Knives - October 2007

OMG KNIVES! I must be one of those 'murdering young people', right?

Wrong, I just enjoy collecting knives. The craftsmanship that goes into a good knife is amazing, and they're absolutely beautiful. They're all users, too, of course. Just not for stabbing people on the street, contrary to popular belief.

Left to right:
Strider DB-L NSN (#93 of 100)
Buck-Strider 889 (skate grip tape on upper half of blade)
Spyderco UK Pen Knife (UK legal carry)
TOPS Knives UTE #01
Spyderco Clipit Dragonfly
Strider Talon Hideaway Knife
Strider Hybrid Hideaway Knife
Utility Hideaway Knife v2

The Strider and TOPS are both serial numbered, and the Strider is a limited edition. The two Strider HAKs are part of limited production runs and are sized to fit my fingers (as is the Utility HAK v2).

The manufacturer's marks on the Spyderco UKPK read...
Golden, Colorado
USA, Earth
...which is pretty cute/awesome.

Can you believe the Spyderco UKPK is UK carry legal, but the much smaller Clipit Dragonfly is not? That's because the CD has a lock on it. Stupid if you ask me.

Favourite knife? Either the TOPS UTE #01, or one of the Strider HAKs (I love both of those equally). The HAKs are badass little blades, and the Strider grinds and tiger-striping are awesome, but the TOPS is a no-nonsense little utility blade and feels amazing in the hand, with a fucking mean edge to boot (and it retains said edge very well indeed).

Oh, and fuck you, Brown.