Both myself and my elder spawn son, Jake, carry & use this model of folding knife. Nothing that either of us has been able to put this knife through to date has lessened our opinion of it. Granted, we have not subjected it to a prolonged soak in the Gulf of Mexico, but why would we? The blade is not a super-stainless. We know that and treat it accordingly. What may be lost in corrosion protection (not all that much in reality) is by far overshadowed by the knife’s edge-holding ability. While there is no thong hole, the knife’s open back design allows for a lanyard to be looped around the rear most pin if desired. This design also allows for edge-killing and blade-rusting debris to fall straight through. No more digging pocket lint out of your pocket knife!
The Columbia River Knife & Tool Co. is really on to something with this design. Pick one up before they, like all knife designs nowadays, disappear. (CRKT has already discontinued production.) I bought mine & Jake’s through Knifeworks over a year ago. I checked both their supply and price a the time of this post and they are in stock and are selling for mere $24.95. What a deal! Heck, I think I’ll buy a spare and put it in the safe.
Here are the stats on the knife and what the manufacturer has to say in their sales pitch…
Blade: Length: 3.00” (7.6 cm)
Thickness: 0.10” (0.25 cm)
Steel: 420J2, 54-56 HRC
Closed: Handle length: 4.125” (10.5 cm)
Open: Overall length: 7.125” (18.1 cm)
Weight: 2.8 oz. (79 g)“Ensign Aaron Frederick, who is now on active duty in the U.S. Navy, found time to present his designs for a new folder, and we recognized it was the perfect Basic Utility Locking Liner (B.U.L.L.™) for CRKT. Its just the right size, with no frills, the essence of a classic utility sport and work knife.
“Aarons design has everything CRKT like’s in a multi-purpose knife: a strong modified recurve drop point blade grind, an ergonomic handle with finger choil, thumb ramp, butt swell and ample friction grooves. CRKT use’s two 420J2 stainless steel liners, one locking, and injection-molded Zytel® scales, assembled with stainless steel back spacers and Torx® fasteners. Grip is improved by textured scale panels and castellations on the spine and at the butt.
“The high-carbon steel blade in a high satin finish features a belly and recurve for excellent slicing and carving ability, plus a top grind that aids penetration. At 3” long, the B.U.L.L.s blade is large and versatile enough to tackle all those daily work tasks. There are two ways to open the B.U.L.L.s blade with one hand, both ambidextrous: by the thumb disk, or by a flick of the serrated extended blade tang. Closing is also an easy one-hand action, thanks to Teflon® bearings at the blade pivot.”
If you are looking for a fine single blade folder, one you can depend on to see you through, then you should look at this knife closely. Sure, it isn’t expensive. But who said expensive is always better? Sometimes one should look to the basics.
Bull, out. 
