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
Swiss Army knives can last a lifetime, but only if they are properly cared for. Even if you just carry your knife around in your pocket and can count the times you’ve used it with the toes on your foot, the knife is still going to build up residue and dust that should probably be… Read more How to Clean a Swiss Army Knife – Make It Look Sharp
The Swiss Army knife is one of the most common multitools. In 1908, the Swiss government contracted the companies Victorinox and Wenger to produce these knives, which were designed for the Swiss army much earlier. This, however, was not the first instance of a multi-use pocket knife. Melville’s Moby Dick mentions “Sheffield contrivances (devices from… Read more The Best Swiss Army Knives – Always Be Prepared
