Our Boker Summer Release coverage continues with something a little bit different this time, the Cutweazle. This is another modernized, knife enthusiast-friendly take on the replaceable blade utilty knife, in a super slim, pocketable form factor.
Even in a knife market that has progressed leaps and bounds in terms of design and materials, the humble utility knife has managed to remain relevant. In the enthusiast sector, that’s due in part to makers taking the concept and spicing it up in all sorts of ways.
That’s certainly the case with the Cutweazle, which comes to us from designer Ben Logan of Turnback Knife Co.; it appears to be heavily based on the Turnback TBK-V2M, and like that piece, at the heart of the Cutweazle cutting experience is the replaceable razor blade we’ve all (non-enthusiasts included!) encountered in our lives. It’s sharp, it’s capable, and because it can be swapped out it’s not a blade even the most high-strung collector should worry about using and abusing. When the edge is worn out or broke, it’s simply popped out and replaced, with no fuss, drama, or sharpening equipment necessary.
The Cutweazle packs this familiar, reusable blade into a two-part frame: there’s the G-10 component, which actually holds the blade and its button lock-like retention mechanism, and then there’s the steel frame that holds this interior assembly and functions as the handle. Drilled into the back of the steel frame are four spots, at which the button can be secured, putting the cutting edge further or lesser out, or securing it in the frame completely for pocket carry.
Speaking of pocket carry, the Cutweazle comes with a wide, flat, skeletonized clip not unlike a money clip – it would probably be able to perform as such, if you’re the sort who rolls with a money clip. No matter where you end up clipping the Cutweazle, you should be barely no it’s there because the thing weighs just 1.38 oz.
This one is slated for release on August 9th.
Knife in Featured Image: Boker Plus Cutweazle
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