Bahco BSK Better Sports Knife with 3-inch Blade, Aluminum

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Cheaper steels are softer and prone to dulling quicker, but are easier to sharpen than more expensive steels. It’s very similar to the Buck and is available in a wide variety of “looks,” but the steel is softer and it’s usually more expensive, so we preferred the Buck. This isn’t a big, tough-guy knife—it’s small in the hand—so it’s easily concealed when you don’t want anyone with eyes to be able to tell you’re carrying a blade. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The CRKT Drifter shares the two basic characteristics of most of the knives we tested: The blade is about 3 inches long, and you can open and close it with one hand.

It is suggested by the manufacturer to attach the Elko to your keyring via the scraper/prybar/bottle opener/glass breaker end, but it’s more easily deployed tucked into a fifth pocket (there’s no clip). With powerful tools and services, along with expert support and education, we help creative entrepreneurs start, manage, and scale their businesses. But with a total length of 5¾ inches and a cutting edge of barely over 2 inches, the Buck 55 is not a menacing knife.Add in the jimping notches on the blade’s spine, and you won't ever have to worry about slip with your grip. When considering knives for everyday carry (EDC), look for a folding option that easily fits on your belt or in your pocket when closed. The downside is that it’s a flipper, and once we were done with testing, we decided that we preferred the thumb-stud opening for its fast and slow deployment. ounces, and while it’s sibling, the Mini Bugout (also recommended earlier in this article), is a fraction of an ounce lighter, I’d rather carry the extra length of the regular Bugout.

After that, we simply spent the majority of our testing carrying the knives around and using them daily. Due to the amount of metal in the body of the Zancudo, it’s heavier than the Drifter, but that metal also gives the knife a sturdier, heavy-duty feel. A blade with a handle, a sharp point at the end and one or more cutting edges that each form a helix.

Our list focused mostly on reputable manufacturers such as Benchmade, CRKT, Gerber, Kershaw, and Spyderco. The unfortunate thing here is that the Drifter’s curve is enough to make sharpening a little more difficult but not enough to really aid in cutting.