The Center-Drive Rescue Is An Exciting, New Multi-Tool From Gerber. With 14 Tools, the CDR Is As Feature-Packed As It Gets.
Fun new toys should truly be fun, and the new Center-Drive Rescue from Gerber is as exciting as it gets for a multi-tool today. The CDR is packed tight with 14 tools ranging from a set of spring-loaded needlenose pliers to a file. One of the showpiece tools is the screwdriver with more than a dozen magnetic bits included when you buy the CDR.
There’s an included sheath as part of the package, and you can choose which one is best for you. You have the choice of a MOLLE-compatible sheath or a Berry-compliant sheath so you’ll be able to customize the CDR to fit your needs.
If there is a knock on the CDR it’s that it has been designed solely for the jobsite or campground. While many other multi-tools feature tools meant for the home like a nail file, tweezers, or toothpick, the CDR has been packed with tools to help you get your job done faster.
Overall, this is a well-constructed multi-tool that can take a beating and be your trusty sidekick for decades to come.
Other Tools: Awl, File, Spring-Loaded Needlenose Pliers With X-Channel Rail System, Magnetic 3.2-inch Center-Axis Bit Driver, Pry Bar With Nail Puller & Bottle Opener, Magnetic Flathead & Phillips Bits, Bit Set
Smith & Wesson Makes More Than Just Firearms, And The Company’s New Multi-Tool Is Compact, Fun To Use, And Perfectly Utilitarian.
Sometimes smaller is better, and this new multi-tool from Smith & Wesson is a compact gem. At just over an ounce in total weight, the multi-tool is full of features.
For starters, there’s a full folding drop point blade in here. Yes, there’s a proper EDC-style blade tucked into this tiny tool, and it’s two inches in length. The butt features a bottle opener with a lanyard hole, perfect to put on a keychain or on a chain to turn it into a neck knife. In the middle of the construction there’s a trio of holes designed for hex screws of varying sizes.
Sure, there’s no showcase pair of pliers or wrench here but there doesn’t need to be. This tool is elegant in its simplicity. The folding blade and bottle opener combination alone makes this a must-have for most anyone, and the hex screw holes are just icing on the cake.
Tool Specs
Overall Length: 5.5 inches
Blade Length: 2 inches
Blade Material: Stainless Steel
Weight: 1.28 inches
Handle Material: Stainless Steel
Features: Drop Point Blade, Bottle Opener, Lanyard Hole, 4mm, 5mm, and 6mm Hex Screw Holes
The CJRB Crag Is A Fairly-Priced Knife That Looks Great, Cuts Greats, And Is Absolutely Worth The Investment.
Lighter isn’t always better. As many makers produce more and more knives that are at or below two ounces in weight, a bigger, beefier folder can stand out and appeal to a different type of consumer. Enter the CJRB Crag.
This tactical folder looks cool and feels hefty in all the right ways at 6 ounces in weight. The 3.43-inch blade is flat ground and has a black PVD coating to help with corrosion resistance. It’s ready to rock and roll out of the box thanks to being treated to a 59-61 HRC. The cleaver-style blade is an excellent chopping tool. This knife was built to confidently chop and slice.
What makes it feel even more rugged than it is is the handle. The carbon fiber handle is incredibly light and allows for the weight to be allocated elsewhere in the construction.
What CJRB has done is create a knife that will stand up to intense use and done it to keep things affordable for the consumer. It’s a win/win all the way.
When It Comes To Tactical Pocketknives, These Five Blades That Are Worth Your Money And Your Time
The term “tactical knife” was created roughly 30 years ago to describe a specific-looking knife. In general, tactical knife has meant a non-reflective blade and a synthetic handle. However, over time the genre has grown to feature numerous looks and types of blades.
Today, tactical pocketknives are incredibly popular. Whether it’s a traditional flipper, an assisted opener, or even an OTF knife, the market has exploded and knife lovers are the biggest beneficiaries. Our list features five folders to show just how diverse the world of tactical pocketknives is today.
5 Best Tactical Pocketknives
The traditional pocketknife folds and easily slides away into your pocket, and there are many tactical pocketknives that fit that description. These five stand out from a crowded field.
Cold Steel Recon 1 Spear Point
Cold Steel Recon 1 Spear Point
From one of the leaders in tactical knives comes the Recon 1 Spear Point. Cold Steel has made a knife popular with both first responders and civilians that is scalpel sharp and over-engineered to the point nearly everything has been thought of. The American S35VN blade has a DLC coating. The Tri-Ad lock is shock resistant and will keep you safe when deployed. The G-10 handle scales provide excellent grip.
Visually, the Recon 1 just looks cool. The all-black color scheme gives the knife a kinetic feel and encourages you to use it throughout your day.
This Kit Carson-designed blade from CRKT is a versatile knife. The dual-grind tanto blade features a partial flat edge and partial Veff serrations. This gives you excellent cutting strength along with the ability to make different types of cuts in tight quarters.
The 1.4116 steel blade is Teflon-coated and connected to a G10 handle. The liner lock keeps the blade securely in place when open. Due to the knife’s open build, two Carson flippers can be incorporated into the piece to create a true hilt, a rarity in folding knives.
Light. Strong. Serrated. Those are just a few ways to describe this assisted folder from Kershaw. The all-black Blur is just under four ounces and is packed with features starting with the fast-moving assisted-opening mechanism.
The blade itself has a slight recurve, and in the recurve are a series of serrations to make the knife more multi-dimensional. The blade is finished in Cerakote to provide more durability and corrosion resistance. The carbide glassbreaker at the butt of the handle provides yet another way to use the Blur in your day-to-day.
This Ken Onion-designed knife is an excellent piece.
From Gerber Gear, this fully automatic folder is a rugged beast. The push button fires the stonewashed blade out at a high rate of speed, making using the knife that much easier and faster. It feels great in the hand thanks to a slightly higher weight that will give you the confidence to use the 06 in more intense situations.
The aluminum handle can hold up to the use and abuse of everyday life, and the long plain-edged blade makes cutting a breeze. The striking pommel with lanyard hole provides more use for the knife and allows you to travel with it easily.
Coming in either a modified Wharncliffe or spear point blade style, the Hogue X5 is a cool, sexy knife. The flipper deploys the blade so fast you would think it is assisted, but it is a manual knife. The Cerakote finish on the blade looks great, and the aluminum handle can stand up to pretty much anything. The push-button lock lets you easily, and safely, close the knife one-handed, and the tip-up pocket clip allows for a deep, discrete carry.
Everything about this knife is cool and begging to be used. Hogue has made a tactical folder that is built well and is somehow even better than the sum of its parts.
The CRKT Skeggox Is A Fun Little Hatchet That Swings A Big Game And Can Handle The Daily Tasks Around Your Property
A good hatchet is worth its weight in gold, and in the case of the CRKT Skeggox it weighs just 1.63 pounds.
This fun, tactical hatchet is one of the newest offerings from CRKT. I had the chance to try it out on my property as winter descended. I had never used a hatchet before. I don’t think I’ll be needing to get another one for quite a long time.
What Is The Skeggox Made Of?
Let’s start with the particulars. The Skeggox is 12.94 inches long with a 4.83-inch blade made from SK-5 carbon steel for good edge retention. The glass-reinforced nylon handle is lightweight, cool, and feels excellent in the hand when swung. The blade is powder coated for extra corrosion resistance and gives the Skeggox an all-black look.
The hatchet includes a thermoplastic sheath that I loved. It has a clip to fasten it securely shut, but it fit so snug that you could easily travel with it and not clasp the clip (although you absolutely should).
Testing the Skeggox
The vines I first went at with the Skeggox
When I went to test the Skeggox I had the perfect patient: this nightmare of vines and saplings in my backyard. Before the arborist came to remove it all I took the hatchet out there to see what it could do.
With the vines it was a thumbs down. The thin, almost grassy material was not easy to chop through. The fact that the blade would slide off of the vines instead of slicing through made me uncomfortable because I didn’t know where the blade was going to go. I quickly moved onto the saplings, which were entwined with the vines in their upper reaches.
But as you can see, these saplings were the perfect size to really see what the Skeggox could do. And boy howdy, could it do a lot!
The saplings before meeting the Skeggox.
I went to work swinging the hatchet with a smile on my face. The Skeggox is weighted so well that each swing made me want to swing it again. I was wearing my outdoor gloves and the handle never once slipped as I chopped at the tree.
It took a touch over two minutes, and it wasn’t the cleanest cut, but in the end, the sapling stood no chance.
The sapling after meeting the Skeggox.
I’m also getting my fence replaced in a few weeks so I took the Skeggox and began laying blows into the tops of the fence posts. I went as hard as I could to beat up the hatchet as much as possible.
Final Cut
And finally, I returned to my kitchen, put a fresh Campari tomato on a plate, and drew the Skeggox down toward it. It went through like a hot knife through butter. Then, for good measure, I even quartered the tomato just as easily.
This is an excellent piece of kit. I can’t recommend it more highly. If you own a home and are looking for an affordable hatchet to use in the yard, this is the piece to get.
Two New Exclusive Versions Of The Kershaw Misdirect Look Fantastic And Show An Evolution For The Popular EDC Folder.
Exclusive to kershawknives.com, the two new variants of the Misdirect are visually stunning and built to last. Both versions are made from S35VN steel and PVD-coated handles.
The Misdirect above features a BlackWash reverse tanto blade and bronze handle. The one at the bottom of the article has a spear point blade and blue handle.
The all-stainless construction is rugged and feels great in the hand. The assisted-opening flipping mechanism deploys the blade quickly and smoothly, and a frame lock holds everything in place. The is 2.9 inches in length, and, when deployed, the 2.9-ounce knife is just under seven inches long.
Both versions are beautiful, minimalist knives. The difference comes down to taste in knives. The blue version is a better puncturing tool with the spear point, and the bronze version has all the versatility that comes with a reverse tanto.
Only available in limited qualities, both knives are priced fairly for the quality and style.
The New Ambitious Lightweight Black Blade From Spyderco Is A Fun, Affordable Folder That Comes In Plain Edge And Serrated Versions.
Sometimes basic is perfect, and the new Ambidextrous Lightweight Black Blade from Spyderco checks that box. This affordable folding knife features black G-10 handle scales married to a black-oxide-coated 8Cr13MoV stainless steel blade.
The dark, low-profile theme bleeds into every other part of the knife from the skeletonized steel liners to pocket clip, and other black-coated hardware. The blade itself is 2.31 inches when deployed, and a liner lock keeps everything in place when in use. And it truly is lightweight at just 2.8 ounces, making it a breeze to use.
An affordable knife for anyone interested in jumping into the world of Spyderco cutlery, and it’s a testament to the company’s build quality.
