You've Done all you can to keep it American as Possible!!!! It's not feasible for you to get or switch to US Ti it would slow everything down way to much and in the End the Final Price of the Knife would just be to much!!!! Appreciate you keeping it 💯 Jonathan!!! LOVE My Gen 1 and it's staying in my collection till l die!!! :) 🇺🇲 👊🏻
No need to apologize and thanks for the clarification. Your knives are great regardless where the titanium comes from, IMO. If we applied this US made standard to cars, there would be some pretty disappointed Ford and Chevy fanboys, frankly any “US” brand. Thanks again.
Just got my 2nd Gen 2 3.5 and it’s even better than the first 3.5 with fastback milling I got when they first came out! Still love my Gen 1 3” as well 😁 have to ask though why does my newest model have an F stamped on the blade? Totally just curious.. finally got the model I’ve always wanted the smooth atomic finish Eknives hooked it up 🙏🏻🙏🏻 thanks for the transparency and the awesome products
@@hanjupp I explained the reason above. It actually costs us more to do it this way. Endmills aren’t cheap and are slower. The waterjet didn’t charge any more to cut another line. Thanks for chiming in with such an intelligent comment.
@@McneesKnivestruthfully you should go back to water jetting it. I think it looks a heckuva lot cleaner and the action better... just my 2cents. Anyway Brother your knives are off the chain sick!! Just wanted to make sure you get some love!
I still consider it a American made knife. I absolutely love my atomic green titanium automac 3.5! Im waiting and hoping you make a manual mac 4. A 4 to 4.25 inch bladed Mcnees folder would be amazing
The material on the lock bar on my gen 1 is a joke. The lock bar feels so weak (no tension) when disengaging the lock bar, it’s very easily over extended if you’re not careful. When I messaged customer service they told me $400 for scales and I’d have to send my gen 1 in and pay shipping both ways. For a American made company you’d think customer service would be better and more helpful
What happened to the hollow ground blades? Jonathon I love u to death bro. The best customer service I've ever experienced. My spring broke in my titanium auto and he sent me one then face timed me and showed me how to put it back together! Who does that!!! Just bought the 3.5 grad frag I'm EKnives and I thought it was going to have the action like the older ones and sadly no. It makes me sad because the older models had really early detents and the fall was a thing of beauty!! The detent is really late now and then u add the ramp and it makes detent feel even longer like walking through mud. I'm really hoping the detent ball wears down the ramp so it doesn't get hung up like it does. The older models action made this knife one of if not the best folding knife I've ever had the pleasure of opening and closing. And now not so much. I want to love this gen 2 so bad and I'm not gonna give up on it I've only had it 5 mins. Maybe I'm just use too the old action and I need to get use to this one. Them I'm sad because my older model I had was a flat grind and then it changed to hollow and man I was so stoked and had to have one and then I finally get a new model and it's a flat grind! That's my luck. Man I don't know why u got away from the old formula because it was already perfect and all that needed done was the magnacut from the 20cv, do titanium hardware, mill a little pocket for the clip and change the flat to a hollow and BOOM the first flawless knife! Also the older model 3 inch had one of the best actions I ever felt as well. It was too small for my hand but that didn't matter because I couldn't put it down that's how addicting the action in those older models were! Geez I'm so sad.... no not sad just disappointed/ shocked. I don't know if I'm gonna be able to handle this action on the gen 2. Damn man I wanna love this damn thing because ur amazing and everything about ur company and you are the best out there! I did notice they weren't sold out instantly. Man U move the blade over to get past the detent and you go to let her drop ABC she bounces on the ramp. So unsatisfying. I'm not trying to bash the knife or anything like that I just wanted to let u know because I care. Ur honest with us and I want to be honest with you. I really really really hope it breaks in real good. Maybe you redesigned it to where when you break the detent alittle and you have to really snap ur wrist to get it over that ramp instead of breaking the detent and leaving ur hand over and it falling shut. Man but a really early detent and tilting ur hand over and it falling closed is just so good!!! I was expecting one thing and got another! I guess I can send it off for a hollow grind and stuff.
You are not the first person I've read opinions on the detent being fairly late on these Gen 2's. I REALLY want one, but now I am wondering if I should try and find a Gen 1 on the resale market. At north of $500, I have a lot of expectations for this knife, it really aught to be damn near perfect... Do you have any updates? Did it break in? Did you even end up keeping it?
Just ordered one! I just wish we would stop saying over- sea's. It's china.. It's ok, most people don't know that 98% of all titanium comes from china. Anyhow keep up the transparency and excellent products!
It seems like it’s damn near impossible to make a quality AND reasonably priced knife 100% made in the U.S. it’s all good buddy. We all know it’s not easy and you didn’t intentionally mislead anyone!
Appreciate the transparency- make of good leadership. Just ordered mine!
You've Done all you can to keep it American as Possible!!!! It's not feasible for you to get or switch to US Ti it would slow everything down way to much and in the End the Final Price of the Knife would just be to much!!!! Appreciate you keeping it 💯 Jonathan!!! LOVE My Gen 1 and it's staying in my collection till l die!!! :) 🇺🇲 👊🏻
Also for anyone that doesn't know over 90% of all Ti comes from overseas!! It is what it is.
All good! Looking forward to a Gen 2.
@@kennedyx8 SAME!! 🔥👊🏻
Just bought my first one! Arrives Thursday!!
@@WhoobieD Hope you love it!
Just got mine in the drop today and can’t wait to check out the updates. Keep doing amazing work.
Small changes but big upgrade imo, good work 👍
Awesome stuff man! Love the changes definitely gonna be on the lookout for one
Man…how refreshing to hear this. God Bless man. Buying one tonight from Enives.
Thanks! Great people to buy from!!
@@McneesKnives Trump lost, loser.
Man I been trying for years to get on you books for a build and I never can get a build spot
Looks like a great knife. Very excited to finally handle one soon. 🇺🇸
Awesome. My first Mac 2 arrived today.
No need to apologize and thanks for the clarification. Your knives are great regardless where the titanium comes from, IMO. If we applied this US made standard to cars, there would be some pretty disappointed Ford and Chevy fanboys, frankly any “US” brand. Thanks again.
Just got my 2nd Gen 2 3.5 and it’s even better than the first 3.5 with fastback milling I got when they first came out! Still love my Gen 1 3” as well 😁 have to ask though why does my newest model have an F stamped on the blade? Totally just curious.. finally got the model I’ve always wanted the smooth atomic finish Eknives hooked it up 🙏🏻🙏🏻 thanks for the transparency and the awesome products
Glad you like them! The F designates a flat grind.
@@McneesKnives gotcha thanks for the reply! thinking maybe there’s a hollow grind in the future?!
Got one. Finally made friends with someone who knows someone and was able to get my hands on one without paying double price on the secondary
Is there a reason why the gaps on the gen 2 is wider than gen 1?
@@yipikaye We started machining the cut instead of having it done on the waterjet. Gives us more control on consistency.
Cost efficiency. Pumping out more. Compromise. i guess.
@@hanjupp I explained the reason above. It actually costs us more to do it this way. Endmills aren’t cheap and are slower. The waterjet didn’t charge any more to cut another line.
Thanks for chiming in with such an intelligent comment.
@@McneesKnivestruthfully you should go back to water jetting it. I think it looks a heckuva lot cleaner and the action better... just my 2cents.
Anyway Brother your knives are off the chain sick!! Just wanted to make sure you get some love!
@@6nosis it has no effect on the action. We’re able to keep the tolerances better on the mill so the lock cuts aren’t all over the place.
Do you sale those T-Shirts ??
Yes sir! They’re listed on our site!
I still consider the Gen 1 Mac 2 3.5 atomic my “exit knife”. The quality shines through and it’s greater than the sum of its parts.
I knew I recognized that font on the blade. YO JOE!
Very cool 🤘🇺🇸
Well I’m bummed. I was sold a Gen. 1 under the impression it was gen 2
I still consider it a American made knife. I absolutely love my atomic green titanium automac 3.5! Im waiting and hoping you make a manual mac 4. A 4 to 4.25 inch bladed Mcnees folder would be amazing
The material on the lock bar on my gen 1 is a joke. The lock bar feels so weak (no tension) when disengaging the lock bar, it’s very easily over extended if you’re not careful.
When I messaged customer service they told me $400 for scales and I’d have to send my gen 1 in and pay shipping both ways.
For a American made company you’d think customer service would be better and more helpful
400? Wtf that’s ridiculous. What’s the point of a warranty if you have to pay that much
I didn’t even know there was American mined titanium 😂
What happened to the hollow ground blades? Jonathon I love u to death bro. The best customer service I've ever experienced. My spring broke in my titanium auto and he sent me one then face timed me and showed me how to put it back together! Who does that!!! Just bought the 3.5 grad frag I'm EKnives and I thought it was going to have the action like the older ones and sadly no. It makes me sad because the older models had really early detents and the fall was a thing of beauty!! The detent is really late now and then u add the ramp and it makes detent feel even longer like walking through mud. I'm really hoping the detent ball wears down the ramp so it doesn't get hung up like it does. The older models action made this knife one of if not the best folding knife I've ever had the pleasure of opening and closing. And now not so much. I want to love this gen 2 so bad and I'm not gonna give up on it I've only had it 5 mins. Maybe I'm just use too the old action and I need to get use to this one. Them I'm sad because my older model I had was a flat grind and then it changed to hollow and man I was so stoked and had to have one and then I finally get a new model and it's a flat grind! That's my luck. Man I don't know why u got away from the old formula because it was already perfect and all that needed done was the magnacut from the 20cv, do titanium hardware, mill a little pocket for the clip and change the flat to a hollow and BOOM the first flawless knife! Also the older model 3 inch had one of the best actions I ever felt as well. It was too small for my hand but that didn't matter because I couldn't put it down that's how addicting the action in those older models were! Geez I'm so sad.... no not sad just disappointed/ shocked. I don't know if I'm gonna be able to handle this action on the gen 2. Damn man I wanna love this damn thing because ur amazing and everything about ur company and you are the best out there! I did notice they weren't sold out instantly. Man U move the blade over to get past the detent and you go to let her drop ABC she bounces on the ramp. So unsatisfying. I'm not trying to bash the knife or anything like that I just wanted to let u know because I care. Ur honest with us and I want to be honest with you. I really really really hope it breaks in real good. Maybe you redesigned it to where when you break the detent alittle and you have to really snap ur wrist to get it over that ramp instead of breaking the detent and leaving ur hand over and it falling shut. Man but a really early detent and tilting ur hand over and it falling closed is just so good!!! I was expecting one thing and got another! I guess I can send it off for a hollow grind and stuff.
You are not the first person I've read opinions on the detent being fairly late on these Gen 2's. I REALLY want one, but now I am wondering if I should try and find a Gen 1 on the resale market. At north of $500, I have a lot of expectations for this knife, it really aught to be damn near perfect... Do you have any updates? Did it break in? Did you even end up keeping it?
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Just ordered one! I just wish we would stop saying over- sea's. It's china.. It's ok, most people don't know that 98% of all titanium comes from china. Anyhow keep up the transparency and excellent products!
It seems like it’s damn near impossible to make a quality AND reasonably priced knife 100% made in the U.S. it’s all good buddy. We all know it’s not easy and you didn’t intentionally mislead anyone!