The original Aegis was the rare knife from SOG that had appeal beyond their established, loyal fan base. It had a clean design, with a great blade shape, and it weighed nothing for its size. The only real complaint that could be leveled at the Aegis was that it was too big for some users. …
In this article, I’m going to provide you with a lot of in-depth information about the Opinel Carbon Blade Number 8 (No8) folder, and I’ll also compare it to a variety of other Opinel knives that are on the market today, as well. By the end of the article, I hope you will feel that…
It feels a little churlish to say that there are too many affordable knives in the world, but sometimes that’s the way it feels. Top-tier designs from Spyderco, Kershaw, Cold Steel, and others made it clear that a new paradigm for what we should expect from a cheap knife had been established. Bad fit and…
Rick Hinderer has been enjoying a few years of seemingly uninterrupted success. His XM-18 became one of the sought-after knives in the world—prices on the secondhand market were oftentimes more than double the original. Then came the series of collaboration knives with Zero Tolerance and Kershaw, a collaboration that continues to this day, but that…
We live in a time in the knife industry where the origin of manufacture is not an indicator of quality. Amazing knives are being made in China, Japan, Taiwan, Germany, Italy, and the USA. But for American knife users, there’s a certain mystique associated with knives made in the United States. Unfortunately, the cost of…