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Exclusive Release | GiantMouse x Carryology Sonoma Auxikko
…the highly competitive Carry Awards’ EDC category. We’re talking about the Sonoma. Sonoma County is beautiful, but we’re referring to GiantMouse’s Sonoma V2 pocket knife. What makes it different from the Riv? What makes this existing production version a favorite among Carryology staff and readers? This first part is subjective, but for me, it’s the lines. The classic, timeless silhouette of a gentleman’s folder, where form meets function, is just…
GiantMouse x Carryology Sonoma Auxikko
…the highly competitive Carry Awards’ EDC category. We’re talking about the Sonoma. Sonoma County is beautiful, but we’re referring to GiantMouse’s Sonoma V2 pocket knife. What makes it different from the Riv? What makes this existing production version a favorite among Carryology staff and readers? This first part is subjective, but for me, it’s the lines. The classic, timeless silhouette of a gentleman’s folder, where form meets function, is just…
Top 5 | Best EDC 2023 Carry Awards X
…It Suits Outdoorsmen, adventurers, and EDC enthusiasts should all love the Sonoma V2. It also has a superb fidgety factor. So if you like premium-class tools with a fidgety potential and are looking for a new pocket folder, the Sonoma V2 might be an excellent choice. The Lowdown If you follow today’s hottest knifemakers, you must know the names behind the GiantMouse brand: Jens Ansø and Jesper Voxnaes, both from Denmark. So with that unique Scandi…
Best New Gear | May 2021
…nown as GiantMouse, released the second iteration of the customer favorite Sonoma. Dubbed V2, this can be thought of as a new version rather than the successor to the original Sonoma. Whereas the OG was a frame-lock designed as an urban folder, with titanium scales, V2 is a larger outdoor liner-lock with rounded Micarta scales. With a 3.4-inch (87.3mm) blade that’s only 3.5mm thick, it’s an ideal slicer for food prep or tasks around camp. Availabl…
Best New Gear | January 2022
…139g). GiantMouse ACE Sonoma Blackout V2 and Caplifter/Prybar Updating the Sonoma wasn’t a task GiantMouse took lightly and this Blackout V2 version shows the nuance and refinement we’ve come to adore from them. Slim, stylish, and sharp, the V2 Sonoma is a beautiful folder. One that is complete with liner lock, black G10 scales, a handsome brass back spacer, and a 3.4” Elmax steel blade that is finished with black PVD. This lightweight 3oz knife i…
Best EDC Champion | Carry Awards X
…petitive price point. And of course, all these characteristics fit the ACE Sonoma V2 too – Elmax steel, canvas micarta, brass accents, and a ball-bearing pivot. The knife offers a satin-finished slim blade with crisp grind lines, smooth (but not slippery) micarta handles with a tight and even weave, a fast flipping action, and a deep-carry wire clip, which is practical and discreet. Yes, the Sonoma has it all. And if green micarta is not the look…
Staff Picks: Gear We’re Carrying Right Now
…on”. It’s got real soggy music festival potential. Piotr Ma GiantMouse ACE Sonoma This is my go-to folding pocket knife. Heavy duty stonewashed Titanium chassis, 3.4-inch long blade of M390 supersteel, flipper opening and gorgeous satin finish on the blade. And of course all the small details like ball-bearing blade pivot for smoothness, stainless lock insert for long time reliability, skeletonized clip 3D carved in Titanium for low visibility in…
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