When I was 10 years old, i succeeded in closing my Barlow knife on my right forefinger, which bled quite satisfactorily and sent my mother into a gibbering panic. The scar is still visible 54 years later, so you know it was a really good cut. Perhaps it's just a coincidence, but I haven't had any interest in slipjoint knives since then.

Just wanted to say that I haven't bought any knives in quite awhile, I wouldn't call myself an enthusiast by any means either, but your videos are entertaining enough in their own right that I watch every single one as soon as they come out. The jokes, little transitions, cut away gags, all works very well and sets you apart from any other knife channel I've seen in a very good way. Keep it up man, very enjoyable content

I'm a switchblade guy and I can't figure out the attraction to slip joints but you're right: White onions are versatile.

I'm not sure why I enjoy your videos so much even when I couldn't care less about the knife being reviewed... but I do. Thanks!

I know why you gravitate to Lion Steel knives - they look beautiful and are high quality (and you can actually buy one in Australia!). I have a couple of really nice wood handled slipjoints which I occasionally carry as gents knives but that's it. I wouldn't personally EDC or camp with a slipjoint - just too clumsy to open & close. There are some beautiful slipjoints out there so I do get why some choose to go down the slipjoint rabbit hole. Thanks Pete.

There have been issues of the integral backspring cracking. Happened to mine and I’m sending it back to Lionsteel for a replacement. Love the concept but not entirely sold on the durability.

The ff9 music gets me every time.

Really dig your knife reviews. Keep the great content/editing coming.

When I saw the new Pena Apache slipjoint I immediately thought of you cause it’s in k390. Definitely one to look into imo. Thanks for the vid Pete!

Stylish, yet practical. And I do like the pocket clip (I don't use clips much, and they do get in the way). This would probably do very nicely for all my regular tasks.

Great stuff Pete, thanks! I was hoping that it might be ‘not boring and dumb’ as I’ve struggled to see the point of slipjoints myself and have been considering this one. For me, it’s gotta have a clip or it just won’t get carried. You make an excellent point about the primary problem in slipjoint world - you can’t buy the damn things! Hard to get your hands on the big names at the best of times and harder still if you live in Australia. Seriously, WTF is up with that? If slips are so ‘just like grandpa carried’ do you reckon your grandpa would have put up with joining a bunch of fanbois and lining up for months to have a shot at buying a knife? No, he’d have just bought whatever was available at the store because grandpa didn’t have time for fanboi BS…

I appreciate the m390 discussion! Very funny vid as well.

Appreciate the update on the Quin. Man I love that Al Mar.

THANKS for the poultry and soup content in your knife review. This makes your knife videos FAR superior to others. (Your talking masonry is a great bonus even when he doesn't speak, as in this video.) Please continue your excellent work. P.S. Do you have sheep or goats?

Never ever stop doing what you do Pete we love this shit

A recessed pocket clip? Now I've seen it all!

Interesting idea for that pocket clip. I hope something like this will become widely used. I like (and pretty much need) a pocket clip to carry my knife, but when it's out of the pocket already, I really prefer not to have anything sticking out, from a comfort perspective as well as for the aesthetics.

Thanks for pointing out that the blade is thick! Until that point I started to want one of these :D

I’ve been eyeing either the Thrill or Best Man for quite a while. I’m surprised to see how big the Thrill actually is. For whatever reason I was convinced it was more compact, like a traditional slipjoint. Slipjoints definitely require a special mindset. It’s kind of like listening to music on a vinyl record in 2022. You have to *want* that kind of experience, because frankly there isn’t anything a slipjoint does better than all of the upgrades that came after them. I see them as filling a special role in my collection, though; I carry slipjoints that have non-threatening vibes, so that people don’t have to be so nervous if I’m using a knife around them unexpectedly. The slower, more deliberate opening and closing helps keep people at ease, and more traditional slipjoint designs give off less “tactical” vibes, plus their familiar design makes people feel less disconnected from them.

Love the farming slides Pete

Something I appreciate about the pocket clip on this knife is that its usage is optional. You could throw it in a slip or loose in the pocket like an ordinary slipjoint if you wanted, and have just as much a positive experience. One thing I don't like about the pocket clip is that it's not possible to change to a left handed configuration. Big downside for me, being left handed.

I was fully planning to buy this knife. I went to my local shop and got to handle it and changed my mind. I like the design, the materials, and the walk and talk. The clip is clever, but on a knife this small I just couldn't reliably put it in my pocket without dropping it or the clip not being open enough. If the ROK was sold in a slip joint form with a sheepsfoot blade I think I would pull the trigger on that one.

I really love the pocket clip on this. I mean, I love the idea of it because I don’t have the knife. I lost my buck 110 because it slid out of my pocket in a low car seat. Of course it slid out the door instead of onto the floor. Anyway, the pocket clip on a slip joint problem solved! I like the Lionsteel Best Man but lacking the clip makes me worry it might slip out of my pocket someday if I take a ride in a Porsche or Lamborghini. I’m checking out the titanium version of the Thrill right now.

Dude i love the music you use in your videos haha

Hands down one of the most underrated models on the market. Just absolute EDC perfection.

I adore the new Channel Profile Picture!

That pan is looking properly sorted mate!

Since slipjoints are basically stupid finger traps that are always trying to hurt you the spyderco method of using a choil at the pivot to somewhat inhibit accidental closure seems to make sense if you like being able to count to ten. Once handed opening is a bonus too since, here in the UK at least, you will likely be using the thing for everything when out and about and sometimes your other hand is busy and whatnot.

With the pointy hat and a blade you remind me of Link. It’s dangerous to go alone. Take this.

Definitely getting an aluminum version, I have the Titanium and love it!

Great video, thank you. The Thrill is a extraordinary knife Stay sharp & Peace, Stephan

It will be interesting to see how the top 7, and how the shelf have changed over the past year.

Great review!!

Ha! I got mine about the same time you uploaded this video lol As odd as it is, I chose to get this instead of a mini-adamas to join my collection.

Best notification I’ve had in a long while

I really like the Gitano. So there.

Count me in amongst the slipjoint nuts. My EDC lately has been a Case slimline trapper in red bone and a yellow peanut, both in carbon steel. My chestnut bone sodbuster is pretty nice too. I have a few GECs which I love, but they tend to run their backsprings a little too stiff for my liking.

I gotten a few slipjoints from old school ones to modern and none have really gotten much pocket time after the thrill of a new knife wore off. Then I got a Cultrotech Slim and everything changed. About a 4 inch, 2mm stock of Elmax blade at 65hrc with great finish and the best edge I've ever seen on a knife, crazy fiber scales over aluminum frame weighting at about 2.5 oz. It cuts like nothing else(though I was expecting 0.1-0.2mm like the description said but its closer to 0.35mm which is still good but could be better), it's light and slim and fit and finish are top notch. Its the only slip joint I'll need and really its the only knife I'd really need but I still enjoy many others so I can't be a one knife guy.

You are a cool slip joint dude.👍🏼

I got a Thrill for my birthday (May 4th), I got the Nichols Scrambled Damascus Blade, Gray Titanium Handle version though.

Poor Bricky had no words...

Do you want a knife that's the most dangerous to the user but also the least durable? What if I told you it wasn't very ergonomic? But wait here's the clincher....it's also quite expensive!

For me the pocket clip is the real highlight here, I'd love to see that on more knives

I love the disappearing clip. I'd like to see a N690 cheaper version.

That possum was so cute!!!

You should post about knives you're looking to aquire. Mine is virtually new (red aluminium) & I would have sent you it for a lot less than $250.

I collect fixed blades, modern folders, and slip joints. A slip joint does just about everything I have ever really needed a knife to do. That Lionsteel katana looks really nice.

That is a really nice slip joint. I reckon I'd spend some money on that.

Man, the moment that I see a C&A video pop up in my subscriptions, my day improves drastically. Looking forward to watching this later Edit: dude I’ll have you know I just fuckin died at that Monica Belucci gag.

If you like the thrill and find the pocket clip to be a neat addition, you should look into the lion steel ROK, it has the pocket clip was lion steels flagship in 2018 and it’s a frame lock flipper

I have been eyeing for the lionsteel slipjoints for a month. I don't know, it just get inside my mind...

Nice looking knife. Checked prices on some Aus retailer's sites; FARK!

I have the Ti version of the Thrill and I want to like it more than I do. It's hard to explain. I do find their M390 a bit soft comapred to other M390 knives, such as my Liong Mah Traveller. My Fox Knives Suru is really soft compared to either. I tend to just carry my Spyderco Urban and UKPK, as I can rely on them, and replace them more easily if needed. I live in the UK so slipjoints are my only real option.

Woah. I had completely forgotten that Threadless was a thing.

Love those flip flops 😜

Your new model slip joint looks great for being a modern one. Knives always don’t need to flip open and shut to be interesting. They only need for someone to like them. Americans collect slip joint knives for the fun of it not because there the best and newest knives. The historic value is important as is the model types made. If you spend, time learning why one model is popular. You will learn the reason it is not that boring just harder to learn about and understand. Being where you live, your opportunities to buy them or collect them that other places have is hard for to do. What takes more thought to make, a knife with one blade or one that has many blades to make work and use. Why buy a single-blade folding knife that flips open and shut that is not as strong or faster to use, and durable as a fixed blade one? If you carry a pocketsize Butcher knife, it just does not work as well as smaller ones for eating an apple from underneath an apple tree or eating a tomato just off the vine from your garden. Boring old slip joint knives are only boring if you don’t know why people like using them. Just like people finding out old cast iron pans, are good cooking pans. ✨🦉✨

BTW, really like the shirt ! Even though I prefer Monica Bellucci's rear view to yours. Always welcome Pete's cooking show whenever you post, trying to identify those seasonings I'm not familiar with here in the states.

You gotta try a Jack Wolf slip joint Pete👌👍✌️👌

The Gitano has a Cran Forcé mechanism. That is the reason why it is so "TSHAK"y.

would be interested to see what you think of the new Giantmouse farley

I know you're not a custom knife kind of guy Pete, but there are custom traditionals in the $300 range in modern steels that are super thin that cut amazingly well. On the other end, the Pena x production knives are pretty great. All cut way better than my Lionsteel knives

THAT CLIP!!!!

Hi where in Australia did you get the Lionsteel thrill for 250. All I can find are 419.95. Would be grateful for advice. Thanks.

Living In NYC I have owned many slip joints... The spyderco UKPK is the only way to go!

You need a laguiole bro. You've never really sliced an apple until you've sliced it with a nice thin piece of French 14c28N or 12C27, Or if you want to go fancy you can get one in RWL34 from fontinelle pataud

I liked the MKM Fara

I do love my Spyderco Information

Have you looked into Spyderco Slipit knives? Specifically the UKPK? (UK Pen Knife) You can get them in 110v LC200N S30V or standard CTS-BD1. I'd say they are worth looking into!

Pete man your cooking is making me hungry! I want a burger! :D I literally just saw your video and then bought this... impulse shopping much? haha (edit: I LOVE the FF/Chrono Trigger music and effects, you're my kinda dude).

I love when the aluminum handle is one piece of steel.

I have to admit, I am one of those guys who HATES clips. On anything. I even remove them from my pens. I just use a knife/multitool pouch on my belt. Hate slip joints. Accidents waiting to happen. Almost 60 yrs old, haven't carried a slip joint since grade school. .🤣🤣🤣 Even my gentlemen's Moki is a lockback.

I like that pan

The other way of taking the issue of pocket clip situation is to get a way of keeping it that you like. For me I have a wallet, a hitch and timber, which has a little pouch on the exterior that you can slip your knife into. For me this makes traditionals without pocket clips waaay less annoying to carry and I would prefer it this way than to a slipjoint with a pocket clip which frankly does not belong imo lol

I wanted to see how the food came out but that knife has interested me for a long time. When I'm working my hands are full most times so any time I carry a two hand opening knife I regret it.

I know this is an old video now, but did you ever try a Spyderco UKPK? It's spoiled other slipjoints for me. Almost everything about it is just perfect. I carry one often and I don't live anywhere with lock restrictions.

dig the shirt!

Pretty sweet looking knife. Haven't bought a slipjoint since I lost my favorite knife, a CF benchmade proper. Maybe a clip would've helped me not do that.

I love the final fantasy music

I like it.

I understand the collector aspect of GEC and why people spend years trying to get their hands on them, but if you just want a handsome, well-made traditional slipjoint your can buy Otter Messer or second-hand Queen/Schatt&Morgan knives all day and twice on Sunday.

Seeing you cut up the chicken brought a question to mind: how do you clean your pocket knives after (or before) food prep? In particular the pivot where I can only imagine some lovely things would like to hide and multiply.

Never eating at this guy's house. Who doesn't toast the bun?

DLT has them for 130 and 220 for titanium, 300 damascus.

I've tried to love slipjoints but I can't get with the two hand open. When you have one hand on a ladder rung and you pull out your knife to trim something and you start using your teeth to open it the blade the magic dies. They're nice for fancyman type occasions though.

Wait a sec. Did someone make a retractable clip? No shite!

I really liked mine but no real retention on that pocket clip killed it for me. Ergos are suberb but the thought of the knife easily slipping out of the pocket and smashing against concrete or getting lost somewhere was bothering me all the time.

It would cut better with a touch more belly. But I like the sleekness anyway. And I hate pocket clips. I never trust them, because I'm in and out of my pockets all the time. It's better if it sits fully inside my pocket where I can fish it out just fine. But the retractable clip is definitely pretty cool. It really should be ambidextrous, but I won't quibble about something I don't use. I wish it had a lock, though. 7/10

You cut onions all wrong, my dude. Leave the root end on for easier cutting.

Did you suck that mouse up with a vacuum cleaner 😂 that's awesome, never thought of that

Where did the hipster come from lol.... Not real into slipjoints but this might be a future buy for the cool clip alone

I have that knife in orange, I still prefer the gitano threw use and looks

8:46 "Information" - not much of it, though :D Or is that really the model name? :D :)

Slipjoints are the only legal thing to carry in many places. I'm in Canada and people freak out a bit less around a small slipjoint than they do around some tactical-looking flipper.

This is a great entertaining and informative video. I like things what you like in that knife. I hope you improve your onion slicing technique over the year. Lion joke was awesome.

When's the review of the 'Information' pictured at 8:46?

This sounds like RuneScape music 😂

4:54 Uh-Loo-Muh-Nuhm, that’s how we say it

It is driving me crazy that I cannot remember where the music is from!

Small slipjoints ar cool, anything of size has to lock.

I am just not into slip joints. Good on you for liking them though.