The barlow has a storied history. The knife’s origins are unclear, but may well date back to 1670 in Sheffield, England, when a bladesmith named Obadiah Barlow was making folders. The RoseCraft Beaver Creek Barlow has its origins closer to home, and builds on the classic American barlow design that dominated the 19th and much …
An Unpretentious Italian Do-it-all Fixed-blade Knife To Last You A Lifetime Key Review Takaways Unpretentious. I like this word; it covers a lot of what the M4 is about. Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed; athing that’s pleasantly simple and functional; modest. In …
Key Review Takeaways It’s a shame I tested this knife during the winter, because it’s a purebred summer-grilling fiend. It’s a bone crushing, meat slicing, cap popping thing of beauty that felt frustratingly out of place over the holiday season. But having to use this inside most of the time did force me to find …
Key Review Takeaways I expect Shun knives to cut well, but the Kanso is a different experience from their Classic and Premiere lines. Obviously the visuals stand out. The blade doesn’t have that mirror-polish shine, and the handle has an exposed tang with wood scales instead of the black pakkawood on most of their other …
Key Review Takeaways Anyone who knows much of anything about bushcraft knives knows the Morakniv brand. These knives are no-nonsense designs that keep costs modest and utilitarian features front and center. The Garberg series is one of the most robust lines to come out of Morakniv, and the knives are accompanied by a host of …
This Is Our Attempt To Help You Find The Perfect Bushcraft Knife For Your Budget in 2024. There’s surviving and then there’s thriving, and a good bushcraft knife is mostly about the latter. Whether you’d like to sit around the campfire whittling a spoon or want to make small game traps or a strong shelter, …
Kaila Cumings’ First CRKT Collaboration is a Mean Carver The Bugsy is the solution for people who want a light survival knife with a smaller handle. In the right hands, this knife has a secure grip that can generate a lot of power for carving and slicing with surprisingly little effort for a sub-4-inch blade. …
This Pocket Nessmuk Excels at Food Prep and Camping Tasks, but Struggles to Remove Splinters. I spend a lot of time in the woods. Over the years I’ve developed some strong opinions about what makes an ideal camping knife—and there are few folders that would make the cut. The Revo Knives Ness is one I’m …
This is as Close to Custom Knife Performance as US Production Will Bring You That was company founder David Olkovetsky’s mission when he started designing this knife: create something that had a custom maker’s level of attention to detail without the $1,000 price tag. It had to be comfortable. The transitions had to be smooth, …
Key Review Takeaways Vosteed had a strong year of efficient, collectible, and fidgety folders in 2022. The Raccoon feels like the first one that was made to be tough. Not that their other designs aren’t tough (God knows the compound grinds of the Thunderbird can handle their share of work), but the feel and shaping …
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