Rockstead Higo First Look

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11 жыл бұрын

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@vnphan1 11 жыл бұрын

Custom is hand-made and is when a maker gives you options of finishes in his list such as steel and material...for one or more of his own models. Full custom is similar to full custom but the material, steel and finishes are up to a customer's specification. One-off is similar to true custom but the combination of finishes will never be repeated for another knife. True custom is when you and the maker basically do a collab when the latter consults you on the entire processing of making a knife..

@joshuacruce8964 7 жыл бұрын

True i call rockstead knives midtech knives and i do like their quality control. I just got mine from knife center. All my knives are as sharp as it is but i make knives for sushi restaurant as a hobby so i have a lot of practice and some nice tools. One day i will make all my knives with a mirror finish like these do but right now i dont have the time and patience. And yxr7 is used in metal cutting bits in japanese factories it is made by hitachi. So i dont think it counts as true proprietary steel. Even though i have never seen it in a knife made by any other companies.

@aaronshapiroedc 11 жыл бұрын

Perhaps, but if that's the case it rules out a lot of custom knife makers from that category.

@aaronshapiroedc 11 жыл бұрын

It's semantics at that point. In the business, handmade knives are widely considered customs, even when makers use CNC to accomplish the process. This doesn't apply to the question in the video, since Rockstead markets their knives as productions, although they are of, at least, custom-knife quality.

@YoDawgoneeleven 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome knife. When will the vid on the aeon be coming.

@Lorbera 11 жыл бұрын

Man I`d love to get my hands on a Rockstead. Some day...

@91a2jettavr6 11 жыл бұрын

Higo, not Hiro ;) . Absolutely LOVE mine. The blade is particularly stunning.

@evilsquirrel56231 11 жыл бұрын

That is awesome.

@TheSmokinApe 11 жыл бұрын

But will it blend?

@educatorul 8 жыл бұрын

hey! 10x for the vid. what s your take on this knife now, after a year and a half. do you still have it?

@MaxHarden 4 ай бұрын

How’s the knife after 10 years?

@JuandelaCruz001 11 жыл бұрын

That is just PURE SWEETNESS!

@badkith 10 жыл бұрын

Are the liners steel or titanium? Thanks.

@tcomshere 11 жыл бұрын

Rockstead workers spend hours on the blade to get that finish right? Or is my research been for naught :< Beautiful knife btw I should be getting a Kou on Saturday hehe

@91a2jettavr6 11 жыл бұрын

I agree with this IF the maker is doing something they haven't done before for another customer.

@aaronshapiroedc 11 жыл бұрын

Not sure!

@bob48252 11 жыл бұрын

If it no longer involved the maker or a guy to handcraft it I think it's no longer custom. You'll always have very high end production products in any industry.

@BadSeraphim 8 жыл бұрын

Where can I find the full review you promised?

@aaronshapiroedc 8 жыл бұрын

+Greg J. Bennett Sold it before I did one.

@BadSeraphim 8 жыл бұрын

+aaron_shapiro - what made it easy to sell/move on for you?

@aaronshapiroedc 8 жыл бұрын

+Greg J. Bennett honestly it was nearly three years ago, I forget.

@jbvap 11 жыл бұрын

Lets see some cut tests. Whats the point of having a great cutter if you dont see what it can do!

@aaronshapiroedc 11 жыл бұрын

If that's the case, most of the "Custom" knifemakers that use CNC or produce specific models wouldn't be custom makers any longer.... Despite each knife being made by hand etc etc...

@jellzey 11 жыл бұрын

Just my view, if a maker makes a 1 off knife just for you that is a custom. Mid tech is where things get mushy.

@vnphan1 11 жыл бұрын

..from designing to selecting materials and such to the final product, except for the making itself of course :D Anyways that's my opinion.

@91a2jettavr6 11 жыл бұрын

I would say Hoback, to use your example, is "semi-custom". Unless, of course, he will make a 100% unique knife right down to the blade shape/handle shape/etc. Any of the knives he makes multiples of aren't, in my opinion, customs unless he applies features to them that he won't do for anyone else. Ehhhh...actually, that's still semi-custom to me if the "bones" remain unaltered. Anyway, I've said my piece and now I must move on! Opinions are like...well, you know ;) .

@shaokem 11 жыл бұрын

basically the same edge as a katana. Them crafty Japanese!

@TheHuginMunin 10 жыл бұрын

Don'tI like the aesthetics of the Rockwel knives in general. But if I could choose any knife on the planet ... this would be the one.

@aaronshapiroedc 11 жыл бұрын

Ehh I wouldn't lump Kirby Lambert and Gerry McGinnis in with production companies. Take Hoback for example, he makes fairly similar knives, with limited finishes, but he's far from a production company.

@91a2jettavr6 11 жыл бұрын

It sure does...and it should. I am of the OPINION ;) that many makers who call themselves custom makers really shouldn't. If you're churning out multiple, identical or nearly identical knives with a limited choice of finishes, for example, then I don't feel you are making customs. You are making production knives with slight variations. Again, just my opinion!

@vnphan1 11 жыл бұрын

Well I mean you will not get involved in the physical making process of the knife :D

@crack61616 7 жыл бұрын

here in germany.....700-900euros.

@Christof_Classen 5 жыл бұрын

*NO, 1190€ * www.feines-werkzeug.de/messer/outdoormesser/rockstead/3222/rockstead-higo-x-iw-dlc?c=374

@2dividedby3equals666 11 жыл бұрын

I find really funny how people, that know about and own really sharp knives, get impressed by Rockstead sharpness!!

@91a2jettavr6 11 жыл бұрын

Very true. It wouldn't be cost-effective for any of the CNC-using makers to do truly custom work. So...they design their own blades, put a variety of finish options, etc, on them and call them custom. This is the part I don't agree with. To me, a custom is a one of a kind.