In a week loaded with eye-popping EDC blades, a crowd-funded compact titanium multi-tool somehow steals the show.

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Seven years ago, Cold Steel launched a surprisingly slender knife called the Frenzy II. However, a closer inspection of its specs told a different story. The Kabutowari-inspired folder was massive, ...