With Armour Knives Yes, it could be the first name of a woman, but no, it's the name of a small folding knife. This knife has been designed by the owner of With Armour Knives. It's a tiny, slim folder (weight: 55 grams) with a D2 blade steel blade and has titanium scales, blue anodized screws and clip, and a steel backspacer with an eyelet with plenty of space for a lanyard. It is a two-hand opening knife with a maximum blade length of 62mm, so normally it should be no prob

Fixed blades A few weeks ago I wrote about folding knives; now I will tell you some things about fixed blades. They also come in different categories. You've got industrial, handmade, in-series handmade, semi-industrial, forged, stock removal, and one-of-a-kind custom knives, ranging from small neck knife size to huge belt knives with different forms and points. So you get different choices for each knife group. The EDC community wants 95% small fixed knives that they can c

CIVIVI knives Yes! EDC all the way! The Yonder, made by CIVIVI knives, is in all its details and specs a real EDC knife. Mr. Zac Whitmore, better known as the Youtuber Zac in the Wild, who has worked for Blade HQ, was multiple times asked by his friend Ben Petersen (known as the owner of Knafs) to design a knife. After some time and with Ben's help, he created a design: the Yonder. In my eyes, it's one of the best industrially made EDC knives I have carried in the last 2 ye

Ed Schempp Ed Schempp, a well-known knifemaker and designer, designed this knife, the Retract, for Spyderco. Is it an average EDC knife? In my eyes, no, it is not. With a kukri-like shape when open, I would say it is more a last line of defense tool for the military or for agencies. You could use it as a civilian for opening boxes. The steel they used for the blade is a Chinese steel: 9Cr18MoV. Is this the best steel? No, I don't think so, but I believe that the steel is good

Why, what and who Hello readers, This article is written more like a letter than a review or anything else. Yes, in the past, I have already written a lot about knives, but that is what my blog revolves around, not forgetting drinks, good food, and traveling. But now I present no new folding knife or any new unboxing. No, I want to talk about the why, the what, and the who. In this first part, it will be about folding knives and later in the year about fixed blades in part

Flashlight Why do we give names to everybody and everything? I believe it is because otherwise, our brain says, "Stop, reset, delete!" Companies also name their products so we can all talk about the same product. In this case, Nitecore, a company that makes flashlights and more, gave this tiny, powerful flashlight the name "TIP3." With a body of +/- 6 cm long and a weight of 30 grams, it has a maximum output of 720 lumens. I must confess, I never read the technical informat

Thiers Last weekend, I was in Thiers to write an article about their yearly upcoming knife show, "Coutellia," and to visit good old and new friends. Last year, the weather gods let us all sweat, but this year it was like the gods couldn't decide between rain and snow, cold or ice-cold, but that did not keep the visitors away (7200 in total). They all came to watch and buy, buying materials, art knives, kitchen knives, or eating utensils and more (this from 300 standholders).

Salon du Survivalisme Hello everyone, last weekend we were in Switzerland at the "Salon du Survivalisme." It's a small event with a family feel, with many friends and old buddies. Was it fun? Yes, of course. Did we expect more visitors? Yes, indeed. Was there enough publicity? Yes! So why? Why didn't the visiting crowd come as the organization would have liked? I believe that it was a cocktail of different factors: the economic crisis in the world, the sunny (warm) weather th

Silky (made in Japan) No! It's not a manga cartoon. It's a big folding saw from Silky (made in Japan) with very aggressive XL teeth.Its name is the Katanaboy 700. Why 700? Because the blade length is 700mm. In the Katana line, it's not the largest, and there is even a smaller model, the 500. The Katanaboy is delivered with an easy-to-carry soft protection case. It is a very good saw to bring with you into the wild. Weighing only 1800g and measuring 840mm when closed, you ca

TRC Knives What? A titanium chunk milled into a solid bit driver. In the past few years, many companies and tool manufacturers have come out with a bit driver useful for the EDC community, so they could maintain their gear and knives. In 2017, the popularity of fidget spinners was enormous, and the ball bearing system they used was incorporated into bit drivers. Easy to spin and turn with, but it has less force than a normal one. So Andrius from TRC Knives had an audacious id