CRKT Obake Everyday Carry Fixed Blade Knife with Sheath: Stainless Steel Plain Edge Blade, Cord-Wrapped Stainless Steel Handle, 2367

Awesome little knife with a unique carry and deployment. This review is of the Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT) Columbia River Knife and Tool's 2367 Burnley Obake Every Day Carry Knife . Obake is Japanese for shape shifter or changeling. I think that alludes to the versatility of the carry options. The full tang knife is small and light, but beefier than you would expect for a knife of this size. When I first picked it up, it was noticeably heaver than I expected. The grip wrap is such that I have no worry about slippage--even when wet. Thank the Samurai for that technology. The kydex sheath has a rip cord with a nifty metal skull bead that you feed your belt through. Then the sheath is put IWB (inside the waistband) at any position you feel comfortable. After wearing this knife for a week, I can say that it does not slip down while wearing due to the rip cord length, and can be easily moved when driving if necessary. Upon deployment, the sheath comes safely with the knife until it hits the end of the rip cord and then the knife and sheath separate. No chance of an accidental injury upon deployment nor of accident when re-sheathing the knife. The creator Mr. Lucus Burnley has a great demo at [...] There are some limited editions of this same knife for sale with colored faux stingray inserts--but not on Amazon. Academy has the same knife but for $5 more than Amazon. A friend who is a knife expert advised me that this deployment method is actually of ancient design, but the implementation here is unique. Whoever invented it, it works. I still love my Tek-Lok belt clip-outfitted knives Blade-Tech Tek-Lok with Hardware (1 - Pack) , but I'm going to carry this knife with the rip cord for a month or two before deciding whether to use a Tek-Lok with it. (Note: The Obake also comes with a belt clip that you can screw onto the sheath that I have not yet tried and probably won't because Tek-Lok is so superior to any other belt clip I've ever seen or used.) You can buy a much more expensive knife, but this looks expensive with the cool blade etching, appears to be stout and tough, fits comfortably at all positions because it is so sleek even with the sheath, and is cheap enough to carry every day and not be afraid to use for self defense or opening the mail. Update: Been wearing every day since I got it. It works with a suit, jeans, short and T-Shirt, even with my gi. Plenty of knife, but easy to carry and conceal. I would buy it again (and now am thinking about getting the special edition).

Some how I thought the pattern on the blade was painted on (just light gray paint over a dark gray steel blade). Actually the blade is mirror polished then acid etched to form the dark gray areas. That’s a whole new world from some paint on a blade. it is high quality and durable. Good job CRKT ! The wrapping that forms the handle could not be any nicer. It is just great ! Firm and durable and lots of grippy surface without being harsh or prickly. I like it a lot. The knife has a bit of heft and weight to it due to all the steel in the handle area so it feels like a serious knife / tool rather than feeling cheep and light. The edge is sharp enough and well formed; usable out of the box. Again, way to go CRKT. As far as the sheath goes and being hard to pull the knife out of it; I am quite used to these kinds of knives and sheaths and find the best way to pull the knife is to not so much pull on the knife but to push the sheath off with our thumb. Then it is a synch and not the least bit difficult. To get the hang of it start with the knife upside down / edge up and not on your belt. There is a large area of the sheath on the edge side that it is easy to push your thumb against. Don’t worry about contacting the blade edge with your thumb there is a fair amount of handle down in the sheath that your thumb will drop onto when the sheath pops loose. Once you get the feel for this kind of knife draw then you can push your thumb against the rim of the sheath opening on the side of the knife to draw the knife with the edge down. it works quite well once you get used to the idea. My sheath is just right from the factory as far as how much retention it grips the knife with. You want to be able to run down a rocky hill and not have the knife jump out of the sheath. Or carry the knife upside down as a neck knife without there being any possibility of it falling out. In other words it should really snap in there firmly which mine does. If you think the sheath is stupid hard to draw the knife I would recommend getting another sheath made. If you are stubborn, as I am, as a last ditch effort one can heat up the sheath with a heat gun and spread the opening open with some kind of wooden wedge etc and leave it in there until the sheath is cool to the touch. This takes a surprising amount of heat so keep heating and wedging until the plastic suddenly becomes pliable. This stuff isn’t just your ordinary plastic it can resist a fair amount of heat and just sit there and take it. I know this from adjusting other brands of similar fiber reinforce plastic sheaths. Bottom line I have zero complaints about my new knife. For the price it is an astounding product. I wish the people who made it got paid enough (though I fear they didn’t) ; they did a great job.

Decent blade steel. Quality tight wrap of handle. Hard to find fault for the price. I would not rely on this for a so called self defense tool. No guard to prevent hand from sliding on to the sharp edge. BTW. The blade is ok sharp. Not nearly as sharp as one would expect. Will be sharpening this soon. It takes a little bit of trial and error in finding the right place to thread through your belt as in where you do so. In front or behind the belt loop nearest where yku will tuck the knife into the inside of the belt or even your wait band. The lanyard length is set where when the knife is tucked in, the handle will still stick out enough to reach it. You pull on the handle and the lanyard keeps the sheath attached to your belt. One hand to deploy. Two to reinsert into sheath and tuck back under belt/waistline.

It’s a really nice knife for the money. Sheath is nice and feels good in the hand. I did not like the clip system but I just switched it to an ulti clip.

i bought this as a gift and through events and discoveries, I ended up purchasing another and having it shipped from a more local company. international shipping costs, customs, and everyone wants to add a complication into it. I guess my Amazon isn't valid for UK Amazon. (we have treaties. we share intelligence. get on board Amazon... connect us up.) it was easier to find a seller in their country and buy it that way. even paypal wanted to get a bigger cut for translating my freedom bucks into metric money. anyway, I ended up with tiny knife I didn't know I needed. I already had the Achi and wanted THAT one for my friend, but its near impossible to find now. these are apparently less popular so they are still around. It works out ok, she loves the knife as its a good size for her and isnt in the way. fits handily in the pocket of her pants. In my experience, which is a different one being a large man and not a small woman, it's a well crafted knife. its got a good shape and the handle provides a good amount of friction and I get solid gription with the texture. it seems like it would be "delicate" to me. the tip is ground out to a fine point that will probably snap off if you go around sticking it into things. My advice to my friend was to keep this sharp and not really use it for much to protect the blade from damage. keep it sharp and if you ever WERE to need it for self defense it would be ready. opening letters and packages, light duty stuff... would probably be ok. hacking into sticks and carving out a marshmallow roasting rod will wreck the edge. As i looked around the internet, the designer has a video stating that he intended this to be a "utility" style knife for daily tasks, but I don't see that when I handle the knife. for me, its a desk knife that I use for opening mail and packages. that's it. I have other knives for tasks. for HER... its a perfect knife to keep on her person in the event that she would need to enforce a personal safety protocol and open someones package for them. in todays world you never know how your day will go. you could need to a knife to serve pie, or perform an emergency tracheotomy on someone that desperately needs it. I think this knife is a bit small for pie but if its all you have it will work.

First off, I'm an avid hiker. I plan to hike the AT someday, and I wanted a lightweight, but sturdy knife. If you hike, then you know that shedding unneeded weight is very important, and that all you actually 'need' is a small knife to cut open a food packet or cut through some summer sausage. I wanted a neck knife personally, so the holes on the sheath are perfect for running a necklace through. I don't plan to put the belt clip on the sheath and I plan to remove the lanyard from the product. I'll add some kind of cordage to the sheath so that it can be worn around the neck (picture of the custom neck knife included). The reason I don't run cordage through a pocket knife is because I wanted to be able to remove the blade completely, so it wouldn't still be bothering me around my neck while I'm using it. Another reviewer on this product gave a somewhat negative review on this product solely because it says in the video that it can be a neck knife, but the reviewer got it and it didn't prove to be a neck knife. A little initiative solves this problem, as it wasn't meant to be a neck knife solely, but it can be made to be one. On first impression, this knife is very nice, and deserves the five stars, for now. The material on the handle is very tough but very easy to grip onto. The blade is very nice, and custom, just like the description says. The sheath is a hard plastic and feels very sturdy. One of my concerns before I bought the product was that the sheath doesn't have a clip to hold the knife down, and use as a neck knife might let it fall out. I'm less worried now, as there is a bend on the blade that clips inside the sheath, and the blade can't eat away at it (picture provided shows how this works). I don't expect anything about this product to break or get damaged under normal use anytime soon, but time will tell, then I'll update this. I just got the knife today, so I'll update this review with how it performs under normal use after I've used it for a few trips. I'm kinda amazed that with all of the reviews, there aren't any pictures from customers of this knife up yet, so I'll post some to help anyone who might want to buy one of these knives.

The blade looks awesome, not razor sharp but, one can easily touch it up, great grip with that katana style wrap, for it's size it's actually extremely comfortable to carry it as intended with the static line on the belt or belt loop tucked into the waistband, very versatile, great size and a great EDC, wish it wasn't so expensive though.

This knife is obviously designed around concealed everyday-carry. Why do that with a fixed blade instead of a folder? The only real reasons are because it's cool, it's different, and it can save you a little pocket space. I was super interested when CRKT released the Obake, but after handling one at Wal-Mart, the tip of the blade was extremely sharp--so sharp and thin that I just couldn't trust it not to break. The Obake basically is a prison shank. It looks cool and is definitely concealable, but the design isn't all that practical in my opinion. Then CRKT came out with this and it's sister: the Akari (same exact knife with opposite side sharpened). It's a redesign of the Obake for utility tasks instead of defense, which is what I wanted all along. It has a wider blade, a nice drop point profile with a slight recurve. Durability is no concern because there's lots of metal around the tip. I have small hands for a man, and I think the handle is the perfect size. Just big enough for my pinkie to have a home. The grip is fake lime-green rayskin (real rayskin is ridiculously expensive) with a hardened layer of paracord on top. The paracord is so hard and rigid that it doesn't even feel like paracord at all, it actually feels like metal. The texturing is very aggressive, which I feel is needed since there are no finger choils. There's a slight bend in the handle and that's it, so it relies on texturing for a secure grip. There's no jimping. The edge comes extremely sharp. Mine had a little oil on the blade when I got it. Any sharper and it would almost be considered a razor. Blade is just under 3", a good size for EDC. The sheath is the most secure one I've ever seen. You really have to pull this thing hard to unsheath it, which is intentional due to it's in-the-waistband design. Some people say it's too tight. I think it's just right for what it is. Really like the carry method as well. The lanyard goes around your belt, then you just tuck the sheath wherever inside your waistband. You can adjust it or cant the knife at any time. I wear it at about 4 o'clock with a backward cant. I love the Japanese aesthetic to the handle. Most people probably like the acid-washing on the blade since it looks Damascus, but I personally think it's a bit gimmicky. Overall it's exactly what I wanted. Lucas Burnley clearly knows what features were needed given the design space for this knife, marrying a practical drop point and perfectly sized handle with a neat carry method. Keeping the whole thing under 3 ounces is great. Specs: Blade Length: 2.83" (71.88 mm) Blade Edge: Plain Blade Steel: 8Cr13MoV, 56-58 HRC Blade Finish: Titanium Nitride w/Etch Pattern Blade Thickness: 0.14" (3.56 mm) Weight: 2.7 oz Handle: Cord-Wrapped Handle Style: Fixed Blade Knife w/Sheath Overall Length: 6.25" (158.75 mm)