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The Tiny Pocket Knife That I Will Carry Until I Lose

11:30AM January 19, 2012 | Joe Brown

I am not a Navy Seal. I don’t need a fixed-blade, full-tang pocket sword with a tanto blade and a Rockwell factor of 58. I open a lot of boxes and trim my nails with this 50-year-old pen knife. It used to be my grandfather’s. I’m named after him. He died before I was born. More »


Gadgets

Walking Dead Nerds Will Want To Buy This Official Apocalypse Kit

8:20AM November 22, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

The zombie apocalypse is coming, and you can’t take your katana everywhere. Well, you can, but that’s a pain. Much better is Gerber’s new Apocalypse Kit, which has all the cutty slashy stuff you’ll need to make it through the zombie plague. More »


Gadgets

Hidden Knife Will Make You Look Like A Fancy Boy

9:20AM November 19, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

If you’re going to carry a knife, you’ve got to make a decision: Do you want to be the guy with the scary stabby knife that makes you look like Bear Grylls crossed with a Hell’s Angel or something, or do you want something a little more tasteful? More »


Geek Out

The Life Of A Modern Day Knife Maker

10:40AM November 8, 2011 | Casey Chan

Made By Hand, a documentary series of people who still, um, make things by hand, recently featured Joel Bukiewicz, a modern day knife maker who started Cut Brooklyn, a wonderful shop for handmade knives. In his featurette, Bukiewicz shows the process and immense detail he puts into every single knife. More »


Geek Out

Gizmodo Loves Knives

9:37AM November 3, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

So Top Chef’s coming back tonight, and that means food drama, food crying and food cutting — with knives. We like knives, and we figure you’re probably not strongly anti-knife yourself. So here are some great knives that we’d like to slice stuff with. More »


Gadgets

If There’s A Way To Improve Upon The Machete, This Is It

9:20AM October 21, 2011 | Adrian Covert

I don’t have any particular affinity towards blade wielding of any kind (I generally just gnaw on whole slabs of steak), but when I look at Gerber’s Gator Machete Pro, I have a strong desire to slice something in half. More »


Gadgets

Ka-Bar ZK-Pestilence Chopper Knife Review: Murders Plants And Zombies

6:08AM September 22, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Honestly, I was expecting a blade marketed for use in zombie killing — seriously, that’s what the ZK stands for — to be just a flimsy toy built more for show than for actual work. Boy, was I wrong. More »


Gadgets

Desired: Geeky Multi-Tool Clips To Your Belt Loop

8:40AM September 1, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

I love my Leatherman, but it’s completely useless if right when I need a tool I don’t know where the heck I put it down five minutes before. The Guppie is always right by your side when you need it. More »


Gadgets

Man Up Your Gardening Regime With Victorinox’s Pruning Knife

1:00AM August 4, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

I’m not too sure how many of you dabble in gardening or floristry, but if that’s your bag, then Victorinox has you covered with their new budding and pruning swiss army knife, which costs around $US40. [Victorinox via SubStudio]


Gadgets

Buck Flashpoint Knife: It’ll Do Way More Than Cut You

4:00AM July 28, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

If you are one of the 11 per cent of the population with a dominant left hand, you can stop reading — this knife is of no use to you. For the other 89 per cent, the Buck Flashpoint is surprisingly versatile. More »