10 EXCELLENT BUTTON LOCK KNIVES UNDER $90

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
  • 10 EXCELLENT BUTTON LOCK KNIVES UNDER $90. Before this year there were only a few button locks you could buy under $100. Now we already have 9 new ones and in this video we take a look at each one. I rank the from 10 down to one so check it out if you want to see my favorite as of 4/17/22.
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    Civivi- Elementum Button Lock www.knifecenter.com/item/CIVC...
    Orion- Solaris www.orionknives.com/store/p/o...
    Kizer- Original Kizer Original Folding Pocket Knife with Clip, Black Aluminum Handle EDC Knife, 3 Inch154CM Steel Blade Knife, V3605E1 www.amazon.com/dp/B09SHSC1GL/...
    Civivi- Cogent www.bladehq.com/?search=civiv...
    Civivi- Altus www.bladehq.com/?search=civiv...
    Civivi- Conspirator www.bladehq.com/cat--Conspira...
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  • @Kens_knives
    @Kens_knives Před rokem +1

    Thanks Mr. Stassa for a great overview on button locks!

  • @ReapersEDC
    @ReapersEDC Před rokem +2

    Sencut Crowley is a great button lock and for $47 it’s gotta be around top 3 easily 💪🏼 💪🏼💪🏼

  • @keredrellit3992
    @keredrellit3992 Před rokem

    totally agree with your elementum lack of deployment issue. hello back stassa kiddo!

  • @lord.needham
    @lord.needham Před 2 lety +3

    Gotta love a top ten video. I absolutely agree with that #1 my Malibu has been sitting in the case since the Conspirator came in. Thanks Stassa!

  • @Murphysson
    @Murphysson Před 2 lety

    Love them button locks. Thanks Stassa. Happy Easter to you and your family! 🐇🐥🥚🍫

  • @davidheath2427
    @davidheath2427 Před 2 lety

    Thanks . Hope you and your family have a great Easter

  • @nagantmaniac
    @nagantmaniac Před 2 lety

    Great list. I have the 5 of top 6 and would agree they are awesome!

  • @chrishinkle5982
    @chrishinkle5982 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for sharing love a good button lock haven't bought the conspirator yet but most definitely on my list of budget knives

  • @willb7713
    @willb7713 Před 2 lety

    I love my Cogent, also a couple of the others on your list are on my list for purchase. Good video.

  • @jdisdetermined
    @jdisdetermined Před 2 lety +1

    That modded Elementum is dope! Nice job. 👍

  • @molon_labe_nc9390
    @molon_labe_nc9390 Před 2 lety

    Definitely an awesome line-up...👍🏼

  • @PowerfulFupa
    @PowerfulFupa Před 10 měsíci

    I'm glad that recently we got more button/axis lock knives, not just civivi
    I just picked up a crkt pyrite and pyrite large, bestechman ronan and vosteed raccoon.

  • @happykt
    @happykt Před 2 lety +1

    I own the Civivi Conspirator in black micarta and love it.

  • @butchcassidy3373
    @butchcassidy3373 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Stassa. Love me a button lock.

  • @Haveaknifeday73
    @Haveaknifeday73 Před 2 lety

    Love the idea of button locks - own zero right now sold my custom Spyderco Smock- owned the Civivi ‘s just felt too cheap - haven’t found one I couldn’t let go yet- fun video either way😃

  • @hannahdinius4199
    @hannahdinius4199 Před 2 lety

    His hands are so cool! I wish mine were like that.

  • @Johnny9ers
    @Johnny9ers Před rokem

    I also have the orion solaris but i have it in red accents..awesome knife in my opinion.

  • @akquicksilver
    @akquicksilver Před 2 lety +1

    Love both my Conspirator and my Assassin (sounds like video game heroes), but the Conspirator is my most often carried.

  • @jjabberjaw8822
    @jjabberjaw8822 Před 2 lety

    One nice thing about the Solaris is that they sell different colored accents and scales on the website for a pretty decent price. It makes the knife really easy to customize a bit.

  • @edcevo3052
    @edcevo3052 Před 2 lety +1

    Can’t wait to get my cjrb feldspar button lock tomorrow.

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      I almost picked one up that’s going to be a good one.

  • @toreycasey1214
    @toreycasey1214 Před 2 lety +3

    New to your channel Neeves mentioned that you have great content and man I agree! Been digging through your archives GREAT stuff my man! Just ordered a conspirator will let you know what I think, appreciate your perspective and thoughts feel your spot on!

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      Thanks and I am happy to have you. I think your going to love the Conspirator it’s an awesome knife. Jared has been great friend and it’s awesome to see him finally getting the subs he deserves because he works harder than anyone I know and helps me all the time 👌well I hope you have a great day talk to you later 🍻🍻

  • @idontatalya242
    @idontatalya242 Před rokem

    Got your first two in my collection as well. Actually did a flipper delete on the Swayback, and it improved the lines IMMENSELY (IMO). RE the Griffin, that was a collab with Huang Liang Zhi, a.k.a Carson Tech Labs to make a production model of his custom Griffin. From what I understand, he had bought a TON of the needle bearings for his customs, and passed them off to RealSteel to use in the 14c28n Griffins, and they also used them in the Gen 1 and Gen 2 G5 Metamorphs. But then the producer of those bearings either stopped making them or went out of business, so the Ti version of the Griffin (which is still available) and the compact / higher end variants of the Metamorph all switched to standard bearings. From the reviews that I've seen, the action on the Ti Griffin or Metamorph variants just doesn't hold a candle to the needle bearings, so I'm guessing that the lack of availability of the needle bearings probably has something to do with why the Griffin was discontinued.

  • @super_sigma_
    @super_sigma_ Před rokem

    New King in town: Sencut Sachse baby

  • @MrCaissed
    @MrCaissed Před rokem

    I just got the elementom button lock same color and I don’t mind not having thumb studs. It deploys fast and is very fidgety! I prefer the 14 c 28 mov. To the other option

  • @bubba92473
    @bubba92473 Před 2 lety

    The griffin is one I wish I could have had. Won't be able to find it i am sure thank you for video Mr Stassa

    • @jdisdetermined
      @jdisdetermined Před 2 lety

      Yeah I missed it too. Really love the look of that one.

  • @brandonshehan699
    @brandonshehan699 Před 2 lety +1

    I still love my Griffin. Just acid washed the blade and pocket clip. Mine came with a polished pocket clip. Man I have always loved this knife. Keep up the great vids bro. Thanks

    • @DZNTZ
      @DZNTZ Před 2 lety

      Hey, can I ask your recipe and timeframe for acid washing? I tried a diluted ferric chloride solution on a d2 blade and got lots of (ugly) dark oxidized spots, not a nice even finish. Thought you might have some tips to share! I appreciate the help!

    • @brandonshehan699
      @brandonshehan699 Před 2 lety

      @@DZNTZ I watched Stassa video on acid washing a blade . I followed his vid and the knives I tried it on turned out looking pretty good. I will say that having a very clean and oil free blade is very important. Hope this points you in the right direction.

  • @dionflorio9249
    @dionflorio9249 Před 2 lety

    I have the TI version of the Griffin. It's an awesome knife in m390 the fake carbon fiber inlays make it look a little cheap though. The pocket clip is also not attractive but it functions very well.

  • @BladeBanter
    @BladeBanter Před 2 lety +1

    Honor to be on the list, let me know if you want to try some 2nd run scales with more chamfering in the grip area.

  • @MR.MR.DESIGNS
    @MR.MR.DESIGNS Před 2 lety

    Oh yea, these are my jam

  • @josiahpage440
    @josiahpage440 Před 2 lety

    Nice!

  • @chefbgordon8892
    @chefbgordon8892 Před 2 lety

    I just bought the released today CIVIVI Chevalier with the stone washed blade and black handles because a blade shape I’ve never used and it’s my first button lock knife

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      I just finished my testing on the Chevalier last night and I have to say I like it a good bit 👌

  • @megatrolltrollington
    @megatrolltrollington Před 2 lety +6

    I bought the conspirator because of how much I liked the elementum, cogent, and altus, but my conspirator came with so much lock stick that it turns into a fixed blade when you open it. It also has the weakest detent I've even seen on a civivi. I returned it promptly.

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      Wow that sucks , that’s the one problem with button locks , they are so finicky I mean look at Protech they have been doing button lock for the longest time and one of my Malibu’s had horrendous button stick and I had to return it as well. Lucy for me button locks aren’t my favorite mechanism 👍

    • @alphamale3643
      @alphamale3643 Před 2 lety

      I had a MAJJJOR issue with the Civivi Cogent. So bad that I had to return it. I played with it for hours and hours, over the course of a few days, and it never got better. I had to take the knife apart a couple of times to get the button to release. Just ordered the Begleiter XL, if I like it, i am going to get the Begleiter 2 as well.

    • @edm86
      @edm86 Před 2 lety

      So I have the Altus and love, played with it for a few days got it working very smooth, but then I dropped it and the lock stuck severely and I thought I'd bent something, but I didn't! What the problem is, is that the spring for the button has moved from the center of the hole to the outside and is causing the button not to depress fully, Civivi needs to either have a small peg in the cutout for the button to keep the spring in the middle

  • @joeisabella6811
    @joeisabella6811 Před 2 lety

    Nice line up. Own a few on it myself 👍 Looking forward to a couple more.

  • @haveagocommentator983
    @haveagocommentator983 Před 2 lety +1

    Bought that Solaris after watching this video, have almost all the others including the twosuns. I'm going to buy a tormac pcnc so I can start making my own knives. I think mine will beat them all.

    • @BladeBanter
      @BladeBanter Před 2 lety

      Nice look forward to seeing that, button locks are nice.

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      Sweet that’s awesome 👍

  • @killroy2221
    @killroy2221 Před 2 lety

    love my begleiter. deleted the flipper so I can choke up on it. it's so good

  • @1980JPA
    @1980JPA Před 2 lety

    Yay.

  • @squarebody4546
    @squarebody4546 Před rokem

    Another great video, thanks! Do you mind sharing what you used to make the thumb stud hole in S35VN? Could you drill it, or did you need to use a tapered diamond burr?
    Re: the TwoSun, other than my Spyderco Tropen, it's the only knife in my collection I consider dangerous. I have many button locks, but it's the only one that's closed on me in use. The button sticks out waay too far. I was doing a pull cut, didn't realize the side of my thumb was pressing the button slightly, and after making it thru the zip tie it shut on the web of my hand between thumb and pointer. Thank God it didn't cut me open as I wasn't pulling too hard, but needless to say it's no longer in my rotation. One of these days I'll get around to putting it up for sale.

  • @paulparadis66
    @paulparadis66 Před 2 lety

    Civivi and Kizer as usual

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety +1

      Yep there the only ones making button locks under $100

  • @joshmcmanis5767
    @joshmcmanis5767 Před 2 lety

    Great job. Just cost me a couple of hundred dollars.

  • @user-fs7df1xg9v
    @user-fs7df1xg9v Před měsícem

    still like the griffin.

  • @57HEMIviken
    @57HEMIviken Před 2 lety

    wish the conspiritor had a thumb stud, im on a big thumb stud kick and hardly any knives have em anymore

  • @DZNTZ
    @DZNTZ Před 2 lety

    Great vid, thanks! How do you go about drilling a hole for thumbstuds in a hardened blade? I’ve tried and failed, hoping to learn how! Thanks again.

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      You have to use a solid carbide drill bit and you also need to use a lot of cutting fluid because you don’t want the blade to get hot

    • @DZNTZ
      @DZNTZ Před 2 lety

      @@Stassa23 Okay, cool. I need to invest in a proper bit then, I was just using a regular bit. I did use a press, and some oil, but all I did was make heat, smoke, and a very dull bit lol. Thanks for the tip, appreciate it!

  • @BrandonGavin_EDC
    @BrandonGavin_EDC Před 2 lety +1

    I hope Kizer makes the XL Beg a standard knife in the lineup or makes a new XL or XL variant of that original.

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety +1

      I herd they were making a bigger Original

    • @BrandonGavin_EDC
      @BrandonGavin_EDC Před 2 lety

      @@Stassa23 nice! Do you know if it will be in Titanium or not?

  • @TheMostSmokeCrew
    @TheMostSmokeCrew Před 2 lety +1

    Is there a risk of the button lock blade opening when rolling around on the knife? I like to clip my knife facing inside my waistband and often nap and roll around on the floor with my child. I'm wondering if a Civivi Elementum button lock knife or other button lock knives might or might not be a good choice. Thanks for the help.

    • @squarebody4546
      @squarebody4546 Před rokem

      I carried a Kizer Cormorant clipped in the cargo pocket of my shorts, with it clipped near the front of the pocket so the blade wasn't trapped against the pocket. I was running around playing games at camp with my kid, realized after the game it had dropped open and was stabbing through the bottom of my pocket. If the button lock doesn't have a firm detent, be careful how you carry.

  • @TheMuffinMan15
    @TheMuffinMan15 Před 2 lety

    What kind of burn accident have those hands been in brother?

  • @andyablluxembourg8627
    @andyablluxembourg8627 Před 2 lety

    i wish the altus had a flipper

  • @darrennicholas860
    @darrennicholas860 Před 2 lety

    New to knives can u recommend 2 inch best of best 🙏

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety +1

      We’re happy to have you 👍 what types of things will you be doing with it and are you looking for something beefy and tuff or something very Slicey, does it need to be a stainless steel

  • @seniorxj2931
    @seniorxj2931 Před rokem

    How much for the 2sun??

  • @sonofbladecentered8732

    The original was designed by Gage GZ not mojave outdoors😃

  • @blueeyeswhitedragon9839

    The Civivi Elementum button lock was the first button lock put out by Civivi, not the Cogent, as stated in the video.

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      Yes I realized that and that’s the reason I corrected it on the screen and said second button lock but that’s for the feedback 👍

  • @superrad1659
    @superrad1659 Před 2 lety

    13:17 What exactly IS "American micarta"? I was under impression that "American" micarta was more like canvas micarta, or more texture-y/ lower resin-fabric ratio... Id much appreciate if anyone can educate me on the difference, thanks!!

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety +1

      American Micarta you can see the layers and fabric much better and our colors are a good bit different however the stuff the Chinese use has gotten a lot better, I think they were using more resin over fabric and whatever type of resin they use must not be the same. Not 💯 sure what’s they are doing different

    • @superrad1659
      @superrad1659 Před 2 lety

      @@Stassa23 ah ok thank you! On that note, my preference is the "American" style hands down.

  • @lionknives3
    @lionknives3 Před 2 lety +2

    First! Doesn't matter but first haha!

  • @Toyotas_n__Tools
    @Toyotas_n__Tools Před 2 lety

    Stassa do you have the kershaw starkey ridge? I picked up the XL version off ebay with a lowball offer that was accepted.. Why do civivi's all look a like? BTW I'm new to the knife community and learning about knives I had been buying Japanese fixed blade tantos, japan made folders and USA or Japanese Kershaws as a way to get into knife collecting. I would love to see some of your vintage tactical knife magazines along with those old knives you found while moving I heard you mention in a video recently. Also I bought my adamas because of yours being done by BGM blade, what did you tell him to do so it turned out the way it did?

  • @viflag
    @viflag Před 11 měsíci

    And where is the cormorant?

  • @johnmackey3164
    @johnmackey3164 Před 2 lety

    My Griffin doesn’t have that secondary lock on it..

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety

      Yeah I think they stopped using it after the first run because a lot of people had problems with it easily locking

  • @TheLostKoz
    @TheLostKoz Před 2 lety

    I would be happy to take that TwoSun 313 off your hands for 90 bucks!

  • @MASHEDMallow11
    @MASHEDMallow11 Před 2 lety

    Honestly, I was hoping you would have kept the original off this list...very disappointing

    • @MASHEDMallow11
      @MASHEDMallow11 Před 2 lety

      Definitely not worth 80, feels cheap and the lock has failed on me twice today opening Easter baskets

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety +1

      @@MASHEDMallow11 dang that’s shit, mine has been fine after all my testing it’s remained solid but if that changes I’ll let y’all know. I definitely think it’s way overpriced though 🍻🍻

    • @MASHEDMallow11
      @MASHEDMallow11 Před 2 lety

      @@Stassa23 honestly man, it feels super cheap too, just doesn't feel good. I knownits a small knife, but the stop pin is so so so small, if that was upgraded I believe the hole feel would be different. I'll probably end up selling it...probably for 70, the right price

    • @Stassa23
      @Stassa23  Před 2 lety +1

      @@MASHEDMallow11 the Kizer Assassin feels a lot more robust and yea I see what you mean on the Original’s stop pin