes I do love mine, the blade is so super thin and thinly ground behind the edge as well so it just bites deep into wood and it feathers like a dream! As soon as I got the notification from dlt about a production magnacut in stock I jumped right on it and was the first person to purchase one and then I watched as they all sold out within an hour of me buying mine lol far as the steel performance it came super sharp but toothy so I simply gave it a couple swipes on a Mac black ceramic rod and then stropped it till it was smooth and now it is wicked sharp but that crazy sharpness seems to go away fairly quickly but the blade is so thin that even if it were completely dull it still cuts better than a thick blade would with a razor edge and it only takes one or two swipes on a strop and it gets that sticky scary sharpness right back so I imagine if stropped after use it would never need sharpening and continue to slice and bite deeply for a very long time....
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