I wanted to make a review of this particular knife as I personally have been rather impressed with it.
For those who may not like it, this is a Chinese brand knife. Luckily though, this is a company that employs their own designers, two of which are very active on instagram with their new designs. As for their history, I have NOT found any history of working with clones or counterfeits.
For others, this knife has a sculpted titanium pocket clip, which is right side tip up only, which many may not enjoy. I have had trouble using the clip before, though this seems to be a prevailing problem with sculpted clips. Needless to say, the majority of the time, it was worked just fine.
This knife is also a bit chunky, coming in at 4.23 oz, with a 3.27 inch blade on it. I would say that the weight is from both chunks of titanium, as well as the chunk of steel.
But enough negative, let me tell you why I like the knife.
Materials!
The titanium handle was my first titanium handled knife that I have owned. I must say, I expected Titanium to be a bit lighter. There is no internal milling on this knife, and to be honest, a milled out stainless steel handle weights about the same to me. The difference is in the feel though. Maybe Titanium is less heat conductive, I honestly do not know, but this knife felt better than any stainless steel ever has. There is a warmth and slight softness to titanium that I would encourage anyone to try.
The scales are thick, but have no sharp edges, and I found this knife very comfortable to use, even when using hard.
The blade is D2, and I do trust it, having seen another reviewer sending multiple twosuns out for testing. They have reliably returned as being legitimate D2, and generally a rockwell of 60, give or take half a point. My own experience using confirms that in my mind
The blade itself is thick, noticeably in a smaller blade, but the grind actually makes this knife quite nice to use, as per my testing.
Actual use.
I bought this knife before Christmas, and actually made use of it in quite a few ways. Slicing through my cardboard pile was its first test. It did very well for itself, and unlike many knives I own, my hand was not even sore by the end. Normal cardboard was a breath, the grind has enough flatness to power through cleanly. The double thick Costco box cardboard though proved to be very troublesome. The blade was just to thick to slice through it nicely.
Next my knife was washed and used randomly for kitchen tasks. Veggies sliced nice, but it was cutting the cheese, no pun intended, that impressed me. Despite being a chunky little blade, this guy cut thin slices with ease, better than my Manix even. The cheese didn't break off or even stick to the blade.
My last major test was to take this knife with me on vacation to the mountains. Renting a little a cabin for a week, this little guy helped me get a fire going every evening. This is no feathersticking pro knife, but it was comfy and sharp enough to slice off kindling. I did miss having a choil in the front, though I didn't ever slide off or have a near miss. I just personally feel safer when my hand has something to lock it in, whether a nice choil or a flipper tab. For those who prefer their Mora's without a guard or a nice opinel, this knife is much the same. It never felt slippery in my hands, it is just personal preference.
After a week of prying splinters and even splitting a few sticks in two, this lil guy still was sharp and working wonderfully.
Sharpening came a few weeks later after the vacation was finished. There was still an ok working edge, but this guy was not about to shave hair by any means. A simple lansky guided angle sharpener was used to bring it back up to snuff. I do not have any diamond stones for my lansky and I did notice that sharpening certainly took longer than my 14c28n or my vg 10 did. Still was not terrible but it was harder to sharpen. The blade remains without stain although I have noticed that it often looks like a stain is starting when I've left it slightly wet or after cutting food. Any discolouration has been easy to wipe off. No rust during any of this time, and that is without any oil on it at any time.
Now, one of last forms of testing was that of a functional fidget toy. I bought this knife mostly to try out a front flipper, and I was not disappointed. Easy to flip with a truly impeccable action, this baby fires open reliably. I have used my thumb, the side of my finger, and even the pad of my finger in a slightly awkward reach over fashion, and they all work wonderful. The framelock is easy to use and the only thing stopping me from playing with it more was the glare of my wife at the repeated click clack.
I guess it is time to wrap this into a conclusion of sorts. I love this knife. It is a bit chunky, but very manageable and nice in hand. I love the blade shape, and it's action. I'm not the fondest of the pocket clip.
As for the company, and where to buy, some may not like that. While I have seen some on Amazon, or worse, Dhgate or Aliexpress, I would recommend staying away from those, as I am pretty sure that they are resellers, and the prices are always at premium. Rather I would suggest a rather unorthodox approach. Twosun appears to have an account on Ebay that consistently have these knives up for auction. In my hunt for a good price, I passed up on about 5 of this model before I got one at the price I wanted. This seems to be the best deal for getting this knife, at least until they establish themselves more outside of China.
As for warrently? I will be honest and tell you that I wouldn't expect much. I haven't needed them for anything so far, though I imagine that they would try to offer replacement parts if you tried, although at what price? As a Canadian, and the hassle of sending a knife for warranty work from my cold country; I am not bothered by this.
I will say that I have been impressed by their ebay seller, both in stock/volume that they seem to be moving, but also in their support. I have bought two knives from them, and both knives they were more than happy to disassemble the handle and blade and ship both separately to me for free. As a Canadian with a very zealous border patrol right now, being able to get those knives in at rocket speed, and avoid customs bullcrap is amazing.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed this review. I'm open for any questions about the knife or my experience with the company, and I can send anyone the link the the steel tests I watched, just ask!
Hope you all are having a great day today
Joshua L
For those who may not like it, this is a Chinese brand knife. Luckily though, this is a company that employs their own designers, two of which are very active on instagram with their new designs. As for their history, I have NOT found any history of working with clones or counterfeits.
For others, this knife has a sculpted titanium pocket clip, which is right side tip up only, which many may not enjoy. I have had trouble using the clip before, though this seems to be a prevailing problem with sculpted clips. Needless to say, the majority of the time, it was worked just fine.
This knife is also a bit chunky, coming in at 4.23 oz, with a 3.27 inch blade on it. I would say that the weight is from both chunks of titanium, as well as the chunk of steel.
But enough negative, let me tell you why I like the knife.
Materials!
The titanium handle was my first titanium handled knife that I have owned. I must say, I expected Titanium to be a bit lighter. There is no internal milling on this knife, and to be honest, a milled out stainless steel handle weights about the same to me. The difference is in the feel though. Maybe Titanium is less heat conductive, I honestly do not know, but this knife felt better than any stainless steel ever has. There is a warmth and slight softness to titanium that I would encourage anyone to try.
The scales are thick, but have no sharp edges, and I found this knife very comfortable to use, even when using hard.
The blade is D2, and I do trust it, having seen another reviewer sending multiple twosuns out for testing. They have reliably returned as being legitimate D2, and generally a rockwell of 60, give or take half a point. My own experience using confirms that in my mind
The blade itself is thick, noticeably in a smaller blade, but the grind actually makes this knife quite nice to use, as per my testing.
Actual use.
I bought this knife before Christmas, and actually made use of it in quite a few ways. Slicing through my cardboard pile was its first test. It did very well for itself, and unlike many knives I own, my hand was not even sore by the end. Normal cardboard was a breath, the grind has enough flatness to power through cleanly. The double thick Costco box cardboard though proved to be very troublesome. The blade was just to thick to slice through it nicely.
Next my knife was washed and used randomly for kitchen tasks. Veggies sliced nice, but it was cutting the cheese, no pun intended, that impressed me. Despite being a chunky little blade, this guy cut thin slices with ease, better than my Manix even. The cheese didn't break off or even stick to the blade.
My last major test was to take this knife with me on vacation to the mountains. Renting a little a cabin for a week, this little guy helped me get a fire going every evening. This is no feathersticking pro knife, but it was comfy and sharp enough to slice off kindling. I did miss having a choil in the front, though I didn't ever slide off or have a near miss. I just personally feel safer when my hand has something to lock it in, whether a nice choil or a flipper tab. For those who prefer their Mora's without a guard or a nice opinel, this knife is much the same. It never felt slippery in my hands, it is just personal preference.
After a week of prying splinters and even splitting a few sticks in two, this lil guy still was sharp and working wonderfully.
Sharpening came a few weeks later after the vacation was finished. There was still an ok working edge, but this guy was not about to shave hair by any means. A simple lansky guided angle sharpener was used to bring it back up to snuff. I do not have any diamond stones for my lansky and I did notice that sharpening certainly took longer than my 14c28n or my vg 10 did. Still was not terrible but it was harder to sharpen. The blade remains without stain although I have noticed that it often looks like a stain is starting when I've left it slightly wet or after cutting food. Any discolouration has been easy to wipe off. No rust during any of this time, and that is without any oil on it at any time.
Now, one of last forms of testing was that of a functional fidget toy. I bought this knife mostly to try out a front flipper, and I was not disappointed. Easy to flip with a truly impeccable action, this baby fires open reliably. I have used my thumb, the side of my finger, and even the pad of my finger in a slightly awkward reach over fashion, and they all work wonderful. The framelock is easy to use and the only thing stopping me from playing with it more was the glare of my wife at the repeated click clack.
I guess it is time to wrap this into a conclusion of sorts. I love this knife. It is a bit chunky, but very manageable and nice in hand. I love the blade shape, and it's action. I'm not the fondest of the pocket clip.
As for the company, and where to buy, some may not like that. While I have seen some on Amazon, or worse, Dhgate or Aliexpress, I would recommend staying away from those, as I am pretty sure that they are resellers, and the prices are always at premium. Rather I would suggest a rather unorthodox approach. Twosun appears to have an account on Ebay that consistently have these knives up for auction. In my hunt for a good price, I passed up on about 5 of this model before I got one at the price I wanted. This seems to be the best deal for getting this knife, at least until they establish themselves more outside of China.
As for warrently? I will be honest and tell you that I wouldn't expect much. I haven't needed them for anything so far, though I imagine that they would try to offer replacement parts if you tried, although at what price? As a Canadian, and the hassle of sending a knife for warranty work from my cold country; I am not bothered by this.
I will say that I have been impressed by their ebay seller, both in stock/volume that they seem to be moving, but also in their support. I have bought two knives from them, and both knives they were more than happy to disassemble the handle and blade and ship both separately to me for free. As a Canadian with a very zealous border patrol right now, being able to get those knives in at rocket speed, and avoid customs bullcrap is amazing.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed this review. I'm open for any questions about the knife or my experience with the company, and I can send anyone the link the the steel tests I watched, just ask!
Hope you all are having a great day today
Joshua L
number 3 is coming soon hopefully