Hey everyone, David C. Andersen here coming at you from the KnifeCenter. And today, we're
taking a look at some of our favorite gifts for dads in 2021. Whether for Father's Day, or
frankly, any time of the year, let's check them out. (KnifeCenter.com) One thing you can pretty much never go wrong with is a Swiss Army knife. Especially, at least
in my mind, I think some of the Alox models out there with the aluminum handles, rather than,
you know, the red plastic. And I want to show you this is the Pioneer x in a KnifeCenter
exclusive color for this model, read a locks that gets kind of that classic red vibe of a
Swiss Army knife. But it's just that much more special feeling. And really, for someone
important like your dad in your life, you want there to be something a little special about it.
Not only do they look nicer, you'll have a bit more strength built into. And the Pioneer x
takes kind of one of the classic models that traces its history all the way back to kind of
the original Swiss Army knife with this set of tools here. And it adds a nice pair of scissors,
which is just always super handy. And these guys are fairly affordable to come in about 50 bucks
real nice price point for an excellent little gift. Another thing you can almost never go
wrong with either, is a nice book knife. And here we've got kind of a modernized fancified
version of the 112 Ranger, this is actually a limited edition. We have it on sale right now
for just under 110. For that you've got the classic profile, a classic outline of the
original 112 Ranger, but this is actually one of their 112 slim models, which means it's thinner
going to be able to carry it a lot more easily in the pocket won't have to have a belt, a pouch
on the belt, and you also get a pocket clip. Real nice kind of fancy version here with some
raised posts rather than a simple folded completely folded clip. You've also got a pair
of dual thumb studs, you can open this easily one handed as well. Apart from the design
differences, obviously you've got some upgraded materials here to a nice marbled carbon fiber
that looks fantastic definitely has some of that special quality and about a three inch blade
with s 30 v steel here. So a nice bump up from the typical 420 series stainless is that your
dad may be used to or you may be used to from Buck bucks more affordable offerings out there.
If you're looking for something a little more kind of traditional feeling in terms of its
locking mechanism rather than the lock back that we saw there and you want just an old school
slip joint, something that doesn't you don't have to worry about a lock. Kind of a modern
twist on kind of the old school pocket knife here with the real steel, Luna. We've got a
couple of KnifeCenter exclusive of this in right now that are going to make fantastic gifts
because for one thing you do have some micarta on the handles which is not standard on most of
these. But a nice Damascus blade a Balbach D mascus blade that looks fantastic. In addition t
having some really excellent cutting geometry a well just a classic kind of updated pen knife b
ade full flat grind, very slicey may not have a lock but you will have a little bit of p
otection as the place where you put your index f nger is going to keep the blade from moving t
o far, which is quite nice. You've also got a other nod to kind of modern convenience with t
e nice slim and deep carry pocket clip you've g t right here. It's gonna make it very easy to c
rry. It's not gonna be banging around in the p cket, and it's gonna look super classy as w
ll. These guys are serialized as well. These a e not just a bass production model. They come i
about 140 but there are several versions of t is knife on our site right now, all the way d
wn to the $30 mark if you're looking for s mething a bit more affordable. Now the next o
e, I think is a is a standard. I feel like I c n not get away without showing you a Kershaw l
ek, I'm going to show you one right now that i on sale. This is a bit fancier than the base m
dels. We do have a nice a bronze aluminum h re, DLC black coated blade steel, 14 c 28 n sta
nless really nice stuff. And this guy is Ame ican made and on sale right now at the $50 mar
which is quite a nice price for this guy. Bla e of course, great for everyday EDC it cuts rea
ly well. It's nice and keen behind that hol ow grind there. You got that nice tip for doi
g some really, really acute puncturing with it s well. Got a liner lock on this guy so you
ve got the safety right there and folds up nic and slim, another very slim easy carrying EDC
pocket knife and spring assisted as well. So you get some really nice feeling from that fli
ping action very consistent every time you use it. Next up is another KnifeCenter exclusive it
s the CJRB feldspar with a contoured burlap mic rta handle and a nice little gold pivot col
ar accent there as well. snipe definitely has a more rugged feel to it with that That bur
ap micarta handle material. So nice, nice per onality shift there. We've got a three inch D t
tool steel blade on this guy, but it's also a t ree and a half inch version if
you want to get dad something a little bit larger 45 bucks for the small versions here
though, and it feels actually a lot more expensive than that price point usually
suggests, you've got a nice inset liner lock here, which is a little a little nicer than just
the flat slab liner on the inside there requires a little bit more machining and attention to
detail. You've also got a ball bearing pivot and a set of dual thumb studs. So lefty or righty,
you're gonna be able to open this just as easily, even though that lock itself is
definitely right hand biased. pocket clip is also reversible as well, nice, deep carry two on
these guys. Either one of these sizes, though the large or the small. And in fact, the same is
going to be true of that Kershaw we just looked at, these are gonna be good knives. For folks
who do have larger hands, because you've got a simple shape here kind of elliptical in nature,
not a lot of aggressive finger grooves or beaks or anything, that means you'll be able to grab
it. And even if your hand is a bit larger, a bit longer, it's just kind of be gentle on the end
there just kind of hang off very neatly, you'll be able to use these knives very effectively. If
you're looking for something for someone who likes a smaller thing in general, though, check
out these exclusives the fox Suru with a nice golf ball pattern on the carbon fiber front
scale on these guys could be a good good gift for the golf lover out there. In fact, as well
even though it's not a a white front scale, blade on this guy is quite short about 2.3
inches, you've got an en 690 blade. This is an Italian made knife as well. So some folks are
definitely going to appreciate the classiness that, that that represents too, despite the
short blade, you've got a fairly powerful shape a lot of belly, you're going to be able to do
some slicing with it, even though it is a shorter profile, and a little bit thicker as
well. So you got a little bit more strength behind the spine. This is a frame locking knife,
you've also got a wire, deep carry pocket clip, just a little bit does stick up out of there.
And you've got ball bearings in this guy as well. So again, another nice flipping knife
flips open quite well. And then you've got kind of a three finger grip for me and probably for
most folks as well. But you do have that nice finger choil up there, kind of choke up and get
a fuller grip on this knife,
if you'd like to, I've got one more exclusive to show. And this is if you're looking for
something a little bit bigger. This is the Rike Tulay with a three and three quarter inch
blade. And I'll get to all the specs in a second. This guy comes in about 150. So a little
bit on the pricier side, but very nicely executed. Like I said three and three quarter
inches of blade 154 Cm steel. But what's really nice about this one is the slicing
characteristics you've got here you've got thin blade stock, high flat grind, this is just going
to be a very pleasing to use cutting knife just going to glide through a lot of stuff cuz you
don't have a lot of resistance from an overly thick blade. But the real kind of star of the
show the reason for being on this knife are these g 10 handles, you can see there's no seam
and no open space here at the back. Because this is a single piece of G 10. For the handle. It's
a G 10 integral knife with all the inside bits kind of milled out to make space for the blade
and the folding mechanism. For one thing that's gonna make it pretty darn comfortable back here
since you don't have any spots where you might get pinched, it's also gonna give it a lot of
strength because you don't have little bitty screws kind of holding two sides together, which
most of the time is quite fine, but if you really feel like you might be pushing the knife
a little bit farther than you know the manufacturer may have intended. It's nice to
have that extra strength and rigidity from this type of construction. You can see here we've got
a liner lock bar kind of bolted to the inside of the handle scale there. Deep carry pocket clip
on this guy may look like it's reversible. It's it's not though this is a right hand biased clip
ball bearings in this pivot as well. I also like kind of the circular motif they put on the
flipper tab here. Very easy to use tuned really nicely and a very high performing several colors
of these are available but this red and black g 10 with the carbon fiber inlay is like I said is
a KnifeCenter exclusive. To Next up I got a couple multi tool options. The first is
Letterman's newest, which is the bond and it's kind of funny to say this is their newest
because it really goes back to the design of their oldest it's a classic format of non
locking Leatherman tool comes in about 50 bucks made in the USA still today. As far as the tool
set. Of course you've got the standard set of pliers there and not an extensive assortment of
extra implements but very versatile set of extra implements, Phillips driver can and bottle
opener of course your standard blade as well. Nice all two different sizes of flat heads and a
nice file single milled on one Side double milled on the other just exactly what you're
going to need to to get through most tasks day to day. This guy does come with a nylon belt
sheath for carrying it but if you're looking for something that maybe isn't going to require a
sheath, also check out the Leatherman skeletool. These guys come in about 64 bucks and while it
doesn't have as many tools as that bond, you get a few kind of key features that that tool does
not have. For one, one hand opening blade from the outside of the tool, you don't have to open
it up to get to that blade. And in addition to that, it also has a liner lock on it as well. So
nice, nice safety measure there. As far as the rest of the complement here it really is kind of
an exercise of just as much as you kind of want or just as much as you're going to need. For
most non dedicated tool situations. folded open. You've got the pliers, signature Leatherman
element there can't go without that. And an interchangeable bit driver here at the end, two
Phillips right there and an extra set of dual Flathead drivers there are an extra dual
Flathead driver there in the handle also fold it back up you got the big carabiner at the back
which doubles as a bottle opener and that pocket clip right there. So no need for a belt sheath
with this guy. So if you're looking for something for someone who's more gadget oriented
rather than kind of knife or multi tool oriented, and few options for you also good
flashlight is always a nice thing and especially if you're dealing with someone who just has a
bunch of old school flashlights laying around the O light baton three series is really nice
and get it in a couple different formats. You can do it with just the light by itself with its
its magnetic charging cable, which is really nice. By the way, just pop this on that magnetic
receptacle there and it'll be able to charge up for you overnight, or just a few minutes here
and there if you need it. In addition to that, some of the the new premium editions of the
baton three I think are really cool. They come in about 110 you got for one thing 1200 lumens
on this, this bad boy at its highest level has an odd range of brightness levels, but that top
level is super, super bright out of something that's you know, I do have fat thumbs but it's
smaller than my thumb. I mean that is just insane. On top of that it comes with a charging
case as well. So open that guy up, you just drop this into the slot down there. And you've got
almost four full extra charges in this battery case right here. 3.7 I think they they claim and
you just plug that in with a little USB C to charge that backup. really convenient, really
great for travel. Definitely. The crazy thing with this is they give a max runtime for the
lowest level on the the light here. But when you combine the onboard battery with the amount of
energy stored in the case here, maximum run time is 94 days like a three month continuous on
runtime right in the palm of your hand mean that is just astronomical. You can get it of course
in the orange and black that I'm showing you here. You can also get it in a black motif blue
or my favorite because it's kind of the same as my old SLR one baton two, nice red and gold
looks really excellent as well. Next gadgety thing is quite a bit cheaper comes in about 14
bucks, Smith and Wesson a vehicle escape USB car charging tool, really cool little device here I
was kind of skeptical until I until I actually saw it in person, but throw it in the the
cigarette lighter, the 12 volt power port in your car, and you got two USB ports, a 2.4 amp
and a one amp there. So enough to charge most things pretty well these days. But on top of
that, especially for something that's going to be right there, you know in your dashboard,
you've got some frankly life saving things built in glass breaker here on the end, pull that out
becomes the kind of bludgeoning force that concentrates all your strike onto that single
point. And I still seatbelt cutter as well. pretty innovative way to kind of keep these
things on hand while literally taking up no extra room. Of course we've got kind of some
classic Father's Day gift-y things as well, including some some nice grooming stuff in our
our shave section on the website. And also this guy right here. We don't just have folding
knives here at the KnifeCenter we've also got folding combs as well, we'll sticky This is Kent
brushes makes these guys this particular one's about 14 bucks is actually handmade in England.
And interestingly it says here right on the back of the package, brush maker by appointment to
Her Majesty the Queen. Pretty big deal actually. And the fact that you can get them for you know
$14 is not exactly cheap for a comb, but for something handmade and with that kind of
pedigree, it's pretty easy to afford I'd say. You can also check out our massive selection of
straight razors as well. But one of the ones that especially if you're buying for someone
who's never really tried out this style of shaving before, but you think they might be
interested Dovo's Best Value straight razor is a great place to start. It's not a cheap thing.
It's it comes in about 84 bucks, but it is world class all the way like it's it's built just as
precisely as some of the the higher end stuff just has a kind of a black synthetic handle
partly to keep costs down and your standard blade here honed extremely sharp right out of
the box. These are always a fantastic place to get started. Of course we have a bunch of other
shave supplies as well. This is a nice gift set here Actually, it's a tailor of old Bond Street
set and gift box. A sandal wood set comes in 95 bucks and you've got kind of everything you need
here for a good shape. And this is something for the folks who like to use disposable cartridges,
this is going to be a good option because the razor that comes with this has is fitted with a
standard Mach three cartridge. addition to that you've got a nice find badger hair brush here
and some nice sandalwood shaving cream and its own little case lays it everything you need. Now
if dad already has a razor he likes you can check out all of our shave soap sets, combined
with brushes or not by him a nice brush to just a lot of great options to checkout. And last but
not least, I got to close out with one more knife. And you guys know on this channel, I love
the Opinel number 13 makes a great barbecue knife which you know a lot of dads not myself I
do get into the kitchen but some dads don't really cook too much but they will go crazy on
the grill. This is gonna be fantastic for something like that. In addition to just you
know, putting a smile on his face when he does open it comes in 99 bucks, you got a almost nine
inch blade 12 c 27 stainless, classic openurl handle just really big. So make a great turkey
Carver to come come Thanksgiving or cutting up any kind of roast or ham tableside it's going to
put a smile on the guests faces as well. Well might make them a little frightened actually.
But that could be a good thing too. Depending on who you're what kind of person Your dad is. But
that's about all I've got to show you today. Hopefully this gets you pointed in the right
direction for some excellent gift ideas for the dads in your life. If you want to get your hands
on any of them, leave links in the description to take you over to KnifeCenter comm make sure
you sign up for our knife rewards program too because when you buy one of these guys today,
you'll earn some free money to spend on your next purchase. I'm David C Andersen from the
KnifeCenter signing off. See you next time.