With a sub-$300 price, the Axial Shift presents an attractive value proposition among automatic knives. Here's how it ...

This Japanese-made ... is key to this knife's sharpness, with a special high-carbon VG-MAX steel that includes chromium, tungsten, molybdenum, and vanadium for the best possible edge.

The knife shown in the illustration was made from a hack saw blade % inch wide and about 1/16 inch thick. The blade part was ground off on an angle, as shown, and the handle was formed by bending ...