‘Tiny Yet Tactical’ Kiridashi is Smaller Than A Credit Card and Can Fit In Your Wallet

If an EDC isn’t carry-worthy, is it even an EDC? Meet the Bison Gears Kiridashi, a pocket knife so adorably handy and surprisingly versatile you’ll want to carry it everywhere with you.

Tiny enough to be underestimated, the Bison Gears Kiridashi is a pretty capable little runt. Machined from 8CR13MOV stainless steel, the pocket knife is small enough to be comparable to a pocket USB drive. It’s tiny, weighs just 0.15 ounces, and measures a mere 2.46 inches in length… but it packs a powerful angled edge with a piercing tip that can get you through all sorts of fixes. Given its size, the Bison Gears Kiridashi obviously doesn’t come with a handle, but it makes up for it with a finger-loop that lets you grip the knife firmly, and a card-shaped holder that lets you safely store and carry the kiridashi around with you wherever you go.

Designer: Bison Gears

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Created by Oakland California-based Bison Gears, a small yet passionate EDC-building studio, the kiridashi is one of their hot favorites. Its compact yet powerful design makes it a perfect pick for anyone who wants to carry a pocket knife with them without needing to lug around something that looks too big or dangerous. The bite-sized blade on the Bison Gears Kiridashi is the perfect combination of small and superior. It slices right through boxes, envelopes, etc. indoors, but makes for a great outdoor companion too, helping pierce bags of food, whittle wood, or scrape flint. It isn’t the perfect weapon in an altercation (perhaps with a beast outdoors), but the small blade’s piercing edge makes for a great self-defense tool at all times.

A key aspect of the Bison Gears Kiridashi is its SAYA, or the plastic case it comes along with. Unlike pocket blades with their handles, the SAYA has a unique different appeal. It’s square-shaped, making it ideal for wallets (although the entire EDC is 5mm thick), and comes with its own hole that aligns with the kiridashi’s own finger-grip hole. The hole’s wide enough to pass a carabiner through, or even a keychain ring, making the kiridashi perfect to carry around on a whim.

A clever snap-fit detail built into the SAYA’s hole also allows you to attach or detach the blade on command. Moreover, its circular nature makes it a natural swivel-point, working as a hinge detail too. Whichever way you use it, the Bison Gears Kiridashi is fun-sized and has a fun user experience too… while still being the most handy piece of EDC you can have on your person. The Bison Gears Kiridashi comes with 8 different colored SAYAs to choose from, including three camouflaged variants too (like the one shown below).

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A kiridashi with a raw aesthetic and a brutish appeal!

You wouldn’t be the first one to wonder what sabertooth bone the Sankaku 2 kiridashi was carved out of. The blade comes with a remarkably beautiful texture to it that feels primitive. The kiridashi, however, is surprisingly handy, and comes with a sharp, versatile blade. The knife measures an overall 110mm in length and comes hand-forged from D2 steel – an older, proven tool steel, relied upon in industrial settings for making some of the most durable cutting and metal forming tools possible. Needless to say, this allows the Sankaku 2 kiridashi to outperform itself and retain its edge while doing so. The blade is further made wear-resistant by cryogenically treating it.

The Sankaku 2 is pretty useful as an outdoor knife. Designed to be small enough to entirely fit in the palm of your hand, the kiridashi is perfect EDC material (it does come with a leather sheath), and that scalpel-style blade is ideal for cutting, slicing, piercing, or even whittling away outdoors!

Designer: Vasverblades

The Suisei Kiridashi EDC is a practical blend of compactness and comfort

If you’ve ever tried using a tiny pencil that’s a few sharpener-turns short of disappearing completely, you know that maneuvering and gripping small objects can often be problematic. Digging your fingernails into Swiss Army Knives to get those tiny nail-clippers out, or using a really small bottle opener. They all present their own dexterity-related issues, which should support what I’m about to say next. Size forms a very critical part of an EDC’s design. Too small, and you have trouble using it… but too big and you can’t carry it around with you. Size forms a very critical part of an EDC’s design… and the Suisei gets it right.

The Kiridashi knife (although with a Tanto-style blade) comes in a handy 4.3 inch-long form factor. The blade, which occupies just 1.7 inches, comes with a beveled edge that gives it a definitive point, making it great for using as a piercing tool, a cutting tool, as well as a scalpel, thanks to that tilted blade. The handle, although measuring just 2.6 inches, is comfortable to hold, given its design. It allows you to slide your index finger right in, increasing dexterity and maneuverability by securing the knife in place, so you’re never worried about losing your grip. The knife comes made out of D2 steel, and even has its own leather sheath to help you carry it around. Compact, check. Comfortable, check.

Designer: Vasverblades

The Behemoth is a small and sharp kiridashi capable of big tasks

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I believe the term ‘one of a kind’ is the most appropriate to describe Det Tidkun’s work because he only makes one prototype of each of his knives. Made as a super-limited-edition, the Behemoth is one of Tidkun’s many knife designs that get showcased and finally sold on his Etsy page under the moniker Ironbone knives. A craftsman from Thailand, Tidkun makes all his knives by hand, only using power tools to craft and grind billets of steel down to the final product.

The Behemoth is one of Tidkun’s many kiridashi designs. Made for the right-handed enthusiast, the Behemoth comes crafted from 2379 steel with a hardness of 60 HRC. Water-jet-cut out of a single billet of steel before being ground to shape by hand, the Behemoth’s blade, like all good kiridashis, is small, sharp, and incredibly reliable. A rugged edge on the top lets you rest your thumb on the knife, giving it a gripping surface, and a ring at the end of the handle allows you to slip a finger in to grip it better. The Behemoth comes with a stone-washed finish that gives it its signature, rustic, hand-crafted style, and features the Ironbone insignia on the front, and branding on the back. Paired with a nice hand-made leather case, the Behemoth is available on the Ironbone store, but if the past is any indication, it won’t be for long!

Designer: Det Tidkun (Ironbone Knives)

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Thhis kiridashi’s beauty lies in its unconventional design

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While most purists would claim that the Engineer Kiridashi is in fact, a tanto-style blade rather than a kiridashi blade, it forms a part of Det Tidkun’s series of handmade kiridashis. Tidkun, a Thailand based knife designer (known as Ironbone Knives on Etsy) often creates these marvelous beauties by hand, relying on power tools only when absolutely necessary.

The knives are all made from SKD11 Steel, a tool steel that is known for its strength and ability to hold its sharpness for longer than traditional steel blades. Tidkun takes individual billets of steel and cuts out the knife’s profile using a waterjet before manually grinding and shaping the knife by hand. The blades are then stone-washed for a raw, rugged finish that complements Tidkun’s handiwork. The Engineer Kiridashi comes with a tanto-style blade that comes with two sharp edges and a pointed end. The Engineer, like most kiridashis, is an all-purpose knife, proving useful in most scenarios where cutting, slicing, piercing, and scouring are required. The blade even comes with a paracord and a leather sheathe to store it in!

Designer: Det Tidkun (Ironbone Knives)

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From industrial tools to incredible EDC!

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Tiny, yet dangerous, the Japanese Kiridashi is a compact pocketable knife that’s often underestimated because of its size, but can outperform most knives. Make them out of one of the most resilient alloys of steel, and you’ve got a knife that’s with you for life.

Built from reclaimed industrial files, the Kiridashi by OriginHG features a small pocket-friendly design and even a nice knurled grip, courtesy the industrial file’s abrasive surface. Crafted out of tool steel, these knives are guaranteed to be stronger and last longer than your regular EDC gear… plus, crafted manually from reclaimed files, each knife is unique in its texture pattern. The knives come with a leather lanyard and sheath, for storage and easy carrying/handling. Each knife is no longer than the palm of your hand, but don’t let that fool you. These knives are still incredibly powerful!

Designer: OriginHG

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