Awesome Knives

The DaniBlade is a unique cutting tool that offers a fast, safe, and low-effort way to open boxes. Slide your fingers through its grip holes and close your hand to push its retractable blade out. Its design maximizes control and makes quick work of cardboard and gift wrap. It can also be used to score drywall or cut flooring.

This scalpel-style pocket knife is great for carving, whittling, slicing, and light-duty cutting tasks. It has a stonewashed titanium hilt, a steel blade holder, and takes replaceable #24 blades. It measures 5.49″ when opened and its blades are 1.41″ long. It also comes in PVD black, ruler, bird, and suminagashi patterns.

This palm-size pocket knife from Bomber & Company has a spring-loaded mechanism for quick deployment. When opened, it measures just 3.74″ long. The knife’s perforated blade and body are made from 440C stainless steel in a carbon black finish, and its black G10 handles provide grip and are lightweight and durable.

This compact knife from OKNIFE accepts standard utility blades, making it a great choice for opening boxes and cutting paper, leather, plastic, and rope. Features include a secure rail lock mechanism, a detachable pocket clip, and handle scales made from durable G10 with a carbon fiber overlay. A pressure plate and screw make changing blades easy.

Gear Aid’s versatile drop-point knife is ideal for outdoor adventures. It has a titanium-coated 3″ steel blade with straight and serrated edges, plus a glass breaker and bottle opener at its rear. Its full tang construction means long life, and it comes with a quick-release sheath that can be mounted to webbing or a belt.

Bigger Swiss Army knives may include some of the grooming tools found on this Victorinox pocket tool, but this one adds a nail clipper. It’s also got a 1.75″ straight blade, a nail cleaner, serrated-edge scissors, tweezers, a toothpick, and a keychain ring. Available with a solid red, transluscent ruby, or walnut wood handle.

Gerber’s modern flipper knife features a razor-sharp straightedge sheepsfoot blade, and elegant bamboo handle scales. Its finger notch makes it easy to deploy, and it’s perfect for everyday cutting tasks. Its blade measures 2.7″ long and is made from long-lasting 7Cr17MoV stainless steel.

This compact fixed-blade knife is designed for easy carrying around your neck or on your belt or boot. It has a 1.9-inch clip-point blade made from 5CR15MOV stainless steel and a grippy G10 handle with finger grooves. It comes with a custom hard-molded sheath and a 14″ pendant chain.

This quick-deploying knife from designer Brian Hoffner strikes a balance between utility and self-defense. Its 440C steel blade has smooth and serrated edges for versatility, while its rippled G10 handles have been engineered to ensure a stable grip. Index Divots on the handle help you transition between point-down and point-forward grip positions.

Everyday Carry’s latest curated collection includes some great new knives, bags, shoes, and headphones for your loadout. We’re big fans of the massive Mission Workshop Mass Transit duffle and the versatile but cleanly designed CIVIVI Sendy flipper knife with its stylish selection of handles.

This compact pocket tool is, first and foremost, a utility knife/box cutter. It has a retractable and replaceable blade with an easy-to-deploy thumb slider and a couple of other useful tools. Specifically, you’ll find a bottle opener, a 1/4″ hex driver, and a straight edge with measurement markers. It’s available in steel, titanium, and titanium+aluminum models.

Japan’s Satake Cutlery creates these modern kitchen knives that stand out thanks to their quality construction and matte black finish. The blades are crafted from stainless steel and come in four sizes: large, medium, petty, and paring. Sold individually.

Designed by Phillip Booth for CRKT, the Michaca is an elegant and substantial automatic pocket knife. Rather than a button or switch, its 3.3″ drop-point blade flips open by pressing inward on its handle scales. We can’t decide between the beveled black or jade G10 handle. Be sure to check local laws before ordering.

This limited edition of CountyComm’s thick and stubby D2 Re-Action folding knife has a titanium liner lock frame and a sharp D2 steel blade. It’s small enough to fit in the fifth pocket of your jeans and easy to spot in the dark thanks to its glowing handle scales. It’s also available with a bright orange handle.

Every week, Everyday Carry rounds up their favorite gear finds. This time, they’ve got some fantastic headphones from Master and Dynamic, sharp blades from Kansept and Vosteed, a futuristic flashlight from COAST Portland, and some sweet Field Notes journals to go with Blade HQ’s donut-inspired Dessert Warrior knife collection.