Receiving and unpacking knives is one of my favorite activities.
I just got two from Columbia River Knife and Tool and they are both winners. The first knife is the Razelcliffe, designed by Jon Graham and the other, the Kith, designed by Ken Steigerwalt.
The Kith is a locking folder with a 3-inch blade ground from 8CR13MoV stainless steel. It is a good knife steel, especially for a working knife. Compared to D2 (you’ll see why later), D2 tends to have more edge retention and hardness than 8Cr13MoV but is more expensive and less corrosion resistant.
The Kith utilizes a front lock set in the 3.75-inch glass-reinforced nylon handle. It is relatively lightweight at 2.3 ounces; I get mail heavier than that. I like the handle, but the contrast in the black handle is not from pigmentation but surface geometry…
Read the whole thing at The Knife Edge