CRKTRazel Fixed Blade Knife: Everyday Carry Plain Edge, D2 Blade Steel, Resin Infused Fiber Handle w/Pocket Carry Sheath 4037,Silver/Black

Sharp,literally. But also sharp looking different "knife". Well-made, arrived in a timely manner and as described and pictured. Good to average value. Pleased customer.

i like it. im used to my tops knivex which are great bit crazy thick so hard to keep sharp and use for eating food. i carry a knife at all times and this one seems to fit my needs. cut a loaf of sourdough and spread butter worked great. also opened a package also worked well. tested chisel edge on plywood corner and it easily shaved corner down evenly leaving consistent chamfered edge. im not a woodworker but good to know itll work. also like the raised edge on handle for a hammer. i use knife to seperate frozen meat works great! update..made a leather sheath took maybe 30 minutes. way better. used it everyday. great for food prep vegetables cabbage steak etc..also cut 8 oz leather easy like a razor. cut bags hoses zipties etc. i love this knife. best part is itll cut fluffy loaf of bread very well. i always lick blades clean while eating. just have to keep reminding myself to watch chisel tip and edge. it is literally a razor!! lol

In the picture, you will see three knives to compare: OKC Rat 3 Gobar, Cold Steel Code 4 and CRKT Razel each with either a “chisel” or tanto blade. I was looking for an EDC that I could use for work. Currently, I use my Cold Steel Code 4 Tanto for most things that I dont want to get a specialized tool to use. Yes, any of these will open boxes and be conversation starters, but for me, I also need a tool to cut, pry, skim, shape, trim, I hope you get the Idea. I was thinking a fixed blade would be best and I am comparing both to my Code-4. First, the Razel: looks great in pictures but this is a 2-1/2 to 3 finger handle. Blade has no finger groove to choke up on the blade but is wide enough to use 1-2 fingers when chiseling with the tip. Note: the chisel tip is NOT chisel ground, it is dual beveled and centered on the spline. The razel is a good, small, square knife but useless as a trade tool.Next the Rat 3 Gobar: OAL is bigger than Razel, handle is 3-1/2 to 4 fingers, chisel tip is the same as the Razel and it looks to have a finger groove in the blade to allow choke up…but No! The roundish cut out in the blade and close to the handle is about a 1/4” radius. Uselessly small for any finger large than a small toddler’s. So, choke up is out, unless to plan to get cut or reshape the blade yourself.Steels of both chisel blades are similar enough to be a non-issue. The Code-4 use S-35VN.My quest for a replacement to my Code-4 has failed. I think I will just get another Code-4. 😁. Cheers!

Wicked work blade

This is my goto utility knife. Keeps a SCARY shard edge! If I am messing around the house this knife is on my hip. It replaced the two foldable versions of this knife that I have.

Well. As many here said. The sheath isn't good. When used with clip, it is very uncomfortable in all positions and it interferes access to front or rear pocket, which every handyman needs access to. I just happen to have a belt loop kit on me that I bought for another project and added it to the sheath. Now in scout carry position, it not only allow unobstructed access into all my pockets, it is more concealable and deployment and sheathing actually improved dramatically.Edit: After carrying a few days in scout position, this has become my favorite handyman knife. I have many other knives but this is the one I carry for daily work. It works well cutting boxes and packaging of all sorts. Have not tried it on chisel mode yet.

The sheath is huge and offers only one means of attachment for carry. The blade is very stout but required a fair amount of work to establish a decent edge.

“Great knife, except for the sheath.”This is what pretty much everyone says. Which is why I ended giving it a 4 Star, because IMO the sheath is about useless in it’s original form.I tried the pocket carry, but it sits so low in my pocket I ended up cutting my pants… I also didn’t like the fact I couldn’t get a full grip on the knife until it was out of the sheath.So I spend about an hour, cutting, sanding, and drilling a new hole (so I could attach a belt loop off my CRKT Minimalist knife). Now I can wear they knife “Scout Carry” at the front center line. It disappears under a T-shirt, can be set up for R or L handed draw, and is still accessible by the off hand. I also molded in a nice thumb push at the top, so I don’t have to yank the knife out. I can just grab it, and put a little pressure with my thumb and it pops right out. If it had come with a sheath like this, it would have gotten 5 Stars from me. I hope this helps.