 | Review of Byrd Raven knife vs Spyderco Delica At a $20 to $25 price point you'll get a lot of quality knife with a Byrd Raven. It's an offshore sub-brand of Spyderco but benefits from Spyderco's excellent design and commitment to quality. High points are deployment speed, solid lockup, great blade jimping, take-apart construction, and good clip. Low points are a skin ripping liner lock and slick sided aluminum scaling. It compares favorably against its cousin the Spyderco Delica but is 1.6 oz heavier. Still for $25 it's an excellent way to satisfy your knife craving! Correction: knife scales are made of aluminum not Zytel as I said |
 | Spyderco Centofante III & Delica 4: Favorite EDCs The Delica 4 rightly gets lots of press. But the Centofante III, not so much. They are both among my most favorite EDCs: light, great steel, fast, awesome ergonomics, and strong clips. They don't come mo' betta. |
 | Spyderco Tenacious: Hanging Tough Value It's pretty much unbelievable to me that this knife, brand new, cost me only $28. Here's a compact tactical and EDC blade that features textured G10 handles, skeletonized SS liners, strong liner lock (from all appearances), functional jimping on both the top and bottom (!), good 4 corner clip, strong lockup, and super fast deployment riding on phosphor bronze bushings. The full flat ground 8Cr13MoV blade (like AUS8) is beautifully finished and I think will handle most cutting tasks very well (it is on the wide side). Intially I had discounted this blade as being too heavy and therefor I wasn't interested. I was wrong. This is an outstanding, EXTREMELY HIGH VALUE blade that I suspect can pretty much handle whatever you throw at it. Amazing value(like a more affordable Spyderco Caly3). Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 10 out of 10 |
 | Best Utility Knife Yet? Not many useful advances have been made on the ole Stanley utility knife, a proven design that just works. Oh sure there's been some folding designs that take the same blades but in my experience they are poorly executed with ineffective blade retention, heavy designs, slow deployment, and excessive bulk. Finally someone is getting it right: the Gerber EAB Pocket Knife. It's compact, takes common utility blades, locks them in solidly, and only weighs 2.2 oz! It can't replace your standard EDC knife because it can't do large cutting/slicing tasks like cutting a burger in half. But if cutting a lot of cardboard or carpet is on the menu this knife is an excellent take along and much more portable than the Stanley. Good job Gerber. |
 | Cold Steel Roach Belly: Featherweight Slasher For around $12 you can get a super light, excellent defensive blade in the Cold Steel Roach Belly. Yes the steel is just 4116 Krupp but its razor sharp, finish is nice and bright (great for a sheepdog defensive knife), its fast in hand, wicked sharp, and is forgetfully light in carry. It weighs out, with sheath, at an incredible 3.5 oz. Thats because CS wisely choice to keep the blade thin (but adequately thick at 2.5mm) and put on a super light handle. The spine has some purposeful jimping as well. The blade shape is deadly with excellent draw cut and piercing capability. Downsides are the slick handle that is a little short (especially for extraction from the sheath) and the non-QD sheath that leans more towards utility than tactical use. But the sheath is also lightweight and wont retain water. Even as a EDC FIXED BLADE choice, Roach Belly should excel. And theres no brand myopia here at all (another Nutnfancy term): its just Cold Steel happens to be the one producing these well-made, high value knives that provide such great versatility. I dont see any other 2.6 oz SS well-designed slashers out there at $12. So if the budgets tight and you want a fixed blade with decent reach (4.5, good for the weight) consider this featherweight knife. The CS RB wont bust the budget or your loadout weight; nor will it impress your friends. But at 3.5 oz total weight its an easy proposition to always have with you, quietly awaiting defensive duty that hopefully will never come. I have two. Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 8 out of 10 Current Favorite Knife Source: Yourcornerstore.com PLEASE TELL YCS NUTNFANCY SENT YOU IN YOUR COMMENTS...THAT WILL HELP ME GET MORE BLADES TO REVIEW :) |
 | SigTac Auto knife: Switch On EDC If you're hankering for a small auto knife for EDC purposes, the SigTac Auto knife might suit you. At just 2.6 oz this auto features a 3.1" ATS-34 Nitron finished blade. Upsides on the SigTac Auto are the lightweight, stylish looks, good clip (mount it deeper), wisely thin scales, good steel, excellent jimping on the thumb ramp, and good grind on the blade. But it has some downsides too: short blade pretty much suited for EDC tasks only, SLOW auto deployemnt, and a loose lockup. Like I've said times before, a well-designed and balance manual action knife is just as fast (and sometimes faster and simpler) and I generally prefer one over an auto. But the SigTac Auto remains a decent option for a small and lighweight auto knife that won't break the bank. Nutnfancy Likeability Scale: 6 out of 10 15 US 1244 (2-4): "Switchblade knives can be shipped by common carrier, that sale, transportation or distribution, possession or introduction into interstate commerce of switchblade knives is authorized if it is pursuant to a contract with the armed forces or any member or employee thereof acting in the performance of his duty may possess switchblade knives and may have them shipped and sold to him." |
 | Cold Steel Large PE Voyager: Confidence Inspired...with Mods Outstanding lightweight tactical and EDC (every day carry) choice, the large sized, plain edge clip version of the Voyager has been a favorite of mine for years. Yes I criticized the stupid diamond checkering under the clip (which tears cloth) in a separate video and I still stand by that assertion. But I have to give this knife a fair review and the easy handle/clip mods I show you here, this problem vanishes and the knife emerges into near perfection. Outstanding features include very light weight for such a large 4"+ blade, AUS8 steel, hollow grinding, VERY sharp (great grind angles need no re-work here!), good traction on the Zytel handle, wicked fast deployment, solid lockup, excellent fit and finish, and thankfully NO steel liners. Downsides might be the overly high price and the pocket clip still is mounted too low on the handle (at least it's on the butt side though). My epoxy mod underneath the clip (and re-profiling the clip) has proven to solve this design's most pressing problem. With that accomplished I will give the Large PE Voyager my highest recommendation for your cutting duties. It's a comfortable and deadly fast backup blade. I dig it. Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 10 of 10 (with mods!) |
 | ToolLogic SL knives: Not-so-hokey The world is full of ridiculous "survival" tools. But these aren't them. Growing out of the "Companion" card tools, the company ToolLogic has expanded into making some interesting multi-function knife designs. Their upsides are well-designed and perfectlysized blades, lightweight, quality construction, fast deployment, tight lockup, good clip, and useful features. The piggyback tool design is well executed in polymer and it just works. All this at a very reasonable price. Downsides might be lack of ultimate strength, a lower quality 420J2 SS, and coarse serrations. However for a mere $20 to $25 the ToolLogic SL blades can make for useful EDC blades with additional features that might come in handy. |
 | Buck Sirus knives: Cooly Collectible This ain't the best EDC knife. It's a bit on the heavy side at 3.9 oz, has slick scale, a intrusive cam lock on the spine, and has only moderate deployment speed. For these reasons I classify this knife more of an EDC option not a tactical knife. Buck could improve this series by lightening the scales, putting in a stronger assist spring, reducing the prices (at $55 it's pricey I think for 420HC steel... a good but not great steel I think) and minimizing the cam lock. However it's in the looks department where the Buck Sirus shines. It comes in some striking and original colorations that can add a lot of coolness to your collection. So while its lackluster features might fail to impress, its looks won't. Nutnfancy Likability Scale: 8 of 10 (collectibility enjoyment considered) |
 | Benchmade 940: Best Tactical or EDC Choice If there's a right way to make a manual folding tactical or hunting knife this is it: The outstanding Benchmade Osborne Axis 940 series of knives. All makers take note of these knives: ultra fast and easy deployment due to perfect pivot construction and balance. Who needs an auto with deployment speed like this. It really doesn't get any better than this. Add superior construction throughout, rock solid lock up, great 154CM blade steel, a cool purple titanium spacer on the back, strong clip, and great colors to this superior design. Also the both the clip and reverse tanto blade shapes offer great utility in every day carry (not too wide). At around $125 these knives are actually a good deal. Heirloom quality. They are some of my absolute favorite tactical or EDC (every day carry) folders. |
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