Today, we're going to take a look at a Lil' version of a very unique knife in Spyderco's lineup, the Vallotton Subhilt.
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@daveferrance75695 жыл бұрын
It's funny to see all the negative comments. I bought this because it was different and it's really grown on me, regularly beating out other knives for space in my pocket because at the end of the day, my 940 or PM2 might be better EDCs but they are also boring. Now, if only Kizer would follow suit and make a mini-Megatherium :P
@jimm2445 жыл бұрын
Spyderco is probably my favorite all around knife company. They have an aversion to sharpening choils which should have changed long ago.
@benjaminpoirier91395 жыл бұрын
"Maybe not by Kevin Cleary standards" ... I had to laugh out loud at that.
@chef_nick30225 жыл бұрын
Who's Kevin cleary?
@cafn8ed745 жыл бұрын
I love how KZfaq knife reviewers poke fun at each other. I once heard Zelrick refer to a design as "Brian spec".
@benjaminpoirier91395 жыл бұрын
@@chef_nick3022 Kevin Cleary is another knife youtuber!
@chef_nick30225 жыл бұрын
@@benjaminpoirier9139 I will check him out 👍
@davidjonathan34663 жыл бұрын
I don't know why people doesn't like this knife, I just bought it today and I'm loving it ! I'd say this knife is suitable for self defense instead of working knife ... just like my Yujimbo ...
@paulx76205 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nick!
@ScottBondradioflier5 жыл бұрын
Interesting look but way too heavy for my taste. Thanks for the review.
@rileybracelin42745 жыл бұрын
Cool knife, but i only wanted the other one cause it was pretty, and this isn’t nearly as pretty imo.
@jeanclaudelavallee49193 жыл бұрын
it is for raven and crow lover which i am the blade shape look like a crow beek and eye very nice knife
@maximesurprenant15455 жыл бұрын
Keep going. You're great!
@Yuki_Ika73 жыл бұрын
here is the thing, i LOVE unique looking knives like this one here but i am pretty poor so this is one of my "Grail knives" that i want one day
@WillEDC5 жыл бұрын
I’m a sucker for polished g10. I felt they should have made the blade thinner and in turn the body thinner.
@sublyme21575 жыл бұрын
It looks like something The Fonz would carry. Perhaps the only thing he would carry.
@JoshSethG5 жыл бұрын
Well, in addition to the 4 chicks on each arm.
@BradK9Drake7264 жыл бұрын
That and a comb
@Molokairider5 жыл бұрын
Beautiful knife! Thanks for the review!
@JKS_Crafting5 жыл бұрын
I asked after your review on the full size Vallaton, that you would release a review on this one too. And you did, so thank you! 😘
@roningraves65635 жыл бұрын
I have the full-sized and love it. Will probably pick up the Lil’ soon. Thanks for the two reviews sir.
@brianf96195 жыл бұрын
A $200 Brick with a Clip , cool design , just not for me .
@clintonlewis37395 жыл бұрын
Nice review
@andyrichardson61885 жыл бұрын
Excellent review. The details on this knife are just fantastic. The big hump, the weight, and slightly too thick blade stock keep me from buying one. Just great looking bolster/g10 combo.
@tonycanniffe23605 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of the pocket clip holes in the bolster. It’s a niche piece, kudos to Spyderco for making it. And doing it well.
@bgjr23047 ай бұрын
A bayonet and a stiletto had a baby 🐣
@williamdennis12565 жыл бұрын
I love both Vallotton Sub Hilts. I also appreciate the highly polished G-10. I do not, however, concede to your well intentioned concerns regarding wet hands, or the perilous Vaseline factory. Nor could I validate your water issue concerns with polished G-10 handles; it appears to correlate strongly to hand strength. I did not test the Vaseline factory assumption, so I cannot say for certain that the same supposition holds true--sorry Nick, it will have to remain a slippery subject. In the meantime, when you allude to your “relatively small hands” in conjunction to a given knife, perhaps if you were to include “weak”, it will help clarify to the listener that the knife in consideration is not necessarily annoyingly insubstantial in size or weight. At some point, at least for myself, the arc of a reduction of ounces intersects at the slope of cheap. Ah-ite?
@ocomegashadowstacking58865 жыл бұрын
Awesome spyderco design.👌 look!!😄😄😄👌
@prestonscott53675 жыл бұрын
Enzo Birk 75 S30V Desert Ironwood @DLT Traiding. Please check it out
@sharpsvilleBill5 жыл бұрын
That Spydie is a beautiful thing...
@JesseLJohnson4 жыл бұрын
I just ordered one a few days ago from Knifecenter as well as the Mantra 2 and the Advocate think the other one was named. I might order the Q Ball too I have wanted one for a while that is another one that is discontinued. I always order at least one Spyderco, ZT, and Benchmade when they have runs of discontinued models. I could never see paying full price on that Q Ball or really most VG10 Spyderco knives which most the time see outrageously priced for G10 and VG10 which most are but I think its $113 now on clearance which is about what I think it should have cost normal price. I paid I think $125 for this Lil Subhilt. I also ordered a Kershaw Launch 10 from SMKW yesterday had them $67 shipped. Hadn't ordered a knife in a few months and saw these sales I couldn't pass up. Guess I been buying up chainsaws all summer instead of knives lol bought 5 chainsaws the past couple months to go with all the other saws I already have.
@beebait14643 жыл бұрын
the blade profile looks like an alligator
@theplasticdesert24085 жыл бұрын
5AM sunday morning first.
@joeffreyssunga5 жыл бұрын
Got the chance to pick one of these up for $160. Gotta say, it's large and excessive, but I do love it. I already own a bunch of knives that fit the EDC role in my life. I wanted this as more of a Spyderco showpiece.
@Keith_the_knife_freak5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂🤣🤣 that was a "little" more than I expected.
@Smaug15 жыл бұрын
I could overlook all of those bads and uglies if not for the huge lump on the back of the blade. It just wrecks the otherwise excellent lines of the knife.
@keithandrews76965 жыл бұрын
All in love with really big freakin' knives please raise your hand.
@charlesmanning62185 жыл бұрын
I think it would have been a better knife if the spine of the blade reached from the top of the “hump” to the tip of the blade, making it a more leafy shaped blade that they could put a taller, thinner grind on. And of course used a choil.
@davidmclaren71475 жыл бұрын
The gigantic hole takes this from gentleman folder territory to... what the hell is up with that thing? It will catch peoples' attention, but not necessarily in a good way.
@tankcrowe54175 жыл бұрын
Classic, for us collecting 30 years or more the appeal is there. Heavy? ...at 5 ounces?...if you say so.
@adamszuszkiewicz17095 жыл бұрын
Comparatively to other new knives this size I'd say
@johndesper94255 жыл бұрын
Considering you can get the 0452CF for an ounce less, yes.
@tankcrowe54175 жыл бұрын
@@johndesper9425 I have many knives that have less weight ,including the zt mentioned .I suppose us older guys are not as tied to today's standards, an ounce or two is not going to be a deal breaker for me. Then again I have wore a tool belt for 45 years ,average weight on it is 15 - 20 pounds.
@beardedbassist83475 жыл бұрын
I wish they would make a mini Norseman for that reason. It’s just too big
@edunain5 жыл бұрын
Love your jokes Nick hahaha
@Dreska_5 жыл бұрын
They've sacrificed so much to give it a design I don't even like. Its a no from me dawg
@craiglachman13795 жыл бұрын
I love the hump! It just occurred to me the hump, hole and blade, in profile, looks like a bird. Maybe send it their way? (Assuming Spyderco is cool.)
@ericbrandt995 жыл бұрын
Narrow blade spydercos look like ichthyosaurs skulls. So I stick with my Manix 2 look. blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/10/ichthyosaurskull.jpg
@thecatthatgotaway5 жыл бұрын
anyone else read the title as "Lil' Bullshit"
@Skywalker962145 жыл бұрын
$200 for S30V? I'll keep my Delica 4 ZDP189 and R2D2
@johndesper94255 жыл бұрын
I just watched Nick review the Exskelibur 1, which is $130, comes with S35VN, and has a titanium handle. He stated it was a gem but said the price was a little high. Now suddenly this hunk of junk is fine at $200? Receiving these knives for free probably biases him.
@sharpsvilleBill5 жыл бұрын
Puppy, I have one. It is a BEAUTIFULLY made knife. Taichung, as always, did a great job on this one.
@johnj.baranski65535 жыл бұрын
It's not always about the materials
@slamkat28595 жыл бұрын
Looks like a Pterodactyl in a bad way. Don't like it. I know Spyderco wants to please everyone, but all that drilling for the pocket clip I mean come on. Just ugly in my opinion
@Jimatuscc4 жыл бұрын
What? they neutered it? omg! I actually like the bigger more bizarre Spyderco designs. They are one company that can't be blamed for copying. It could be S35VN or some other improved steel for the price.
@sharpsvilleBill5 жыл бұрын
Nick, didn't you carry this knife on your wedding day?
@Sugardaddy5015 жыл бұрын
one little thicc boi
@BradGryphonn5 жыл бұрын
I kinda don't want to carry a duck in my pocket. That Spydie hole ruins an otherwise nicely designed knife.
@6pistons5 жыл бұрын
That is a sexy knife
@ScottyBennitone5 жыл бұрын
The automatic version of this is probably awesome. I had one for a minute , but in the end it was too heavy for my likes , so I flipped it..
@sputumtube5 жыл бұрын
Comparing it to the Delica is perhaps a little unfair. Completely different uses for each....
@johndesper94255 жыл бұрын
They have the same uses. They're both moderate use EDCs. The Subhilt has a stronger blade and the Delica has a stronger lock. A liner lock is not ever going to be hard use. Both are less than 3 and half inches. They have the same use, cutting up apples and boxes.
@sputumtube5 жыл бұрын
Hahaha!!! OK John...whatever you say..;) ;) ;)
@johndesper94255 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha! Okay, Paul. Whatever you say!
@jacobdaus38355 жыл бұрын
Nick, drop the "t" when pronouncing "lil", would ya? Your pokin' at my o.c.d. lol
@BCMZ5 жыл бұрын
Four little kids here.
@johndesper94255 жыл бұрын
Overbuilt and overpriced.
@genoedcknifecollecter15383 жыл бұрын
No such thing as over built
@MrNorthstar505 жыл бұрын
Good review but its ugly to me, just my opinion.
@Gadgetmawombo5 жыл бұрын
Boy that thing is fugly.
@jacobdaus38355 жыл бұрын
I had one but returned it... it's somewhat off putting to walk around with a dildo shaped object in my pocket....
@randywess13525 жыл бұрын
Nick the Lil`Subhilt Vallotton is a ugly knife, overpriced and overweight due to all this negatives and I cannot recommend this knife to anyone.