EDC knife review articles covering both folding pocket knives and fixed blade knives. We all have different everyday carry needs, so we cover a variety of knife types. Obviously EDC is a subjective term, but we have reviewed a lot of knives, so just about everyone should find a knife review here that helps them find their ideal everyday carry knife.
It’s a Budget Japanese Gentleman Carry with a Great Blade but a Rough Handle The Katsu Bamboo folder is, at best, an okay knife, but not the best representative of the folding knives coming out of Japan right now. I picked it up, like so many people have, because I was interested in seeing 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
Small Modern and Traditional Friction Folder Pocket Knives are Cool Again, Apparently Whether you enjoy the minimalism of a simple knife or have legal limitations because of your state or workplace, there’s usually a place for at least one friction folder in your EDC rotation. Most modern companies make them for legal reasons, but that’s … Read more
The Straight-Edge Folding Pocket Knife is the Alternative Gentleman Carry The straight-razor style of pocket knife is sort of like a slimmed down alternative to a pocket cleaver folder. In fact, the whole reason I’m even writing about this is because I kept coming across straight-razor folders when I was researching our article on folding … Read more
Knife Designers Should Take Notes on This Pocket Knife’s Handle Gerber has managed to do something that I see a lot of companies struggling with on the budget end of knives: they designed a large pocket knife cleaver with a comfortable handle that also rides easy in the pocket, and has a strong set of … Read more
If You Just Want Utility, Folding Pocket Knife Cleavers are a Good Way to Go Cleaver-style folding knives have been kind of a slow burning trend for a few years. There’s a whole mess of opinions about whether they’re actually a good design or not, and ultimately I think people buy them because cleaver blades … Read more
A Neck Knife Can be Okay, but the Sheath Needs to Be Great A neck knife is a great way to keep a blade close at hand that’s quick to deploy. The problem is that even when a neck knife is made well they often come in a sheath that was a haphazard afterthought by … Read more
Everyone Needs at least One Good Beater Folding Knife For EDC. These Folding Knives Are Tough And Affordable I know it’s not cool to actually use your knives these days. Most of mine sit on my desk or in my drawer, only used a half dozen times while I was testing them and then delegated … 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 Versatility of Micarta Makes It A Great Option For Most Types of Knives From Fixed Blade Bushcraft to Gentleman’s Carry Pocket Knives Everyone has a preference, and for a lot of people it’s Micarta. For good reason. It’s a tough material, easy to clean, comfortable, and it usually looks nice. It does have the … Read more