Great and patient job on the sanding. I was a little impatient on mine. I may disassemble and do some more edge cleaning, plus see if it can be assembled left handed, as someone else commented below.

The price is insane but the knife looks awesome. Great video. Thanks.

So cool, a lot of these knives have an Olfal design.

I use an olfa HD with the plastic stripped off. I put a piece of reflective tape on it, cos it's very slim and easy to lose. Only downside is that the blade can slide out the back if it's loosened because the stop was on the plastic.

If you use your olfas with the blades extended you should really check out the Knipex one. They have a spine that can be extended to support the blade which makes it way better to use with longer extensions. Nice video. I think I'll pick one up. But there's definitely a bunch of things I wish were done differently. Might try to develop my own 18mm version.

Just assembled mine today (in Australia). Well made, but needs owner to tidy up to their own specs. Good job AvE.

using it will make it worn in

bought and used everyday at work, it only gets better. mine is butter smooth i love it

Nice Clean up I think its a nice Knife

I placed my order in April and it still hasn't shipped. I've now lost 3 finger-like appendages because I'm using a chainsaw to open my packages. GET HERE YOU CANADIAN BASTARD! 🤣

Is there a 3d printable version?

This type with break off blades are garbage. Not one have I ever owned dies the blade break properly

Just a blonde-one o' play at the business end there...

Not opening package with chainsaw = major fail

I wonder when mine will come, its been a month since i ordered.

Mine just shipped and you got yours a month ago? What incestuous tricks did you have to play for such favor?

If you have an auto tumbler with appropriate media it will put a perfect finish on the material and save almost all that sanding. I say almost as it will still need fine tuning here & there. Fantastic tool.

Still Waiting for mine, in aus

I just got mine in the mail, I think of it more like merch but instead of a novelty t shirt its a tool I can use to cut boxes.

I bought the double bit pencil topper. Badass as all hell! I cant do much with it.. but thats besides the point.🫡

I flushed and polished my outer edges too, came out really nice. You can also easily flush the protruding screws too, that's what I did. Finally slightly rounded and polished the corner edges, feels great. Well done and regards.

You needed more heat. Thank you for sharing

You could probably overlay random audio from his channel it'd somehow make sense.

I know he said 4-6 weeks. But did anyone get a tracking number?

Just got the email an hour ago to say my knife has shipped, WOOHOO! Thanks for the assembly tips....and only for a second.

Was “cooking” an SL175 (twin) cylinder @ 300f after applying Gun-Kote, and the liners *slid* out. Pushed them back in with gloved hands.

I've got a sneaking suspicion that you're going to get quite a few views on this; it popped up, and I'm not even looking for it.

I’m still waiting on mine to shore up

As a laser operator I see things about how this kit was cut that kinda grate against my standards. The cut lead-ins (little divots on the side of the parts) should have been on an inside facing edge or the end of the part and the bridges on the two spacers could have been much thinner for easier cleanup. Speaking of clean up, the operator could have gave the parts a gentle wipe when the slag was hot and it mostly would have brushed off, or refine the cut to reduce how much is produced in the first place. Whining aside, you've done a great job cleaning it up and I love the idea of the knife but these small changes wouldn't have cost any production time to result in a better finished product.

Mine came in bubble wrap, interestingly

Its like building a model as a kid. You more time that you spend prepping each part before assembly, the better the completed product is.

A thing of beauty is a joy to behold.

I prefer a carpet knife personally

Who else was shouting "FOCUS YOU F***!" 😀

I’m having a problem where I live I can’t find the blades

I just learned I had to confirm order number with phone number… I hope I end up with one… I ordered the instant they were available.

Thank you for not showing your vice.

I like that you gave it a fair shake... it's nice to see constutive criticism without totally bashing.. good video. And yes I like AVE.

I bought one too and agree with most of your observations I enjoyed the assembly and cleanup part

I'm still waiting on mine.

Great Video, thank you. Great description of how someone who uses these knives often evaluates them. I'm just using it to cut up boxes, and I realize I'm way overpaying, but I don't mind supporting a YT channel that I've enjoyed watching for a long time makes it worthwhile (I have no use for stickers, mugs, etc.)

Looks cool but too much play for me.

Utility….no.

Great clip. Thank you. Would the outside layered edges turn out better if the bulk of the edge sanding was done after assembly? I will try that.

Is it the best knife, no. Is it cool as hell, yes. does it make sense, no. But, for all the laughs and education ive received from watching Ave's channel, i bought one immediately. Also, took me about 10 minutes to assemble. Make cool shit and put it on tinternet.

aVe is hilarious. he used a variant of "its like stealing from peter to pay paul" in one of his videos and i still laugh when it pops into my head it's like jerkin off the dog to feed the cat so nasty ;)

Graphic illustration of "the other part of the machine shop" that is rarely talked about-Deburring! It's often done by hand and is absolutely necessary to get the fit and finish that is expected of machine parts and assemblies.

AvE is overrated.

an arm and a duck!

Something about this AvE blade holder ticks my boxes. Ill just stick with the broke arsed plastic one for the time being.