Knives

Ryfined Gear Duplex ultralight keychain utility knife review

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REVIEW – I’ve been interested in reviewing small knives lately in anticipation of finding my new favorite box opening tool. My criteria for a perfect box opener are small size, ease of use, and ease of changing blades. Let’s see if the Ryfined Gear Duplex ultralight keychain utility knife, which is currently seeking funding on […]

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Tekto A5 Spry automatic OTF knife review – a great knife at a great price

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REVIEW – Tekto Knives has been on my radar for a while but I hadn’t had the opportunity to test one out until now. Let’s see what the Tekto A5 Spry automatic out the front knife has to offer. What is it? The Tekto A5 Spry is their most tactical automatic out the front knife so

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What the heck is this knife tool and why do some of you need it?

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NEWS – When you reach a certain age, your fingernails can become brittle and weak. If you like using pocket knives, you might end up splitting or breaking a nail each time you try to open the blade on your favorite knife. The Rough Ryder JoBo knife pick tool has been designed as a solution

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ThruNite Titanium keychain knife review

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REVIEW – I’m currently searching for the best mini knife, and the ThruNite Titanium Alloy Small Keychain Knife is the latest one I’ve received to review. At less than $20, is it worth it? Let’s find out. What is it? The ThruNite Titanium Alloy Small Keychain Knife is just what the name tells you. It’s

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The James Brand Carter XL folding knife review – great design for a not so great price

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REVIEW – I’ve owned a lot of knives over the years so by now I know what I want in an everyday carry knife and which features are important to me. The James Brand Carter XL checks all the blocks for me specification wise so let’s see how it does in practice. What is it?

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Tops Home Store Titanium Knife review – A tiny pocket knife for less than $9?

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REVIEW – If you need an itsy bitsy teeny weeny EDC knife for your fifth pocket in your jeans, the Tops Home Store Titanium Knife might be the one for you, especially if you want to spend less than $10. Let’s check it out. What is it? The Tops Home Store Titanium Knife is a tiny

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Vosteed Mini Labrador frame lock knife review – This pup’s got sharp teeth!

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REVIEW – A little over a year ago, I got to review the Vosteed Labrador and I loved it. It was a pretty big knife but was thin enough to make it easily part of my EDC.  Now Vosteed has released the Mini Labrador, making it even easier to stick in your pocket every day,

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There’s a new high end titanium knife in town for less than $200

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NEWS – At the Gadgeteer, we open a lot of boxes, so after an exhaustive search for a razor blade holder I personally purchased the Exceed Designs Tirant Razor V3 last year and loved it so much that I did a full review on it. Well, Josh the owner and creator of Exceed Designs based

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Win a Vosteed Corgi Pup pocket knife for International Women’s Day!

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CONTEST NEWS – Today we have a contest to win a brand new pocket knife for your EDC gear collection. The fine people at Vosteed have generously offered to send one lucky Gadgeteer reader one of their Corgi Pup pocket knives in pink to help celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8th, 2024.  Entering this

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Vosteed Raccoon Crossbar Lock knife review – The prettiest little trash panda I’ve ever seen

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REVIEW – Please don’t take the moniker trash panda too seriously. No one is calling the Vosteed Raccoon trash. For those who don’t know, trash panda is an alternative name for the living, breathing raccoon. With that out of the way, I recently got to get my hands on the ever popular Vosteed Raccoon. This

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Vosteed Griffin pocket knife review – hawkbill heaven

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REVIEW – Vosteed and RS Knifeworks (Rob Saniscalchi) have collaborated again on a new knife called the Griffin. I’ve been lucky enough to try a few Vosteed knives out but this is their first hawkbill shaped blade and I was excited to see how it performs. What is it? The Vosteed Griffin knife sports a

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Vosteed Chipmunk pocket knife review – Tiny but mighty

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REVIEW – We’ve published at least a dozen Vosteed knife reviews over the past couple of years but I’ve yet to review one. Usually, it’s Kenneth, Issac, and James who fight over the offers when they come in. But this time, I get in on the action with the new Vosteed Chipmunk pocket knife. Let’s

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Tekto F3 Charlie Knife review – a trusty companion when hiking

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REVIEW – My wife and I love to go trail hiking, especially up in the Appalachian Mountains.  Some of the places we go are popular, and there are lots of other hikers; other trails, however, are remote, and we may not see anyone else for a couple of hours.  Whenever we go hiking, I like

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Vosteed Thunderbird Trek lock knife review – A slightly smaller version of an already great knife

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REVIEW – Earlier this year I got to review the original Vosteed Thunderbird in S35VN steel and loved it. The only real issue I had with a knife that nice was the pocket clip. Well now, our good friends at Vosteed have released a new version of the Thunderbird with different options for knife scales

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The Gerber Prybrid combines a utility knife, a prybar, and more

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NEWS – Back in 2020, I posted about Gerber’s utility knife multi-tools, and now they have added another knife/basic multi-tool to their line of Prybrid utility knives. At first glance, the new Gerber Prybrid Utility Clip looks exactly like their existing Prybrid knife. It features a utility blade, cord cut notch, bottle opener, pry bar,

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The Phantom folding utility knife opens 3 ways!

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CROWDFUNDING NEWS – When it comes to knives, the ones I use more than all others are utility knives. That’s because I receive a lot of packages, and utility knives are the easiest type of knife to use to open and break down boxes for recycling. When I saw the Phantom 2.0 Titanium Folding Utility

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FreeTiger FT51 Pocket Knife review – It doesn’t cut – into your wallet

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REVIEW – The FreeTiger FT51 pocket knife is one sharp cookie – cutter. Sorry if I said that in a previous review, but I was immediately impressed with the sharpness of the blade on this knife and the ‘no cheap feel,’ knowing this knife costs under $30. How will it stand up to my normal

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