I absolutely LOVE this knife as a secondary blade. I always have a larger knife with me, and then carry either the reticulan or a victorinox cadet. Check out the reticulan in damascus! It is beautiful

Looks like an amazing little knife, and a real looker for sure!

i love that the flipper tab is integrated into the lines/design when open. seems like it's mainly a cool looking letter opener tho. might be a good one to leave at the desk at work. im not that fancy tho.

Ok, everyone picture Batman in yoga pants with a tiny knife.

Unique in a crowded field is a definite plus in my book, and a small flipper that actually deploys reliably is pretty unique in my experience. This one is absolutely going on the Christmas gift list!

This is a really pretty little knife. I've considered getting one. Glad you reviewed it. It's the perfect thing to carry for someone who's cutting tasks essentially consist of opening amazon boxes and blister packaging. It's non-threatening and its size says "this is just for small utility use". It won't be seen as threatening or a weapon by most. I currently carry an S35VN knockoff of Serg Pachenkos little knives (I am not a person with a big budget, It's probably morally questionable but I could never afford a real Pachenko). I keep it on a keychain. It's very small. I could see replacing it with this. I'm a big fan of Isham. I think he's the most exciting knife designer currently. His pieces are the concept cars of knifemaking, but unlike cars, knives can be sold at a price low enough that doing a production run is possible. There are enough people who will buy a super futuristic design, provided it mostly works for its intended purpose. I find that cool. I hope for more low budget collaborations between Isham and Bestech, and other affordable knife manufacturers.

I actually bought one of these about the same time as Nick and he covered every single thing down to the opening cutting my palm. Shows that beauty really does hurt

I have a bestech imp that I love, but have the same issue with the pivot coming lose fairly regularly. Don’t need more than one super tiny high end flipper, but isham designs always catch my eye. Nice review as always! Go yoga pants!

Wow very cute little knife!!!

Would love to hear your opinion on the new "medium" size Reticulan!

ZT0022 is a TI flipper framelock about the same size, and it's a total gem in my book.

Looks like something from the Picasso school of knife design. Not saying it's a bad thing just obscures the line between utility and fashion statement.

Unless you are taking out Tangos, a 2 inch blade is plenty for most uses

I haven’t found a better “small’ knife than the dragonfly ZDP189. I don’t expect I will.

Holy hell! I've seen pictures of it before but I didn't imagine it was so small. I actually never had a Bestech till recently. I was super impressed with them. Added a few of their pieces to my list.

I'd go for the Civivi McKenna, a little cheaper and slightly bigger. I have the McKenna in black with the damascus looking blade and love it.

Did Islam design the Rike hummingbird? Looks VERY similar especially with the kydex neck sheath.

“There are people in the world scared to death of everything over two inches” those people are probably scared of almost everything. I’m picturing a person running away from a flower because it was bigger than 2 inches

You really should review the Bestech Engine.

holy shit that action is crispy

I want a cute tiny flipper! There’s one knife called the hummingbird by someone but it’s pricey but this sounds useable at least

I really like his work, and thanks Nick!

When do we get the Megaticulan? 😂

For $111 you could get a Bugout or a Para 3 lightweight.

Curious... at $111 with great action, good materials and build and a fun design, it's a gimmick. Yet, at $225 the Alliance Design Scout, which is essentially a square titanium frame lock with a 1/4 inch more blade, is a great classy gentleperson's knife.

I would disagree with the issues relating to the size. All the gripes I feel would go towards all small knives, not just this one in particular. My most carried knife since moving to NYC has been the Rike Thor4S because it's the smallest higher end knife I have that fits in the coin pocket. I'm weary of carrying anything here that fits in the main pocket without a jacket on or something because the last thing I need is NYPD stopping me and taking an expensive folder.

Brous Blades Raven?

too small for me .... but looks good thks for the vid

Suggestion: since the sebenza is such a known knife, you should do comparisons with that!

Love the Simpsons reference :)

Have one and love it....but now I need to try it with yoga pants. Just saying.

Forget the face reveal; I want the Nick Shabazz YOGA PANTS reveal.

cool looking knife, should be maybe 80 bucks , yeah novelty .

Tiny knives scare the crap outta me.

Aichmophobia is the fear of sharp things, especially knives. Technical name for scaredy-cats.

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Maybe your hands are just way too big? ;) Great vid!

That is so cool and small.

Has it really been 5 minutes since the last frame lock flipper? How time flies.

Do not get in to yoga pants!!

Pocket jewelry. Fun to fiddle with. I've stopped buying them. They are a different category of edged amusement. You captured a great deal of the downside of small folder ownership with this review .👍

High-end frame lock flipper. 🤔 Just saying that out loud...🦑

This is an example of when a knife becomes jewelry... I still want one though.

Since I don't know what you look like. I can't imagine you in yoga pants. Nick don't edc knives in yoga pants. FYI.

That moment when you’re early and have nothing funny/cool to say

Pointless knife when better knives from Spyderco are available. Thanks for the review!

Nick’, I love your videos but if you care about human rights and freedom you shouldn’t review Chinese knives.

Nope. None of Isham's knives are good as knives for me. I don't think he's a good knife designer at all.