I've got a rough rubric for my Knives of The Year list..


It's going to be:

Best Folding knife (Utility)

Best Folding Knife (Martial)

Best Folding Knife (Outdoors)

Best fixed blade (Utility)

Best Fixed Blade (Martial)

Best fixed Blade (outdoors)

Best overall Folding knife under 100$

Best Best overall fixed Blade under 100$

Best overall Folding knife under 200$

Best overall fixed Blade under 200$

Best overall in general

Best sword

Best axe.

And I will do my best not to put cold steel or condor items in every spot

Yes, I have bought enough Knives this year that I can fill each slot with no repeat entries.

I should also caveat at least one entry will have multiple knives in it, because it's part of a product line that's nearly identical but varies in size, and occupies the same niche without overtaking each other.

On second though, I should add a goofy ass category and a best historical buy category.