Picking a knife sharpener can be tough. Depending on which sharpener you go with, there can be quite a learning curve. When I started buying knife sharpeners, finding one that was easy to use was a pretty big challenge. I ended up buying a bunch that were hard to use...
Kershaw knives were among the first folding knives I ever got. At the time, it felt like I was stepping into the knife world. However, that was a while ago--and I’ve learned quite a bit about knives since. So, looking back with all that I’ve learned since, how good...
Gerber is a pretty well-known knife company that made some of the first fixed blade knives I ever got. It is a bit nostalgic, but it’s been quite some time since I first got my Gerber fixed blade. So… how good are they really? Here is the short answer: Gerber makes...
The Gerber Remix is a pretty unique looking knife. The Gerber Remix Tactical takes that unique design and beefs it up. I remember seeing the Gerber Remix Tactical in a store, thinking it looked cool, and then getting it. Looking back, I probably should have done more...
8Cr13MoV and S30V are pretty much on the opposite ends of the steel spectrum. 8Cr13MoV is a budget steel and S30V is a premium steel. They couldn’t be further apart. Yet, there are reasons you may actually want to choose 8Cr13MoV over S30V. What are those...
A pretty long time ago, I was given a Kershaw Brawler as a gift. It was among one of the first Kershaw knives I had ever had--and it was also one of the first assisted opening knives I’d ever gotten my hands on. It felt like I was really stepping into the knife world...
Both 8Cr13MoV and 14C28N are budget steels--and with budget steels, it’s often pretty tough to know the difference. After all, they’re nearly all the same. So, which one’s better? 8Cr13MoV and 14C28N are both useful in different scenarios: 14C28N takes a better edge...
The Shuffle is a little multifunction knife made by Kershaw. It started a line of similar blades (like the Shuffle II or the Antic). But how is the original Shuffle? Does it actually have much utility? I ended up getting two Kershaw Shuffles (due to a mix-up with my...
SOG Specialty Knives, Inc.--more commonly known as SOG (which stands for “Studies and Observations Group”)--began in 1986, but the story went back as far as the Vietnam War. A highly specialized US special ops team carried a unique knife in their covert operations....
As the old saying goes, “Two is one and one is none.” In trying to keep with that, I went looking for a knife to throw on my keychain and stumbled across the Kershaw Pub. I, of course, bought it and now here we are. After having used it for a good while now, I think I...
So… 8Cr13MoV vs 9Cr18MoV… both extremely cryptic steel names. What do they mean? Which one’s better? Chances are, the one with the higher numbers sounds better, but then again, maybe it’s like golf? Maybe the smaller number is better. Let’s dive into the differences...
SOG has really stepped up their game recently. Starting back in about 2019, they took their knives from good to great. They’ve become slicker, faster, stronger, fancier, higher quality… basically everything you can think of to describe a knife. Part of stepping up...