Knife

Leatherman has today added to its Free family of free-swinging multitools with the K-Series of compact folding knives.

Canadian outfit Ronin Energetics has taken to Kickstarter with a rather handy looking flip-knife that can be easily kitted out with replacement blades.

Ever receive a package and have nothing sharper than the keys in your pocket with which to open it? The Microblade Pill ensures you never experience that again. A different style of EDC, this mini tool won't filet fish or cut branches, but it will slice through packing tape and halve actual pills.

​​Chinese gear-maker Nitecore has added to its lengthy line of small everyday carry offerings with a very compact titanium knife that weighs less than a credit card.

Offering a small blade with a friendly handle is a tricky task, and that's the one Horizon Knives has undertaken with Lyra. The morphing knife is small enough to be keychain compatible, but uses a nifty folding mechanism to give its users a good handle on the job.​

Whether you're preparing for zombiegeddon or just preparing your campsite, the Omniblade from the duo at Teryx is sure to come in handy – and make you look pretty badass in the process.

The small steel Prylobite blade weighs no more than a handful of coins and packs up neatly thanks to a friction folding design, which incorporates a couple of handy innovations to take this utensil into multi-tool territory. ​

The Lynx from Jho Knives is a titanium-coated implement shaped to slide in and out of a wallet for slicing and dicing when needed, with a stylish sheath to protect its surroundings from damage during transit. ​

​A new Kickstarter campaign touting the "world's smallest and sharpest Damascus pocket knife" aims to put the strength of a samurai sword in your trousers. Its makers claim Damascus steel makes not only for a more robust blade, but one that stays sharper than blades made from normal steel.

Utility knives come in all shapes and sizes these days. The smaller end of the spectrum is proving a real hotbed of invention of late, and the Everyday Blade is the latest on the scene. Its inventors describe it as the world's smallest folding utility knife.

San Francisco’s Fulcrum Knives has taken inspiration from the humble coin to come up with a compact everyday carry option that can be slipped into a jean pocket, and then flicked into action with one hand when the need arises. ​

​​Retractable utility knives like are versatile cutting tools, but clicking the blades in and out can require a bit of elbow grease. Artisan knife-maker Giacomo Di Muro reckons he has come up with a better solution, with an elegant everyday carry option claimed to simply slide into action.​