Knives

Watch as this skilled Japanese knife sharpener takes a rusty old kitchen knife and makes it good as new, with a little cleaning compound, some water, sharpening stones, and lots of good old elbow grease.

Collectors and tool lovers will appreciate the craftsmanship and high quality materials evident in this stunning collection of handcrafted knives from Hometown Knives. Each piece has multiple hours of work invested into it, including forging, fitting and polishing.

Swiss Advance’s EDC is perfect for campers, packing a knife, fork, fish scaler, and bottle opener for chow time, along with a nail puller, four hex wrenches, two awls, screwdriver, wire stripper and cm-scale for tool time.

Blacksmith Toru Yamashito’s playfully designed utility knives are inspired by different species of whales. Each one has a high carbon white steel core, and a Kurouchi black forged finish and handle. Also available from Yoshihiro Cutlery.

To us, it looks more like a piranha than a guppy, but that doesn’t diminish the utility of this steel multitool, packing an adjustable wrench, Phillips and flat blade screwdrivers, a removable LED light, a bottle opener a 2″ knife blade.

Darriel Caston creates these tools with cobalt steel blades, embellished with a retro-futuristic rocketship. The copper or bronze handles are made with classical Japanese techniques. To order, contact Darriel via Facebook.

Spyderco’s precision compact knife folds up into a rectangular milled titanium handle. Its locking blade is machined from stainless steel, and offers a 1.25″ cutting edge. A wide handle slot lets you attach it to a clip, keychain or lanyard.

This special dual-blade serrated knife solves a truly first world problem – slicing two perfectly even, thick pieces of bread to just the right depth to keep guts of your sandwich from falling out. To sweeten the deal, its price is now just ~$20.

This rugged titanium everyday carry tool hangs on your keychain, and offers interchangeable steel driver bits, a carbide window punch, and a utility blade in one. Its key ring swivels so you can turn it without detaching your keys.

Combining a key organizer with a locking knife, the Mini Q might just be the ultimate EDC. Holds up to four keys (eight with extensions). Choose from bottle opener, drop point and anteater utility blades, and aluminum, brass or titanium.

This unique throwing knife doubles as a 22-function multitool. It’s milled from 420 high-carbon stainless steel, and includes wrenches, screwdrivers, a saw, pry bar, wirestripper, and more. Measures 13″ long.

A most pragmatic choice for those wanting a discreet tool, this pocket knife will be appreciated for its slim profile; it’s smaller than a credit card but almost as svelte. It’s crafted from ultra light titanium and is a mere 2 3/4″ when closed.

These beautiful kitchen knives have handles and bodies made from Canadian maple wood riveted over a stainless steel blade on one side. They require extra care compared to everyday knives, but they look amazing.

Kaufmann Mercantile presents a timeless knife ideal for camping or hunting. Crafted in Maniago, Italy by Maserin from variegated olive wood, and sporting a 3-inch or 4-inch stainless steel blade.

John Neeman Tools demonstrates the complex and time-consuming process of forging one of its beautiful Damascus steel knives, handmade by master bladesmith Chris. This makes us so happy that such craftsmanship is still alive.

This multifunction tool works as not only a locking carabiner, but as a knife, saw blade, and LED flashlight all in one. Made from stainless steel and aluminum alloy, Brooklyn-based Iron & Glory will also engrave up to three initials on its backside.

Fans of Star Wars will immediately recognize this knife stand as the Rebel’s starfighter of choice, the X-Wing fighter. The set comes with five stainless steel knives, perfect for dicing, slicing, and carving up Death Star watermelons.

The perfect knife for boaters, this cork-covered stainless steel knife will float back up to the top of the water should you drop it in the lake. The cork also offers a comfy grip surface for your hand. Holds keys too, so those won’t sink either.

This unique Swiss Army knife has got it eyes on you, so better watch your manners. Includes a blade, nail file, screwdriver, corkscrew, bottle opener, scissors, tweezers, toothpick and a key ring. An Urban Outfitters exclusive.

Keep it cool and low tech with the simple Peasant Knife. Each has an individually hardened and tempered carbon steel blade, and an extended tang for one-handed opening and closing. The drilled hole makes it lanyard-friendly too.

Available in numerous different tool configurations, the EvoGrip Swiss Army knife offers an ergonomic indented thumb hold and textured rubber grips to ensure it won’t slip out of your hand.

Sometimes a fish out of water can function – in this case, in knife form. This fun and simple single blade knife has a 2 1/2″ blade and is a mere 5″ when open, and comes with a waxed cord so it can hang with the rest of your gear.

Combining the style of a classic cutlass with the flat, wide profile of a machete, Cold Steel’s hybrid weapon is made from 1055 carbon steel with a baked-on black anti-rust finish. Best wielded in pairs. And great for butchering meat.

This extremely limited-edition knife has a 3.1″ black PVD steel blade, laser engraved with DPX’s trademark “Mr. DP” pattern, and a titanium alloy frame. Also has a 1/4″ hex socket driver, and a wire stripper and bottle opener on its blade.

Jump on the foraging foodie bandwagon with this Mushroom Knife. The piece has a curved blade to harvest without damage, tweezers to pluck thorns and a brush to remove grit before frying them up in butter and garlic for my your pleasure.

The Titanium Swing Blade Tool is super efficient – it’s a money clip with flathead screwdriver corners, and there’s a stainless steel razor blade that’s safely stored when not in use. Don’t forget the key ring and bottle opener either.

It’s not a samurai sword, but we think The Bride would enjoy this higonokami knife anyway, with its hand-forged blade, brass handle, protruding tang and lack of locking mechanism. Available in pocket and mini versions for your convenience.

Handmade by the blacksmiths at The Learning Barn Iron Works, this knife started its life as an old railroad spike. It’s been polished and honed to create a razor-sharp blade. They also make a nifty hand-forged bottle opener.

Freddie Wong and the guys from RocketJump are usually seen playing with guns and rocket launchers, but in this clip, they demonstrate their knife skills – with the help of a heaping helping of CGI, of course.

You can keep those rumors swirling that you’re a classy dude and stab all those cocktail meatballs at parties with these convenient knife cufflinks. Each set features mini stainless steel blades, and comes with a diamond dust sharpener.