It’s pretty hard to do something different in the today’s folder market. Not so much because everything’s been done, but because there are so many designers and manufacturers working in the space that there’s no shortage of unique pieces to check out. But even in that crowded field, the Kansept Tipper stands out.
This is a production collaboration between Kansept and young maker Scott Stills, who works under the shop name Edgy Bladeworks – a pun so groan-inducing that it has to get the KnifeNews Wordplay Seal of Approval. This production collaboration – one of two with Kansept – is based on a custom version that, according to the copy, Stills has been carrying and using for more than a year.
At its core, the Tipper is fundamentally an EDC knife, and as such is expected to handle a bevy of cutting jobs, from the small to the large(ish). It accomplishes its work with a blade that is memorable, unmistakable, and – yes – unique. Kansept calls it a “modified cleaver,” which is certainly one way to describe it; to us, it looks more like a modified American tanto, with the signature hard line between primary and secondary edges, but with a much wider, slicier profile and a bit of curvature to the edge. The dropped point even gives the Tipper a sort of spey blade-adjacent look as well.
Once you get your head around the lines, the Tipper looks like an intuitive tool underneath its wild exterior. Opened with a thumb stud, the blade measures 3.38 inches and is made from S35VN, a steel we’re all familiar with by now, and one that has always been a natural fit for the all-purpose daily carry designation. Stills didn’t go as wild on the handle, but there’s a roomy, comfortable grip here with no major surprises, made from chamfered titanium slabs. The off-side scale houses the frame lock and the non-reversible sculpted titanium clip.
The Tipper is out now.
Knife in Featured Image: Kansept Knives Tipper
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