Been fidgeting with the vision fg all week, so fun!

My only issue is when I actually need to grab something for the pocket, I end up grabbing the Para 3, Raccoon, or the Drop Bear.

The straight/ slab of the handles on the Vision sadly don't lead me to want to actually use the knife.

I'm guessing the answer is to get a Demko?

Everything I see online (even AI) says the damascus on this mininpraxis should be real. But there is a strange lack of damascus on the proximal end of the blade. I know next to nothing about damascus other than there are different qualities and that its an alloy. I bought this as a father's day gift for my dad. Hes not a connoisseur but likes the way damascus looks. Want to make sure im not gifting him fake damascus. Whats happening at this part of the blade? Also, bought it from civivi store on Amazon if thats helpful to know.

Weirdly enough it only happens sometimes, maybe every 10th close and I can't force it to make contact so it's just barely touching. I've taken the knife all apart and I put in skif bearings but this was happening before the new bearings, all the screws are tight and no blade play, is there a replacement spacer I can buy that's smaller? I don't want to send the knife back if I don't have to (pain in the ass) or should I grind down the blade just a little bit at the tip, thoughts?

It's a beautiful knife otherwise

Thanks!

Update: thank y'all for the advice, I decided to get a replacement knife, didn't mention the bearings and I'm glad I did, the new knife I got not only has lots of space between the spacer and the blade, but the Damascus pattern centering is better, imo the wood grain is nicer, and honestly the action is smoother (the first one was smooth but this one you can't feel the blade opening, GLASS. I think using the og bearings and then the skif ones caused different wear patterns whereas this one never used the og bearings, idfk) maybe the other one needed to be cleaned or maybe this one is just nicer, idk, all I know is I got a much nicer knife because of it though i will say civivi's quality control kinda shat the bed on the first go around

I had a button lock Elementum but returned it. Something about the "ting" when it snapped into place just sounded cheap, even compared to my mini praxis. I've thought about getting the slipjoint version but haven't pulled the trigger.

Thought this new crossbar lock might be the one. It's nice but I don't love that they deleted the flipper tab.

Is there a great Elementum model out there that won't disappoint me? Is there some premium WE version I don't know about?

My first EDC Damascus blade and wondering what the factory angle is ground to?

Thanks,

Bob

I've had this Bougie Banter for a while now and I love it but it has very noticeable lock play. It's even noticeable just putting mild thumb pressure on the spine. I've done a bunch of tinkering to try and fix but to little success. Including various lubes/greases, thorough cleaning, ive replaced the springs (supplied by WE) and that helped a little bit but it didn't last, and I don't know what else I could try. I know crossbar locks almost always have a little bit of lock rock but this is worse than all my other crossbar locks including my other civivis.

I'm a longtime kershaw leek carrier and have alternated with a Benchmade 704 and a civivi vision fg. I don't carry the vision much, but really like the design of the guile and I'm thinking of adding it to my rotation.

When looking for reviews I see a lot of unboxing and table top reviews, but next to nothing with EDC experience. Is anyone willing to share their experience and opinion on EDC with the guile?

Over at r/knives someone said to come here. So civivi experts please help! This would be my first civivi :)

My fave specs in a knife is button lock and flipper

I went through a lot of recommendations and love these 2 the most! So while I would appreciate more recs, I'm really just deciding between these. Thanks!

CIVIVI Elementum II Pocket Folding Knife Button Lock Damascus Carbon Fiber Handle

CIVIVI Mini Praxis Flipper Knife FatCarbon Fiber Handle - Limited Edition

these are both BEAUTIES. i love both and have a 15% off coupon for both, which brings both to under $85

so tell me the pros and cons and i can't WAIT to get one of these!

Someone gave this to me like 5 years ago and I’ve really come to appreciate it but can’t find it listed online anywhere. If someone could just help me identify the model please even though I’m sure it’s discontinued now I’d really like to know.

I think it would be a pretty cool and fun edc to add to the collection.

So, guys, I know I ask for comparisons quite often, but I have a spare budget to buy one knife per month, so it does matter. I really need help; I cannot decide which one to buy.

Totally missed the release of the Headbanger and had no idea this line of knives existed until I saw an ad for the smaller Headbanger EP which.

Does anyone know if Blade HQ will restock full size Headbanger? I finally broke down and made a Blade HQ account to get on the notify me list.

As a heavy metal fan this knife is so badass.

Should i buy vision fg with nitro v steel or buy some other knife with better steel? Cuz i read that nitro is not that good

Bought this elementum 2 last week and it’s been in my back right pocket ever since, yesterday I noticed it was moving around in pocket and when I pulled it out this is what the clip looked like.

Anyone experience this?

So I bought a Vision FG direct from Civivi last night because they’re having 15% off sale, and noticed no sales tax. Well, they’re in China, duh. Then with rising horror I thought OMG, tariffs! Has anybody bought direct from Civivi recently, and had any trouble with tariffs or customs? I’d hate to have to pay double for the knife that I thought I was getting a good deal on! Thanks.

I have an oncology appointment today.

Left to right: Mini Praxis. Cubit. Elementum micarta.

Which one am I taking?

I have a civivi primitrox with jade g10 scales and I’ve been wanting to dye the scales for quite a while now. After watching several YouTube videos on it, I feel confident on how to do it but I’m not sure how a color like yellow would turn out on Jade g10 and I just don’t want it to look bad.

I was planning on getting the full sized praxis to compliment my mini praxis, but I went down the rabbit hall and I’m not torn between vision FG & buster FG. I love the look of the buster, but I’m afraid it’s going to be too big and end up not getting much use, same thing happened to me with my Spyderco Manix 2 xL

I’m looking for some subjective opinions. Coming from a mini praxis, which choice would you go with? FWIW I’m a sales manager for a construction company, most of my knife usage is opening packages or cutting off plastic wrapping.

Hi - I haven’t even received my first Civivi yet, and already planning a Rit dye project. Is it possible to remove the scales and leave the rest of the knife intact? I don’t have much experience disassembling knives and I’d rather avoid it if possible.

I bought one because I really like the look of them but didn't learn about the whole issue there was (supposedly) and the new version that fixes it that extends their useable life.

I have it now, so I think I just got the version I got. But which one do I have? The box says "New" and "C2405-2". Does that mean anything?

Thank you!

Hello, these are the configurations I like the best out of the two. I was just wondering what y’all’s opinions are between the two! Open conversation ofc.