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Making 1000 Custom Knives

Making 1000 Custom Knives

There’s a big difference between making a single custom knife and cranking out a thousand. Maker Matt Estlea takes us through the painstaking and repetitive 12-step build process for each of his wood-handled marking knives. He put the knives up for sale on his website, but they appear to be out of stock at present.

BK Skeleton Skinner Knife

BK Skeleton Skinner Knife

A lightweight, skeletonized knife from Belnap Custom Knives. The expert blade maker has been making a custom version of this ulu-style knife that sells for $175 and is ramping up for a more affordable production model. Each is made from D2 tool steel and comes with a fitted Kydex sheath. View a 3D model of the knife here.

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Victorinox LE Picknicker Pearwood Knife

Victorinox LE Picknicker Pearwood Knife
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This limited-edition Picknicker knife has a gorgeous pearwood handle and a uniquely-patterned Damasteel main blade. Designed for serving the perfect picnic, it has a cheese blade, a corkscrew, can and bottle openers, along with useful tools like screwdrivers and a wire stripper. Just 6000 numbered pieces will be produced.

Opinel Picnic+ Utensils

Opinel Picnic+ Utensils
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Opinel’s classic No.08 knife gets an upgrade by adding an interchangeable eating utensil kit. The knife’s iconic beechwood handle can now hold a fork or spoon insert slotted in behind the folding knife blade. The kit includes a microfiber napkin which can be used to carry its parts.

Mossy Oak Mini Folding Knife

Mossy Oak Mini Folding Knife
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Despite its bargain price, Mossy Oak’s pocket knife is handsome, versatile, and durable. It features a stainless steel drop-point blade, along with a built-in bottle opener, glass breaker, and pocket clip. Its stonewashed finish and wooden handle scales give it a great look too.

Maxam Sailor’s Tool

Maxam Sailor’s Tool
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This spartan and inexpensive pocket tool is ideal for sailing and fishing, but it’s also useful for camping and hunting. It combines a honed knife blade, marlinspike, shackle key, and bottle opener. Its stainless steel handle has a 2″ imperial ruler on one side, and a 5cm metric ruler on the other.

MagBlade Magnetic Titanium Knife

MagBlade Magnetic Titanium Knife
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Daily Carry Company’s modern knife features a slick butterfly hinge design and a magnetic locking mechanism. Its blade is made from premium M390 chromium steel, while its body is machined from grade 5 titanium. It measures just 11mm thick, so it’s an easy everyday carry.

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CRKT Stickler Pocket Knife

CRKT Stickler Pocket Knife

Knife designer Jeff Park’s latest CRKT knife is a sleek folder that pays tribute to vintage produce knives. It features a cobalt blue aluminum handle with an art deco-inspired stairstep design. The 3.38″ blade has a thumb flipper and assistive opening tech for ease of deployment and a liner lock for stability.

Utility Blade Kitchen Knife

Utility Blade Kitchen Knife

A properly sharpened kitchen knife can slice through just about any food, but a dull blade can’t even get through a tomato. Experimental Fun created a unique kitchen knife that uses replaceable utility blades instead of its own blade edge. Is it really necessary? No? But it certainly is unique.

Terrain 365 Invictus Bali-Ti

Terrain 365 Invictus Bali-Ti
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Terrain 365 calls the Bali-Ti a “utility balisong for EDC.” It features a long-lasting 3.75″ blade made from their proprietary Terravantium alloy. Its 4″ titanium handles have jimping for a firm grip, and its joints have quality bronze bushings. If you’re looking for something a little smaller, check out their Mini-Butterfly knife.

Origin Cutlery Series

Origin Cutlery Series

The makers of the Aleman pocket knife are back with another beautiful knife design. In the interest of sustainability, these knives have blades made from reclaimed antique sawmill blades and handles crafted from whiskey barrel oak and abundant Manitoba maple. Choose from a 13cm long Utility or 18cm Santoku knife.

Best Pocket Knives 2022

Best Pocket Knives 2022

The one indispensable tool in every pocket, backpack, or gear kit is a quality folding knife. Everyday Carry put together an excellent buying guide with 21 great pocket knives, from traditional wood-handled models to modern, carbon fiber designs. There’s a knife for everyone, with prices ranging from $10 to $310.

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Titanium Straight Blade Pry Bar

Titanium Straight Blade Pry Bar
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Despite its minimal looks, this flat bar of machined grade-5 titanium can be very useful. Its tip can be used as a pry bar, while its side functions as a sharp cutting tool. Its handle comes wrapped with paracord, which can be unwound and used in an emergency. Measures appx. 7.9″ long.

Benchmade Mini Bugout Knife

Benchmade Mini Bugout Knife
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The cute-as-a-bug Mini Bugout is an everyday carry pocket knife small enough to pack inside an Altoids tin. Scaled down to a closed length of 3.7” and weighing in at just 1.5 ounces, Benchmade’s baby is made of CPM-S30V blade steel with a Grivory handle, making it tough enough for adventures big and small.

Victorinox Replica 1897

Victorinox Replica 1897

Victorinox celebrates the very first Swiss Army Knife with a recreation of Karl Elsener’s 1897 original. Just 10,000 of these replica knives will be produced, each featuring six tools, 18 components, and vulcanized fiber scales just like the classic. The main upgrade is the move to stainless steel from carbon steel. Drops 6.10.2022.

Titanium Micro Knife

Titanium Micro Knife
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This miniscule titanium knife from EDCFORYOU makes a great addition to a keychain or pendant. The pinky-sized knife offers a scalpel-style stainless steel blade that folds safely inside its skeletonized titanium frame. It measures 2.4″ long when open and just 1.4″ long when closed.

Grouper Titanium Utility Knife

Grouper Titanium Utility Knife
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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 Key Note Knife

Gerber Key Note Knife
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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.

CRKT Minimalist Cthulhu Knife

CRKT Minimalist Cthulhu Knife
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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.

Slice Ceramic Folding Knife

Slice Ceramic Folding Knife
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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.

Mossy Oak Outdoor Tool Set

Mossy Oak Outdoor Tool Set
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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.

WESN Samla Knife

WESN Samla Knife
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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.

Making a Dagger from Scrap Metal

Making a Dagger from Scrap Metal

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.

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