I am sure if anyone thinks back to their youth, they can more then likely recall a memory of their father or grandfather pulling out a pocketknife. Whether it was camping, on a hunt, or out fishing. With those adolescent memories, you can probably recall making one of your first vows to yourself, to be as prepared for the moment as your father or grandfather was then.

Well as you grew and matured, so did the so-called "pocketknife". Today's market in folding knives is very competitive. If you want a good folding knife at a reasonable price, take a look at the Crawford/Kasper Folder from Columbia River Knife & Tool (www.crkt.com).

Writer and knife use instructor Bob Kasper, got together with veteran custom knife maker and Knifemakers' Guild member Pat Crawford, and the two of them came up with a very fine custom-folding knife for Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT).

All of CRKT blades are either stamped, fine blanked, or laser cut from some of the highest carbon steel available. While high levels of carbon and final hardness levels will keep an edge longer, they also make it more difficult to field sharpen a blade. The Crawford/Kasper folder has a blade made of AVS 6M stainless steel, a hardness of 55 to 57 hrc, double hollow ground and a fine bead blast finish to cut reflectivity.

The knife comes in four models, a 3-inch or 3.87-inch blade, with either a Razor- Sharp, or a Razor-Sharp and Triple-Point Serrated blade.

The blade itself features double thumb studs for ambidextrous use. A Teflon bearing allows for silky smooth opening and closing. The blade lock is a Walker-Lock and the makers added the patented* Lake And Walker Knife Safety (LAWKS) to provide lock security under the most serious situations.

Thick stainless steel liners are covered with textured black Zytel scales that are flat to allow for a smooth draw. The thumb scallop on the left scale acts as an index point for the initial grip and draw, it is also ramped down leading to the thumb stud.

The thumb ramp, index finger grove, and liner lock, all have aggressive friction grooves to ensure index and thumb grip in the wettest conditions. A clothing/gear clip is mounted on the leading edge of the handle, and at the butt there is a lanyard hole.

If you are looking for feature packed folding knife at a very reasonable price, the Crawford/Kasper folder is for you.Please see the website www.crkt.com for more information.

By: Dennis O'Donnell