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CRKT Pilar Review

Over the past few years, pocket cleavers have been quite the rage among the knife enthusiast community.  Unfortunately, most examples focus on style at the expense of practicality.  While the CKRT...

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Reate K-1 Review

Today we’re fortunate to get our hands on something special from Reate knives, in the Reate K-1 flipper.  A famous quote by George Steinbrenner that comes to mind when we think about David Deng of...

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Hultafors Expedition Knife Review

The Hultafors OK4 Expedition Knife is a light-weight outdoors fixed blade in the classic Nordic style.   As such it is very similar in design to several of its competitors (i.e Mora), but with...

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Brian Nadeau Mini Typhoon Review

After several months of ownership, we decided we had to share our views on the Brian Nadeau Mini Typhoon. Brian makes knives under his company name Sharp By Design and has built quite a reputation in...

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Reate Fallout 2.0 Review

Today we’re reviewing a real beast of a knife – the Reate Fallout 2.0.  We have always wanted to get our hands on a Rick Barrett custom knife. The Fallout flipper from Rick Barrett is one of his most...

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Factor Absolute Review

Never heard of Factor Equipment?  Don’t worry, neither had we.  The brand emerged last year as a purveyor of higher-end flashlights and knives catering to everyday users, first responders, law...

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Ferrum Forge Septer Review

“If you build it, they will come” is an all too familiar movie reference for most of us who have even the smallest handle on movie trivia. Never has this phrase applied to the knife world more than the...

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SOG Spec Arc Review

SOG is a brand that isn’t really discussed a lot among knife aficionados. While some of their products are held in high regard by enthusiasts (like the Seal Pup fixed blade, the enormous Tomcat folder,...

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Reate Future Review

The Future is finally here! We have waited a long time to say that about the first integral knife from Reate that started hitting the streets in January 2017. It is no secret that we tend to ride the...

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Olamic Swish Review

A Swedish proverb states that “the best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm”.  Tools that man can create through blood, sweat, tears, and the hands they use to forge such items can...

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Helle Bleja Review

The Helle Bleja is a traditional Scandinavian folding knife that is fully hand-crafted.  It is named after a Norwegian mountain and captures the same rugged character found there.  Just like any...

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CRKT Swindle Review

The CRKT Swindle is not your typical modern tactical folder.  Let’s be honest, the market is fairly saturated with a lot of cookie-cutter knives these days.  It’s not that there’s anything inherently...

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James Brand Folsom Review

The James Brand is a relative newcomer to the knife scene, having only been around since 2012.  They formed in Portland Oregon in 2012 with the intention to “design and make the knives we use every...

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Olamic Wayfarer 247H Review

The Olamic Wayfarer 247 Harpoon is not just some trivial knife. It represents the shift that Olamic has successfully achieved by creating mid-tech knives that once again can blur the lines of a brands...

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Kershaw Agile Review

The Agile is a recent addition to the Kershaw lineup, designed by Rick Hinderer.  It’s based off of his MP-1 model, itself an acronym for “Modular Platform 1.”  Like the MP-1, the Agile’s party trick...

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WE Knife 702 Review

Making an integral folding knife is not easy. In case you are not familiar, an integral knife is one that has a single piece of material for the handle scale. No other screws are needed to make the...

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Factor Bit Review

It’s becoming harder and harder to stand out these days when you’re making titanium framelock flipper knives.  They’re the midsize sport utility vehicles of the pocket knife world, with new ones...

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CRKT Crossbones Review

Sometimes being a knife enthusiast can be… tiring.  The industry likes to find a bandwagon, get on it, and then proceed to ride it until the wheels fall off.  I don’t have a problem with titanium...

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Ruike Trekker LD-51 Review

Ruike is a relative new-comer to the budget and mid-priced knife market.  They are quickly earning a reputation for high value folding knives, so much so that Boker has outsourced with them to produce...

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ZT 0055 Review

One of the most beloved knives  in our collection is the GTC airborne SLT. A remarkable Gus T. Cecchini custom knife that is both beautiful to look, as well as mechanically unique. Our custom airborne...

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