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Hey BF,
A few words forward. I'm not a Benchmade fan boy. I am a small knife fan boy.
I love small knives. I love small keychain multitools. I'm not lost with a 2" blade and in most cases, I think you could do most anything with a 3" blade. All that said, I work mostly in an office environment and I can make due with a blade 2" or less. Easier to carry, no need for a larger blade and still functional is what I look for in a M - F EDC.
My smallest blade so far that I ownd was a Benchmade Aller 380. Easy to carry, but a bit obvious in the pocket. A bit wide, wider than it needs to be. Short bladed but not all that useful with the wide warncliffe blade.
Enter the Tengu. A 1.14" tanto ish blade that is very useful. I've cut boxes and packages and used it to cut left over steak and fish for lunch. Used it to pry a few cans and other objects open as well.
It's not a survival tool by any means, but this is the most useful, smallest, well made pocket tool I've ever used. Definitely a gentleman's Leatherman tool.
It certainly isn't for everybody, or most bodies, but if you like small knives, with multiple uses, you'd be hard pressed to find a smaller, more useful tool than the Tengu. If you are a steel nut, the 20 CV means you mostly likely will never have to sharpen it in your life time as well. (Just kidding of course but a great steel on a blade that won't ever cut much.)
A few words forward. I'm not a Benchmade fan boy. I am a small knife fan boy.
I love small knives. I love small keychain multitools. I'm not lost with a 2" blade and in most cases, I think you could do most anything with a 3" blade. All that said, I work mostly in an office environment and I can make due with a blade 2" or less. Easier to carry, no need for a larger blade and still functional is what I look for in a M - F EDC.
My smallest blade so far that I ownd was a Benchmade Aller 380. Easy to carry, but a bit obvious in the pocket. A bit wide, wider than it needs to be. Short bladed but not all that useful with the wide warncliffe blade.
Enter the Tengu. A 1.14" tanto ish blade that is very useful. I've cut boxes and packages and used it to cut left over steak and fish for lunch. Used it to pry a few cans and other objects open as well.
It's not a survival tool by any means, but this is the most useful, smallest, well made pocket tool I've ever used. Definitely a gentleman's Leatherman tool.
It certainly isn't for everybody, or most bodies, but if you like small knives, with multiple uses, you'd be hard pressed to find a smaller, more useful tool than the Tengu. If you are a steel nut, the 20 CV means you mostly likely will never have to sharpen it in your life time as well. (Just kidding of course but a great steel on a blade that won't ever cut much.)
