The Iain Sinclair Design Cardsharp2 Folding Knife is a fantastically clever little bit of gear, when folded up it’s a rectangular, credit card sized object that can slot right into your wallet and when folded out it’s a 65mm knife made from surgical steel. Each one can be bought for just $5.74 (at the time…
The timeless British Army Knife has seen a resurgence in popularity of late, this is mostly due to the fact that its sub-3″ blade means that its 100% street legal in the UK and the many other countries that limit blade length for safety reasons. Each British Army Knife is still made using traditional methods…
In the lead up to Christmas we’ve been working with the team at Huckberry to see if we can find a way to give away some of their great gear to our readers, so here’s the deal: Take a look at the stuff we’ve featured here and decide which you’d find the most useful, then…
The smartphone has largely taken over the pocket space that used to be dedicated to the pocketknife and I think that’s a damn shame – even with 100,000 plus apps in the app store, you still can’t use your iPhone to cut a rope, shape a spear, skin a rabbit or cut the cap off…
The Buck FlashPoint Hunting Knife is designed as an all-round hunting, camping and fishing knife – it has a partially serrated blade made of 420HC stainless steel and has a bottle opener/carabiner built into the handle. The locking mechanism in the handle is thumb-operated – an important safety feature on a knife that’ll likely be…
The pocket knife you see here is made using high-grade Swedish rose stainless damascus steel coupled with carbon fibre in the handle. Each knife is 6 7/8″ open and 4 1/8″ folded, they’re made in France and they’ll make a hell of a cool family heirloom.
This 3-Stone Knife Sharpening Set from Orvis includes 3 stones each cut from natural rock, they’re mounted in a natural cedar stand and the kit comes with knife sharpening oil as well as a full set of instructions.
This set of 3 Spyderco Knives are made from flat-ground, high-carbon stainless steel designed to stay sharp for years at a time. The set includes 3 sizes, the smallest size is the Bug (2.9″ open, 1.63″ closed), the middle size is the Honeybee (3.66″ open, 2.06″ closed) and the largest size is the Grasshopper (5.07″ open, 2.77″ closed).
The aptly named Hobo 3-in-1 Utensil Kit is one of those useful little items designed to reduce weight whilst camping, or traversing the continental USA illegally aboard cargo trains.
The idea of having a small blade tucked away somewhere safe seems like a rather good idea to me, especially if you’re planning a trip to one of the less than savoury parts of the world. Or if you’re just a big fan of spur-of-the-moment whittling.
The Shinbu knife by James Williams is designed specifically to be used by modern military personnel, many of James Williams’ creations are carried by special forces while deployed overseas and the Shinbu is popular due to its size.
This keychain knife sharpener designed by Tom Stokes is an order of magnitude more useful that that commemorative Boca Raton keychain you’ve been carrying around since 1996 – this one’ll sharpen any blade you slide through it and it also includes a flathead screwdriver, a small channel blade/cutter and a bottle opener.
