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The lightest knife on the earth? That’s a claim that has been put on the Baladeo Featherlight Knife. Baladeo gave me the opportunity to test and review the Featherlight. Let’s see what the “lightest knife on earth” can do.
Baladeo Featherlight Knife Features
- Weight: 1.2 oz/34 grams
- Length: 4.3 in/11 cm
- Material: Steel
- Lock: Frame lock
- Pocket clip
- Price: 39.99
Baladeo Featherlight Knife Review
The Baladeo Featherlight Knife is light and slim. I’ve been carrying it around in my pocket for about 2 months now and I hardly even notice it’s there. While I can’t substantiate the claim of “lightest knife on earth” it is definitely light. It features a 4″ blade (no serrated option on this model), a 4″ handle, frame lock, pocket clip, and is delivered in a gift box (nice presentation if you’re giving as a gift).
What the Baladeo Featherlight Knife Is:
- Ultralight knife
- Sharp
- Strong & Sturdy
- Well made
What the Baladeo Featherlight Knife Is Not:
- Flimsy
- Cheap
- An everyday knife
What I found for myself is the Featherlight couldn’t be an everyday knife for me. I love the lightweight but with the lightweight comes a skinny handle. I found the handle irritating for everyday use (I use my knife multiple times a day everyday). My hands are big and it was hard for me to get a secure grip on the handle. It was tough doing something like slicing an apple. With that said though, I found the Featherlight Knife to be a good back-up knife. Something to keep in your pack or, if you don’t use a knife multiple times a day everyday, a knife to keep on you.
The blade is sharp. One thing that took a little getting used to is the blade is cut on a one-sided bevel. Ordinarily the sharp edge is beveled on both sides, the Featherlight is only cut on one side. This allows the back of the blade that slides down the handle to slide smoothly with the sharp edge right next to the handle, thus protecting the edge. This isn’t a bad thing, it just took a little getting used to how it cut.
The pocket clip is tight and secure. I lost a knife once that had a pocket clip that wasn’t tight. I vowed never again. No worries about that with the Featherlight.
With all that being said the Featherlight will always accompany me on any adventure. I’ll keep it in my pack and it’ll be my back-up knife. It’s light, sharp, and sturdy. If you are a lightweight maniac, this is your knife. The only compromise in performance, in my opinion, was the handle. Outside of that, everything else is good.
The Good
- Ultralight weight
- Sharp
- Sturdy
The Bad
- Handle was too slim for me to hold it securely for many tasks
- Single beveled sharp edge took a little getting used to
Bottom Line:
While I can’t substantiated the claim of “lightest knife on earth” the Baladeo Featherlight Knife is definitely light, sharp, and a good knife to keep in your pack.
Buy Now: Pick up the Baladeo Featherlight Knife
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I would like to agree with your review, but I found the knife a dangerous and silly design. After less than 6 hours of wearing clipped in my pants pocket, I sliced the cap off my right hand pinky-finger knuckle reaching into my pocket for change. Unaware how quickly that happened, I then bled all over a nice pair of dress slacks. The exposed blade, chisel edge or otherwise, is a horrible design. Either mine was a “blem” with a dual-edge design, or I’m not the first person to cut themselves carrying this knife. Stupidly, I switched pockets just because I didn’t learn the first time; later that same day, reaching for my car keys, I sliced the outer palm of my left hand. So, fool me twice…I’m a dumb ass! I will never carry this knife in a pocket, or otherwise. Light weight and clever design aside…it’s a horrible idea to carry a sharp, exposed blade…period.
Randy – Ouch man, that’s sound pretty dangerous. I wonder what it was. I wore mine clipped to my pocket and didn’t come across any issues. I can see the concern though with the exposed blade. Like you I wonder if it was a blem. I’ve fiddled with mine and haven’t come across any scenarios where the blade could cut my hand while reaching in to my pocket. Definitely good feedback and worth noting.