Category Archives: EDC

Benchmade 908BK-1501 Axis Stryker

We’ve known that this knife was coming for a while now, but we were sworn to secrecy. We couldn’t say much about our collaboration with Benchmade, and we certainly couldn’t show it to you — until now, that is. The … Continue reading

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Triple J Knife Works ‘Triple-dashi’

Triple J Knife Works, based in Kentucky, is a new custom ‘maker for us. This handmade “Triple-dashi” is TJK‘s take on the traditional kiridashi — a small, chisel-ground utility knife originally used for woodcarving, leatherwork and similar tasks. Over the centuries it … Continue reading

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Alan Warren Neck Knife in Dyed Buckeye Burl

On one of our last days in Oregon, Alan Warren stopped by our shop with a bunch of new knives. Among the lot was this stunning neck knife, handled in dyed Buckeye burl with a carbon fiber bolster. Please pardon … Continue reading

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Benchmade 556 Mini-Griptilian: Every single day

When we invoke the term EDC, most of the time we’re talking about a knife that travels with us as we go through our regular routine, both at work and around the house. Sometimes we forget that every day means every single … Continue reading

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Benchmade 551 Griptilian: This one’s a user

Benchmade Griptilians get lots of “pocket time” because they’re just spectacular knives. This particular Grip is a well-used 551 from my own pocket. Benchmade Knives are made by Benchmade Knife Company in Oregon City, Oregon.

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Benchmade 551 Griptilian

I love the Benchmade Griptilian — it’s tough, holds an edge, is easy to sharpen and, above all, cuts like a champ. This is my own well-used 551 Griptilian. (Benchmade Knives are made by Benchmade Knife Company in Oregon City, Oregon.)

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Benchmade 908-151 Axis Stryker II

Benchmade built only 200 of these. And even with a suggested retail price of $1,200, they’re gone almost as soon as they surface. Still, we thought you’d enjoy a close-up look at a spectacular knife you may never see in … Continue reading

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Great Eastern Cutlery #54 Tidioute ‘Big Moose’

Some days only a big slipjoint will do. For days like that, there’s the Great Eastern Cutlery #54 Tidioute “Big Moose.” Its four-inch frame holds a pair of full-size blades — a clip and a spear, both of 1095 carbon steel — along with … Continue reading

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Northwoods Broadway Jack, in Elephant Ivory

The much-anticipated Northwoods Broadway Jack is proving to be just as popular as we expected. This example, scaled in elephant ivory, shows why.

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Alan Warren Knives: The Details

It’s the details, like the intricate filework on the tang of this custom, that make Alan Warren Knives so special.

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