Fallkniven F1 Review

A Survival Knife Worth Getting Blasted out Of The Sky With. The Fallkniven F1 is an understated knife in the noblest sense of the word.

Key Review Takaways The moment I first found out that I would get to review the Fällkniven F1 – a compact survival/utility blade that has, by this point, probably gotten more unforced laudation than the late and unlamented Idi Amin Dada (third president of Uganda, and generally considered one of the most brutal despots in …

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Bavarian Knife Works 19-Piece Dreamcut Set Review

Each knife included in the Bavarian Knife Works 19-Piece Dreamcut set actually feels like it has a different, essential use.

This is a Set of True Kitchen Essentials in a Very Tall Package Most chefs and knife makers (custom makers, anyway) will tell you that you only really need a chef’s knife, a paring, and a bread knife. And yet, most kitchen knife companies will push huge sets containing twenty knives insisting it gives you …

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Zero Tolerance 0006 Review

The Zero Tolerance is a practical but expensive survival knife based on the ZT 9 bayonet.

The Zero Tolerance 0006 is a Military Style Fixed Blade Design Evolved for the Campground Zero Tolerance dropped into Shot Show 2023 with this thing and the rest of us had to put on water wings to wade through the drool. It’s the slightly more camp knife-oriented version of the ZT-9 Bayonet designed by Mike …

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Vosteed Is Crowdfunding A Cleaver

Vosteed Knives is crowdfunding a well designed cleaver.

Hell Yea! It has A Bottle Opener. The Minibarbar is a pint-sized cleaver designed specifically with outdoor food prep. Although it has a certain degree of rugged versatility that could handle some light campground tasks like cleaning branches and carving sticks. The Kickstarter campaign is active and ready for backers. The Blade and Design Intention It …

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Cutluxe Artisan Chef’s Knife Review

The Cutluxe Artisan 8 inch chef knife is well designed with good fit and finish.

The Artisan Chef’s knife is the purebred Western knife in Cutluxe’s modest line up. Currently their other offerings are a more thin handled series with Swedish steel (the Olivery series), and a heavier-set series featuring harder Japanese steel (the Shinobi series). The key difference between these designs is in their handles (the blade shapes all …

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Artisan Cutlery Ahab Review

The Ahab is a sophisticated budget pocket knife with a big comfortable handle and a blade that is all about finger placement.

This Budget Folder Features a Big Comfortable Handle and a Blade That is All About Finger Placement. The harpoon is rapidly becoming a go-to shape for knife designers, and for good reason. The concavity ground into the spine is an often-graceful addition that adds versatility to the blade. And Artisan Cutlery specializes in functional knives …

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White River Firecraft Puukko Review

The White River Firecraft FC-PKO. A new twist on a classic design.

The FC-PKO Survival Knife is Smaller, Lighter and One Helluva Fire Starter. White River Knife and Tool makes purpose built blades for hunting, fishing, and survival. They don’t make folders and they don’t make overtly tactical knives, but their outdoor blades have, for more than a decade now, been winning fans in the field. Their …

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Vosteed Labrador Review

The Vosteed Labrador is a big pocket knife that that makes an ideal camping or hunting buddy.

A Purpose Driven Pocket Knife That is Rugged Enough for the Woods and Refined Enough for the Board Room. Rarely have I found a folder that feels as good in the hand as the Labrador. Vosteed has a track record of building solid working knives with a refined aesthetic, and the Labrador holds true to …

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LionSteel M2M Review

The LionSteel M2M is a great allaround EDC fixed blade that works as a camping or hunting knife.

A Compact Draft Horse of a Knife that’s the Proof In Steel That Fixed-Blade EDCs Do Exist Hard-earned experience – and I contend that having endured more than one season of The Walking Dead qualifies as such – suggests to the initiated that there’s basically two types of knives caused to be invented by the …

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