Thanks to such a low-tech design, friction folders were among the first folding pocket knives known to man. Advancements in knife design have largely replaced them — even slip-joint knives, which are ...

Before there were slide locks, liner locks and frame locks, there were friction folders. This type of knife has no lock at all. Instead, it has an extended tang that, when open, sinks between the ...

Ideally, items that you carry with you every day will be light and compact, and the new Prylobite from North Carolina's Pangea Designs certainly ticks those boxes. The small steel blade weighs no more ...

If you are in the market for a new pocketknife you may be interested in the unique WESN Samla, friction folding pocketknife launched via Kickstarter. Thanks to nearly 1000 backers the project has ...

Developed from previous designs Michael Dickson and the development team at Pangea Designs have unveiled a new EDC keychain knife in the form of the Prylobite. The pocket keychain knife has been ...