Founder's Collection SELECT Gentleman's EDC Folding Pocketknife, Tanto Blade

Great little knife: super compact and easy to carry in a pocket without feeling bulky. Opening is smooth and basically effortless which is awesome, but means you should be careful when retracting it. The price is great for what you get, and it feels durable even after a couple of weeks of regular use. Works great for what I need it for — opening packages, cutting small rope or twine, and slicing through medium-thickness zip ties. Sharp, reliable, and perfect for everyday carry.

Out of all my knives I’ve owned, this one has to be the coolest and slickest one. It’s definitely a gentlemen’s knife that is super easy to carry around and lightweight.

Nice little knife! Light enough to forget you're carrying, but heavy enough to feel like it's not going to break. Locking mechanism is simple and intuitive to use, although I'm partial to this particular style of lever/release. Blade was razor-sharp out of the box. I haven't needed to sharpen it yet, so I can't comment on how well the blade can be honed. Only giving 4 stars because after a couple months of consistent use (cutting mostly packing tape), the blade wobbles a bit in the locked open position, which makes a rattling noise. The blade appears to be connected with rivets, so there is no way to tighten the connection. It doesn't seem to affect the operation so I won't make a stink about it, but I have similar, cheaper knives that have tighter tolerances. Overall, I think I would buy it again. Many similar knives at this price point have plastic handles, so if the slight looseness of the blade is the trade-off, I would rather have the metal body of this knife.

Wow! Been in one of my pockets everyday for over a month now. Easy open, safe to handle and blade stays sharp. And it’s a sharp looking blade. I purchased another color, but have not even broke it out yet because I like the way this one feels. I use it for daily shipment packaging opening to cleaning deer and fish! My keys, my wallet and my COAST 1919 Select LX505 knife!! I even bought a COAST flashlight that is daytime at night. For safety to walking to dog. Several optional beam strengths make it multipurpose tool to go with my knife!

I have a Boker Kansei that I bought after a coworker made me fall in love with theirs, but its an expensive knife so I bought a CRKT CEO flipper for actual work, and most recently the CRKT CEO thumb stud just for fun. All incredible knives. I've even been able to play around with a cheap 20 dollar Samior G1035 which I don't think I will actually purchase for myself anytime soon, but is a decent blade. This Coast blade was on sale for 25 bucks and I planned to use it for really rough work I don't want to use my other slim blades for. After unboxing it, I realized quickly that the frame lock does not reliably latch unless you force it in place. You need to pinch the blade with your fingers and pull it back until the frame lock finally manages to snap in place. I tried tweaking it and wearing it in but that was not the problem. I was looking forward to adding another CEO style blade to my collection for only 25 bucks but I wouldn't keep this blade around if someone PAID ME 25 bucks. Its dangerous as far as I'm concerned. Just to clarify to anyone actually reading this that doesn't quite understand; If the frame lock is not secure, any amount of force that pushes on the back of the blade will fold the knife down on your fingers.

Use as my EDC - we’ll build, durable, easy to clean -5 STARS!

The knife feels great in hand and is clearly high quality and very sharp. My only real gripe is the locking mechanism: when you open the blade you have to really push the lock to the side to get it to engage, otherwise it won't stay locked. I suspect a quick sanding of the lock would fix it, but I haven't had time to try that yet. Overall the blade and fit/finish are nice, just wish the lock was a bit more reliable out of the box.

I'm not an expert on pocket knives but wanted a sleek executive-style knife that was affordable. This was a great purchase. The blade is sharp and under normal, occasional use (e.g., opening boxes, cutting rope) seems to be keeping its edge just fine. Most of all, I really like the look. I've carried this in the front pocket of jeans/slacks and in the shirt pocket of my button-downs and it has such a nice profile that looks more like a pen or laser pointer. The flick action is smooth and quick. Overall, it has a nice finish and is a quality knife, especially for the price.