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.
What Happens When German Knives become American (Jump to six month update) Boker Plus made its USA factory debut with the Boker Plus Patriot, which is the main reason I got it. The idea of a German-born knife company building a factory in America and making a knife called the “Patriot” sounds like a really …
Knife Collecting is Expensive Work These Days We look at about a thousand percent more knives than we actually use for four very good reasons: The internet makes it easy to look at a million knives. We’re running out of room on our knife shelf, or drawer, or closet, or vault. Knives are expensive, and …
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 …
Sometimes Size Matters The Cold Steel Voyager XL is a big folding knife. So big in fact that when it was first announced many years ago I just sort of ignored it as a gimmick, because I thought it was too big to be a practical EDC pocket folder. Turns out I was an idiot. While …
This Handy Pocketknife is Strong, Tough and Light, But Difficult to Close Keychain knives serve as a back up to our EDC knife for a lot of us. We have all had those days where we headed out the door without our primary carry knife, and those are always the days that we seem to need …
The Cold Steel 49HTF is Durable, Functional and Fun The Cold Steel Mini Tac Tanto has been out for over five years, so this is probably a bit late to do a review. Up till now I have ignored the Mini Tac series from Cold Steel, because I am not a big fan of neck …
A Versatile and Durable EDC Knife Knife Specifications Overall Length: 8.2″ Blade Length: 3.4″ Blade Steel: 9Cr18MoV Pocket Clip: Tip-down Handle Material: Anodized aluminum Blade Type: Drop point Weight: 4.8 oz Pros Great Aesthetics Very Versatile Comfortable Handle Very Durable Very sharp right out of the box Cons Made in China Quality Assurance Issues (A …
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 …
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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