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Dutch Bushcraft Knives | EDC, Knife & Accessory Review, Production Knives
DBK is back with the new Aluminum handled Bugout.
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Blade Show | Industry News / New Products
*Please note these are not BLADE Show West’s stipulations; but the state of CA and are outside our control.
In compliance with Los Angeles County and the city of Long Beach, CA, effective September 20, 2021; all persons attending an indoor Mega event (with over 1,000 people) must provide proof of vaccination OR negative Covid test within 72 hours of your arrival. In addition, you will be required to wear masks inside unless drinking or eating.
You will be required to Show proof of vaccination OR negative Covid test (to Show Management personnel) when you enter the building to pick up your wristbands (for will call ticket holders) or purchase your tickets.
Following are what is accepted for Proof of Vaccination:
- Covid-19 Vaccination Record Card (issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control & Prevention or WHO Yellow Card1) which includes name of person vaccinated, type of vaccine provided and date last dose administered); OR
- A photo of a vaccination card as a separate document; OR
- A photo of the client’s vaccine card stored on a phone or electronic device; OR
- Documentation of vaccination from a healthcare provider; OR
- Digital record that includes a QR code that when scanned by a SMART Health Card reader displays to the reader client name, date of birth, vaccine dates and vaccine type;
For Verification for proof of a negative COVID-19 test result – the following is accepted:
- A printed document from the test provider or laboratory, or;
- An electronic test result displayed on a phone or other device from the test provider or laboratory.
- The information should include person’s name, type of test performed, and negative test result.
PLEASE NOTE THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND YOU WILL BE UPDATED ACCORDINGLY.
This is going to go over like the proverbial lead Zeppelin. Blade Show 2021 in Atlanta was a blissful return to normalcy. I have a feeling that the response to these restrictions is going to really hurt attendance. Apparently, the recent USN Gathering in Vegas, with fewer draconian restrictions, was down 50%.
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Cedrick & Ada Gear and Outdoors | EDC, Knife & Accessory Review, Production Knives
This is one of the goofier knife reviews I have seen. We have shared reviews from Cedrick and Ada, but this is the first time Uncle Randy has made an appearance.
The 0040 Onset is an interesting knife. I like it, even if I recognize that it is not the best choice at the price point. I know people who hate it with a white-hot passion. That said, I recognize each of the flaws that people find, including slight wavieness to the grind (more than is acceptable in the $150+ range), simpler construction than premium peers, and I like it better in the $140 range.
But functionally, it is a very good knife.
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Knife and Gear Society | Photography, Podcasts, & Videos
Blade Show 2021 was a very welcome show for many, after the debacle that was 2020. Seeing old friends and making new ones is one of the highlights of the show. During Blade Show, Bobby Bushcraft and I spoke with some of those friends and captured it on camera. Although this is just a small sampling of what we will be releasing over time, here are some 2021 Blade Show highlights.
Admittedly it has been a while since Blade Show. However, we thought it would be a nice touch to revisit it now. Especially for those of you who missed it and those of you that miss it.
Among the many hours of footage we got at the show, today we are posting Dave Canterbury, TOPS Knives, L.T. Wright, Spartan Blades and Medford Knives. Over the course of the show, we got so much footage it is hard to even get it all processed. But, over time we hope to have it all on our YouTube channel. So, make sure to keep checking there for additional videos. You might even see some footage of the party in the Pit. But you didn’t hear that from me.
Below are the first videos in our Blade Show 2021 series, highlighting some of our favorite friends in the industry. In them they talk about upcoming products, the state of the industry, specific knives and more.
Josh Swanagon and Bobby Bushcraft are great guys. Two of the folks I look forward most to seeing at SHOT and Blade.
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Leave CommentKnifeNews | Antique Knives & Collectables, EDC, Industry News / New Products, Production Knives
GEC is getting ready to drop its latest model, the #86 Angus Jack. The Angus Jack is a new variant on a rugged two-blade pattern that GEC first introduced a couple years ago.
2019 marked the debut of GEC’s #86 pattern. It was a simple but sizeable two-blade jack knife, with both blades folding out of the same end. The first knife built on that pattern was the Oil Field Jack, which had a clip point main blade and a sheepsfoot secondary; the sheepsfoot was smaller and opened with an off-side nail mark. In both the Tidioute and Northfield UN-X-LD flavors, the Oil Field Jack had bolsters on both ends and a wrench-shaped shield. The Oil Field Jack was also the model chosen by BladeForums for its limited edition 2019 forum knife. The forum knife version had a single sheepsfoot main blade and African blackwood covers.
They are also making this one:
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Leave CommentEverydayCommentary | EDC, Knife & Accessory Review, Production Knives
I have been stalking this knife for years. Years and years. And here I am willing to pay for a VG10 version that is selling on eBay for $180. Then Knife Joker bucked the trend and instead of commissioning ANOTHER PM2, Para3, or Shaman, they come out of left field with a Jester exclusive, in 20CV nonetheless. After a few months, I am convinced that this is the best ultra small knife (a knife with a blade under 2 inches) ever made. The Ladybug is good, but the Jester is better. And while the difference is small (the Ladybug is like 90% of a Jester) that extra goodness in the Jester makes a world of difference. If you are looking for a keychain knife, a knife to carry in very thin and light clothes, or a knife for an office where people look at you like you wore the GWAR stage costumes to work when you pull out a blade to cut things, this is the knife for you. With the glow in the dark handles and the 20CV steel, this is easily the best version of the Jester, making it the best of the best. I don’t typically go in on exclusives, but for one this different and this good, I couldn’t say no.
One issue is how to consider value. At the original price of $60, this is an insanely great buy, but as an exclusive and one that sold out lightning fast, I know that most people are going to pay twice the for this knife. For purposes of this review I am going to assume that everyone that got this knife did so on the secondary market. In the “Value” section, I will do a bit more of an in-depth analysis on this issue, but for those reading this, I am just going to assume that you will have to pay $120-150 for this blade.
With that, on to the review of one of the coolest Spyderco knives of all time in one of the coolest exclusives they have done.
Nifty. I’d take one.
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Leave CommentKnife Rights | Knife Law
August 15, 2021 – Columbus, Ohio: With the August legislature recesses over, Knife Rights efforts are picking up again. On Tuesday, at a hearing of the Ohio Senate Veterans and Public Safety Committee, a substitute version of SB 156, Knife Rights’ Ohio knife life law preemption bill, was introduced.
The substitute version is the result of efforts by Prime Sponsor Senator Kristina Roegner’s office and our Director of Legislative Affairs, Todd Rathner, to address potential legal issues that were identified after the bill’s initial introduction. This version simplifies matters by adding “knives” to Ohio’s existing firearms preemption statute and making relevant changes to accommodate that addition.
Sen. Roegner provided sponsor testimony at the hearing, saying, “after the enactment of SB140 last session (authored by Knife Rights), an issue remains in Ohio because of a patchwork of confusing local ordinances. What is legal to carry and possess in one town may be a serious crime to possess in another. This patchwork of laws is confusing, unreasonable, difficult to enforce and nearly impossible for the average citizen to follow.”
Knife Law Preemption is a Knife Rights criminal justice reform effort that nullifies existing ordinances and prevents new local ordinances more restrictive than state law which only serve to confuse or entrap law-abiding citizens traveling within or through the state. Preemption ensures citizens can expect consistent enforcement of state knife laws everywhere within a state.
Knife Rights authored and passed the nation’s first Knife Law Preemption bill in Arizona in 2010 and has since passed preemption bills in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
Knife Rights will let you know when it is time to contact your legislators to support SB 156.and its companion House bill, HB 243 (which had its first hearing back in June).
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Leave CommentBlade Reviews | EDC, Knife & Accessory Review, Production Knives
The vice president under Woodrow Wilson, a man named Thomas Marshall, once said that “What this country really needs is a good five-cent cigar.” Even when the world is going to hell in a handbasket, there’s reassurance to be had in getting a great bargain.
Admittedly, today’s consumers are spoiled for choice when it comes to budget knives—the world is yours for under fifty bucks. Spending more may get you better steel, higher build quality, and more thoughtful design, but I would reason that 98% of people will have their EDC needs met by something as ubiquitous as a CRKT M-16
Fortunately, the knife world has been anything but a race to the bottom over the last fifteen years where build quality and value are concerned. If anything, the eye-popping amount of competition within the “budget” category over this stretch of time has continually put better and better products in front of consumers without exceeding that $30 to $50 threshold.
Enter the Ruike P801. Does the world need another budget-category knife? Well, when it punches above its weight to this degree and coming in at the low end of what we’re calling “budget” these days, I’d argue we do.
I’d like a good 5 cent cigar. $.05 in 1916 would be $1.25 today. This is still a shitty cigar.
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Leave CommentAll Outdoor | EDC, Knife & Accessory Review, Production Knives
A lot of you probably own multi-tools and they are extremely useful out on the range or just in general for when you need a handy tool for cutting, prying, or fastening. The problem with multi-tools is that they are generally lacking in the knife department and this leads to some pretty poor cutting ability and handling characteristics. TRUE Knives has just introduced their SmartKnife+ that flips the idea of a multitool on its head and prioritizes the blade first and adds back some of the functionality of the multi-tool back as an added bonus to the knife.
The 2.275 inches partially serrated blade is made from 420 stainless steel and coated with a black oxide finish. The blade is secured in the open position by a traditional frame lock and the handle is similarly made from a combination of stainless steel and anodized aluminum. In addition to the serrated blade, the SmartKnife+ also packs in a pry bar, bottle opener, screwdrivers, 1/4-inch magnetic bit storage, a metal file, wire strippers, inch and centimeter rules, and 5 different integrated wrenches ranging from 6mm up to 14mm bolt sizes.
I am sure someone with more depth of knowledge than I can name a similar tool, but it seems to be outside the box design to me.
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Leave CommentEveryday Carry | EDC, Industry News / New Products, Production Knives
Innovative and affordable knives, interesting collaborations, and impressive showings with each passing season—few do it as well as Columbia River Knife and Tool. And this year is no different, as they’ve covered 2021 with a strong lineup of knives and tools to fit every budget while pushing the limits of style and functionality for EDC. As we close in on the end of the year, we’ve picked out three more new knife releases from the brand, with some fresh takes on old favorites and new models to get excited for.
I might actually pick up the Provoke Compact. I am fascinated by the engineering, but the original is a bit bigger than I like to carry.
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