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Designed by American Bladesmith Society member Mike Vagnino, the Velox 2 is made from premium materials—like S35VN steel and 6AL4V titanium—and sports a streamlined frame absent of frills. The titanium handle is shapely, with ergonomic grooves that rest in the palm comfortably Read More
The manufacturing on this knife is pretty much flawless. I have no complaints in that domain whatsoever. This is $200 manufacturing for $100 at the time of this review, and if you new to the high-end titanium framelock flipper market, then this is a steal. (Although the flipper will take some time to get used to, and break in. It works well, it can just be tricky. It deploys better with a push than a flip.)
Unfortunately, if you own your fair share of high end knives, it's hard to justify this one. Regardless of the value here. This just isn't that good of a design, or at least, it isn't a design that I understand.
The knife is big, heavy and bulky. Shockingly heavy and bulky in fact. The blade stock is very thick (.16"), and not terribly aggressively ground. As a result it doesn't cut terribly well, and the bearings and slightly finicky flipper don't really make sense on a more hard use sort of knife. It also has a recurve, which I'm not a huge fan of.
So what really makes this a disappointing purchase for me is not that it is a bad knife, but rather that I can't find any reason to own this knife. It doesn't really have any standout features, other than the price here.
Frankly, I don't really think this is a knife designed for me. However, there probably are people that it makes sense for. The low profile flipper, and overall shape make me think that it would be far more carry-able for a much larger person than me (at a skinny 5'11), and if you want a nice knife, for relatively hard use, don't mind cleaning it, and have bigger pockets than me, I think it could work for you.
It's weighty, and smooth, and beautifully made. The tab requires a little finesse, it's not an enormous prong that can be manipulated any which way, but deployment is strong and consistent. The pivot is nice, and the way the tab lies flush within the frame when open is lovely.
The grind is also gorgeous, as is the stonewash. I'm a sucker for Kizer specifically because of understated beauties like this Velox2.
Beautiful knife. Excellent fit and finish. I rate it two stars because opening the thing is such a bear. It would have been 5 stars had the open assist tab been made more distinct. I mean, what good is a knife if you cannot open it easily and routinely?
It is very good knife for $80 - the price I bought it, but at $125 I'd look at other MD offerings.
There is nothing wrong with mine Velox from a mechanical point of view - the blade is centered, the action is smooth. But design decisions about blade shape and grind make the knife inconvenient for me in usage and maintenance.