The FIEL is one of the latest releases from TOPS Knives. It’s an interesting design because it melds traditional dagger elements with deep bellied, recurve edges. TOPS recently produced a video that describes the FIEL’s design elements and its potential uses.
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CRKT Field Strip Technology
I cringe whenever I see someone using a folding knife to process a game animal. I know it can be done and I’ve done it myself but all I can think about is what a pain it is going to be to clean the blood, fat, and hair out of the knife. Apparently, CRKT feels the same way because they created their new Field Strip Technology – a construction method that allows the knife user to easily open and clean a folding knife.
The Field Strip Technology is available first on a Ken Onion collaboration folder called the Homefront. By simply closing the knife, throwing a recessed, and loosening a thumb wheel, the Homefront can be seperated into component parts (see it in action below). Thankfully, it is designed so that small parts like washers, pivots, and the like are captive so that when you take the knife apart, you only have 3 parts.
You can learn more about Field Strip Technology in the video below or by visiting CRKT.
Stout Gear Knives Redesigns the Oxe
Stout Gear Knives just introduced the Oxe V2. The original Oxe sported a slightly recurve blade and filled the large camp knife niche in their line. The new Oxe V2 still works as a large camp knife but it’s chopping credentials have been beefed up with a more radical recurve blade and new flatter grind geometry.
The new blade is not only more radically recurved at the cutting edge but it also has a recurved spine. The new shape looks great and puts the point more forward in the chopping stroke almost like a kukri. The blade is ground from 1/4″ thick S35VN steel, 10.5″ long, and is nearly 2″ tall from edge to spine so it confirms to most chopping competition regulations. Like nearly all Stout Gear Knives, the Oxe 2.0 has a large contoured handle with an integral guard.
The sheaths that Stout Gear includes with their knives are excellent. They use a unique construction method that features a welt like you find in a leather sheath. The outer parts of the sheath are molded kydex and the welt is fitted HDPE.
Check out Stout Gear Knives.
Two New Releases from TOPS Knives – Quick Skin and Fiel
TOPS Knives just released two new knife designs and both have plenty of curves.
The Quick Skin is a dedicated skinner with a very curvy, bull-nose blade design that TOPS calls “All-Belly”. This upswept tip design has been used effectively for more than a century on knives meant for large game processing. The .190″ thick 1095 steel blade is flat ground and features jimping near the tip for additional control on cuts that require the index finger to be placed along the spine of the knife. Blue/black G-10 scales and a kydex sheath finish out the package.
The Fiel is a dagger but with more junk in the trunk. It has far more curves than you are used to seeing on a double edged dagger design. These curves allow it to not only stab and pierce like a dagger but also be used with more slashing cuts. It is designed to be carried as a last ditch defensive option and comes with a kydex neck sheath that is Tek-Lok compatible (not included) for belt wear.
The Prescription for Winning a Knife Fight – Dark Star Gear
There are few Kydex Benders that are more forward-thinking and self-defense oriented than Dark Star Gear. Their holsters are excellent and their knife sheaths don’t get nearly as much attention as they should. If you have a fixed blade that is worth carrying, they can make a sheath that will offer excellent retention and access.
When it comes to carrying a fixed blade knife for self-defense, they really know their stuff which is why this recent image that they posted just about sent coffee out my nose. It’s funny but this particularly sensitive region is also a very viable target.
