A knife is a knife is a knife, right? In the EDC world, as much as we don’t want to admit it, this is usually true. Sure, some designers have reimagine pieces of them — a new locking mechanism here, a twist on a handle format there. But it’s pretty rare for something to emerge that really makes waves. (Just think of the uproar the CRKT Provoke caused when it first came out.)
Every so often, however, a release comes along that has the potential to change the game entirely. One such item? The innovative, almost entirely hardware-free Zero-6061, boasting a unique deployment mechanism that makes it quite possibly the coolest utility knife we’ve ever seen.
The passion project of Tennessee-based engineer Michael Sayers, this knife first came to our attention in January, when absolutely crushed its modest fundraising goal, ultimately raising $114,290 from 1,644 backers.
This thing is kinda funky. As I dive deeper down the utility knife rabbit-hole, the more I am impressed by the incredible range of mechanisms.
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