Boos Blades Smoke TS1

Just got mine and it feels incredible - I like it more than my Sebenza 21 or my M390 PM2, but it could just be the honeymoon period.

Love the shape, aesthetics, weight, FFG, finish, design - everything about it. It checks off all the boxes for me. It's almost in the category of being so good I don't want to carry it, but then I remember it cost me half of the Sebenza.

What stands out the most is this thing flips insanely fast. I've tried some really good flippers too (like the ZT0562), but it feels like I can get more speed on this one. My guess is because normal flippers have limited runway for your flipping finger. You can only push so hard then your finger abruptly hits the knife. On this knife (and perhaps other front flippers too), your flipper finger has as much runway as you want.

An analogy would be like a tennis forehand. For maximum power, you want to hit the ball then have your racket follow through to your shoulder. You can do that on the smoke. Using a normal flipper, it'd be like having to immediately stop your stroke after it hits the ball. Hope that makes sense.
 
William is making another Boos Blades model of which Nick Shabazz also tested and just recently teased Slightly on his live feed (with Boos' permission of course). He didn't show the whole knife but ran it across the screen really fast or showed a little nibble of one end. Lol.

But in any case it's made by WE knives as well and it should be out by Christmas in small quantities another larger run next year. It's not a front flipper this time. I'm thinking it uses a similar pivot pin but I couldn't quite catch it as it as it was too hard to screen shot when he moved it across the screen.

Maybe an option for those who like Boos style but not front flippers.
 
'Skinny jeans knife' :D

My first thought was;yet another 'boutique knife.' Most likely also because of the blurb, which we have read the likes of before.

It might be a great knife, I dont know and it not that it looks bad - its just that with the vast array of knives, we are lucky enough to have to choose from today, it takes something special to make us/me take notice enough to invest.
 
Meh.
Got to wonder how many of these threads exist to advertise unknown knife "companies" and help sell their wares. I never head of Boos, and I don't see myself buying a mass produced chinese knife from him, nor wearing any skinny jeans.
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
Meh.
Got to wonder how many of these threads exist to advertise unknown knife "companies" and help sell their wares. I never head of Boos, and I don't see myself buying a mass produced chinese knife from him, nor wearing any skinny jeans.
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Nice post lol
 
Rat Finkenstein said:
Meh.
Got to wonder how many of these threads exist to advertise unknown knife "companies" and help sell their wares. I never head of Boos, and I don't see myself buying a mass produced chinese knife from him, nor wearing any skinny jeans.
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Boos Blades first knife is called the aero. It was made by Millet knives in the USA. There were some issues of which I'm not privy too, but whatever. William Boos is a great knife designer in America and is showing some great knives. Country of origin should not matter if they provide good quality and original designs.
 
Knifeaddict556 said:
New knife, looks cool. Not much discussion on it. Next run comes out in January. Thoughts?
https://www.boosblades.com/products/smoke-ts1?variant=44262362371
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I just got mine last week. My initial impression was that it was too slim for my gorilla hands. I wanted to carry it for a few days before I decided whether to sell it or not. It was not the color I wanted so I was OK with getting rid of it. After flipping it for awhile, I fell in love with it! So much so, that when the opportunity came up to get another one in the color I wanted, I jumped on it. Its made by WE so the quality is there. If you want a front flipper, I say this is the one to buy. I will be selling one of them when I get the second one in, or maybe, I will keep them both.
 
I got mine a bit ago and like the design. I am in the same boat as Malaka in that I didn't get the color I wanted, but bought it to try it out. Mine is all blacked out (obsidian) which is not to my taste. However, looking past that I really like how slim and light it is. It carries well and deploys quickly and easily. I was initially concerned the the front flip would cause the knife to fly from my hand, but that is not the case. The fit and finish on the knife are spot on. I might have to buy another if I can get one in the colors I like and sell the blackout.
 
I got a Smoke TS1 on the first run, was quite happy with it (especially the price) but eventually the detent ball popped out. Not completely unheard of when the ball is pressed into the steel insert. William promptly sent me a new insert when he got it from WE, that didn't work though so he replaced the knife entirely with a new one from current run. I'm pleased with how William has handled everything.

I should specifically mention that I really like that the detent isn't overly weak on these like it tends to be for front flippers. It also is quite easy to get used to the front flipping action.
 
I tried, I really did, but I just couldn't get used to the para-tactical-ninja-tumbled-obsurdian-all-black scheme, so I did a blade and hardware swap with an Armor Bronze and I am much, happier. They both look much better and frankly, more special.

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silverds said:
I tried, I really did, but I just couldn't get used to the para-tactical-ninja-tumbled-obsurdian-all-black scheme, so I did a blade and hardware swap with an Armor Bronze and I am much, happier. They both look much better and frankly, more special.

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Send that to William. Looks better that way for both!
 
silverds said:
I tried, I really did, but I just couldn't get used to the para-tactical-ninja-tumbled-obsurdian-all-black scheme, so I did a blade and hardware swap with an Armor Bronze and I am much, happier. They both look much better and frankly, more special.

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Good call! That looks much better. You make me wish that I got the bronze instead of the blue for my second one.
 
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