October 25th, 2024
6minute read
Iask your forgiveness for moving from coworker to senior leadership during my career.
My squared-away uniform morphed into a single-breasted suit and silk tie.
The everyday carry (EDC) ceased being defensive and devolved to office-appropriate utility.
The CRKT CEO is considered a “Gentleman’s Knife” with sleek lines and a refined look. The specific model reviewed here has Springfield Armory branding and is available from the Springfield Armory Store.
Springfield Armory is here to support you with its branded version of the so-named Chief Executive Officer model.
Dress to blend, not to offend.
Low-profile styling is certainly on the agenda.
You don’t have to wear a suit to carry the CRKT CEO folding knife. But when wearing one, the CEO fits right in.
It is largely interpretive.
Due to this texture, the handle has a positive and grippy surface, but is not slick.
Great choice here for a small folder.
CRKT uses a stainless steel liner and a Walker liner lock in the CEO knife. The handle is made of glass-filled nylon.
These scales look expensive but meet the reasonable price requirements of this sub-$50 knife.
Mr. Rogers wanted this knife to appear in a pocket to be a pen or similar instrument.
The 9/16th maximum width of the handle ensures its role as a discreet unit with a practical purpose.
Whether you are opening a letter or cutting fruit, the 8Cr13MoV blade is capable of making precise cuts. The author found the knife’s flat grind provided scalpel-like sharpness.
Drilled voids in the right-side stainless-steel liner help to keep the package light.
The CRKT CEOs 3.1 blade of 8Cr13MoV stainless steel is flat ground to a scalpels keenness.
CEOs IKBS system ensures a quick deployment without the need for a mechanical assist.
The CRKT CEO knife is equipped with a thumb stud for single handed opening. However, the author prefers a two-handed opening technique that is less flashy and more acceptable in refined company.
The blade is captured by the ubiquitous Walker liner lock for a reliable engagement.
My test and evaluation knife perfectly aligned the lock bar to the blade face.
The ball detent kept the sharp portion secure in the handle until it was called to action.
The low-profile pocket clip carries the CRKT CEO deep in the pocket. It’s appearance could easily be mistaken for a pen by the casual observer.
Some knives do not give this measure of confidence.
In an office setting, I am less focused on a one-handed deployment.
The CEOs clip is folded over for deep concealment, keeping the knife riding low in its placement.
Materials like paper and cardboard can be deceptively hard on blades. In the author’s testing, the thin blade of the CEO cut cardboard boxes easily and retained a sharp blade when done.
From across the conference room, a CEO could be erroneously seen as an ordinary pocketed pen.
The curved clip is affixed to the right side of the frame and configured for tip-down carry.
A Refined Working Knife
Mr. Rogers is a talented knifemaker and designer.
The Best Buy of the Year winner at the 2019 Blade Show in Atlanta, the CRKT CEO offers a lot of value in a refined folding knife.
Rogers says, I make a run at design knives with clean lines.
I am constantly refining existing designs and trying new things.
There is no shortage of boxes to open at the desk, loading dock or mailroom.
Cardboard, packing tape and plastic casings readily reveal their contents under the CEOs program.
Out in the garage, I attacked some boxes, just to make some random cuts.
I liked how easily the thin blade traveled through the medium.
Even the Springfield Armory logo was still intact.
A quick wipe with a clean cloth and a bit of oil and the CEO was ready to go.
His savvy is apparent with the CEO.
This little knife rides unobtrusively, stays keen, and is solidly built.
It has a nice mixture of ability, style and bargain price.
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CRKTCEO Thumbstud Black, with Springfield Armory Logo
