![]() ![]() The Flash’s redo is so extensive it is basically a new knife and a decent one. Some of the higher end stuff got S35VN and it looks great (thanks for the Terminus XR steel bump…). These new knives are overly complicated, but they look nice and handle well even with weird ratios. SOG’s full rebrand is intriguing in that it ups the game on their blades and, in theory, pulls them out of the Big Box knife malaise. Most knives this year had less than 3.5 inch blades, some semblance of weight-conscious design and not a bit of assist. The did follow up with a positively massive folder in the ZT0308 and then capped it off with the ZT0357, a big folder that also has the community scapegoat Speedsafe deployment method. Heck even ZT made a tiny folder AND a slipjoint. Medford makes a reasonable sized knife now. Its wonderful to see this and it is equally good to see that the trend of enormous folders is all but over. There is a bunch of really good EDC stuff out there right now. The Spyderco Brouwer would DEFINITELY be on this list, but for the clip atrocity. If we were including MTs the Victorinox Cadet and Pioneer X would be on the list as would the criminally underrated Leatherman Skeletool CX. I’d also happily recommend the Emerson Mini A-100, but for its chisel ground cutting bevel. I’d recommend the Mnandi to anyone that listened, but I strongly prefer the out-of-production nail nick. Similarly I’d recommend the Al Mar Ti Hawk but for its crippling combination of D2 and a $100+ price tag. A solid Ti S30V folder for $500 isn’t competitive anymore (if it ever was). The Strider PT would be on this list too if it were a) more readily available and b) reasonably priced. If there weren’t known fit and finish issues, the Gerber Fastball would be on this list. The Mini Ritter would be up there if it had a sturdier clip and no offensive texture under the clip. There are also a bunch nearly perfect knives that would be on this list with slight tweak.
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