Knife Care and Maintenance

Caring for your knife is just as important as choosing the right type of knife. I'd choose a low quality knife that's been well cared for over a top quality blade that's been abused any day of the week.

But what goes into caring for a knife? It's more than just sharpening your blade once every six months. In this article I'll detail the steps required to care for and maintain your knives.

The Gerber Crucial F.A.S.T.: Review ★★★

I received the Gerber Crucial F.A.S.T. multitool knife as a little Christmas gift for my wife. (Don't worry, she has a real one as well). We were celebrating the holidays early with my family (we'll be at her parents' house for the 25th) and I decided to get her a little multi-tool she could easily carry around in her purse or pocket.

After reading some reviews on Amazon (and noticing that it was going to have a lightning deal in two days), I decided to grab the little multi-tool for $20 (normal price $36.01).

The Leatherman Wave: Review ★★★★★

I was a late comer to the Leatherman scene. The original Leatherman, the Pocket Survival Tool, was introduced in 1983 and has been growing in popularity ever since. By the time I first saw them in wider use in the early 2000's they were the only multi-tool with pliers.

When my dad first bought one, I didn't like it. the pliers had a tendency to stick when you tried to open them (i.e. actually use them as pliers). Later on my dad got a Leatherman-type tool made by SOG which fixed this problem.

However, I've switched over to the Leatherman wave, and in this review I'll tell you why.