Recently picked up this interesting little EDC and I must say I'm quite impressed. The edgie from Colombia river knife and tool.
I'm sure we're all familiar with CRKT as a brand, and most of us will at some point have owned or used one. This is my first EDC legal by CRKT. The knife comes packaged in their standard and very exciting cardboard packaging packed with a mini catalogue
First impressions are good, exactly what you expect when opening a brand new toy. At 109g in weight it feels good in the hand and folds down to a perfect pocket size
I was surprised to see the pocket clip, while removable, cannot be switched to the other scale. Very much intended for right handed use, although on handling the pocket clip is not obtrusive when you're holding it and actually fits quite comfortably in either hand. And is both thin enough to fit unnoticed in a jeans pocket and thick enough to fill The hand out, really nicely designed. The handle itself is zytel, a kind of fiber reinforced nylon, it's chequering really helps with wet and dry grip too. So far so good.
A knife is no good if it isn't sharp, and the edgie is SHARP out of the box, easily rivaling any spyderco, even rivaling my straight razor! The sharpness is in part owing to the unusual grinds.
It's dual hollow grinds have a secondary cutting bevel on only one side, almost like a chisel grind, I'm not even sure what it would technically be called but I certainly like it! It push cuts paper with ease, and in fact does the same to leather!
The 73mm sheepsfoot/wharncliffe blade is made of 3mm 420J2 stainless, with a quoted HRC of 53-54. Traditionally I would have said a terrible steel for blades and won't hold an edge. The clever thing about the edgie is it doesn't have to. The knife is self sharpening, a 400g diamond file is set into the handle meaning every time you open and close the blade the edge is sharpened again. I was dubious at first but it's kept its razor edge and if you feel it running dull while whittling a stick just open and close a few times and you're good to go!
The slipjoint action is what it is, it's a slipjoint, meaning the knife if used improperly can close up on you.
But used properly it's no more unsafe than any other knife. The spydie hole, or crkt equivalent thereof, is very sharp and has a bit of a "stamped out" feel to it, but it does work well and with practice you can get it open one handed easily. The scale is also shaped with a slight rebate near the hole to guide your thumb into it, nice touch.
Overall it sits well in the hand, with an overall length of 178mm when open it doesn't feel too small to use like some EDC knives
The blade when extended also doesn't rattle in the handle like some slipjoints, even if the fit and finish looks like it may do, not perfect but passable.
All in all i'd say it's a capable little none locker. I definitely like it and would recommend one. Its found its way into my pocket every day and that's where it's staying. And for a price ranging from £13<24 it's well worth the punt. Sharp enough to shave with, cheap enough to not worry about and robust enough to graft for years. What's not to like?
There's also a locking variant for the USA EDC market, or anywhere people can carry a locker. Don't think I'll bother with one but only because I have lockers and fixed blades I already like. I'm sure it'll be a good little knife too.
I'm sure we're all familiar with CRKT as a brand, and most of us will at some point have owned or used one. This is my first EDC legal by CRKT. The knife comes packaged in their standard and very exciting cardboard packaging packed with a mini catalogue
First impressions are good, exactly what you expect when opening a brand new toy. At 109g in weight it feels good in the hand and folds down to a perfect pocket size
I was surprised to see the pocket clip, while removable, cannot be switched to the other scale. Very much intended for right handed use, although on handling the pocket clip is not obtrusive when you're holding it and actually fits quite comfortably in either hand. And is both thin enough to fit unnoticed in a jeans pocket and thick enough to fill The hand out, really nicely designed. The handle itself is zytel, a kind of fiber reinforced nylon, it's chequering really helps with wet and dry grip too. So far so good.
A knife is no good if it isn't sharp, and the edgie is SHARP out of the box, easily rivaling any spyderco, even rivaling my straight razor! The sharpness is in part owing to the unusual grinds.
It's dual hollow grinds have a secondary cutting bevel on only one side, almost like a chisel grind, I'm not even sure what it would technically be called but I certainly like it! It push cuts paper with ease, and in fact does the same to leather!
The 73mm sheepsfoot/wharncliffe blade is made of 3mm 420J2 stainless, with a quoted HRC of 53-54. Traditionally I would have said a terrible steel for blades and won't hold an edge. The clever thing about the edgie is it doesn't have to. The knife is self sharpening, a 400g diamond file is set into the handle meaning every time you open and close the blade the edge is sharpened again. I was dubious at first but it's kept its razor edge and if you feel it running dull while whittling a stick just open and close a few times and you're good to go!
The slipjoint action is what it is, it's a slipjoint, meaning the knife if used improperly can close up on you.
But used properly it's no more unsafe than any other knife. The spydie hole, or crkt equivalent thereof, is very sharp and has a bit of a "stamped out" feel to it, but it does work well and with practice you can get it open one handed easily. The scale is also shaped with a slight rebate near the hole to guide your thumb into it, nice touch.
Overall it sits well in the hand, with an overall length of 178mm when open it doesn't feel too small to use like some EDC knives
The blade when extended also doesn't rattle in the handle like some slipjoints, even if the fit and finish looks like it may do, not perfect but passable.
All in all i'd say it's a capable little none locker. I definitely like it and would recommend one. Its found its way into my pocket every day and that's where it's staying. And for a price ranging from £13<24 it's well worth the punt. Sharp enough to shave with, cheap enough to not worry about and robust enough to graft for years. What's not to like?
There's also a locking variant for the USA EDC market, or anywhere people can carry a locker. Don't think I'll bother with one but only because I have lockers and fixed blades I already like. I'm sure it'll be a good little knife too.
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