Feel free to let me know if I missed anything in the analysis or testing! Sorry I called Harsey a Hoback. Been looking at a Hoback recently hence the mental phase shift.

CBR, your reviews are by far the most informative and educational of all the reviewers I've found to date. Thank you for what you do!

Thanks CBR for another great review you point out the information that a consumer needs to know and give us a fair testing of knives on the market! Jonathan Macnees is from my home state here in sweet home Alabama!

amazing video as usual! I always learn a little more every time I watch your videos

Loved this review!!! I was curious how youd feel about the mac 2 because of how simple it is.. This just proves to me that my love of this knife wasnt biased because i like the company.. When i wanna know how tough a knife is, this is the only channel to go to.. Keep up the good work Sir.. This is a very needed channel in this community

Great review!! Thx for going into details of the knife.. Good stuff

Another bomb review ❤ Thanks! McNees is such a good brand of knives.

Nicely done! Enjoyed the content.

100% agree with everything you said. Especially in regards to having a proper lock geometry on a Ti frame lock without an insert. It’s waaaaay harder to do without an insert and to have no lock stick etc. it’s done very well much like a Sebenza 21 for example. All the angles are right and the lock works beautiful. I just got in a TAD McNees 3.5 with the topp pattern. It’s awesome! I also have an AutoMac and a Fastback patterned 3.5. Very impressed with these knives

That's a thorough review ! Always appreciate the engineer knowledge. I had one handle getting loose, and the screw ripped the threading in the frame. That knife is still serving, but it is shaky !

Insanely good review.

I've been considering picking one up. I think I will now. This is the one of the best knife review and testing channel on KZfaq. And I say that with only one other channel in mind and he's a small channel

Your vids are absolutely terrific! Glad to know the knife I felt was the M1A1 Abrams of folding knives held up to the CBR-SERE School for Folders. I felt it was a great knife, but your Survival School for Blades confirmed it. The day I got mine, I installed Skiff PB washers in mine swapping out the bearings. Wanted to be carrying mine in environments I didn’t think bearings could withstand; so felt phosphor bronze washers were my optimal choice.

Great video as always 👍

New follower, great video.

Funnily enough the stop pin was also the first thing that caught my attention when I got mine in. It is by far the thinnest stop pin of any folder I've ever held or owned. Good to see wacking on its spine held up great. Also I agree McNees sounds like a down to earth cool dude, have him on my IG. The Gen 2 coming soon will address the screw issue going into frame which is my biggest issue.

Great review and great knife. I like mine alot and carry it often. For me the blade grind was to thick for what i like in a folding knife so i got it reground. Now it cuts way better and is still plenty tough for harder use. Also his steel replacement hardware kits are way cheaper than the $75 titanium kits, they are the same hardware that comes on the knife. The hardness files are a good quick reference to check hardness. I do something similar and use a old cell phone and see if the tip of the blade can scratch the glass, if done enough with different hardness steels you can get a good idea where a blade is at. Would like to get one of those hand held rockwell testers but not sure if they are any good for how much money it will cost me.

Great video! I just had my 2023 Mac 2 3.5 locks fail. It closes like a slipjoint basically. I will take it apart and clean it and I sent mcnees a message.

I have this same knife and I do love it. Would I like to see a revised edition with some of the little things you pointed out implemented into the knife ? Yes, because that would give me a excuse to save up and buy another one ! How would you rate in what order, the three knives in the video that you like the best, McNeese, Medford and Spartan ? Thanks

Seem like the listen to your feedback and upgraded their knife I got the older version just a week before their new version come out this week. I know that they would upgrade recent 1-2 weeks ago. I would have waited.

2:00 Thats the exact same point i try to make when people prattle on about ceramic bearings being so much better than steel. Which should be the wear part, the bearings or the blade?

Great looking knife. Is that the spear point or the drop?

As far as lockbar inserts go, I’ve been using my Spydiechef for years with no problem. I have heard lock stick may present as titanium is softer, but not in my experience.

Have you done these same tests on a Chris Reeve Sebenza?

Really like the knife but im expecting much better quality for $500 I'd pay $250 for that

Nice knife, but price is steep for what it is.

Yikes ya called a Harsey folder a "Hoback"

The Hoto screwdriver link is bad.

Non captive pivots on 500 dollar knives just makes no sense at all. They make a hell of a knife but it's little things like that pivot not being captive that is upsetting.

Also Sir, Do you have an Instagram? Id love to share this review and tag you