We cover most knives from hard-use folders to gentleman carries and a lot of odd things in between. Since “EDC knife” is a really broad term that basically includes whatever people carry every day, you’ll find a lot of variation in this category, but we try to be descriptive with our titles so you’ll know roughly what range of use a knife falls under before clicking on the full review.
We carry every knife we review for several weeks and subject them to various tests ranging from comfort to sharpness and edge retention. We cut a ridiculous amount of cardboard and probably do a lot of other things each knife wasn’t really designed for. By the end of each review you should have a good sense of how well a knife performs, how long it might last you, and if there are similar alternatives to consider. For other articles, we might list a knife we don’t own but are recommending based on a lot of research and genuine interest and curiosity on our part. We always prioritize knives we’ve actually used, but there are a lot of designs out there and even though we can’t physically own them all, we still like talking about them.
The Buck 250 Saunter Slip Joint Knife is Fun, Practical and Temporary The Buck 250 Saunter is a limited release slip joint knife. Buck says it will only manufacture this knife in 2022. Once those knives sell out there will be no more. From a collectors standpoint this is kind of cool, but I have …
This is a Pricey Hard Use Folder Wearing Tactical Clothes The Vision XR is a revision of an older design with a few changes based on user feedback. Supposedly this one is built more effectively for “professional use case situations, with a focus on general purpose utility and combative use” according to SOG’s description of …
A Hands On Review and Photo Gallery of the Civivi Conspirator Button Lock Pocket Knife The Conspirator is another well designed folding knife from Civivi that is hard to categorize. It has a classic non-tactical look that makes me want to call it a gentleman’s folder, but its relatively tall blade and large hand-friendly handle …
Our Photo Gallery Review of the New Ken Onion Design from CRKT The Facet is the latest Ken Onion-designed folding knife from CRKT. It is also one of the best designs to come out of this collaboration. The overall fit and finish of this knife seems to be a step above a lot of CRKT’s …
A Photo Gallery Review of Buck’s Latest Version of Their Iconic Folder Buck has released more versions of the 110 Hunter than I can keep track of. This popular knife is a cornerstone product that built the brand and a large part of the America’s nostalgic EDC and outdoor culture. Until recently we have mostly …
A Great EDC Kukri Flipper with a Taiwanese History This knife was smaller, heavier, and thicker than I expected. That isn’t exactly a new experience for me. Shapes can be deceiving, and what seems to be thin and tall at a distance ends up having an entirely different range of curvature and weight distribution from …
A Photo Gallery of Off-Grid’s Premium Tactical Pocket Knife The Off-Grid Scorpion has been a consistent part of my EDC rotation for almost two years. I generally avoid overtly tactical looking knives, but the Scorpion has some hard use knife capabilities that make it one of my favorite pocket knives. I have been planning to …
Our Photo Gallery Review of Spartan’s Lightweight, Hard Use Pocket Knife The Spartan Blades Talos is the company’s first budget friendly folding knife. If you are looking for a barebones hard use work knife with a quality steel blade this may be the answer. The G-10 handle is small, but comfy, and the knife is …
The Other Modern Alternative to the Buck 110 Hunter The Vanguard Slicer is Kizer’s first lock back design. Which was kind of a big deal when it came out in 2021 for a couple reasons: First, almost nothing interesting came out in 2021, so a fidget-folder company coming out with something outside their normal wheelhouse …
From Old School Nail Nicks to Modern Flippers, Here’s what We’d Carry if We Still Carried a Slip Joint Pocket Knife Slip joints fell out of style a while ago when we all admitted how much we disliked the blades of our folding knives coming down on our fingers. They never disappeared entirely, though, because …
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