5 reasons to choose a folding knife
1- It is compact
As its name suggests, the pocket knife fits… in a pocket! Convenient, isn’t it? Also, called a folding knife, the pocket knife is a compact size knife, smaller than a standard knife. Its blade rarely exceeds 12cm and it bends to fit inside the handle.
The most famous of the folding knives are undoubtedly the Swiss army knife! The Victorinox brand specializes in the manufacture of these multifunction knives!
There are several opening and locking systems for a pocket knife. Opinel knives, for example, open using a traditional system called Nail Nick. The blade has a small notch to facilitate its unfolding. They are locked by a ferrule system. It is a steel ring that sits between the blade and the handle. When you turn it, it locks the blade.
2- He is multitasking
With a Damascus pocket knife, you can just as easily cut your steak, cut a tree branch, pick mushrooms, open a package or uncork a bottle of wine!
You can even cut your nails with a Swiss army knife. Some folding knives will be more specific to certain tasks depending on the size and shape of their blade: toothed blade or smooth blade. Victorinox offers a wide choice of folding knives, some with more than 40 functions: USB key, flashlight, scissors, file, compass, pen… in short, a real set of adventurers!
Other brands are more specialized in knives for fishing or hunting like the American brand’s Buck or Damascus. The pocket knife is IN-DIS-PEN-SA-BLE for all your outdoor activities. Moreover, it is part of our TOP 10 outdoor accessories.
3- He can cut everything
The pocket knife is very durable and has an ultra-sharp steel blade!
There are two types of blades: the smooth blades are used to cut, slice cleanly or easily pierce food, paper, rope, wood … Serrated blades are ideal for cutting and sawing harder or fibrous materials such as fabric, wood, plastic, thick rope. Some knives have a curved blade intended for skinning games or picking mushrooms.
Still, hesitating between a smooth blade and a serrated blade? Discover all the blade shapes of a folding knife and their uses here. To sharpen them, nothing could be simpler! Each pocket knife has a pocket sharpener: Natural stone, sharpening steel, or manual sharpener, you have the choice!
4- He is beautiful
Some brands make folding knives that look like real little jewelry. There are Japanese folding knives whose design is particularly sleek and the carbon steel blade is ultra-sharp as for the Higonokami, Japan Kanestsune, and Mcusta.
For mountain lovers, Opinel and Old bear make French and Italian pocket knives with a very mountain design with a wooden handle. The American folding knives often have a masculine design and the blade is usually wider than folding knives Spyderco, Fox, or Damascus.
Douk-dock knives have the particularity of having a pretty engraved blade. Prices vary depending on the quality of the steel and the finishes. For example, the 1515 pocket knives have a hand-carved reindeer bone handle. A true work of goldsmith!
5- He makes you look like an adventurer
Because we all secretly want to look like Macgyver because he rocks! We also want his panoply of superheroes. To defend ourselves against an alligator, to make a spear from a simple piece of wood or to cut the red thread (no it’s the bluuuuu) of the bomb and save the world!
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