Ontario SP1 Knife Review & Field Test

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11 жыл бұрын

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@nitrorc4life1 7 жыл бұрын

Ontario was one of the cutlery companies that made the combat knives for our military during ww2 as kabar could not produce enough fast enough for our soldiers, and the design was given to at least two other companies, so in Eccense it is not a copy as the blade shape is to the spec the military called for. I believe camillus was another company making same blade but not positive on that.

@nitrorc4life1 7 жыл бұрын

Correction, camillus, Robison and pal cutlery where the other companies making theses during ww2 Ontario and Utica and another started after the war,

@Joranba 8 жыл бұрын

I put a convex edge on my sp1. Now is crazy sharp, the factory grind sucks. Thanks for the video.

@rollinlikeariver7756 7 жыл бұрын

How do you do it?

@ricev7071 5 жыл бұрын

I JUST got mine today and I freakin love it!!! Mine came with a very thick black coating which I love. I'm going to keep the %25 edge on it because it's there for a reason, and you're right, it's a steep grind so it doesn't get dull quickly. Over-all, I'm happy with it.

@billpeart 4 жыл бұрын

It will still dull just as quickly. As a matter of fact, because it is thick, you will notice its dullness even faster.

@sonnygunz9207 7 жыл бұрын

I sharpen all my own knives and like them to start out shaving sharp (which you don't need for a "survival" knife). I really enjoy Ontario knives and even after regrinding them to 36-40 degrees inclusive. They hold up like they do with the factory 60~ inclusive edge and require less energy to get the work done.

@bRad-ns6iy 6 жыл бұрын

Just ordered one today I can't wait until it arrives!!!

@ZeroThree31 3 жыл бұрын

How do you like it?

@ajand1967 10 жыл бұрын

Great video thank you made me pick the sp1 over the k-bar thank you keep up the great videos

@gideonstactical 10 жыл бұрын

Amy Hoherz Thanks so much!

@Eldofarmboy 4 жыл бұрын

I'll happily sacrifice grind angle on a survival knife because I want it to hold an edge and I want the edge to be strong enough to withstand hard use

@blueelite145 11 жыл бұрын

thanks for the awesome review, I was really looking for a review and field test but couldn't find one that was good. And technically by law in California a Dagger is a straight edge, fixed blade knife that can injure or kill, or something along those lines so essentially every knife is a dagger here/

@GMDV09 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, informative. By the way, whats your take on the SP1?

@shafff78 5 жыл бұрын

Bought mine a long time ago, couldn’t believe how bad the edge was ground. At that time was buying because it was cheap, and one of my first fixed blades. But ultimately have decided it was the worst edge grind I’ve ever come across. Hours on a 140 grit DMT to even get to the point where there was flat contact across the whole edge. But, after doing so it is surprisingly good. Holds an edge well and powers through wood. And would destroy rope. But it shouldn’t take that kind of work to get a functional edge.

@TheMasterofmanliness 10 жыл бұрын

can you do a review of the sp2? i am thinking of getting one and i really liked this review and think it would be nice to see of the other knife thanks!

@gideonstactical 10 жыл бұрын

I will be reviewing it sometime this year.

@switter1999 7 жыл бұрын

This knife is a beast. It doesn't get razor sharp even with touch up, but It will never break. It cuts like a machete, It chops like a light axe, It stabs like a spear, It cuts meat, guts fish, handle is great and hangs on while swinging or stabbing. Buy one and beat the crap out of it. It's cheap and works awesome!!!!!!!!!!

@jacobweisth7180 7 жыл бұрын

This knife can absolutely get sharp enough to pop hairs of the arm, and I find that it holds that edge quite well.

@joshjohnson2956 2 жыл бұрын

Any properly heat treated knife steel should take a wicked edge if sharpened by a skilled hand.

@jorgekd66 9 жыл бұрын

---cuchillo¡¡¡ very nice, the only thing I dislike is the guard or hawk between the blade and the handle, which is the same material as the handle, durable and will withstand pressure apara in prolonged use, will break easily? , if serious metal much better for my gusto¡¡¡

@rovaor93 10 жыл бұрын

The knife itself is a beast the thing you need to do with it, it's changing the edge angle and there you have it a perfect utility knife

@gideonstactical 10 жыл бұрын

Ya, I have had to do that with several of my Spec Plus knives. Checkout my newest review on the SP45. That is a sweet blade!

@arsonist9727 7 жыл бұрын

I found and bought one from cabalas. The one I bought doesn't have a sharpened swedge. And my was 40 bucks.

@theozarkbushman5140 4 жыл бұрын

I like it better than the standard Ka Bar 🔪

@csh6220 8 жыл бұрын

I agree that reprofiling to 20 degrees each side would serve you well, but if someone has small/medium hands, do you think their thumb would go over the guard without hurting the thumb, or should they just cut the top guard off?

@gideonstactical 8 жыл бұрын

+csh 62 It is up to you, depending on your choice and what you find feels better.

@teslaedison6236 3 жыл бұрын

Why did mine get sent without the swedge sharpened?

@eliasbell6390 2 ай бұрын

Do you still recommend this knife?

@CanItAlready 9 жыл бұрын

Nearly twice as thick? That would make it thicker than the Becker BK-2, wouldn't it? Ontarioknife.com lists the thickness of the SP1 as 0.19 in (.1875 according to ontario-knife-store.com). Ka-bar lists the thickness of their full-size USMC knife as 0.165.

@waynesmallwood6027 Жыл бұрын

The Kabar is also 3/16" thick.

@schlaznger8049 9 жыл бұрын

I bought one of these knives and while the balance is fairly good it cam with the worst edge I have ever seen on a blade. I didn't even bother trying to sharpen the blade first with a stone, I went straight for a file. After lot's of work I finally got a decent edge on it, now to see if it will actually hold it.

@retiredafce3373 9 жыл бұрын

I agree. Ontario has terrible edges. I just bought an Apex Edge Pro that let's me put a wicked edge on any cutting device including my M9 bayonet.

@toddrobinson8542 8 ай бұрын

You have to put a Edge on it. It says that in the spec.

@JohnDoe-du6yi 3 жыл бұрын

Price to price, would you take it over a SRK?

@MayorFuglycools 9 жыл бұрын

Wow cool video ! Good review, hit on lots of aspects. Thickness is around .2 inches though. ;3)) Mayor Fuglycool

@Oneofthetwelve 2 жыл бұрын

Mayor; good sheesh on this piece of lawn-cut blade!

@Oneofthetwelve 2 жыл бұрын

Sheath !!

@CharlesCarabott 5 жыл бұрын

Is it a rat tail like KA-BAR?

@Ayrton4everrr 5 жыл бұрын

Sp1 or sp6?

@shatteredcortex1 10 жыл бұрын

Nice point on the grind angle. Personally, it drove me nuts so I changed mine to around a 15 degree angle. Fantastic knife otherwise.

@gideonstactical 10 жыл бұрын

Right on!

@JGstunts22 7 жыл бұрын

love the channel but man that gum chewing is anoying as hell lol

@user-pv9pv4xf9c 4 жыл бұрын

It kinda hurts stabbing into wood with my Glock knife. This SP1 may have to retire it. :0

@poland_stronk3044 10 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if SP1 fits into Ka-Bar's kydex sheath?

@adammontoya7709 9 жыл бұрын

like a dream, very versatile setup

@johnkeck1025 6 жыл бұрын

Looks cool but I think I'll stick with my buck 119 for now. Good video by the way, thanks!

@krisrhebergen 5 жыл бұрын

Just don't use the buck for anything heavy duty, the hollow grind won't hold up in comparison.

@billpeart 4 жыл бұрын

@@krisrhebergen The buck 119 holds up to heavy use. Stupid use maybe not. But there's plenty of videos and plenty of people with experience batoning and chopping and cutting through heavy hide and brisket.

@krisrhebergen 4 жыл бұрын

Bill Peart probably more so with the 5160 model but I won’t be using mine for batoning anytime soon.

@billpeart 4 жыл бұрын

@@krisrhebergen No sir. Any of the steels they've ever used has held up to heavy use. 420HC, 440C, etc...

@sopwithcamelus 3 жыл бұрын

@@billpeart Yep. It's all about the heat treatment. Cutting and limbing saplings, moderate batoning, it will handle it fine.

@scrimblomale3306 8 жыл бұрын

It's odd that Ontario decided to go with the sharpened swedge. The curved pommel and lanyard gives it a plus over the KA-BAR with chopping wood; having that sharp swedge seems harder for batoning wood. Everything on the sp1 looks like a more utility oriented KA-BAR aside from that sharpened swedge.

@clapforboobies5892 7 жыл бұрын

It's a fighting knife that's why it has that sharpened swedge

@arsonist9727 7 жыл бұрын

Mason Egan I bought one and my swege was not sharpened.

@MrNinjakob 11 жыл бұрын

SP vs BK? I think I prefer Beckers.

@johnleimon8854 4 жыл бұрын

Ka bar: Rat tang Ontario SP-1: Full tang

@freenational 4 жыл бұрын

You mean Rat Tail.

@johnleimon8854 4 жыл бұрын

@@freenational Close enough.

@TKDLION 11 жыл бұрын

To make this knife California legal you just have to knock down that sharpened clip point. I am thinking of doing just that with mine. Having that short sharpened section on the back doesn't really increase the functionality of the knife anyway.

@godforever27 5 жыл бұрын

screw obeying unconstitutional laws

@mojaveoff-griddesertbug-ou9988 8 жыл бұрын

This knife is perfectly legal in California!

@freenational 4 жыл бұрын

I would grind away the top cutting edge . That should solve the problem of running into the law.

@rutasureste6855 7 жыл бұрын

hello I like your videos..how can I have one of these? can you sell me one? please

@jakegoodeve68 7 жыл бұрын

Check out blade master

@retiredafce3373 9 жыл бұрын

I like Ontario but they have terrible edges. The edges are very inconsistent. IMO the SP1 would respond well with a 20-21 degree angle.

@gideonstactical 9 жыл бұрын

+Retired AF CE They do need to be reprofiled because they tend to come too wide on the grind angle.

@retiredafce3373 9 жыл бұрын

+gideonstactical thanks for the reply.

@retiredafce3373 9 жыл бұрын

I use the Apex Edge Pro. They work very well!

@anticwar 7 жыл бұрын

Chewing gum during commentary, not good!

@calvinm3538 5 жыл бұрын

ikr

@brightondutson Жыл бұрын

Yeah, not trying to rip on the guy cause its a cool video. But that is a huge pet peev for me and i had a really hard time listening to this video.

@edcko10 3 жыл бұрын

Intro at 6:12 ? 🤔🤣👍

@caryryan5561 8 жыл бұрын

yeah this is a free country

@noahkoenig4447 7 жыл бұрын

okay?

@waynesmallwood6027 2 жыл бұрын

Does he not know that few knife fights are won by a lucky thrust. You slash, make the other go into shock from blood lost. The sharpened swedge (false edge) is good for backslashing.

@vccancerkill5047 6 жыл бұрын

You can get this knife for under 40 bucks. Just buy one already

@tomfaranda 9 жыл бұрын

Wrong about the thickness vs. the kabar fighting/utility knife. They are virtually the same in thickness.

@sopwithcamelus 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, they are 1075 now.

@fabiogaronzi7347 Жыл бұрын

do you think it's that bad? I would like to buy one but I hear different opinions on the new 1075 steel

@gilbertgarcia776 7 жыл бұрын

Its okay to have one in California.

@Gottiline_Ace 3 жыл бұрын

Please do not chew and smack like a teenage girl while you are talking to people. It took me all of 5 seconds to go from awesome to disgusted. Not trying to be mean, just some honest and hopefully helpful advice.

@JesusIsAlphaOmega001 Жыл бұрын

Hey pal hit the bricks.