The Chapter; James Brand

The S35vn blade has held its edge through weeks of daily cardboard and rope cutting without a single touch-up, which honestly surprised me. Frame-lock is rock solid in the hand too, zero play side to side.

Cut an apple and some cardboard with it the first week, and the S35vn blade still slices paper clean without a touch-up. The frame-lock clicked shut with a satisfying snap from day one, and I can tell the minimal design means fewer things to break.

The titanium frame-lock feels incredibly solid in hand, and the S35vn blade has held its edge through a week of daily cardboard and rope cutting without a single touch-up. It’s minimal in the best way—no rattling, no fuss, just a clean, dependable fold.