I have a bone to pick with Taylor Martin. Taylor is a wonderful ambassador for the EDC community. He and Bernard Capulong represent the two Founding Fathers of EDC. But like with the US Founding Fathers belief in individual rights (the Founding Fathers, despite the rhetoric, did NOT believe in free speech, free exercise of religion, or the right to bear arms—those rights were part of the Bill of Rights, a compromise measure that was necessary to secure sufficient support across the fledging country for the newly written Constitution) and the merits of the Electoral College, even Founding Fathers can be wrong. Taylor has long been a proponent of EDC fixed blades. This class of smaller, more compact knives, according to Taylor, offer a host of benefits over folders. I am not sure Taylor is right and I thought the Guardian 3 would make an excellent test case. For this review I carried the knife with its stock leather sheath and the upgraded kydex design (plus an Ulticlip). I’ll note to the score difference below, if there is one. The Guardian 3 seems to be an especially appropriate choice as it is pretty much the Ur-EDC fixed blades. In doing this review, we are also going to keep track of whether or not EDC fixed blades make sense.
Interesting review. I reviewed a guardian 3 back at TTAK and liked it. I have enjoyed watching Brad carve out a niche for himself.
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