Andrew North
Long Live the Off-Grid Sheath Thumb Ramp Off Grid has made a few changes to the Ridgeback, making it lighter, updating the sheath, and giving it a steel with better edge retention. Here are the gritty details: We reviewed the original version of the Ridgeback a while back, and it quickly became one of our …
Micarta Fans Are Getting What They Asked For The young but solid outdoor knife company, Reiff Knives, is sprucing up the handles on their biggest knife. The Reiff F6 will be available with green Micarta scales on August 11. The overall shape and size of the knife is still the same. It’s still a great …
This Scrappy Button Folder Has Some Nice Claws 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), …
Victorinox Surprises with a Mid-Summer Fixed Blade Knife Release The multi-tool giant is adding to their fixed-blade line up of knives with a new series called Venture. And while it looks simple at first, the details show that they have approached this new knife with something of a mult-tool mentality: It’s a full tang bushcraft …
The Assert is a lightweight EDC folder with a crossbar lock, and looks suspiciously like Gerber throwing their hat into the Benchmade Bugout competition ring. It’s an interesting little thing that’s “just under” in a lot of places: The weight is just under 2 ounces, the blade length is just under 3 inches, the overall …
August 3 Update: Blue Ridge knives says “they’re working with OKC’s previous management to sell them the manufacturing equipment so they can continue producing Ontario Knives in Franklinville, NY” per a statement from BRK. In the meantime, the OKC site is back up, but not accepting orders. There has also been an active effort within …
This New Knife Company is Adding to Their Gentleman’s Carry Collection, and Takes Its First Shot at a Military Knife Rosecraft Blades is dropping three new knife designs along with a couple of hats, all of which are available now (albeit in limited quantities until they get the rest of their shipment). If you’re unfamiliar …
Katsu’s High-End Folder Gets an Update Overall Length: 4.5″ Blade Length: 4.5″ Blade Material: ZDP-189 Handle Material: Titanium Lock Type: Framelock Open Method: Front Flipper Japanese-based knife manufacturer Katsu is building out their premium folder selection with a dressy update to one of their high-dollar designs with the ZK02. The ZK model is a framelock …
Camping with Mike Wallace’s Pennsylvania Church Knife. The Perfect Hard Use Gentleman’s Folder to Spruce Things Up Outdoors The Strategy feels like a Cold Steel knife that bought a nice suit and switched to drinking whiskey instead of beer. But the secret of this knife is that it’s not actually an EDC; it’s a camping …
One of Gerber’s most popular models to date got a makeover for the 4th of July. They’re calling in the Fastball Independence, and they’ve outfitted it with a blue backspacer, and red aluminum scales etched with a design of the US flag turning into a landscape. It’s also coming in a little more expensive than …
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