Harbor Freight Hype Knife ...and The Elephant in The Room.

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Harbor Freight Hype Knife ...and The Elephant in The Room.

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Күн бұрын

The Icon D2 Drop point recently made available at harbor freight stores across the nation bears a striking resemblance to the Todd Begg designed Mini Glimpse...how does it stack up though? is it worth it? is it ...awesome or Judy a waste of your money?

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@garyalensr 8 ай бұрын

I work at the Harbor freight in Johnstown Pennsylvania, i bought one as soon as i stocked it. Your right we are sold out of them. They sale out with in a day or two of us stocking them. Im a knife collector as well, i do prefer my higher end blades, but seriously for $40 i couldn't pass it up!! Since owning it, it has performed amazingly. Ive edcd it every day for about 2 weeks and its still sharp. Whats crazy is it was shaving sharp out of the box.. your channel came up in my feed and im glad it did. Really enjoy your content. Your got yourself a new sub. Keep up the great content

@apex_alchemy_knives 8 ай бұрын

You're absolutely right. 40 bucks is a bargin for this knife dude. Thanks for the kind words dude. Glad to have you. Don't miss our benchmade fact gaw....few videos down from this one I think. 😎🤘🤘

@rockydaniels9797 4 ай бұрын

When ever their's a comparison to a 400 dollar knife to a 40 dollar knife, you have to ask yourself what am I waiting for. Get these 40 dollar jobs while available.

@apex_alchemy_knives 4 ай бұрын

And a great $40 knife ot is too

@jerryfreeland8440 2 ай бұрын

I went to harbor freight bought this knife, loved it so much went back and bought another one! Really nice!!

@apex_alchemy_knives 2 ай бұрын

Super lucky you found 2 at the same store 😅

@timtitus2532 9 ай бұрын

There's a definite resemblance but seeing them side by side there are definite differences. Inspiration but not a copy. Good video. Thanks

@rockhunter6260 9 ай бұрын

Bought one three weeks ago, love it👍🏻

@sherlock1895 2 ай бұрын

I’ve owned the Icon knife for a month or so. It’s a great knife. At first it was a bit stiff to deploy, but after a while it became very smooth. All things considered this is certainly one of the best bargains you can buy. I highly recommend this knife. Cheers!

@apex_alchemy_knives 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@sherlock1895 3 ай бұрын

I bought one today. I like it. The quality is there, it feels good in the hand too. I just don’t see how you can go wrong with this knife. Cheers!

@sherlock1895 Ай бұрын

The only change I’d like to see is some knurling on the flipper tab. Cheers!

@flapxjackson 9 ай бұрын

Nice comparison. It would be interesting to see a comparison between the Harbor Freight Icon and the current Steelcraft mini Glimpse that is out now. I liked the knife so much after buying the first one, I went back and bought a second. With coupon, they were only $32 each. It’s a hell of a deal for a good blade. And when I paid for it, the guy at the register eyed it hard. I think another reason Begg Knives is upset is that HF is selling basically the same knife as their $80 Steelcraft mini Glimpse at half the price. And while the knife community is looking at this knife, I think it’s selling well to tool guys who are discovering what a decent knife can be.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Lots of great points. So steelcraft has a new mini glimpse out? I knew about the begg knives d2 $80 mini glimpse but Todd has nothing to do with that company either unfortunately. We gave our begg knives mini glimpse away but it would kind of be cool to size them up. Personally, I like the hf better than the $80 knife...but it's a half inch longer overall...that makes a difference in hand.

@The_RC_Guru 6 ай бұрын

The mini glimpse is the same made in China deal. On knife center they’re selling for $79 and says made in China in the details. D2 steel and g10 scales. I’ll go with the icon. This knife isn’t enough of a copy to be an issue. The pretty blade design on the begg is just going to fill with debris too.

@thomastsunami3422 4 ай бұрын

Brothers stole His legacy, and took over His patents with Beggs knives, they also sell a shoddy mini glimpse, which should in no way be confused with the Todd Beggs SteelCraft Mini Glimpse.

@apex_alchemy_knives 4 ай бұрын

💯 agreed

@Dopey6621 9 ай бұрын

I never even knew that Harbor Freight had a gas station.... The More You Know!

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 bro...this is actually a well made knife. I'd take it over a lot of stuff at wolly world

@whiteb0rd 5 ай бұрын

Sure would like to see an aftermarket for these develop...... Alternative scales, ceramic ball pocket clip, what else?

@apex_alchemy_knives 5 ай бұрын

Blade swaps ! That'd be awesome !

@burtronomaniac 5 ай бұрын

Begg was not the first to use that template and every knife has something similar so unless it’s an exact copy it’s not a copy

@apex_alchemy_knives 5 ай бұрын

Yeah , I look at more like slip joint guys do. The Buck 110 came out in 64. By 71 case had the hammerhead and Chuck Buck said it was great that people had options for a folding hunter. Those guys copied each other all the time. Only thr edc comments gets but hurt about it.

@MrJbowers29 6 ай бұрын

Today 2/2024 the icon is sold out all over NE Indiana… I found one in a ft Wayne store cuz it was on the wrong shelf…

@apex_alchemy_knives 6 ай бұрын

I'm wondering if they're still making them. Online is sold out too.

@worm_vaquero 9 ай бұрын

Practically identical, and at a price i can afford to put rhis in my collection.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Feels solid. Test drive it and maybe upgrade when the budget permits 😎🤘

@rmpj13 9 ай бұрын

Own the Icon and love it. Carried everyday since I got it and it’s a great knife.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Great to hear it's serving you well. I'm gonna carry this one for the month of December. 😎

@EDCandLace 9 ай бұрын

No Beggs December?? Lol

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

@@EDCandLace 🤣 not necessarily , but...it'd be cool to see how it holds up.

@TopDog8762 9 ай бұрын

That was interesting. You can buy many Chinese knives with "D2" and fake CF for 40 bucks. Wonder how this will stack up and I would love to see Luv Them Knives test the blade steel.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Yeah that would be cool. I gotta guy...I can send it in for checking if he doesn't want to. 🤘😎

@rustyknifelover4463 9 ай бұрын

That would be interesting

@TopDog8762 9 ай бұрын

@@apex_alchemy_knives Just to be preemptive. As a side note in case anyone wants to chime in on my statement of Fake CF. I don't give a crap is someone takes a micro thin piece of real CF and slaps it on some laminate with glue on the back. If its lick em and stick em CF, its still fake to me even if its technically "real CF". I am damn sick of knife manufactures using that cheap crap and trying to pass it off on us. Yes I mean you Artisan Cutlery among many others. Like I said just being preemptive on the comment section.

@ShawnC8030 6 ай бұрын

Dang good knife for sure

@tomquirin4231 9 ай бұрын

my brotha billy, very cool looking h.f. blade there , wished it was a tanto blade persoanlly here but not bad , great vid n keep em coming , thanks > tom !

@powerplay4real174 5 ай бұрын

He said the F bomb 💣 @ the end 🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂

@apex_alchemy_knives 5 ай бұрын

From time to time they pop out

@Graves-81_69 3 күн бұрын

I recently bought one because it looked cool and it was only $40. Is it as good as the one it cloned? Because I love the Icon. The grip angle along with the G10 and carbon fiber textures make for an excellent grid. So far the D2 steel blade hasn’t let me down yet

@apex_alchemy_knives 3 күн бұрын

@@Graves-81_69 honestly...yeah it is and it's a half inch longer overall so it actually gives someone with larger hands more real estate than the original as well.

@Graves-81_69 2 күн бұрын

@@apex_alchemy_knives I’m digging mine. I’m going back and picking up two or three more

@Graves-81_69 2 күн бұрын

@@apex_alchemy_knives I decided to subscribe man. I needed a good channel to check out knives that did honest reviews

@TJB1510 8 ай бұрын

I LIKE THE ICON DESIGN BETTER THAN THE BEGG DESIGN.

@apex_alchemy_knives 8 ай бұрын

Tongue in cheek...I do too. It's more comfortable and it has a bigger choil. It is what it is.

@clambroth1923 5 ай бұрын

The way the blade "locks" - I still characterize it as a no tang knife. Works for a while, then it doesn't

@apex_alchemy_knives 5 ай бұрын

I guess. I have a 50 year old Camilus hawkbill that is a liner lock ...and it still works. Of course I do love carrying my fixed blades. Nothing replaces a good fixed blade...but they aren't the same tool to me.

@MrJbowers29 6 ай бұрын

I’m actually really impressed with the icon

@apex_alchemy_knives 6 ай бұрын

I am too. I'm going to pick up a few more if I have the opportunity. Great work knife and its affordable enough to lose and not sweat it.

@clintcrosby6337 9 ай бұрын

Wow. That's pretty close. Thanks for an interesting comparison.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

No problem, thanks for watching

@josh33025 9 ай бұрын

I might get it since the patent was bought for it and it's not a shady clone.

@addictedtoblades2 9 ай бұрын

Looks decent, might have to try it ❤

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

It's pretty decent. Hey I'm gonna fed ex the mayhem today. I'll include my info inside the box. Take your time with it, use it, enjoy it. Just let me know it made it to you. 😎🤘

@multitooltalk8777 8 ай бұрын

Great video.

@tinamcnutt6722 9 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Interesting to see the comparison on this.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Thank you Mrs. Tina. We very much appreciate you. I love the size of the ikon! I'm gonna put it to test. 😎🤘

@BluetoothBlades 9 ай бұрын

I wonDer if Harbor Freight is going to do a Rosie or an xm-18 3.5 " TYPE " knife.😅

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Possibilities 🤣🤣

@Drewcooks24 9 ай бұрын

Didn’t realize how similar they are

@Fr_dG 9 ай бұрын

Appreciate the review

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Appreciate the watch and comment!

@shoresharp8349 9 ай бұрын

Cutlerylover did a video and talk to Begg. Apparently he isnt to happy lol. We you go with a Chinese oem you better take these thing into account.

@ScotchNThings 9 ай бұрын

Ya watched that video also. They straight up stole the design. I really hope he goes after them.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I talked to Todd a few hours ago. I told him if he wanted me to drop the video that I'd be happy to do so. He gave me the phone number to their hq. He said it was more of intellectual property dispute vs patent dispute. It's all very much over my head.

@ScotchNThings 9 ай бұрын

@@apex_alchemy_knives ya I’m a harbor freight fan and this is just low.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

@@ScotchNThings Todd said he wasn't sure if his ex partners sold the patent. He did say that was a possibility. It's definitely sticky and a bit unfortunate...and quite confusing for the time being.

@DirkWerning 4 ай бұрын

@@apex_alchemy_knivesjust fyi…Begg Knives here in CA did NOT sell or give permission to HF to make this knife. Straight up stolen design PERIOD.

@The-Homecook-0000 2 ай бұрын

Il take the 40 dollar one..300 no way..

@jimmy_Ross 9 ай бұрын

yes sir i just bought the VOSTEED RACCOON last night and i cant wait till it gets here only took me a month of saving up money to get is all

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

👊 congrats bro , I hope you enjoy it. I haven't touched a bad vosteed yet

@EDCandLace 9 ай бұрын

I can send ya the one that cut my knuckle open if ya want to try a bad vosteed? My knuckle still looks like a 🍄 because of that POS.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

@@EDCandLace what happened ? Knife malfunction ? Look fail ?

@jimmy_Ross 9 ай бұрын

lol that would be so cool thanks @@EDCandLace

@franksalem8580 7 ай бұрын

You will love it.

@jimmy_Ross 9 ай бұрын

wow thanks so much for the awesome video really tough me allot and i would buy the cheaper one for sure lol

@MrJbowers29 6 ай бұрын

Great solid knife.. I just can’t stand the pocket clip.. needs to be deeper carry and not so stiff

@ShawnC8030 6 ай бұрын

It dont matter from what some guys are saying in the knife world is HF bought the rights from Begg to produce this knife. I know HF did make a statement at the 2023 sema they bought rights from an American company to produce the knife

@apex_alchemy_knives 6 ай бұрын

Yeah I'd just about bet someone sold icon the rights. I know it wasn't Todd but there's other people behind the curtains

@brandonjones8488 6 ай бұрын

Pound for pound the Begg should be better. Will it outlast 10 HF knives? I personally prefer the HF design. Mostly a Spyderco guy here. Have Taiwan, Japan, and American made one. My EDC was a Endura 4. Not much more craftsmanship, just more programming on the CNC or injection mold.

@RAWHEADSPEAR 9 ай бұрын

Great vid. Here from the Tristate stream yesterday.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard. Thanks for the support.

@rustyknifelover4463 9 ай бұрын

Interesting knife.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Nice gateway knife maybe

@sherlock1895 Ай бұрын

What does ik24 mean on the blade of my ICON knife? Comments please. Cheers!

@apex_alchemy_knives Ай бұрын

I assume Icon Knife 2024...mine says 23. Ik23

@sherlock1895 Ай бұрын

@@apex_alchemy_knives thank you. That certainly makes sense. Cheers!

@apex_alchemy_knives Ай бұрын

You bet 😎

@bearellie6985 4 ай бұрын

20$ maybe. Can get a nice Gerber,Civil, or Kershaw for 40$

@apex_alchemy_knives 4 ай бұрын

Lots if options. Never felt a 40 dollar kershaw I cared for but they do exist 😎💪

@secondswell 18 күн бұрын

This knife is actually way nicer than you'd think.

@bearellie6985 18 күн бұрын

@@secondswell , youre correct. Bought one, really liked it, and so did my daughter. So I just bought her one for her birthday!

@JimTergliafera 9 ай бұрын

Hmm, very similar..

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Indeed

@kenfaulkner5544 9 ай бұрын

Did you say $399! Dude, that seems like a lot for S35 and CF even coming from Reate. I think I paid $60 for the D2 and G10 version at Blade West from the Begg Knives booth. There are some details I can see on mine that are less premium. It's probably halfway between the Harbor Freight and the Reate in quality, but way closer to the HF version in price, and I know it's legit.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

SteelCraft is expensive. Not saying they are worth it, but it is what it is. You do get more premium materials. Plus from what we can tell Todd Begg is the one that created the design so you have to take that into account to. The HF and Begg Knives versions did not have to put any hours into the design process. They just used what had been done for them already. We do know for a fact now that Todd Begg SteelCraft and Begg knives are totally unrelated businesses and intellectual property has been crossed over the lines. The Beggs are not partners in business any longer. I can say that the HF from first feel and comparison is closer to the real version than the Begg Knives version was to me.--Courtney

@kenfaulkner5544 9 ай бұрын

@apex_alchemy_knives it's obviously just my opinion. If people will spend the money for a knife, then more power to the company that produced it. We all have to weigh the value and compare the available options. I personally would spend my $399 elsewhere, but to each there own, no judgment.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

@@kenfaulkner5544 oh I get it bro. I've changed my mindset a little since purchasing this knife. I bought glimpse 7.0 at the same time 🫣...I cap out at 250 on Chinese made knives now. I don't care what the hype is. I'll cap at 400 on Taiwan and anything over that it's usa 🇺🇸

@shawnpage6615 5 ай бұрын

It's a stolen design, confirmed by Todd Begg.

@apex_alchemy_knives 5 ай бұрын

Can you link me to the source. I've talked to Todd myself but I haven't seen him say it's stolen. Last I heard, it was assumption that Begg Knives...meaning Mark Begg...sold the license to an oem. I know nothing for fact. I know this...the glimpse has never gotten mote attention. Discontinued by steelcraft , current production by begg knives with a different oem...Todd hates that too. Didn't like the idea but I suppose there were other names on the design who were more liberal than Todd himself. 😎👊

@beeferbaron 6 ай бұрын

Oh man!

@MrBendayho 9 ай бұрын

Why are you even comparing this? It’s like Apple store oranges just do a review on the harbor freight night and leave it at that.

@apex_alchemy_knives 9 ай бұрын

Because it's our channel and people on our channel appreciate the comparisons. So we do is and our audience.

@Hunting4Hookers 9 ай бұрын

I suffer from the Mandelorian effect quite often!😂 That’s a cool knife! I’m a Harbor Freight rat anyway. I need to get one of these!😁

@keithw1966 5 ай бұрын

Bought one yesterday.Love it then it broke.

@apex_alchemy_knives 5 ай бұрын

Take it back bro, icon is replaceable. You got a bad one. Mine has been tough. I only cut with it though. I ain't used it yo pry with yet

@keithw1966 5 ай бұрын

Fixed it.😅

@Salamando3D 9 ай бұрын

HF would have to be incredibly stupid to try to rip off such a recognizable design and claim ignorance. Their legal department would have to be comprised of the dumbest lawyers on the planet to let that get by them. You can be 99% sure this went through all the right channels to get to the point of release. But, technically, if you change the design just enough not to look like a replica, you're in clone territory and that's legal, though dubiously so. If this didn't go through the right channels to ensure legality, this would be the biggest blunder of the year 😆This would surpass all the Chinese companies ripping off existing knife designs left and right 🤣 I really don't like Begg knives designs though. The HF version is way more appealing looking without all the dumb speed holes. Which I usually like on knives, but not a long line of tiny ones. I dig them on my Smock. Go big or go home! 😎🤘

@flapxjackson 9 ай бұрын

Who knows how Harbor Freight landed on this particular design. But I get the feeling that they didn’t license the design from either Todd Begg or Begg Knives. And I also get the feeling that there’s not much they can do about it either. Harbor Freight isn’t marketing it as a Begg Knife or as a Glimpse. So it isn’t a counterfeit. And the knives do have some slight differences. So if the Beggs go after HF, I wish them luck. But I think HF has some deep pockets and can defend themselves. Snap On went after them and lost. Lawsuits can cost big money. And they won’t be guaranteed a win.