Knife Reviews
The Gerber 06 Auto has always struck me as a stand out piece for Gerber. A well worn trope in knife reviewing is to bag on Gerber for their decline from an American standard to a mass market, Wal-Mart oriented, overseas produced stuffed shirt of a brand. Buy the Gerber 06 Auto at BladeHQ The poster ...
Buy the Microtech Dirac at BladeHQ “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” (Arthur C. Clarke, 1962) Every time I use my Microtech Dirac, I feel like I’m doing a magic trick. The Dirac is an out-the-front (OTF) switchblade, and its 2 7/8” (74 mm) blade snaps out and back in so fast that my ...
I’m a sucker for cool-looking knives. Not impractical fantasy knives, but practical knives that have a cool look to them. That’s why knives like the Gerber Flatiron and now the Ayako. I’m a sucker for budget-friendly knives that have a unique style and grace to them. The Ayako, as the name implies, has a Japanese ...
Where to begin with the CRKT Provoke? This is a knife that defies convention, and it hardly relates to any other knife that has crossed my desk. Buy the CRK Provoke at BladeHQ If I were to draw a comparison to a knife in my collection, the Provoke most reminds me of the HALO VI. Not ...
Friends and internet strangers, it is that time of year. Time to round up the various 2020 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on knives and gear and to share them with you. As always, please feel free to leave a comment or email me if I miss anything and I'll add the deal. BladeHQ So ...
You know...People change. This became blatantly apparent to me when I strapped an Apple Watch to my wrist and didn’t immediately burst into flames. A year ago if you had asked me about an Apple Watch I would have told you that for the right person, they are probably great. I couldn’t imagine being that ...