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KUBEY knives Swordfish KU184 Fixed Blade KnifeOverall Length: 8.9”(225mm)Blade Length: 4.1”(105mm)Blade Thickness: 0.21”(5.0mm)Blade Material: D2Blade Hardness: HRC58-60Handle Length: 4.6”(120mm)Handle Material: G10Weight: 245g knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

  KUBEY knives Royals KU157B Full Tang Fixed Blade KnifeOverall Length: 8.9"(227mm)Blade Length: 4.17"(106mm)Blade Thickness: 0.19”(5.0mm)Blade Type: TantoBlade Material: D2Blade Hardness: HRC59-61Handle Length: 4.6”(119mm)Handle Material: G10Weight: 168.1g knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

KUBEY KU240 Sicario Survival and Camping Full Tang Fixed Blade KnifeTotal length: 10.12" (257 mm)Blade length: 5.2" (132.2 mm)Handle length: 4.9" (124.8 mm)Blade thickness: 2.0" (5 mm)Blade material: D2Blade hardness: HRC59-61Blade type: Drop pointBlade grind: Western and flatHandle material: G-10Fixed way: Full TangSheath Material: KydexKnife weight: 296.8gSheath weight:74.3g knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

  KUBEY KU240 Survival and Camping Full Tang Fixed Blade KnifeTotal length: 10.12" (257 mm)Blade length: 5.2" (132.2 mm)Handle length: 4.9" (124.8 mm)Blade thickness: 2.0" (5 mm)Blade material: D2Blade hardness: HRC59-61Blade type: Drop pointEdge type: StonewashedBlade grind: Western and flatHandle material: G-10Fixed way: Full TangSheath Material: KydexKnife weight: 296.8gSheath weight:74.3g

Kubey KU218A Shark Alpha Prey Fixed Blade KnifeTotal length: 14.41" (366mm)Blade length: 8.98" (228mm)Handle length: 5.4" (138mm)Blade height: 1.4" (35mm)Blade thickness: 0.236" (6mm)Blade material: D2Blade hardness: HRC59-61Blade grind: Hollow and flatHandle material: Brown WoodFixed way: Full TangSheath Material: KydexKnife weight: 560gSheath weight: 174g   knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

French maker Tashi Bharucha is embarking on a unique project this year: the Legacy Collection. This is a series of ten highly limited custom knife designs, each one paying tribute to a maker who has influenced the craft and Bharucha himself.The Legacy Collection designs are not collaborations, but will take inspiration from the knife maker they honor, with Bharucha belnding his personal interpretation of their style and with his own. Each Legacy Collection knife is made with explicit permission from the maker receiving the tribute (or their estate if they have passed away). The first Legacy Collection honoree is, unsurprisingly, Ken Onion.Onion hardly needs an introduction, but in addition to being a top-tier custom maker for decades, he’s had an incalcuable influence on the production knife scene. “Ken’s impact on todays’ knife world is spectacular in many regards,” Bharucha tells us. “He was not the first custom maker to collaborate with a production company, but he really took that partnership to the next level, working with them on entire ranges, creating trends and pushing them to innovate.”Of course, we wouldn’t have the mid-tech concept without Onion pioneering the format. “That term ‘mid-tech’ has since then lost its original meaning,” Bharucha notes. “A Ken Onion Mid-tech was a knife made by Ken in his shop with some outsourced parts. He would have the handles machined and blade blanks cut elsewhere but still fit all the parts, put the knife together and hand grind every blade…which is what some makers call custom nowadays.”The Onion Legacy knife is a large custom folder with a 3.8 inch RWL-34 blade. Onion’s influence can be clearly seen on this blade, with its curvy, organic twist on a tanto shape. Bharucha’s penchant for gleaming hand-rubbed blades is on display, but the angluer, humped handle design is where the French maker’s own style shines through most evidently. The scales are made from titanium, but the Onion Legacy – obviously a collector’s piece and not a user – is still a heavy knife, weighing just over 7 oz.Bharucha built these knives with the explicit intention of keeping them very exclusive; only nine Legacy Onion knives have been and will ever be made. Bharucha kept one, but the rest have been spoken for – including the original prototype which went to Ken Onion himself. However, there are nine other makers Bharucha intends to honor with this series. “The next one would have to be Bob Loveless, who I probably should have started with,” Bharucha notes. “He is the father of modern knife design and my approach to this series is obviously through design. And after that, my hero, the great Tom Mayo, who’s main influence was also Loveless.”“This will run for years to come,” Bharucha concludes. “Don’t exactly know when I’ll start working on the next one but definitely in 2021. I might aim for one every year.”The article is shared from Internet...knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

Leatherman just released the Ratcher Driver accessory, an add-on compatible with more than a dozen of their multitools that givers their drivers more power and stability than in their vanilla configurations.The Ratchet Driver is a pretty straightforward device. It fits into the large bit driver arm on any Leatherman multitool, which means that it’s compatible with standbys like the Skeletool, Charge, Wave, and Signal. The additional length it provides is a boon in itself; when Gerber released the Center-Drive a few years ago it was a big deal specifically due to its full-size driver arm. Here, the ratchet component prevents the driver from turning in a way you don’t want it to; you simply turn the rotating collar piece to lock out a particular direction.The longer reach, increased torque, and security features of the ratchet itself could scale up the type of jobs a multitool can do – or at least make harder jobs easier. The Ratchet Driver accommodates all Leatherman proprietary bits, and any 1/4″ bit.The Ratchet Driver in actionIf you’re counting ounces, this accessory is going to add 1.26 oz. to your kit. Carry should be relatively painless, however: Leatherman confirmed that the Ratchet Driver can be secured via the loop strap on the outside of their nylon sheaths.The Ratchet Driver is the third in a small collection of add-ons for Leatherman’s multitools’ drivers. We’ve also seen a non-ratcheting bit extender option, and the MUT got an extender for its sight adjustment tool as well.   The article is shared from Internet...knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

Tactile Knife Company, the new knife-making branch of the EDC pen masters at Tactile Turn, is up and running, with big plans for the future and their first model, the Rockwall, available now.In 2019 we talked to Will Hodges, Founder of Tactile, as he was putting the finishing touches on the BAK, a pen-shaped, bolt-action utility knife. During that interview Hodges alluded to a full-fledged flipper he was working on; and now that knife has arrived as the Rockwall. But because the processes involved in making flippers were so different from those of Tactile’s pens, a fresh game plan was needed.“We’ve been a machine shop that has mostly focused on turning, so last August I hired several people to get the knife company started,” Hodges explains. He brought on two knife makers, Tim Harbert of Ardent Knives and Matt Palmore, and also relied on Kevin Taylor, a Tactile Turn Co. stalwart. “He’s brought tremendous turning skills to our Swiss lathe lineup. We have more turning capacity than almost any knife company out there,” Hodges says.The texturing on the handle is a detail carried over from Tactile’s pensAlong with the new personnel, Hodges had to find the right machinery for knife making. “In the last 6 months I’ve added a lot more equipment,” he says. “We now have three vertical mills, an EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) hole popper, three wire EDMs, two surface grinders, and a lot of support equipment.” In the pen realm, Hodges’s work is well-known, and his success in that field, as well as the overlap in interest between knife and pen nerds, provided the perfect gateway into the industry. “People know and love our pens in the EDC community, and that success has allowed me to invest heavily into hitting the ground running making these knives.”The Rockwall, flagship folder for Tactile Knife Co., was designed to be a sweet spot EDC. “I really wanted a slim, light, and easy to carry flipper,” Hodges says. “I have a lot of larger flippers, but my main complaint is they just take up too much pocket real estate.” Thus this one has a 2.84-inch blade and a 4-inch closed length. Hodges focused on a thin grind for the Rockwall, too. “I like thin blades that are ground really thin so the behind the edge measurement is very small, while still being tough enough to hold up to some tougher tasks,” he explains. The Rockwall’s blade is made from CTS-XHP steel, but Hodges disclosed that CPM-20CV is planned for the future, alongside some ultra-premium Chad Nichols damascus blades.One of the most recognizable elements of Hodges’s work is the meticulous texturing on his pens – and he tells us he brought that same visual hallmark onto the Rockwall. “Tactile Turn pens have a texture that helps hide wear, and the texture on the Rockwall does the exact same while also improving grip and maintaining a simple aesthetic.” Titanium is the current handle material of choice, but others are planned. Hodges also notes that the Rockwall’s pocket clip took a lot of effort to get just right. “I also wanted as deep of a carry clip as possible, and we’ve pulled off one of the only original clips that’s been done in a long time – something different than anything else out there and it is incredible.”Hodges is particularly proud of the Rockwall’s clipThe Rockwall is available now, rolling out in small batches; if you’re interested in getting one, you can sign up for the wait list to secure your place in line. And with this first project proceeding smoothly, Hodges is already looking towards the future: “We’re just getting started,” he asserts. “We started with a very challenging knife, and we’re working on a slip joint and we’ll get into some fixed blades as well as kitchen knives before too long.” The article is shared from Internet...knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

Gerber is expanding its Armbar series this year with a pair of new models, the Armbar Slim Drive, and Armbar Slim Cut. These variants emphasize portability by reducing the number of included tools.The original Armbar line was a 2020 release, and a new way for Gerber to explore the multitool concept. Gerber is well-known for its plier-based designs, but the Armbars were more like Swiss Army knives or the Leatherman Free models in being knife-based – that is, all the included tools were built around a frame fundamentally comparable to any other folding knife.Until now, there were two flavors of the Armbar: the Drive and the Cork. Both came equipped with knife blades and scissors, but the other tools varied. Each model was defined by one major included tools: the Drive had a fold out bit driver arm, a la the Center-Drive multitool, while the Cork, naturally, had a corkscrew. The Armbar Slim CutThere are two Slim models as well, each with a main blade, and a bottle opener. Similar to their bigger brothers, the new duo differs in their third, primary tool: the Slim Drive has the driver arm, and the Cut has the folding scissors (there’s no corkscrew Slim model currently). The blades on either model measure 2.5 inches long and lock up with a slightly unconventional-looking, although very traditionally-operated, frame lock mechanism.These streamlined Slim models save a considerable amount of weight compared to the original Armbars: the Armbar Slim Drive weighs 2.5 oz., and the Slim Cut weighs just 2.1 oz. (for reference, the original Armbar Drive and Cork weighed 3.1 oz.).The Armbar Slim models are available in multiple colors and expected to arrive with dealers shortly. The article is shared from Internet...knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com

Böker has once again partnered with Texas-based automatic knife outfit CobraTec for a new for 2021 knife series. But instead of autos, this latest project is a refresh of two older balisong models, the Tactical and the G10.Böker’s multifarious catalog is always a little disorienting, and their naming convention for these particular releases further muddies the water. There are two lines – the Tactical and G10 – with two models each, a large and a small. But while the name of the latter suggests that its handle material is its distinguishing feature, in fact both the Tactical and G10 models have G-10 scales.The actual differences come down to overall size, blade shape, and handle design. The Tactical line sports a drop point blade shape with a pronounced harpoon swedge. The large model has a 4.21-inch blade length, while the Small‘s measures 3.46 inches long. The G-10 handle scales are solid and contoured, with an XX design cut into each scale.Meanwhile, the G10 models have a harpoonless drop point shape. The Large‘s cutting edge runs to 4.02 inches, and the Small‘s measures 3.23 inches. Their G-10 scales (and the liners underneath) have been skeletonized, creating a strutwork/suspension bridge look.The G10 model has big classic bali energyAll four of these balisongs comes with the same blade steel – D2. This is the major way in which these remasters improve on the original versions. The first iterations of these knives had 440C blade steel – which we used to describe as the Böker Plus steel of choice, but which seems to be receding as D2 becomes more prevalent in the expansive imprint.CobraTec has been a key component in Böker’s 2021 strategy, which involves a large number of U.S.-made automatic and, now, butterfly knives. These balisongs are set to release across June and July. The article is shared from Internet...knifeglobal：https ://knifeglobal.com