hey everyone David C Anderson here coming at you from the KnifeCenter and
today we're gonna be taking a look at two new EDC designs from Kershaw the
Antic and the Boilermaker let's check them out so first up is the
Antic and this is sort of an evolution of Kershaw's Shuffle series in that it is
a very small pocket knife with some multi-tool functionality built in as you
can see that frame when folded up is very compact be very easy to take with
you no matter what size pockets you have it opens up into a nice drop point blade
it's got just enough length to do your small day-to-day tasks although it's not
gonna be a real heavy worker but that's okay that's not what it's made for
despite that small size you do actually get a fair amount of grip it's very easy
to hold on to this knife thanks to some jimping here on the spine as well as on
the back spacer here and on the lock bar up front the signature element of this
knife of course is this hoop around the back and that's where the multi-tool
functionality comes in and it also serves to lengthen the handle allowing
you to get all four fingers around it and if you're still worried about
retention you can actually put your pinky finger through that ring to get a
really solid hold on what that ring at the back brings to the table is two
things first we have a screwdriver tip here on the back which can also function
as sort of a light-use pry bar and of course any good multi-tool worth its
salt has a bottle opener you see that right here overall this is
just a great little knife it's very unobtrusive and it's not at
all tactical in its nature which is gonna make it more socially acceptable
in some circles especially when you give them a nice cold beer to follow up we've
got a one position pocket clip tip down right side only and a really nice frame
lock that does a good job of holding that blade in place the blue coating on
these handles is actually a PVD coating which not only looks great it has some
nice color saturation but it's also gonna help protect the finish as well
next up is a slightly larger knife it's a collaboration with Les George and I
really like the lines on this knife called the Boilermaker this is a pattern
with a really nice flow to it making a little bit more dynamic than some of the
more plain-jane knives that you still see today like the Antic the Boilermaker
is also a stainless steel frame lock design
and it also features a PVD finish not only on the handle but also on the blade
and it's a stone washed brown PVD in this case I for one am very happy to see
knife companies branching out like this and trying to finish that's a little bit
more unconventional than your standard black and satin finishes what's really
cool about the way they constructed this knife though are the cutouts in the
handle we get kind of a nice structural girder pattern here at the back for a
nice stylistic element that ties in with the name and we also see the logo itself
instead of being emblazoned on the blade as is typical it's actually engraved on
the inside of the back scale and you can see it through this small window cutout
in the front right there it's a pretty cool touch and definitely helps to set
this knife apart embellishments aside this is also just a great working
pattern it does have a single position pocket clip but it is deep caring for
right side tip up we've also got a nice finger guard formed by the flipper tab
here as well as a continuous curve along the edge which is something I always
really like what's nice about this type of edge geometry in particular is it
actually takes your anatomy into account because the joints of your arm are gonna
move in an elliptical pattern it actually helps to keep the blade
oriented properly as you're powering through your cuts
it holds nice and snug in your pocket but extraction is still nice and easy
part of that ease of use is due to that PVD coating which is nice and smooth but
also the clip is actually held in place with the same screws that anchor the
back spacer so there's no screws protruding that are going to get in the
way and snag on any of the fabric of your pocket and when you're ready to
open the blade it is a speed safe assisted opener so it fires out nice and
quickly so these are just some of the first of the new for 2019 Kershaw knives
to land over here at the KnifeCenter will show you all of them just as soon
as they come in but if you want to get your hands on one of these click the
link in the description below to head over to Knifecenter.com