Knife Reviews
When it comes to folding knives, I am extremely selective in what I choose to carry, especially if it is a blade that I am going to carry for self-protection. It has to be light, reliable, sharp, and geometrically efficient. These are just a few of the qualities I look for in a ...
Last Updated: August 2, 2019 The Benchmade 300 is a knife that I originally passed on reviewing. This wasn't an easy decision. As Benchmade's first flipper, this is an important knife. But initial reports said that the flipping action was weak, and the knife seemed chunky. I was turned off for those reasons. Rather than going ...
Last Updated: August 12, 2019 As the standard-bearer for the burgeoning (and almost instantaneously influential) high-end Chinese knife scene, Kizer made an immediate impression with its very high-quality, relatively affordable knives. In what is perhaps a not-very-encouraging indicator of where the knife community’s mindset is at, Kizer immediately fell under harsh scrutiny – a scrutiny ...
2 Blades enter, 1 Blade leaves. That's the premise behind a series of posts I've had sloshing around in my head for years now. A series of "vs" posts where I pit 2 knives against each other to see which blade comes out alive. Buy the Griptilian or Para 2 at Amazon Buy the Griptilian or ...
Last Update: March 4, 2018 Hootenany, noun, a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing, and sometimes, dancing. I don't read too far into names, but I had to look Hootenanny up in an attempt to gain a little context. If you ever meet Ken Onion, the designer of the Hootenanny, you will quickly learn ...
Recently, in a comment on an article on Everyday Commentary, the always-astute R.D. gave a summary of each major knife company’s chief weakness. For Spyderco, he said that they were “diluting their core identity (cerebral, highly engineered, function-based knives) to chase trends.” Buy the Spyderco Clipitool at BladeHQ I couldn’t have put my current feelings about ...