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Kershaw Emerson Lineup Preview
There are moments in the history of product design when a single feature becomes so closely identified with its creator that it permanently changes the language of the category. In the world of folding knives, Ernest Emerson's "Wave Shaped Feature"—a small hook machined into the...
New Spyderco Folding Knife Highlights
Spyderco, the Golden, Colorado‑based knife manufacturer renowned for its distinctive round hole opening system and uncompromising approach to blade steel selection, has a long history of designing knives that respond to specific legal, professional, and tactical requirements. The company does not simply release variations on...
Kershaw Atmos Lightweight Folding Knife Review
As a fan and frequent user of pocket knives, I will admit that I have become a bit of a knife snob over the years. It is not that a lower‑cost knife will not do the job, but more that design, function, and quality have...
Southwire XT Mini Stripper Review
If you have ever spent an afternoon wrestling with a dull utility knife, trying to strip the thick jacket off a length of 1/0 underground cable without nicking the conductor beneath, you know the particular flavor of frustration that the Southwire XT Mini Stripper was...
Benchmade 300SN AXIS Flipper Review
I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about how to combine things that I love. In fact, that's partially how I ended up reviewing knives. Blades have fascinated me since childhood, and as a seminary student pursuing a Masters of Divinity, I happen to...
CRKT Hootenanny: Ken Onion's Combo Knife
I need a new knife like I need a hole in the head. That is the mantra I repeat to myself every time a new catalog lands on my desk or a product announcement pops up in my email. It is a mantra that has...
Kershaw Seguin Folding Knife Review
Names carry weight. In the knife world, a name can evoke a designer's legacy, a historical figure's courage, or a place's rugged character. The Kershaw Seguin, designed by Les George, draws its name from Juan Seguin, a towering figure in the Texas Revolution who accepted...
Milwaukee Fastback Utility Knives – Gen 3
The original Milwaukee Fastback utility knife did something remarkable when it debuted: it made a disposable‑blade holder exciting. Before the Fastback, a utility knife was a purely utilitarian object—a plastic or metal handle with a sliding blade, functional but devoid of personality. The Fastback introduced...
Steel Will Druid 290 Folding Knife Review
It is not every day that I encounter a knife from a company I have never heard of, only to find myself genuinely impressed within minutes of unboxing. I stumbled upon Steel Will Knives on Instagram, of all places—a carefully composed photograph of a folding...
Snap On Wrinkle Knife Review
When I think of Snap‑on, I think of tool chests that cost more than my first car, ratchets that fit so perfectly in the palm they feel custom‑made, and a legacy of American manufacturing that has earned a fierce loyalty among automotive technicians and industrial...