CRKT CEO Compact Knives

This knife if very small but sharp and capable. Good knife to have where it takes very little space. You can put it into coat pockets or aid kits and forget it is there. It is very easy to flip out. Knife is sharp and fairly sturdy. The only appearance issues is the handle seems to get scratched up easily with black showing through the grey layer. It doesn't bother me but some people say it looks bad after carrying it for just few days. It may be too small for larger hands but great for small to medium hands.

This knife is exactly as described. It has a slim profile and doesn't stick out when clipped into a pocket. The blade came reasonably sharp, and I haven't had to do much for it in the several weeks that I've had it. Accidentally left it in a pair of pants and it went through the wash and dryer without damage or showing signs of corrosion. While the blade isn't heavy duty, it does a fine job slicing up cardboard, cutting open plastic packages and light work of that nature. Subjectively, the knife looks non-threatening and doesn't look like a weapon. It looks more like an eating utensil, so it shouldn't raise many eyebrows at the office.

I love the look and feel of this knife. The overall appearance is sleek and the action is very smooth. The size is perfectly compact for my everyday use.However, its likely the dullest blade out of the box that I have ever purchased.Knife owners know that a dull knife is an unsafe knife. I am very surprised and more than a little disappointed they CRKT would send a blade out without the proper QC and corrections to the edge on this knife.I have several CRKT knives and most have come reasonably sharp (my neck knife came scary sharp). Its going to take some time and effort to put an edge on this blade before its even safe to try and use.

I have carried a Gerber 300 (2" blade) for more than 10 years. It is small and extremely light but needs two hands to open. I was looking for a small & light flipper. This mini CEO is great for opening packages and envelopes and is very light. It came very sharp and the blade is centered when closed. We will see how it holds up but so far I am very pleased. It is bulkier than the Gerber 300 but the trade off is that it flips open.

Picked this little guy up because i wanted something slim, light, and that wouldn't leave a big imprint on my pocket. Unfortunately I was disappointed with the CKRT compact Ceo. Here's why1. The handles. The handles are made from a really cheap plastic that has terrible durability. Literally went to use it and just from holding it in my bare hand, scratched a lot of the coating or paint off of the handle, and it looks like garbage now.2). The blade. Came less than sharp. My other gripe here is that no matter what I did, I cannot get this knife as sharp as my other blades. I'm not sure if it's the steel, the angle that they grind the blades to, or what, but no amount of sharpening has been able to get this knife close at all to my other blades that I sharpen (p.s., my standards here are pretty low, I don't sharpen anything to a razors edge, just sharp enough to cut paper cleanly.) I don't believe this to be a fault of my sharpening, as I can get other blades wayyy sharper, easily.For the price you can get a civivi or hell, a sencut or something, that has a way better edge and handle material.

Fantastic knife. Get the most compliments on its design and blade shape.Opens with the flick of a finger due to the roller bearing construction. The scales are well made and comfortable in hand. Edge retention is very good

I’ve owned this knife for less than 10 days, and already the finish on the the handle is rubbing off. The product description describes it as, “ Glass-reinforced nylon handle is durable and lightweight” but unfortunately, it seems like it’s just superficial paint on black nylon that rubs off and looks bad after only a short amount of use, or even just carrying it in your pocket. Cannot recommend this product.

I work in a professional environment where I frequently open envelopes and boxes. To do this, I always carry a small pocket knife. This little knife easily does what I need it to do, plus it is unnoticeable in my pocket. None of my coworkers have objected to me using it around them, something that might not be true for a larger, less unassuming knife. It would be uncomfortable to use this knife all day or for heavy jobs, but to be fair, it is not made for such use.