Kizer Towser K Folding Pocket Knife, 3.39" 154CM Blade EDC Knife with Yellow PEI Handle, Small Camping Knives with Liner Lock, Hiking Survival Knives with Thumb Stud Opener, V4593C5

The smoothness of this knife is hard to believe considering the price. The multi row ceramic bearings make for crazy smooth knife with lots of blade stability because of them being much wider than single row bearings. So the knife is rock solid with no blade play side to side and no lock rock (up and down play) at all!! Also no detent lash and no pivot lash. The machining tolerances on this knife are extremely tight for such a low cost high production piece.Now for the part that makes this knife so good.If you like super slicey knives than the towser K is exactly that. It's a super slicer that's coming in at around 10 thousandths of an inch behind the edge... on that tall flat grind with 10thou behind the edge thickness this thing is a freaking laser beam of a slicer.A card board box slicing laser is exactly what this thing is. The primary grind taper is done very nicely and the knife isn't gonna thicken up quickly during sharpenings.... after say 4 sharpenings it will be at around 12thou behind the edge so still super slicey. I would say it will stay sub 20thou behind the edge for at least 20 sharpenings if you are just doing touch sharpenings where not much steel is being removed. If you reprofile it to 15 degrees per side it will come up to around 11.5 thou behind the edge and then light touch up sharpenings from then on out and it's gonna take a long time before you start getting a little thick behind the edge.It's nice to get factory knives ground that thin behind the edge, it's rare as a lot of companies won't do it because they are scared of people not thinking about what they are doing and chipping the blades badly because of applying heavy twisting forces to the edge. Heavy Twisting forces and 10thou behind the edge thickness is a no no.I'm glad kizer did this design it's excellent, all around they absolutely knocked it out the park and it's nice to have a budget super slicer.The copper one is to heavy so I returned it and got a richlite one, cutting about 3oz off the knife weight... onsale at 38 bucks it was such a great knife at that price I bought two more...If you are looking for an ultra smooth and mega slicey edc knife that is priced well under 50 bucks the Towser K is literally the best option out there right now. Even at its normal 70-80 price it's still a heck of a great deal but at sub 40 bucks? It's so good that you can't say no to it.Well done 154cmGreat design and qualityGreat priceUltra slicey blade geometryUltra smooth actionWell dialed in detentComfortable in hand/useRock solid with no blade playGreat blade shape for edc tasksIt's gets a check mark next to all that above and it's only under 40 bucks..This may be the best value in the edc world right now. This is a whole lot of knife for very little money.Performance to dollar ratio.. this thing will be nearly impossible to beat.

Kizer's Towser K, designed by Azo, is not what most people imagine when they hear either "pocketknife" or "EDC." This is my second one though; my first was copper and is also a remarkable knife. (I gifted a copper one also, so this Serape Series one is actually the third I've bought.)There's scarcely room to criticize anything about the knife. The blade arrived, and remains, fiercely sharp, the action is smooth; the lockup is 100% sound. Easy access (for righties) to the liner lock, however I carry this on my support side and can operate it with as much ease left handed as right. It's one knife that is completely satisfying to me. I ordinarily buck at blades with only one opening mechanism, but even the thumb studs are perfect. I believe I'd use them most often even if I owned the button-lock version. It flies open and the lock-up has no play. Same as its fluid opening, its closing is something to be wary of: it is guillotine-like when the blade drops shut. Steel liners not only balance the knife's hefty cleaver-style blade, but reinforce the G10 handle such that there is zero give. Prior to this I bought the Kizer Original in 154CM and G10, but its handle had no liners and I found myself just shy of comfortable when I would squeeze it and feel that slightest bowing. This knife is another story. I am not proud, but I do confess that once or twice I've thrown this knife in its open position (not because of anything about the knife) and it stuck both times. To my astonishment and to Kizer's credit, these actions caused no harm to the knife: the tip didn't bend even a micrometer, the DLC coating didn't scuff, and the entire knife remained as solid as any fixed blade - that was the first thing I noticed when I, with shame, reached to pull loose what I was certain would be a compromised tool. I've never had to disassemble this or even re-lube the pivot. I've scarcely had to hone it or tweak the pivot screw a hair tighter or looser, despite using it each day. The company included for the Serape Series (a limited run I'll miss very much) a pouch of accessories: the pouch itself is about the size of an old 35mm point and shoot camera bag, with some useful pockets and quality construction. There's a G10 bead for making a matching lanyard, and a luggage tag/zipper pull. Kizer also (and I wish more companies would do this) includes a full set of replacement screws. Someday perhaps I'll need one, but as much as I carry this and use it, I don't know how or when, unless I drop one on that future day when I need to disassemble it. It's a meaningful gesture for a company to do this; I hope they know though how relatively small the need is for these spares with a knife of this quality.There are small spots of wear on the black-coated hardware, allowing the metal to peek through, both from friction. The coating that is so resilient on the blade seems a little thinner on the black hardware, and I have a little bald spot on the pivot head and on the curve of the pocket clip. These are reasonable spots of wear, but noticeable, especially with the aesthetic of the knife, which brings me to my only piece of feedback that I sincerely hope Kizer sees: please do the Serape Series again, but with your wonderful micarta. It is themed after a Mexican blanket, after all. The G10 is quality. I think that touch would have been the differenct between a 9.9 and a 10 on this knife.I've recommended the Towser K to so many people. It and Azo's designs are truly special in the world of "everyday carry" knives. If you get a chance to pick one of these up (literally, pick one up), do so. If they're in stock when you see this, consider adding it. At the time of this review, the copper-handled version (a slug of metal more than 6 ounces!) is under $50. It's worth twice that. Even if it were a lower tier steel than 154CM, it would be worth more than that.I hope this feedback is helpful, and whether the Serape Series returns or not, for many of the reasons stated above, I believe the Towser K is destined to be a knife that collectors will someday chase.

The action on this knife is, by far, the slickest you'll run across, particularly at this price point. Snappy opening and guillotine drop-shut -- largely due to the double row of ball bearings on each side. Blisteringly sharp out of the box, so watch your fingers when it drops closed (seriously). Great attention to detail, the contoured Micarta is super-comfortable, and the blade is (IMHO) the perfect working shape. This is a well-built and absolutely great looking knife made to do work... Kiser knocked it out of the park with this one.