The Boker Plus Exskelibur line of knives has been a mainstay of the Boker catalogue, and for good reason. This Burger/Skellern custom design features unique quirks that no other production knife has (more on this later) with solid ergonomics and way, way above average cutting performance. The variant I have of the Exskelibur I happens to be in titanium. The Exskelibur comes on a whole bunch of ...
May 2017 EDC Pocket Dump
Mega minimal 'round-the-house EDC today. Gotta say I love that Boker. Didn't think I would get used to the deployment mechanism, but after one day of EDC, it became second nature. Review of it coming soon! Everyday Carry Item Breakdown Fountain Pen Pilot Vanishing Point Pocket Knife Boker Plus Exskelibur I > Read my review of the Boker Plus Exskelibur I Wallet Paul Smith ...
What Are Your Prepper Gear Recommendations?
Last week I wrote up an article on the best prepper gear I could think to buy for myself - items that have been on my wishlist for absolute ages and were above average in terms of cost, but were worthy (in my mind) purchases considering my perceived value of them in terms of their ability to aid me in the realm of long-term survival. The article had mixed reception, some expressing they weren't a ...
Spyderco Roadie Little Big EDC Slipjoint Knife Review
Over the past few years, the amount of Spydercos I've reviewed has dwindled. A lot of this is due to the relative high cost of the new stuff (Mamba anyone?) or what I would define as thoroughly uninspired designs (Polestar... what where you thinking Sal?!), but every once in a while Spyderco releases something that screams Spyderco through and through. The Roadie is one such knife. It's so utterly ...
Best Prepper Gear: 21 Big Ticket Items Preppers Will Want to Save Up For
There's plenty of excellent, cheap survival gear around for those just starting to prep, or for those trying to buff up their already-in-place prepper stockpile. But while cheap, affordable products can take you quite far, there are some amazing big-ticket items you're likely to want to save up for. I don't own very many of the items on this list. Some of the items I own smaller, more ...
How to Use a Japanese Water Stone (Whetstone) to Sharpen a Knife
Considering all the knife reviews published on this blog, it'll be no surprise to anyone that I get asked a lot of questions about knife sharpening. Whilst I have reviewed a couple of systems in the past (the Hapstone Pro & Smith's PP1 sharpeners) I admittedly always go back to simple Japanese Water Stones for sharpening. Let me pre-emptively point out that I genuinely enjoy sharpening my ...