I know it’s not cool to actually use your knives these days. Most of mine sit on my desk or in my drawer, only used a half dozen times while I was testing them and then delegated to the decoration section of my workspace until I need them as a point of comparison. I do …
The Versatile Neck Knife You Can Carry Horizontal, Vertical, and Upside Down, but Won’t Like Using The Gerber Ghostrike is a versatile fixed blade that’s made to be packed anywhere in any fashion your heart desires. It’s an odd little thing that doesn’t seem to be made for any one task specifically, but has a …
It’s a Small Machete Pretending to be a Bowie Knife There are a lot of things about the way the Battle Bowie looks that gave me pause. It has a little too much of that sword-at-a-flea-market styling for me to really expect much. The extreme curve of the handle and the way the blade basically …
This is a Tough $30 – $50 Folding Knife with Great Steel Rugged flippers are a rare breed, but Ken Onion has made a pretty interesting knife in that category. I say “rugged” mostly because that’s what the CRKT product description pushes. And I agree the thing is pretty rugged, but that’s not the first …
Everyone has a preference, and for a lot of people it’s Micarta. For good reason. It’s tough, comfortable material that usually gives knives a natural look that ages well. There are downsides to it. It’ll soak up oil and moisture and take a kind of patina that not everyone is a fan of. And just …
Buck Makes Too Many Great Hunting Knives So I organized every hunting knife Buck makes that I could find, then organized them by series and type into tables so you can see the differences at an easy glance to find your best option. Buck has been one of the biggest go-to knife makers for hunting …
I see a lot of hype about American knife companies who manufacture in Japan, or Chinese companies using Japanese steel, and even Japanese knife companies manufacturing in America. I don’t see a lot of hype about folding knives that are designed and made in Japan by Japanese companies. So I thought it would be cool …
In the world of stainless steel, AUS 8 offers a great compromise between quality and price. It can take an incredibly sharp edge. It won’t hold that edge as well as something like 154CM because it’s a lot softer, but that also makes it tough enough to be a good working knife, and it will …
A Good Fixed-Blade Survival Knife from a Great Folding Knife Company 2024 Update – Unfortunately, the Little Rive Bowie has been discontinued. We will amend this article if Kizer decided to bring it back, and we will also post an article in our Knife News section if this knife or a similar one is ever …
The Camillus Titanium Coating is Great Added Feature for These Fixed Blade Hunting, Camping and Survival Knives I remain partially skeptical of everything Camillus says about they’re titanium coatings, but I will admit it seems particularly suited for hunting and survival. Whether or not it actually makes their knives harder, it definitely holds up well …
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