A knife is a knife is a knife, right? In the EDC world, as much as we don’t want to admit it, this is usually true. Sure, some designers have reimagine pieces of them — a new locking mechanism here, a twist on a handle format there. But it’s pretty rare for something to emerge that really makes waves. (Just think of the uproar the CRKT Provoke caused when it first came out.)
The Zero-6061 completely reimagines the utility knife concept with a casing that’s entirely free of screws — and really all extraneous hardware. The whole knife consists of just three pieces — a back, a top and a blade housing — and the mechanisms that make it work are built into their design.
Every so often, however, a release comes along that has the potential to change the game entirely. One such item? The innovative, almost entirely hardware-free Zero-6061, boasting a unique deployment mechanism that makes it quite possibly the coolest utility knife we’ve ever seen.
The passion project of Tennessee-based engineer Michael Sayers, this knife first came to our attention in January, when its Kickstarter project absolutely crushed its modest fundraising goal, ultimately raising $114,290 from 1,644 backers.
Since that time, Sayers’s brand itself has evolved — changing its name from Rivery CNC to the more expansive Rivery Manufacturing — and fueled that funding into a wide range Zero-6061 iterations with different handle finishes and colors.
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