Awesome Knives

This unique folding knife might be called the Grouper, but it looks like a chameleon sitting on a branch to us. It opens and closes using ball-bearing pivots, and its titanium frame has smooth, chamfered edges. In addition to its replaceable utility blade, it has a built-in carabiner clip and a glass breaker point.

Gerber’s ultra-compact, snub-nosed knife is perfect for cutting open packages and also small scraping tasks. It opens easily with either the nail nick or the starter hump on its back edge. It’s got anodized aluminum scales, a removable keychain loop, and a pocket clip. Comes in black/silver or brown/black combos.

This compact, fixed-blade bowie knife from CRKT and designer Alan Folts features a 2.13″ stainless steel blade embellished with H.P. Lovecraft’s creepy creation, Cthulhu on both sides. Its blue thermoplastic handle has a textured grip, and both it and its sheath glow in the dark.

This pocket-friendly folding knife features a ceramic blade that’s sharp enough to slice through cardboard, clamshell packaging, paper, tape, and string, but less likely to cut skin. It has an ambidextrous design and is compatible with both rounded- and pointed-tip blades, which last about 11x longer than steel blades.

This set of camping tools and accessories is an outstanding value. It includes a hunting knife, a multi-function axe, and a machete, each with one-piece steel construction and a sheath. There’s also a 250-lumen flashlight, 50 feet of paracord, a stone blade sharpener, a flint firestarter stick, and five carabiner clips.

This folding knife is ideal for outdoor meal prep. Its 2.45″ Sandvik 12c27 steel blade slices meats and veggies for your campsite cookouts with ease and holds closed with a friction fold mechanism. It’s also available with titanium handle scales, though we prefer the classic style of the rosewood.

A group of knifemakers is participating in a challenge to make the best dagger they can from a random assortment of scrap metal. Black Beard Projects shows off how they made their entry into the contest, which we have to say is quite a handsome weapon. Check out the other entries and vote for your favorite here.

Designer and knifemaker Anthony “Ant” Richards takes inspiration from the classic No. 11 scalpel and updates it into a contemporary style. The slimline Crow Peck Scalpel is made from a billet of hollow ground D2 tool steel. They’re available in a stonewashed grey or black finish and include a matching Kydex sheath.

This sleek, all-black pocket knife has a 3.1″ high-carbon stainless steel blade. It has a smooth-opening flipper design and liner lock for secure, one-handed closing. Its handle is fabricated from lightweight glass-reinforced nylon with a textured grip.

FidgetThings created this unique variant of the everyday utility knife which allows for its blade to be used for cutting in either direction or scraping. Its blade stows securely in its handle using magnets, then flips into place when you need it. It’s available in aluminum, copper, or brass. Blades not included.

The James Brand has updated their handsome and refined Ellis pocket knife with a new slip-joint construction, along with a scraper, a flat-head screwdriver, a pry tool, and scissors. Its 2.6″ drop-point blade is partially serrated and made from Sandvik 12C27 steel, wrapped in Micarta handle scales.

This compact tool combines versatility with a pocket-friendly form factor. It comes in two versions, both with a 2.5″ liner lock knife, a #11 utility blade, and a file with a chisel edge. The Drive adds a 1/4″ driver with a double sided bit and an awl, and the Pry has a pry bar, nail puller, scissors, flathead drivers, and a bottle opener.

Out-the-front knives are ideal for quick blade deployment. Everyday Carry checked out the Benchmade Shootout, an automatic OTF knife with a single-edge 3.51″ tanto blade made from durable CPM CRU-WEAR stainless tool steel. Its textured CF-Elite polymer handle offers a firm grip. Be sure to check your local knife laws.

The capable Armbar Cork from Gerber is a neat, pocket-sized multitool to handle all sorts of small tasks. It has a 2 ½” blade that opens with one hand, scissors, hammer, pry bar, foil cutter, and can/package opener, plus a corkscrew and bottle opener to wet your whistle. Comes in three colors.

Russian bladesmiths Vasver Blades shows off the process of making one of their impressive handcrafted knives. This particular specimen is an imposing 20″ long bowie knife, crafted from D2 steel, with a titanium and Karelian birch handle and a mammoth tooth inlay. You can find a selection of their knives for sale on Etsy.

This stealthy black, grey, and green folding knife from Benchmade is equally at home as an everyday utility knife and self-defense tool. It has a 3.55″ drop-point blade set into a Grivory handle with a nubby texture for grip. Benchmade’s proprietary AXIS lock is designed for ambidextrous use.

Based on David Rydbom’s “Bill the Butcher” custom knife, Spyderco’s Stovepipe has a hefty 2.78″ cleaver blade made from 20CV steel. Its handle is made from two pieces of durable, lightweight titanium in a rugged stonewashed finish. A large fingerhole in the blade makes for easy deployment.

This pocket knife features a skeletonized stainless steel handle design that reduces weight without compromising strength. It has a 3.12″ long drop-point blade and a frame lock. A ceramic ball bearing ensures smooth operation, and it includes a reversible pocket clip and a lanyard hole. Comes in black or stainless finishes.

This pocket knife accepts standard utility blades, so it never needs sharpening and is great for opening boxes, cutting cardboard, and getting through plastic packaging. It’s made from stainless steel, has a pocket clip, and features a liner lock mechanism for safety. They also make a lite version with a skeletonized handle.

These unique damascus knives are made by forging and folding steel recovered from the Tirpitz, a German WWII battleship sunk off the coast of Norway by Allied bombers. There are four limited-edition knives in the series, the Barlow Prime Tirpitz-Damascus, the Tirpitz-Damascus, the Tirpitz-Damascus Wood, and the Tirpitz-Damascus Gold.

We love the clean lines of The James Brand’s drop-point keychain knife. It features a 1.74″ Sandvik 12C27 stainless steel blade and lightweight, durable micarta or G-10 handles. It comes in green, blue, or black with either a stainless or black blade. Its rear hanging loop doubles as a pry tool.

The Decibel is a modern folding knife for everyday carry. Its downward-pointed tip is ideal for piercing, while its straight edge makes quick work of cutting tasks. Its 3″ stainless steel blade and handle have a matte grey titanium-carbo-nitride coating, accented by an anodized blue aluminum pivot collar and backspacer.

This elongated version of Gerber’s Prybrid tool has a longer pry bar, providing added leverage for pulling nails and separating items. In addition to its retractable utility blade, it functions as a wire stripper, screwdriver, and bottle opener, and comes with a short length of paracord.