We Knife Co. is preparing to welcome yet another new collaborator this year with the soon-to-be-released Inmate model from Jerad Neeve. The Inmate unites large dimensions to a very low-key profile for an arresting take on the big EDC knife.
3.7 inches of cutting edge doesn’t make the Inmate the biggest folder we’ve ever seen, but certainly qualifies it as a large one. The spear point blade blends a robust, rough-and-tumble geometry with a classical edge profile for a tool that is intuitive, versatile, and tough. Neeve designed this one with both a front flipper and an opening oval – two opening methods that are both lefty- and fidget-friendly.
Also friendly – albeit in a different way, is the handle. The Inmate’s handle is nearly as pared-down as it is possible for a handle to be: other than the very gradual arc described by it as a whole, there isn’t any landmark or choil or groove of note. That is far from a criticism, as it means that the Inmate is a grip neutral workhorse that gives the user full reign to choose the grip necessary for the task in front of them.
That being said, this is still a We Knife Co. piece so, not only are the handle scales made from titanium, but there is a “raindrop” pattern cut into both scales: a series of thin oblongs that, together in small diagonal groups, look the way rain is often portrayed in animation. There are even some rain drops on the sculpted titanium clip. The Inmate is listed as having a weight of 4.12 oz.
You can expect the Inmate to escape in a week or two.
Knife in Featured Image: We Knife Co. Inmate
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