Single and comparison articles and reviews for Columbia River Knife and Tool.
It’s a Good Outdoor Design in OD Green, but Just Okay in Silver The CRKT Bona Fide is easily one of my favorite designs to come out in early 2021. Not only does it look original outside, it has a functional mechanic inside that makes it stand out from everything else coming out in a … Read more
A Decent 3-Inch Fixed Blade for All Occasions The S.P.E.W is one of the few horizontal carry knives I own that I actually consider an EDC. It’s small enough not to be intrusive on a day to day basis, the blade is non-threatening, and it’s shaped well for most of the light tasks I need … Read more
This is a Tough $30 Folding Knife with Great Steel Rugged flippers are a rare breed, but Ken Onion has made a pretty interesting knife in that category. I say “rugged” mostly because that’s what the CRKT product description pushes. And I agree the thing is pretty rugged, but that’s not the first thing that … Read more
The Collaboration Between Ruger and CRKT Resulted in a Surprisingly Practical Folding Knife At first glance the Ruger CRKT Two Stage Compact may look like a pocket knife created for the type of guy who carries a tactical backpack to the mall where he berates the sales people at clothing stores for the lack of … Read more
If You Are Looking For a Ken Onion Designed Knife From Kershaw or CRKT, This List is a Good Place to Start Ken Onion has about a million knives that make him famous. The big hitters seem to be stuff like the first Hi Jinx and the Chive. Certainly his run of vegetable-inspired knives hit … Read more
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 … Read more