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The Triptych: A CIVIVI Pocket Knife Every Collector Should Own

Whitemountainknives12 Jun, 2025Business

Whether your knives see use or you collect them just for the sake of it, if CIVIVI is a brand represented in your collection, then it needs also a Triptych. This oddly named model might be the best CIVIVI pocket knife in the brand catalog right now, for the following reasons.

Your First Folding Pocket Knife: What to Consider

Whitemountainknives04 Jun, 2025Business

Most folding pocket knives carried on a daily basis have blades between 2 and 3 inches, though there are some outliers on either side. Generally this is large enough for most cutting chores. Smaller is a bit cramped and larger is inconvenient. Remember, you will be carrying this everyday so it has to be both comfortable and practical.

Folding Utility Knife Steels: An Overview of Common Alloys

Whitemountainknives30 May, 2025Business

Looking for a new folding utility knife but want to know more about the steel that constitutes it before you buy? Here are some of the more common grades of steel used in popular EDC and utility knives, along with what they offer. This is one of the more affordable knife steels that is commonly used in utility and folding knives, with fairly low concentrations of carbon and chromium.

Comparing Two of the Best Folding Knife Locks

Whitemountainknives22 May, 2025Business

To be fair, the two following knife locks that will be explored in this article do not constitute the majority of the industry’s options. Even with the advent of several new and popular lock types in the past few years, it is probably fair to say that 80% to 90% of folding knives on the market are still made with a frame lock, liner lock, or lock back.

6 Things That Will Shock You About a Rough Rider Knife

Whitemountainknives10 Apr, 2025Business

Forget about Great Eastern Cutlery and W. R. Case for a second. There’s another player in town that, while not made in America, is locking down quality in the corner of traditional pocket knife patterns. It’s Rough Rider (also spelled Rough Ryder) and they bring incredible quality to this area of the knife industry. Here are 6 things that will shock you (in a good way) about a Rough Rider knife.

The Penguin Is a Popular QSP Knife That Isn’t Going Anywhere

Whitemountainknives07 Mar, 2025Business

There are some knife models that become invincible. One of those that comes to mind is the Buck 110 Folding Hunter. It’s been in production for over 50 years and has forever changed the course of folding knife design.There are few if any other designs that can come close

Why Excess Oil and Your Folding Utility Knife Don’t Mix

Whitemountainknives07 Mar, 2025Business

Unlike most knives, your folding utility knife has a pivot point. Since this is a moving part, it means you should oil your knife, right? Not really. In fact, if you can get away without using oil, you should. Here are a few things you should know about this quandary.

The Flatiron: Possibly the Best Gerber Knife

Whitemountainknives07 Mar, 2025Business

Flatiron is a somewhat dubious word that has a lot of different meanings and ascriptions. It could be a tool, it could be a clothing iron, and it could be a cut of beef. Regardless, the word has an industrial, no-nonsense, salt-of-the-earth sort of sound to it. That makes it an excellent name for one of the most popular Gerber knives on the market.

Two ESEE Knives That Break from Convention

Whitemountainknives05 Mar, 2025Business

ESEE Knife models like the ESEE 3, 4, Junglas and Izula are immortal. As long as these knives are produced by the company, there will be willing buyers that are proud to carry and use them. The bread and butter of ESEE knives is a twofold approach. One is keeping the design basic, the other is the use of powder-coated 1095 steel.

The Kizer Little Rhino: An Interesting Contender for Title of Best Kizer Knife

Whitemountainknives25 Feb, 2025Business

If you agree with this post that the Little Rhino just might be the best Kizer knife (or at least one of them) then check out what’s in stock over at White Mountain Knives. They carry this and a ton of other Kizer knives, all at competitive prices, and there are some exclusive designs in the mix as well.