EDC Knives

—Jeffery Lindenmuth

You can open boxes with a car key. And it’s certainly possible to tear a sandwich in half using just your bare hands. Or, you could execute these quotidian tasks like a gentleman—using a pocketknife. The EDC (every day carry) knife is the emerging category that transforms Grandpa’s pocketknife into something slimmer, lighter and sharper using modern materials like titanium and Old World techniques. EDCs also bring improved mechanical elements. Old-school pocketknives often open using a fingernail pull, requiring two hands, with the blade prone to snapping closed on fingers. These modern knives offer single-handed operation with a satisfying flick. Locking mechanisms make them as safe as they are beautiful. Chris Reeve introduced the first integral frame-lock knife, which it features on the Small Sebenza 31 Macassar Ebony Polished ($575, middle right).…

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Cigar Aficionado (Digital) - 1 Issue, July/August 2022

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