Do you have any knives with an integral frame lock? Have you heard of Crucible Particle Metallurgies, or with steels such as S30V or S45VN?
Then you should know Chris Reeve Knives, if you don’t yet. Not only are these knives among the best of the best American-made knives, but the eponymous founder has been a visionary in the knife industry. Here’s what you should know.
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While it is true that most people who carry a knife daily just for general EDC carry a folding knife, there is a growing number of people that are interested in fixed blade knives for the same purposes.
It’s hard to beat the convenience, accessibility, and discretion of a folder, but there are some serious advantages offered by fixed blade knives that just can’t be overlooked....
Benchmade Knives command some of the highest respect and greatest prestige among folding knife brands. Their models are utilitarian, highly regarded by those that carry them, and made with premium steels and scale materials.
But if there were one thing you could say about Benchmade that drives value, it’s not any of these things.
It’s the lock type they pioneered...
In the modern market, many quality knives are made overseas. Many are made in China, but some are made in other countries such as Japan, Germany or Italy.
High labor costs, among other factors, have driven some manufacturing associated with steel alloy production, blade stock forging, and knife assembly offshore, but there are still many brands that produce American made knives, such as...
Everyone knows Spyderco knives can be expensive, but that’s only partly because they are so popular. They are in constant high demand and are among the most popular EDC knives in the industry.
But why is this? Is it all marketing hype?
Far from it; in fact, there are a great deal of material attributes that have made (and kept) Spyderco knives perennially popular. We’ll go over a...
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