No matter how quality your knife is or how durable the steel that makes up your trusty edge, a used blade will always eventually need a good sharpening if you expect it to carry its own weight. And what good is a dull knife for anything besides reflecting light into the eyes of your friends… Read more How to Sharpen a Pocket Knife – Get Your Blade Unblunted
If you buy a high-end pocket knife from any of the big knife companies such as Benchmade or Zero Tolerance, then you’ll probably end up paying over a hundred bucks for a single stabber. You usually get what you pay for (some of which may be the name brand), but that doesn’t mean there don’t… Read more Cheap Pocket Knives – Blades That Fit in Your Wallet
A pocket knife is a pretty nifty tool. It can be opened when you need to turn your pants into a pair of shorts and can be closed when you want to keep the thing from stabbing you while it’s in your pocket. However, being a tool (and especially because it has moving parts), it’s… Read more How to Clean a Pocket Knife So It Shimmers
You might wonder why someone would even think about carrying a fixed blade knife when a folding knife is way more convenient and doesn’t always have a sharp edge exposed. Well, for starters, a fixed blade is more sturdy and reliable than a folding knife, which means it can take harsher treatment. Also, there are… Read more The Best Fixed Blade Knives for Exigent Exploration
Most people can get through their daily lives without hauling a knife around. Perhaps you don’t have a need for a sharp edge or you always have the right tool sitting around when you need it and don’t want to bother sticking a blade in your pocket. But I’m here to tell you that a… Read more Why to Carry a Pocket Knife – You Use It More Than You Think
Maybe you want to carry a knife but most of them are too big to carry in your pocket. Maybe you’re a fan of tiny things and are curious as to just how small a blade can get. Whatever the case, you’re probably wondering how small a knife can get. Well, to answer that question,… Read more The Smallest Knives – Some Itty Bitty Blades for the Tiniest Tasks
If you’ve ever been in a critical situation that’s dependent on the proper functioning of a knife, then you’ll know how important it is that the blade doesn’t fail on you. Maybe you had an X-acto knife in your pocket and found yourself having to cut through a seat belt to save someone from their… Read more The Best Zero Tolerance Knives for Perilous Piercing
If you’ve ever fumbled with a cheapo pocket knife, you may know how frustrating it can be to get the blade open. It’s usually either really hard to catch or the joint is just super stubborn—or both. Of course, that’s about what you’d expect from something you could buy with your lunch money. There exist… Read more The Best Benchmade Knives for Snappy Snipping
You probably know what it’s like to come across a faulty blade when you’re trying to cut off a length of rope. I can tell you that it’s very difficult to find a pair of scissors that can effortlessly cut through a piece of paper without checking every drawer in my house, and that goes… Read more The Best Spyderco Knives – The Pointed Pioneers
Have you ever used a flashlight and wished it was just a little bit brighter? Maybe you were trying to find a baseball glove that was left in the yard but your light source could hardly illuminate a tree a few meters away. If your flashlight just had a few hundred more lumens, things would… Read more The Best ThruNite Flashlights – Some Really Blinding Bulbs
