Andrew North
The Assisted Open Knife that Almost Changed my Opinion I don’t like CRKT much. They’ve never exactly been high quality, and most of their designs don’t hold my attention (although that’s clearly not true of all CRKT designers). It’s not that they make bad knives, they just rarely make something that makes me look away …
Knife Fights are Like Venereal Diseases: They Should Be Avoided Whenever Possible Knife fights look cool in movies. I get a little flutter in my heart when I see two people in a movie pull bowie knives and spend the next ten minutes cutting each other up in the woods. That’s pretty much the only …
A Folding EDC for People Who Actually Use Knives The Zancudo is a folder with a 2.9 inch AUS 8 steel blade, a tough frame lock, a plain face, and I’m going to marry it someday. I’ve been a big fan of ESEE Knives for a while now, but I rarely need fixed-blade knives so …
It’s Hard to Find a Good Assisted Opening Pocket Knife in a Small Size The invention of the spring assisted knife brought a wave of relief to thumbs across America. They give knife owners an easy way to open their tools up with the twitch of a finger. But some people are still concerned with …
What Makes a Good Tactical Knife And How Do You Choose The Best One For Your Needs? Whether you want a tactical knife because it makes you feel safer, or a you want a robust EDC, or even just because you like the way it looks, it’s important to understand the components that make a …
Finding The Perfect Knife Is A Lot More Fun When You Know What Everything Is Most people think knives are cool, but not everyone knows what tang is, or the difference between AUS8 carbon steel and 420HC stainless steel, or even what the difference between carbon and stainless is. That’s the realm of knife makers and …
It’s Important to Know the Metal of Your Knife We need to talk about steel types, and we need to do it simply. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list and explanation of steels (although it’s gotten longer than I intended). There are a couple of incredibly competent people diligently pushing against the …
Why Put a Gut Hook On a Hunting Knife if Hunters Don’t Use it? The gut hook feature is a funny thing. It’s usually forged on the back of a blade so you can just flip the knife around and cut a clean line through a fresh kill. But most hunters don’t seem to like …
How Tangy is Your Knife You’ve probably encountered a few zealous knife enthusiasts speed talking about the full tang bushcraft knife they just picked up the other day. If you’re not a zealous knife enthusiast, that phrase might raise a few questions: mainly, what is tang? Can I drink it? What does this have to …
10 Of The Best Spydrco Knives By Great Independent Knife Designers Spyderco is famous as an inexhaustible source of knife designs. It seems like they come out with a dozen new knives every week, and while it’s fun to watch them pump out new stuff all the time, the volume makes it really easy to miss …
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