Poikilo Blade Tuna: A Mighty Albacore in the Ocean of Pocketknives
Back when I was a young kid, we had knives around, but things were much more basic. I remember we used hammerstones and elk antler billets for flintknapping chunks of obsidian into sharp flakes. They were glassy smooth and insanely sharp, but they had no toughness at all. Those blades would chip almost immediately if […]
Benchmade Mini Crooked River: On the Hunt for Sadly Absent Value
Imagine this. It’s a beautiful, crisp autumn afternoon and you are out in the wooded foothills of the western Cascade Mountains for a week-long, solo hunting/fishing/camping trip during which you plan to live off the land. You are out for the 1st hunt, excited to be carrying your new Browning X-Bolt 2 bolt-action hunting rifle […]
FengHua TC21 S110V: A Beautiful But Enigmatic Knife with a Steep Surprise
The Chinese pocketknife brand, FengHua, is a new brand to me. There’s not much information about them online, however. Extremely little, in fact. From my understanding, FengHua appears to be the premium sub-brand of a group of brands. WIN+, another member brand I am also unfamiliar with, sells the budget-end knives of the group. Dreamtech, […]
Kunwu Excalibur: Black Magic Wizardry from Metal Complex
Greetings to thee, gentle reader mine. I bear tidings of a tale so wondrous and grand that it shall cast into doubt the very certainty of thy senses. Attend now as I unfold before thee an illustrious chronicle of the magnificent Excalibur, most peerless marvel of bladesmith’s cunning craft e’er witnessed in all the realms. […]