Knives & Tools

Hogue X5 Folding Knife Review

Hogue is a company that is very well-known for their handgun and rifle grips. Starting in 1968, the company began manufacturing the products they are most famous for, but they haven’t stopped there. Since then, they have branched into creating holsters, rifle stocks, law enforcement products, tools, and knives. One such innovation is the Hogue […]

MNKF: Any way You Slice It, Go SwissCard

Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear MNKF: Any way You Slice It, Go SwissCard Sharon Durand BLUF: I’m not a knife person, but I’m well aware of their value. Knives are useful, even a necessity, for both work and defense, but I’ll admit some of them intimidate me. Even the seemingly innocuous ones. The idea of […]

Benchmade Shipping Its First Slipjoint Ever

Modern traditional knives are a growing trend and Benchmade is entering the arena with a brand new slipjoint called the 319 Proper. Other Benchmade models like the discontinued Lone Wolf Tailout and the Summit Lake series also capture a traditional vibe but the 319 Proper is Benchmade’s first ever non-locking folder. “[It] is definitely a callback to traditional […]

Kershaw Knives Flich Folding Knife Review

Kershaw Knives Flitch Folding Knife Review

So it’s been about a week now since I have carried and put the Kershaw Flitch folding knife through a few every day tests. The Kershaw Knives Flitch may take over as my EDC folder, relieving the Kershaw Blur which I have carried for several years up until now. I’m used to the SpeedSafe assisted […]

First Look | Kershaw Launch 7

Once I started writing for The Loadout Room over 2 years ago, I quickly realized how big a part of our culture EDC knives are. My first product review just happened to be a ZT 0350 knife and since then I’ve covered many additional folding knives as well a fixed blades. New for 2017 is a product from Kershaw […]

Knife Collector Joins Forces with Balisong Maker on BaliMAX

Within the last several days the BaliMAX balisong axe has been taking social media by storm. The strikingly unusual custom knife was the result of a collaboration between a balisong enthusiast and a custom bali maker. Despite its recent rise to fame, the BaliMAX is actually ten years old. It was designed in 2007 by Jon […]

TOPS Unleashes El Chete for Heavy Duty Chopping

TOPS just unleashed El Chete, a king-sized machete built for chopping. Designed by TOPS President Leo Espinoza, El Chete has a massive, foot-long blade and a beefy handle able to tackle the toughest outdoor jobs. The 30 oz. El Chete was born for one role – heavy duty chopping. “Leo wanted to design a chopping knife,” says […]

Peter Rassenti Carves Out Open Back Integral

Peter Rassenti is introducing the Satori, a custom knife with an open-backed integral handle. The new knife has a prehistoric, geological finish that can only be done by hand. A standard knife handle consists of two separate slabs, but integral knives are made from a single, continuous piece of material, usually titanium. Lionsteel pioneered this process in […]

Australian Knife Maker Introduces Food Prep Folder with Spyderco Features

Australian knife maker Alistair Phillips has introduced a new model that incorporates Spyderco design features like the Spyderco Hole and the Compression Lock. Since its reveal, the new blade has received admiration from Spyderco fans and even caught the eye of Spyderco founder Sal Glesser himself. The still-unnamed knife began as a slipjoint concept, but eventually evolved […]

Monday Night Knife Fights: The Comprehensive Fighting Systems ARK

Courtesy of Breach Bang Clear Monday Night Knife Fights: The Comprehensive Fighting Systems ARK Tom Marshall The Karambit is an oft-misunderstood tool in the world of edged weapons. It can be easy to write them off as the pocket ornaments of mall ninjas and wanna-be-real-ninjas. But Comprehensive Fighting Systems and Pinkerton Knives have teamed up […]