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Combat Ready CUMA Battle Cleaver

By Matt on April 25, 2013 in Knives

The Combat Ready USA CUMA Battle Cleaver was designed by Waysun “Johnny” Tsai. It features a 2.25″ wide, 9″ long, and .20″ thick blade ground from 5160 steel. The handle has two triangular lanyard holes and fire-drill divots in both sides of the G-10 handle slabs. The CUMA Battle Cleaver comes with a drop sheath, complete with leg straps to stabilize the knife when you are running through the woods looking for something to chop.

But really… Who cares about all those features and stuff. Just look at that thing. It is awesome and I don’t throw that word around. I am not even sure what I would do with it other than prune the bushes and probably hurt myself but, at less than $44, I can justify an impulse buy (though I guess if I can justify it, it isn’t an impulse buy).

Seriously though, this may not be a great choice for EDC but it looks like it has a lot of potential as a camp knife (if you are car camping since it weighs over 2 pounds). I bet it makes processing firewood a breeze.

Check out the Combat Ready CUMA Battle Cleaver at BladeHQ.

New Images of the Emerson Knives Hummingbird TSA Compliant Knife

By Matt on April 23, 2013 in EDC, Knives

Emerson released a few new images of the latest Hummingbird prototypes. The Hummingbird is a stout little knife that is purpose built to fit the new TSA regulations around air travel carry-on knives. The prototypes show a variety of pretty wild handle scales. I definitely like the idea of the knife actually stating the measurements and that it is TSA compliant on the scale but it remains to be seen whether this will be an option on the production version. Hopefully, they will also be available with the black G-10 scales that we typically associate with Emerson Knives.

Check out EmersonKnives.com.

Note: There is late news that the restriction of carry-on knives on planes will stay in place, at least temporarily, which may negate the need for the Hummingbird.

Blind Horse Knives Drops Some Knowledge

By Matt on April 17, 2013 in Knives

Are you lucky if you can tell the sharp side of the knife from the dull one? Well, pay attention because Blind Horse Knives is about to drop some knowledge on you. They have an entire page on their website that consists of graphics and videos that can give you a little bit of advanced knife knowledge. This is one of those things that I sat down to check out and before I knew it an 30 minutes had passed!

SAK Up!

By Matt on April 16, 2013 in EDC, Knives

I recently cam across a couple of cool Swiss Army Knife related websites. The first is MacGyverOnline.com where they have listed every identifiable Swiss Army Knife used in an episode of MacGyver. I used to love that show as a kid and it is probably at least partially responsible for my love of Swiss Army Knives (SAK). The second site is SAKSelector.info which you can use to find the perfect SAK for you based on various criteria like size and types of tools (or you can use it to identify that SAK in the bottom of your glove compartment).

The first knife that I bought with my own money was a Victorinox Nomad (the one shown in the above picture with the fancy hand cut checkering) and it is still rare to find me without a SAK. I have some that I use for every day carry and some that I prefer when I am outdoors but I almost always have one with me. I prefer a compact model with scissors like the long discontinued Executive or the Mini Champ for every day carry. I like to have a model with a saw blade and an awl when I am in the woods so I often reach for my Farmer or Rucksack.

I think that, while the MacGyver cool factor drew me in as a kid, I still carry SAKs because they are actually really usable tools at a very reasonable price. The blades has tall flat grinds that let them cut like lasers and they are easy to maintain. The saw blades offer incredible performance which is very helpful when processing wood for a campfire. The screw driver tips aren’t great but they have worked for me in a pinch. The cap lifter and can opener both work well if you know what you are doing. Even the corkscrew is useful (I often use it more like a marlin spike than a corkscrew). You get a ton of functionality in an easy to carry package that can cost less than $10 for common models on the secondary market.

Which is your favorite SAK? Do you have different SAKs that you carry for different tasks?

Blind Horse Knives April Special – The BHK-T2

By Matt on April 10, 2013 in EDC, Knives, Survival

Every month, Blind Horse Knives (BHK) creates a new knife to offer for a limited time. If it sells well, it may find a place in their regular line up. These monthly special knives are often a really cool opportunity for BHK to try new things so the designs are often pretty unique. This month’s special is the BHK-T2 and it is a real looker.

The BHK-T2 draws obvious inspiration from traditional tanto style blades (a far cry from the angular American style tanto blade shapes that are prevalent now). The overall length is 9 3/8″ with a 4 1/2″ long blade. It is ground from 1/8″ thick D2 steel and features Resiten scales (like micarta) with scallops for additional grip. The T2 comes with a versatile kydex sheath that allows to be carried in a number of ways.

Check out the T2 on BlindHorseKnives.com.

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