Knives are tools. Knives are weapons. Knives are art. Knives are equipment. Knives are for eating and whittling and displaying and collecting and camping and feeling secure. Hooray for knives! There’s no other item that can do everything a knife does.
Kershaw Knives Price: $18.99 - 34.99 Shipping Options:: $5 Standard OR $10 Two-Day OR $20 One-Day Shipping Estimates: Ships in 1-2 business days (Monday, Jul 06 to Tuesday, Jul 07) + transit Condition: New
Kudos to Woot for putting the country of origin right on the product page. Several of us asked for that when dealing with knives and they did it this time. Well done!
I’ve had a Leek in my pocket every day for years. It’s lightweight, ridiculously sharp, and has a great balance between “easy to sharpen” and “holds its edge”. It’s just small enough to keep in a pants pocket without looking happy to see everyone.
FYI: mine was a very good deal for $45 at Wal-Mart, several years ago. This is a great price for a great knife.
And you have a choice to use your thumb to open it slowly and quietly, if you don’t want to open it instantly with the cool “snik” noise and risk scaring people.
Some nits to pick: (1) mine is the smooth blade; sometimes (like cutting rope or branches in the yard) it would be nice to have a part-serrated blade. (2) If you have to press harder than usual (see: non-serrated blade) it can be a little difficult to unlock the blade. (3) the tip safety can get the tiniest bit looser over time and engage itself when you might not want it to (then you can adjust it).
Overall, I would definitely get one again if I lost this one. Otherwise, I don’t expect to ever need another every-day pocket knife. Well, maybe if I won the lottery. Maybe.