Years ago, Gerber tweaked its popular, customizable Fastball in a surprising way, swapping its modified Wharncliffe blade for a cleaver-shaped one. The result, while delightful, was more aesthetic ...

Every year there’s another crop of “hard-use” fixed blades that look the part on a gear flatlay and fall apart the second you actually live with them. You get steels that either roll or chip, handles ...