Gerber is prepping a second round of 2022 releases for the fall, and one of the headline acts is the Slimsada. The Slimsada is a budget-friendly work knife with a focus on simple, hardworking materials.

Visually, the Slimsada is right in line with other newish Gerber folders like the Savvy and the Fuse. The blade shape is a modified, modernized sheepsfoot, with a full flat grind and angular profile. The mid-size EDC blade seems to be trending mightily right now; that’s the category the Slimsada falls in with a cutting edge of 3.47 inches. It is opened with a generous thumb cutout, which makes deployment completely ambidextrous, although there are other elements of the knife that favor right-handed users.

Not speaking to me. though I like the blade shape for EDC.