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Trending: StatGear Ausus

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Mikey Bautista
Trending: StatGear Ausus

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Climbing our trending charts is a workhorse folder that means business when it comes to hard cutting tasks. The StatGear Ausus's potential begins with its 3.5" D2 steel blade. D2 is a tool steel that's high in both carbon and chromium, giving the blade excellent sharpness, hardness, and edge retention even after frequent hard use. While the Ausus was designed with large tasks in mind, it features jimping on the top of the blade for added control during precision work. Deployment of the blade is easy with its oversized, ambidextrous thumbstuds and internal ball bearings. Despite the Ausus's size and beefier design, it isn't a problem for your pockets. It's mostly thanks to its extremely deep-carrying pocket clip design. It allows for sleek low-profile reversible tip-up carry to make the knife practically disappear in the pocket.

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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 (2 total)

Frank Douglas ·
I have owned this knife since their kickstart. The knife feels solid and has a strong blade with smooth opening. The problem I have experienced with mine this that the liner lock does not fully engage. It is no longer a safe knife to carry or use and the warranty that accompanies the knife is indicative of its long term reliability. The warranty could be a lifetime warranty, but it’s not. The knife sits on my shelf next to my desk in case I ever want to use it and cut my fingers off. Sad that a gorgeous knife can’t be used.
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Simon ·
I also have this knife. The pocket clip screws loosen quickly and often. Pretty disappointed that I have to tighten them every few weeks.
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