The overall length of the knife in the open position is 8.69″ and it weighs in at 6.3 oz – not too heavy and not too light. Steel is AUS 8 one of my favorite blade steels – it holds an edge for a good long time, and is fairly easy to re-sharpen, too with a Rockwell Hardness of 58-59, and a Black Ti-Ni finish on the blade for that super-cool tactical look. You can also have the Foresight with a razor-sharp cutting edge or a combined razor sharp edge with triple-point serrations. I really like the recurve blade design, as you actually get more cutting surface than the measured length of the blade. With a 3.5″ modified drop-point blade, with a generous belly and recurve cutting edge for maximizing the full utility of the blade. Without boring SurvivalBlog readers with too many details, I’ll outline some of them, and you can check out the knife on the CRKT web site. The profile of the “Foresight” looks like a chiseled physique just waiting to pounce on your next cutting task. What you see in the Onion design is “form follows function”. This is an award given to a knife by fellow industry peers – quite an award, to be sure. Now, before I get into the “Foresight” I want to mention that it won the 2012 Blade Show, Import Knife Design of the year. There is a certain flair to his designs that is easy to see. If you know his style, then you’ll readily recognize this knife as one he designed. The “Foresight” is clearly designed by Ken Onion. So, I was really excited to see the collaboration between Ken Onion and CRKT. I interviewed Onion for an article I did some years ago, we talked on the phone for quite a while – Ken lives in Hawaii – and he is a wild man, but he knows his stuff. Some time back, CRKT teamed with custom knife maker Ken Onion, for some collaborations on knives, and this was a smart move – Onion is one of the hottest custom knife makers and designers around. So, I have a good feel for what goes on behind the scenes at CRKT, more so than most folks do. They are down-to-earth types, and are always willing to spend time with me, whenever I stop by the CRKT offices unannounced for a visit, to see what’s new and how things are progressing. I know both Bremer and Flagg personally, and have dealt with them for many years, both are great guys and like myself neither one wear suits and ties. So, a very watchful eye is kept on the manufacturing processes taking place. And, when Bremer isn’t there, he sends his next in command, Doug Flagg to the plant. I know that Rod Bremer, who owns CRKT, heads off to Taiwan every couple of months, to keep an eye on things in the plant over there. You get as good as you want in a product, no matter where it might be made. Some folks denigrate the idea of knives made in Taiwan, but I’m not in that group. I’ve watched CRKT grow steadily, year after year, but adhering to their roots, to provide quality products at affordable prices. They were all were quality-made, and priced right. ![]() They started out small, with just a few really cool tactical knife designs. ![]() ![]() I’ve been writing about Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT ) products for about as long as they’ve been around.
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