Everyday Carry

Cold Steel Tuff-Lite

Authored by:
Mikey Bautista
Cold Steel Tuff-Lite

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True to its name, the Tuff-Lite packs the build quality Cold Steel is renowned for into a knife that's small in size but big in performance. Manufactured to be a work knife, the Tuff-Lite's 2.5" blade is sharp out of the box. Its heat-treated, rust-resistant AUS 8A stainless steel sharpens easily to a surgical edge. Molded Grivory handles give great purchase, and their high strength-to-weight ratio offers reliability without added bulk. If you want a blade that's just as useful in your EDC as it is in the workshop, look no further than this workhorse of a knife.

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Mikey Bautista

Director of Everyday Carry Operations


About the Author
Mikey Bautista is an everyday carry (EDC) expert who has been working with the EverydayCarry.com team for nearly a decade, starting with an interest in EDC as a hobby and ending up as a writer for the site in 2014. Through the years, he’s led the site in editorial content and writing about products across every category, from knives to bags to flashlights and everything in between, as well as discovering, bringing exposure, and building bridges with many brands in the industry. Today, he is the site's Director of Everyday Carry Operations, leading the editorial team and managing day-to-day operations.

He has lived through many personal and professional lives, spending nearly a decade in the workforce management industry, a minor career in gaming, and has lent a hand with entrepreneurial efforts back home in the Philippines. He has also been an active participant and helped build a number of significant social communities online, both for EDC and his other hobbies.

Mikey has been at the cusp of gaming, technology, and the internet since the ‘90s and continues to lend his experience, expertise, and authority to all his pursuits. When not online, in a game, or watching movies, you'll find him in the gym, speedrunning his next hobby, or talking at length about EDC with anyone willing to listen.

Discussion (4 total)

J McKnatt ·
I am really liking the look of this knife. Small, compact and light would be perfect for those light day carries
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Chanaski ·
I have this knife. It's great for heavy duty cutting (carpet, vinyl flooring, etc.) Very ergonomic, very secure. Much more comfortable to use than a regular folding utility knife. A few passes over a stone makes it sharp again after really heavy usage. The wharncliff styled blade is great for detailed work as well. It also comes in a smaller size, and with a serrated edge.
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Bruce Satow ·
I like this knife, but the steel isn't exceptionally hard.

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Bruce Satow ·
Very nice, but blade is soft. I was cutting some boxes up and hit a copper staple. It nicked the blade.
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