Elementum Pocket Knife, Folding Knife for EDC with 2.96" D2 Black Stonewashed Blade Cuibourtia Wood Handle, Flipper Knife with Clip for Men C907U

Didn't think I'd like this as much as I did. The black DLC blade and Rosewood handle make it look more like a gentleman's carry than what I usually prefer. The dimensions and ergonomics make it feel like a smaller EDC workhorse. Better in the pocket than in the hand. I have XXL hands but, strangely, can get a full-fingered grip on this smaller knife. There are no hot spots from the proud edges of the scales, the pocket clip or the serrations on the liner lock. The jimping is in the right spot and is functional without being sharp. The lockbar is easy to access and the action is smooth, snappy and solid after lockup. The blade centering is perfect and the rest of the build quality is top notch just like I've come to expect from Civivi, We and Sencut. The hollow blade grind is very slicey without seeming to sacrifice any strength. The spear/drop point blade shape is good for a lot of diffent jobs. At 2.74 oz, it's extremely easy to carry but feels solid in hand. It's small in the pocket and extremely easy to forget you're carrying. I like the looks of the knife but don't love them. Apart from the black and wood design elements, it's not very visually exciting to me. It doesn't have any super steel or premium materials going for it. It just manages to straddle being excellent on most of the metrics that I use to personally evaluate my EDC knives without suffering from any of the downsides that usually cause me to stop carrying a given model. I guess if I tried to sum everything up, there's not much I don't like about the Elementum. I don't love it...but I do have to admit that I've been reaching for it more and more since I got it. Just as a post script, it almost feels like a perfected version of the Kershaw Skyline, which, for me, also straddled that comfortable middle ground once upon a time but was so lacking in the quality department that it literally seemed to disintegrate within 6 months. But this reminds me of that... and that makes me smile.

Gorgeous knife, and I use it all the time. I had never heard of this brand, but when looking for another EDC I kept coming across great reviews so I decided to give them a go. I was not disappointed! Opens and closes nicely, had a great feel in the hand, looks beautiful, highly efficient - I've had folks ask me about it when they see me using it. I highly recommend it, and loved it so much I also bought the updated version of this knife, which has slightly better steel. The blade is long enough and heavy enough to cut through just about anything you need to cut - without being so bulky you have nowhere to put it. This is a terrific knife!

I'm a "Buy American" type when practical. However American made pocketknives in the style I like are usually prohibitively expensive, especially since I tend to beat my knives up. I don't want to trash a $200 knife. I have a big piece of property and I use my knives for all sorts of chores. I've carried a Kershaw 3410 for several years, a $35 knife (also made in China), that has served me well. But recently I find that the blade has more side-to side movement than I care for and it's hard to keep centered. It takes an edge OK but doesn't hold it long. It had no jimping. I had to cut the jimping in myself. I'm a sucker for wooden scales on a pocketknife, so when I saw this CIVIVI Elementum pocketknife with Cuibourtia Wood scales, I went for it. The scales are real wood, nicely grained and finished. My initial impression of the CIVIVI is that this appears to be a well made knife. The blade is centered and sharp right out of the box. It has jimping for a good thumb hold. It will slice a piece of copy paper held on edge cleanly into narrow strips. The Kershaw is a "spring assist" and deploys quickly, but I did have to mill down the left scale and steel liner (a lot) to be able to reach the liner lock to more easily disengage it. Not so on the CIVIVI. Although the CIVIVI is advertised as a flipper, the blade jumps out more quickly than the spring assist Kershaw! The liner lock engages the blade securely, is easy to disengage and does so with an audible "click." The knife comes set for right hand pocket carry, blade tip up, which is what I like. It carries deeply in the pocket, the spring clip secures it well, but there's no option to convert it to tip down or left- hand carry. As the title says, I'm impressed. We'll see how the black finish holds up on the blade and what kind of edge retention the knife has.

First off, it's beautiful. The Guibourtia (African Rosewood) scales are sweet, and the contrast with the black blade and construction make it look sophisticated. The blade shape is maybe nothing to write home about, but it is slick, dangerous, and even a little sexy. The point-up pocket clip is tight, but not too tight, and there's a hole for a lanyard. Nice jimping on the back quarter of the blade. Blade locks in place firmly with no wiggling. Good D2 steel. The wood scales are pretty grippy while dry; not sure yet how they would feel if wet. The opening mechanism (flipper) is smooth as silk, but I find that sometimes if I don't flip it aggressively enough, it doesn't open completely. The flipper nub is a little smaller than other knives I have, so doesn't give as much torque on opening (my guess), but it works well for the overall looks of the knife. My only serious complaint is that to unlock the liner lock (some complementary jimping here, too) is a little difficult because the lock is not extended very far above the wood scales. It's enough of an effort to press my thumb against the liner lock to make it not really a true one-handed closer, at least not swiftly. Still, I really like it, I think it's worth the price as an EDC you can wear with your dress clothes. Would make wonderful gift for meaningful occasions, I think (if you don't believe the superstition about knives as gifts).