Knock-off CRKT UL Knives: $10

They look pretty nice. How does the edge seem?

I've been using the pair to slash/breakdown boxes and mail all week, cutting cardboard, tape and paper, as well as some plastic straps, food bags and wrappings. Both knives were sharp and burr-free out of the box, but I dressed the edge on both with one of those pocket ceramic sharpeners, anyway…what's good enough for the 30-year old Opinel is good enough for these, eh?

The tanto-bladed knife took a very nice edge and has kept it. The skeleton knife's shape focuses a lot of work onto the belly of the blade and that's lost some keen but is still good. For Ten Bucks, these are good.

These are so close in design to the CRKT originals, you'd think they'd get them for some kind of trademark violation!

These two knives are on-sale for ten bucks at Big 5, again this week. They also have a longer, finger-through-the-handle skeleton framed version.