CJRB Ekko J1929 Guide: Liner Lock, Button Lock and Titanium Tiers
The CJRB Ekko J1929 is the knife that started CJRB's collaboration program. It is the brand's first project with custom knifemaker Ray Laconico, and it takes its proportions from one of his persona...
CJRB Boxer J1967 Guide: The Folding Utility Knife Explained
Most everyday carry knives are slicers. The CJRB Boxer J1967 is a cutter: a folding utility knife that takes standard replaceable blades, opens with a button lock, and comes out of the box with ten...
CJRB Locust J1951 Guide: Button Lock Safety Switch EDC
The CJRB Locust J1951 is a button-lock EDC folder that takes its lines from a mid-century combat knife and adds something most button locks do not have: a separate safety switch. It is also the ent...
Artisan Cutlery Revel Family Guide: Frame Lock vs Button Lock
The Artisan Cutlery Revel is a Ray Laconico design that has quietly grown into one of the most versatile families in the catalog: seven live editions built around a single 3.54-inch clip-point plat...
Artisan Cutlery Holm Buying Guide: AR-RPM9 to S90V
Some knife families are built around one blade shape, and the Artisan Cutlery Holm is exactly that: a wharncliffe, button-lock folder that has quietly grown into a ten-configuration family with a $...
Artisan Cutlery Andromeda Review: M390 Button Lock Folder
The Artisan Cutlery Andromeda is the brand's newest collaboration with designer Ray Laconico, the mind behind some of Artisan's most celebrated minimal folders. It pairs Laconico's signature organi...