Sneak Peak - Multitasker EDC Tool

SSD put up a couple pictures and some info on Multitasker's upcoming EDC Tool.  All sorts of awesome there.

EDC-1 Multitasker/Emerson Available

Now up on the Emerson webstore.

Very cool.  Need to get my hands on one... Look for a review later this summer most likely.

Emerson-Multitasker EDC Tool

I love my Multitasker tools, and Emerson Knives are things forged out of pure awesome...  Needless to say, this will be replacing my Leatherman Skelitool in my pocket when I get home.

The Emerson-Multitasker EDC will be released tomorrow at SHOT Show. It’s a tank of an everyday carry tool collaboration between Ernie Emerson and Multitasker Tools.The beefy tool has everything onboard to deal with life’s mechanical problems; it features a modified Emerson Micro Commander style knife blade (plain edge orpartially serrated) made from PVD coated D2 tool steel. The other tools include a heavy duty awl/scraper with liner lock, slotted and Phillips head screwdrivers; both with 90/180 degree locks, and a detachable pry tool with bottle opener and wrench cutouts (Std: 1/4″, 5/16″, 3/8″, 7/16″, 1/2″ Metric: 6mm, 7mm, 8mm, 9mm)The tool will MSRP for $180.

Amazon Kershaw Knife Deal

Nice little Kershaw knife for $15 today only.  My EDC blade is a Kershaw, and I have no complaints.

Trucker's Friend

Via Breda on facebook-

You might drive a Prius, but that doesn't mean you should be rolling down the road without the Trucker's Friend ($50). This all-purpose, all-in-one tool incorporates an axe, spanner, hammer, nail puller, tire chain hook, pry bar, and lever into a single, rugged 21-inch body. Mesh hat and Big Gulp not included.

That should take care of some zombies.

SureFire Push Dagger

I like the looks and the idea.



I may have to snag one for the deployment.  Would make for a good offhand backup for CCW I'd imagine as well.

Defending Yourself With a Knife

Sometimes you find yourself in a place where you can't have a gun, and we know the stupid little signs don't stop the bad guys from being violent, so what can you do with another common EDC tool?

Breda posted this link on facebook, and it's well worth a read (and bookmarking as she suggests.)

Stabbity-stab-stab!

Today's blogger meme comes from Neanderpundit- 

Take the knife out of your pocket and take a picture of it, and post it. Or post a picture of the same knife from a brochure or whatever.

No, not your favorite knife, or your prettiest, but the one that never leaves your side. Mine’s a Schrade 897 Uncle Henry, made in USA, from when they still were made in the USA. it’s stainless because I can’t find carbon steel ones anymore.

I'm sure it's been done before, but hey, I'll play.


Kershaw Ken Onion designed Leek.

I got the black one so it blends with my work uniform, and the non-serrated version since it's easier to maintain and I don't cut rope on a daily basis (I do have a serrated version for days I'm doing climbing stuff though.)  Speaking of climbing, I fell in love with the spring-assist concept when I was teaching climbing and rappelling on a daily basis.  Fast, trouble-free one handed opening rules when 30 feet of the ground and clinging to a rock.  And at about $40 I'm not heart broken if I loose (another) one.

Plus that last little bit of text on the blade gives me a warm-fuzzy.

Sharp & Cheap

Markdowns on best-selling sharp and pointy bitz at Amazon.

Couple Bits of Linkage

Ann Althouse - The Anguish of Coffee It can be hard to get it right before your first cup... I call this the "coffee paradox"

Best Selling Pointy Bitz on Amazon! if you can get past the branding, the BG survival knife looks to be one hell of a deal

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"Always Have a Knife"

Robb Allen is finally learning the lesson my Grandfather taught me nearly 20 years ago, the title of this post.  I can forget my phone or wallet at home, and it's a mild inconvenience, but I feel naked if I don't have my pocket knife.  Needless to say, I hate flying (how am I supposed to open the dang peanuts!)

There's just too many reasons to carry a good pocket knife.

Cold Steel Trench Hawk

My Tomahawk showed up a couple days ago, and here's some photos and initial impressions of the beast.

I managed to snag a Cold Steel Trench Hawk the other day from an Amazon seller.  This particular tomahawk tends to sell out quickly, and it's pretty understandable.  First off, it's relatively inexpensive.  I paid less than $40, and got free shipping to boot.  Compared to the hundreds of dollars some modern "combat" tomahawks are going for, it's a steal.  Secondly, it is a good looking piece.

The head is the shape I've been looking for, with enough of a beard to hook things and a good hefty spike on the back.  I look at a tomahawk as more of a breaching tool and extreme last line of defense (ie., my rifle's out, I dropped my pistol, and the zombies are still coming...)

The steel is a quarter inch thick, and wedged into the handle and held in place with two hex bolts.

It's not too heavy either, and has a fairly decent balance point (at least to my untrained hands.)  The blade is sharp enough out of the box for basic choppy business, but I'll probably put a decent polish on it just because I like my axes sharp.

The handle is textured, but it could be a little grabbier.  This could be easily fixed by some judicious use of a soldering iron or grip tape, but I'll probably go for a clean 550 chord wrap.  I may hit it with some tan krylon as well, not so much for the tacticool thing, but to keep it cool in the sun.

Cold Steel does have replacement handles listed on their website for about $7 a piece, a nice thing to keep in mind, and a great thing to have on hand if you're in a hot dusty place on the other side of the world (if I take it on my next deployment I'm sure I'll have at least two stashed in a footlocker at least.

The sheath is rather ingenious in how it securely stays in place covering the blade and the spike, and simply hinges away after undoing a single snap.  The downside is it's simply a blade cover, and has no mounting points or loops to attach it to any gear.  There is, however, enough clearance between the center section and the blade that you could potentially thread some webbing through there and rig something up, and I'm contemplating hard mounting some sort of Molle friendly system in that spot (plenty of room for some Chicago screws.)

Overall, so far I'm more than pleased with the purchase.  If you're looking for a basic entry level "combat" tomahawk, the Cold Steel Trench Hawk is a great place to start.

A gift...

...for me.  I ordered a tomahawk.  I've wanted one for a while, and this particular one goes out of stock before you can sneeze whenever they have them, so I jumped on it.  Hopefully it doesn't lead to another collection that sucks up all my gun funds...

Gerber LMF II ASEK

Mike over at ENDO asked about it on my pic from yesterday, so I thought I'd take a little more in depth look at it.  I ordered mine from L.A. Police Gear a while ago, but I haven't really used it much yet, I usually carry my K-Bar when I'm camping, but this one will be on me next time.

Anyway, the LMF II was originally designed as an Aircrew Survival & Escape Knife, and the ASEK version comes complete with a seperate "safety knife," otherwise known as a seatbelt cutter.  Both come in MOLLE compatable sheaths.

The seatbelt cutter's pretty neat, there's even extra blades sandwiched in the handle and a lanyard.

Of course the star of the show is the knife.  Short thick stubby blade, sticky rubber hand-filling grip complete with holes to lash it to a pole for use as a spear.

The first thing you notice about when handling it is the heft. It is a beefy knife. The blade is only about 5" long, but is 3/16" thick.  Shown below with some .45acp for scale.

The pommel is pretty well pointed for use as a glass breaker, and I've seen a video out there somewhere on the interwebs of it shattering plexiglass.  It also sports a flat side for hammering, and it's insulated from the blade in case you happen to cut into a hot wire.

The sheath also features an integrated sharpener.  I used it to put a pretty decent working edge on the blade.

My only complaint is the MOLLE system on the knife sheath leaves something to be desired. It's just not as secure as I like, and the snaps could be a little stronger.